Browsing Archive July 2009
ShadowServer is creating regular graphs of botnet and DDoS activity worldwide, and offers a great place to view the recent DDoS against the US and South Korean government.
Microsoft has just released Silverlight3, and it includes new browser support, thousands of new API’s, and GPU accelerated video codecs and rendering functionality.
Ed Ulbrich discusses the VFX of Benjamin Button
Ed Ulbrich sits down with Den Of Geek to discuss the processes used in Benjamin Button and impart some important words of wisdom.
Pixelux Ships Digital Molecular Matter Maya Plugin
The Digital Molecular Matter system from Pixelux is now available as a Maya Plugin, allowing a previously unavailable degree of realism to your physics simulations.
New Deal Studios chooses Real Models over CGI Models
In Night at the Museum 2, New Deal Studios helped build Amelia Earhart’s escape flight through the museum and opted for physical miniature models over CG.
Simply print out the black-and-white marker and go to the Gamer website, and see the Movie Poster appear in 3D thanks to some clever augmented reality work.
Adam Aston, over at BusinessWeek, has an article up about everyone’ favorite visualization Guru Edward Tufte. In it he discusses the “less is more” mantra, and the power of “sparklines” .