1. Kinect Real-Time 3D Reconstruction

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    Tweet A Microsoft sponsored talk that was presented at SIGGRAPH 2011 in Vancouver. As Ben Staples says, “This whole clip is amazing, but long… If you only check out a portion watch at 3:42“. It creates geometry and textures in real-time. They also use this geometry information for dynamic collisions...
  2. Amon Tobin’s Live Show is 3D Projection

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    Tweet Amon Tobin’s newest live show is a stunning musically driven live projection celebrating the release of his ISAM album. Below is an extended trailer via Vimeo. Though it is no longer downloadable for free, the ISAM album is still available for preview on SoundCloud.com (including commentary).
  3. Aaron Koblin’s Data Visualization TED Talk

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    Tweet I recognize Aaron’s flight patterns work, but I love seeing some of his collaborative works. The Johnny Cash project and the The Wilderness Downtown are impressive. My eyes have been opened a little more to the unlimited possibilities. Note: I had trouble getting The Wilderness Downtown working in Firefox,...
  4. Fruity Loops 10 Gets More Procedural

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    Tweet I love seeing innovative leaps in software upgrades. Companies willing to take the gamble of creating grumbling purists in order to freshen the product… makes my heart melt. It seems like you can feel out dependencies better, which should help get the big picture, quicker. I’m guessing this would...
  5. Anomaly H2O – Digital Artist Gathering

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    Tweet This Saturday, Oct 30th CGMovement presents another Anomaly. Anomaly H2O is a dynamic showcase of talented artists from across North America, a fusion of an art workshop and party that brings 2D/3D artists together to share inspiration and creativity. Come prepared, this event features some of the most talented artists, showcase...
  6. GigaVoxels

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    Tweet It’s been awhile since I last wrote anything about voxels, and I’m cooking up another update.  In the meantime, I just had to share this beauty of a vid.
  7. Shane Acker’s “9″

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    Tweet Back in 2005 Shane intruduced us all to his stitched and zippered ragdolls in his short film entitled “9″.  Tim Burton soon took interested and has assisted Shane in turning the short into a feature film. Starz, based in Toronto, was the 3D animation studio responsible for the work....
  8. Animusic 2 – 3D Animated Music

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    Tweet Many remember the 3D animated instruments from Animusic, that were showcased on the Mind’s Eye DVDs produced by Sony.  Due to my renewed interest in 3D animation triggered by audio, I went to see what they’ve been upto recently. It looks like they’ve been keeping themselves busy. They’ve released...
  9. Dear Voxel, Where’ve Ya Been?

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    Tweet Anyone remember the voxel?  Gamers used to remember voxels from the Voxel Space engine that was used in Comanche: Maximum Overkill and Delta Force. Or maybe there’s some gamers out there that played Outcast?  (maybe?) In any case, it looks like voxels are not dead…   but taking a little...