Tagged With: GDC

Unreal Engine 5.2 Now Available

The new update introduces Procedural Content Generation tools and a Substrate shading system providing artists with new real-time functionality – both showcased in March at GDC’s Electric Dreams real-time demo; also announced Unreal Fest 2023 coming to New Orleans in October.

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James Knight Talks the Exploding World of Digital Filmmaking Technology

The veteran visual effects and performance-capture expert, and current M&E director at AMD, talks about exciting, seismic changes taking place in visual effects and virtual production.

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Business Headline News

OptiTrack Teams with StretchSense for Motion Capture Solution

Partnership will allow customers a simplified technology set through a single channel; integrations of mo-cap products create smoother workflows for game and film studios.

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Real-Time Gaming Tech Shines in Heartwarming ‘Windup’ Animated Short

For Chinese director Yibing Jiang, Unity’s real-time tools enabled a small global team of artists to work quickly and efficiently, in parallel rather than sequentially, to produce a beautiful and touching film about the bond between a father and his ailing daughter.

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Events Headline News

Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film 2020 Canceled

27^th ITFS edition, running May 5-10, and 14^th Animation Production Days, set for May 6-8, in Stuttgart, Germany, have been canceled.

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Events Headline News

Monstra Animation Festival Postponed

20^th edition of the Portuguese festival, scheduled for March 18-29 in Lisbon, has been postponed; new 2020 dates to be announced.

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Entertainment Software Association Headline News

E3 2020 Canceled

Annual Entertainment Software Association canceled due to concerns over growing coronavirus Covid-19 pandemic.

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Unity 2019.1 Now Available for Download

New version boasts more than 300 improvements, including special optimization tools for mobile developers.

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Epic Games Headline News

Epic Games Launches MegaGrants, New Unreal Engine Technology & Online Services at GDC 2019

Announcements include $100,000,000 Epic MegaGrants, features in Unreal Engine 4.22 and beyond, SDK availability for free Epic Online Services, Epic Games store news and more.

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Allegorithmic Headline News

GDC 2019: Project Substance Alchemist Enters Open Beta

3D tool from Allegorithmic enables the rapid creation of PBR Material Libraries for game, film, architecture and industrial design.

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OptiTrack Headline News

OptiTrack to Show Precision Tracking with Jenga-inspired Demo at GDC 2019

Featuring large-scale Jenga sets, the real-time location-based VR demo will track 130 objects simultaneously.

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Shotgun Headline News

Shotgun Announces Jira and After Effects Integration at GDC 2019

Shotgun Software showcasing its Jira, After Effects, Unreal Engine and Unity integrations at the 2019 Game Developers Conference.

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Epic Games Annual ‘State of Unreal’ Set for GDC 2019

Livestreamed opening talk with CEO Tim Sweeney and CTO Kim Libreri, plus tech briefings and two exhibition floor booths for demos and networking part of company’s extensive show plans.

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Technology Headline News

Substance Painter UI Gets Refreshed with Help from Users

Shelf loading now up to six times faster, improved painting options for mouse and tablet.

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Motion-Capture Headline News

Vicon Introduces Shōgun 1.2 at GDC 2018 with a Virtual Escape Room

Daily presentations with new Unreal Engine 4 content project and a multi-person virtual escape room take center stage at Vicon’s GDC booth.

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Substance Designer Adds UDIM Support for Feature Film Artists

Allegorithmic's 3D material authoring tool adds nine new nodes and a big graph speed boost.

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Games Events

Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2018

Begins: March 19, 2018

GDC, running March 19-23, 2018, is the world's largest professional game industry event, bringing together game designers, programmers, artists, producers, and business professionals for 5 days of unparalleled education, inspiration and networking.

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Pluralsight Headline News

Pluralsight Partners with SideFX for All-Day Houdini Training Event

New Houdini 16 coursework to cover everything from character creation to environments; free event to feature speakers from Pluralsight, SideFX, TriHelix and Feline Arts.

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Epic Games Headline News

Epic Games Awards More Than Half a Million Dollars in Unreal Dev Grants

Recipients include 30 developers, programmers and artists for their standout projects developed on Unreal Engine 4.

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Autodesk Headline News

Autodesk Expands VR Support, Streamlines 3D Character Creation for Game Developers

Autodesk launches Stingray Game Engine v1.2 and Maya LT 2016 Extension 3 with feature improvements at GDC 2016.

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Allegorithmic Headline News

Allegorithmic Ships Substance Painter 2.0

AAA texturing tool powered by NVIDIA’s Iray renderer streamlines game asset pipeline; photorealistic rendering and curated asset store now available.

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OptiTrack Headline News

OptiTrack Showcases Wide Area Interactive VR Basketball Experience at GDC 2016

Low latency, high precision motion capture system enables large scale, multi-player VR games with real-time rigid body tracking into Unreal Engine.

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Autodesk 2016 Games Reel Call for Submissions Now Open

Deadline for submissions to the Autodesk Games Reel set to debut next year at GDC 2016 is December 14.

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Nurulize Headline News

Nurulize’s NuReality: Desert Home VR portal on show at SXSW 2015

New Virtual Reality experience shows glimpse into the future of VR.

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Allegorithmic Headline News

Allegorithmic Goes Rent-to-Own with Substance Live

New Service Lets Users Pay for Substance Products in Monthly Installments with No Feature Limitations or Subscriptions; Previewing New Product Line at GDC Booth 212.