Events

Don't miss Autodesk at SIGGRAPH® 2009. We'll showcase our latest digital entertainment creation (DEC) solutions and share information on how to make the creative process an efficient, interactive, and collaborative experience.

On the AREA website or at the show in New Orleans, Louisiana, you will see:

Free Autodesk® MasterClasses offered exclusively online via the AREA during the week of August 3, 2009
Daily product demonstrations and client presentations from industry visionaries
Autodesk-sponsored Tech Talk featuring Duncan Brinsmead, Autodesk Research Scientist

Free MasterClasses

Tune in starting on Monday, August 3, 2009, to view the following MasterClasses*:

MasterClasses	Presenters	Products
Non-photorealistic rendering techniques in Autodesk 3ds Max.	Gary M. Davis, Autodesk	Autodesk® 3ds Max® software
Fracture: procedural, collision event-driven destruction.	Kevin Mannens, Sony Picture Imageworks	Autodesk® Maya® software
Mocap and character rig demystified.	Marc-Andre Guindon, NeoReel inc.	Autodesk® MotionBuilder® software
Advanced Autodesk Mudbox tips & workflows.	Wayne Robson	Autodesk® Mudbox™ software
Character deformation effects using Autodesk Softimage ICE.	Bradley R. Gabe, Janimation	Autodesk® Softimage® software
Giant Robots: Using mental ray shaders to integrate CG elements into real shots.	Hakan “Zap” Andersson, mental images	mental ray® software

*MasterClasses listed are subject to change without notice.

Autodesk Theater
Booth #2201

Don’t miss daily presentations by industry visionaries. Product demonstrations and client presentations will be streamed live and recorded from the Autodesk booth in New Orleans. Watch a live presentation or view a scheduled rerun on the AREA.

Presenters	Projects	Products
Rodrigo Ibanez, CG Special Projects Supervisor Sony Pictures Imageworks	Cloudy with a chance of meatballs	Autodesk Maya
Florian Witzel, 3D Lead and Technical Director Psyop/ Mass Market	Various Commercials: Absolut Dissection Sprint Speedway Audi: Synchronized	Autodesk® Flame® software, Autodesk Softimage
Kevin Adams, Art Director Starz Animation	9, CG Feature Film	Autodesk Maya, Autodesk Mudbox
Matt Shaw, CTO Mythic Entertainment, an EA Studio	Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning	Autodesk 3ds Max, Autodesk® Kynapse® middleware
Chris Bond, President Chris Harvey, Digital VFX Supervisor Frantic Films	G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra	Autodesk 3ds Max
Chris Landreth, Director and Independent Filmmaker	The Spine	Autodesk Maya

Autodesk Sponsored Tech Talk
Presentation by Duncan Brinsmead from Autodesk

Wednesday, August 5, 2009, 1:00-2:30 p.m. central time
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center, Hall F

Fun with Maya
Explore some of the more surprising behaviors of Maya dynamics with one of the software program's creators, Duncan Brinsmead. Duncan will reveal inside tricks on using nParticles, nCloth, and Paint Effects. Among the examples covered: crashing satellites, midway rides, plasma balls, pouring liquids, lava lamps, Martian moons, flying hordes of arrows, dynamic snakes, and slimy worms. As a bonus, he will also teach a technique for creating reflection based fractals in mental ray. While this talk will have useful content for advanced Maya users, it is also suitable for anyone with an interest in computer graphics.

The Tech Talk is open to all exhibitors and attendees. If you missed it at the show, it will be recorded and is anticipated to be posted to the AREA for later viewing.

Computer Animation Festival Talks

In Computer Animation Festival Talks, musicians, programmers, artists, researchers, gamers, and filmmakers explain their recent work and future projects.

Urban Planning Talks
Tuesday, August 4, 2009 (8:30am - 5:30 p.m. CDT)
Session Moderator: Doug Eberhard, Senior Director, Autodesk
Rooms 271-273
Open to Full Conference attendees. See the complete details.

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