TECHTALKS 2016

WebGL allows for browsers to take full advantage of the GPU and can be used for real-time rendering of interactive 3D graphics within the browser. This talk introduces the JavaScript API WebGL and presents a snap shot of whats currently possible with it. It will also share the frameworks used to help developers to work with the API, along with whats in store for the future. A number of examples will be shared, including some of the demos produced by the FX team.

Blue Zoo use GPU rendering at the core of all of their TV production and commercial animation work. This talk covers the studio's experience of what has worked, and what hasn't, when moving away from CPU rendering.

Lee has been CTO of Escape Technology for the past three and half years, having been in the post production industry for the past 25 years as a client, artist, manufacturer and now re-seller. He taught at Escape Studios and is known for being on the development team for Maya 1.0.

In this talk Lee Danskin will discuss the technologies of today and the future, how they will impact the way we work with hybrid infrastructures, and the potential of the "Born in the Cloud" generation of companies.

A big decision with many questions along the way. Join us for an open discussion on how industry standard tools and practices are evolving to help studios meet today’s and tomorrow’s cloud adoption challenges. Explore how open-source frameworks are powering this change and are driving our future towards distributed cloud computing.

A method that improves the visual fidelity of Monte Carlo renderings without increasing the sampling effort. By correlating the samples between pixels using specially constructed blue-noise matrices, the method minimizes the low-frequency content in the distribution of the approximation error in the output image, thereby reducing its perceptual error.

"The Jungle Book" was a unique project for MPC, and its rich environments and detailed characters presented various challenges for the FX department, which was required to create physically believable simulations that would blend seamlessly with their surroundings while interfacing with large data sets and meeting the production schedule.

Sol Rogers founded REWIND, an immersive content agency, in 2011 after growing demands for his professional work pulled him away from 15 years as a University Senior Lecturer in Digital Animation, Visual Effects & Emerging Technology.

Sol has grown REWIND into an award winning tribe of vibrant creative technologists and digital artists. The team is focused on harnessing immersive technologies to deliver groundbreaking VR, AR, Animation, DOOH, VFX and 360 degree video projects for some of the world's largest companies and brands including the BBC, NBC, Nike, Sony, Red Bull, Rolls-Royce and Björk.

Awarded by the UK government the inaugural 'Immersive Reality and Innovation' award in 2015 by Lord Marlon, and named as 'BIMA 100' most influential in 2016; Sol’s knowledge of VR production combined with his evangelical enthusiasm for this new industry has seen him invited to speak at conferences the world over, interviewed for TV and write for magazines and newspapers.

Migrating Double Negative's production-proven rigging platform over to a flexible, DCC-agnostic framework results in better rig performance and shorter turnaround times, ensuring that the demands of both VFX and animated features can be met. Submission paper co-authored with Double Negative’s Theo Facey (Global Creature Supervisor) and Sylvain Brugnot (Research & Development Lead).

The modern mammal metropolis of Zootropolis is a city like no other. Comprised of habitat neighborhoods like ritzy Sahara Square and frigid Tundratown, it’s a melting pot where animals from every environment live together – a place where no matter what you are, from the biggest elephant to the smallest shrew, you can be anything. Rajesh Sharma, Manager Look/Effects/Dynamics and Cesar Velazquez, Head of Effects, will share a behind-the-scenes look at how technology and effects supported the characters and worlds of Zootropolis including flesh, flab and fascia simulation, art directable procedural vegetation and ice cream, crowds and fur.

Come and meet Autodesk's experts :

Daniel Tutino | M&E Product Manager | Speaker

Iliyan Georgiev | Solid Angle | Speaker

Morgan Evans | Maya

Alex Horst | VR and 3ds Max

Kevin Booth | Stingray and Shotgun

Show off your skills on Photoshop or Mudbox on the Cintiqs!

We'll have a few professional animators giving feedback on reels on one workstation (Bring Your Own Animation style), or you can use the workstation to show your stuff to other people!

Bring Your Own Animation (usb key, iPad, online, etc) to have it reviewed by a professional Animators at the Escape Technology booth!

A fun window cleaning VIVE VR game from REWIND.

Random42 provides cutting edge and visually engaging digital solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotech industry. We have worked with 24 of the top 25 pharma companies creating medical animations, virtual reality experiences, interactive experiences, congress booths, brochures, slide kits and scientific illustrations.

Our in-house team of PhD scientists are compliant with all legal and medical review software and procedures in the industry. We have produced core digital assets for over 550 global pharma product launches and won over 150 industry awards in our 24 year history.

Enjoy photorealistic 3D worlds

You will be able to customize a box of chocolates thanks to the LEAP MOTION hand tracking technology and Oculus CV1

This experience enables audiences to encounter England’s forests anew through an immersive virtual reality experience, told by the inhabitants of the forest. A 360º film, it is an artistic interpretation of the sensory perspectives of three species natural to the site.

VR Experience.

Double Negative
MPC
Framestore
Mikros
Jellyfish
The Mill

Make sure you sign up to the raffle for this awesome HP Z640 courtesy of Escape Technology!