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It’s October – That Means VIEW Time!

By Dan Sarto | Thursday, October 20, 2016 at 1:46pm

The 2016 VIEW Conference in Turin, Italy promises once again, as it does each year, an inspirational week spent watching the best work from animation, VFX and game industry greats.

Google Spotlight Stories ANIMATIONWorld

Pollen Creates Ambisonic Soundscape for Patrick Osborne’s ‘PEARL’

Pollen Music Group’s Alexis Harte, JJ Wiesler and Scot Stafford discuss the evolution of “No Wrong Way Home” and the challenges of composing music and sound design specifically for Virtual Reality.

Video Interview ANIMATIONWorld

Watch: Director Shannon Tindle Discusses Google’s ‘On Ice’ VR Project at VIEW Conference

By Dan Sarto | Tuesday, October 18, 2016 at 9:05pm

2016’s VIEW Conference starts next week in Turin - watch AWN's two-part interview with the Google ATAP’s Spotlight Story writer, director and character designer from the 2015 edition.

SIGGRAPH Asia Headline News

SIGGRAPH Asia 2016 Ventures into Virtual Reality

Annual event showcasing the world’s top professionals, academics and creative minds at the forefront of digital imaging, research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education and emerging technologies runs December 5-8 in Macao.

Framestore Headline News

Framestore Teams with Madefire to Launch First VR Comic Platform with New ‘Somnia’ IP

London-headquartered VFX house partners with Madefire to launch first-ever Virtual Reality comics platform with the debut of original episodic series ‘Somnia: Origins.’

Epic Games Headline News

Epic Unveils Free ‘Robo Recall’ VR Game for Oculus Touch

“Spiritual successor” to ‘Bullet Train,’ the critically-acclaimed Virtual Reality demo revealed at Oculus Connect 2 coming in early 2017 free for all Oculus Rift owners.

VIEW 2016 Headline News

Italy’s VIEW Conference Details 2016 Offerings

Countdown to VIEW 2016: Two-time Oscar-winner Rob Legato, visual effects supervisor for Disney’s The Jungle Book, rounds out a stellar VIEW 2016 program; Film, Games, and VR Industry leaders offer 18 workshops.

Virtual Reality Headline News

VR & Avatars: Strike Anywhere Gazes into the Future of StoryTelling

Director Ryan Simon and production company Strike Anywhere create the short film ‘Rebuilding Reality’ for the fifth-annual Future of StoryTelling Summit, a two-day, invitation-only gathering of 500 people held in New York City.

Google Spotlight Stories Headline News

VR Couch Gag Set for Landmark 600th Episode of ‘The Simpsons’

Google Spotlight Stories collaboration features first-of-its-kind Virtual Reality TV experience in ‘Planet of the Couches, airing October 16 during ‘Treehouse of Horror XXVII’; free limited edition ‘Simpsons’ Google Cardboard viewers available to first 25,000 fans to sign up.

World Building Institute Headline News

Alex McDowell Kicks Off Future of Storytelling Summit

USC’s World Building Institute kicks off New York FoS summit running Oct. 7-9 with Oct. 5 workshop led by celebrated production designer Alex McDowel.

Festival Headline News

Spark Animation Announces 2016 Business Symposium Speakers

Exciting lineup of industry visionaries including Brenda Chapman, Rex Grignon, Tomm Moore and Zeb Wells to share mind-expanding presentations.

Deluxe Entertainment Headline News

Deluxe VR Showcases Imagination at Work in Interactive GE Store VR Experience

Viewers are transported to the ocean’s depths, soar 35,000 feet in the air, and more to discover how GE businesses collaborate to drive innovation.

Festivals Headline News

Animation Nights NY Presenting Inaugural Best of Fest September 29-30

New York animation fans invited to one-year anniversary celebration packed with screenings, panels and other industry events on September 29-30.

  

Animation Festival Headline News

Manchester Animation Festival Announces 2016 Program

Manchester Animation Festival has revealed its line-up of specials guests, masterclasses, workshops, screenings and panels for its return to Manchester on November 15-17, 2016.

Virtual Reality Headline News

Squanchtendo Announces First VR Game, ‘Accounting’

First Virtual Reality game from the studio launched by Justin Roiland -- co-creator and voice talent behind Adult Swim’s hit series, ‘Rick & Morty’ -- now available for HTC Vibe.

Google VR Headline News

Sketchfab and Google VR Join Forces To Improve Sharing of Tilt Brush 3D Content

New launch of Google VR version 7 brings several key updates including improved FBX file format output to ensure that work created in VR can be easily uploaded to Sketchfab.

Visual Effects Society Headline News

Legendary East CEO Peter Loehr to Deliver Keynote Presentation at 2016 VES Summit

Forum to feature panels on cinematography and VFX and visual effects in the wild; industry leaders to host interactive business roundtables.

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