From: Allan Schaffer (allan++at++sgi.com)
Date: 03/14/2000 15:15:38
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Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2000 17:28:50 EST
Subject: SIGGRAPH - LA Presents "WebWorks" -
"Real Time 3D, Navigable Worlds and
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******TONIGHT*******
L.A. Chapter SIGGRAPH Presents
"WebWorks" - "Real Time 3D,
Navigable Worlds and Characters
Come to Life on the Internet"
Tuesday, March 14, 2000
THE PROGRAM
6:30-7:30 Social Hour
7:30-9:00 Program
THE LOCATION
Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom, 2nd Floor
UCLA Campus, Westwood
DIRECTIONS
>From the 405, exit Wilshire Blvd East.
Turn left on Westwood Blvd (North).
On the left by the Medical Center, there is a kiosk.
Ask parking attendant for directions to Ackerman Union.
PARKING
Parking in Lot 6 ($5 per car). Ackerman Union is across from Lot 6. Follow
signs to SIGGRAPH event.
FEES/REGISTRATION
This event is free to L.A. ACM- SIGGRAPH Chapter members and $10 for
non-members. New members who sign up on-site and pay the $25 annual
membership fee (checks or cash only) do not have to pay the $10
registration fee. Members only will be given priority entrance from
6:30-7:00 PM. After 7:00 PM it's first come first served. We strongly
urge that members arrive early to assure their admittance.
THE EVENT
"WebWorks"-"Real Time 3D, Navigable Worlds and Characters Come to
Life on the Internet"
LA-SIGGRAPH's monthly meeting will highlight the latest in 3D,
real-time, live streaming performance animation, interactive
navigable worlds and other exciting developments on the Internet.
Join us for exciting demos, enlightening comments from industry
leaders and the most innovative and stimulating advancements evolving
on the Internet today. Presenters will include speakers from
Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Nucleus Interactive Inc. and Atomic
3D, and Spectrum Studios.
Brilliant Digital has formed alliances with DVD EXPRESS, Kesmai's
GameStorm, ++at++Home, The Learning Company and SlingShot to distribute
its Multipath Movies in varying venues including the Internet's World
Wide Web, CD-ROM and DVD and has acquired the exclusive worldwide
interactive rights to Bantam Doubleday Dell books for Young Readers
for the Choose Your Own adventure series of interactive books.
Brilliant has also signed content license agreements for the
following properties: Ace Venture (Morgan Creek Productions), the
legendary rock group KISS, Popeye (King Features), Superman (DC
Comics) and Xena (Universal Studios).
Nucleus Interactive Inc. was the first company to develop an
interactive real-time 3D animation production and 3D streaming system
for the Internet. Atomic 3D technology gives Nucleus Interactive the
ability to produce fully lip-synched 2D/3D animation and content.
Atomic3D also provides the means to broadcast and view 3D Animation
and audio content simultaneously in real time over the Internet at
28.8 modem speeds, in full screen at thirty frames per second.
Spectrum Studios' experience spans from real time character animation
for live broadcast to theme park immersive attractions. They have
created characters and animation for feature films, video games and
the internet. Spectrum's facility includes both real time optical
and magnetic motion capture systems. The company has developed
visual camera technology that allows us to integrate live actors and
virtual characters for both pre-visualization and production.
This information is also available on our web site at: <A
HREF="http://www.siggraph.org/chapters/los_angeles/newsletters/mar-2000-prelim.html#mar14">LA
-SIGGRAPH Web3D</A> or as text:
http://www.siggraph.org/chapters/los_angeles/newsletters/mar-2000-prelim.html#mar14
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