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Computer Gaming and Animation

Computer gaming and animation represent a dynamic nexus where cutting‐edge technology meets artistic practice. This interdisciplinary field encompasses the design of interactive digital environments, ...
Business Wire

HP Technology Helps DreamWorks Animation High-kick “Kung Fu Panda 2” onto the Big Screen

PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--HP (NYSE:HPQ) and DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (Nasdaq:DWA) have united once again to create the studio’s action-packed 3-D film “Kung Fu Panda 2,” which hits ...
PC Gamer

Nvidia's gen-AI facial animation tech is going open source, potentially making it much easier for game devs to turn real-time speech into convincing characters

Nvidia has announced that its Audio2Face animation technology is going open source. On paper, that should make it much easier for a wide range of game developers to create AI characters with ...
Smithsonian Magazine

On This Day in 1993, Production Began on This Groundbreaking Movie That Transformed Hollywood Forever

With a “To infinity … and beyond!” Toy Story captured the hearts of kids and adults alike when it reached theaters in 1995. But when the movie began production on January 19, 1993, its makers didn’t ...
Willamette Week

Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & Technology Returns to Screen More Than 100 Films

Attendees of the 2023 Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology. (Courtesy of the Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation and Technology) The Portland Festival of Cinema, Animation & ...
Los Angeles Times

An AI-animated film will debut next year. Is this AI’s ‘Toy Story’ moment?

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. An animated feature film that uses artificial intelligence tools from OpenAI is expected to debut next year, ...