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History of Computer Graphics – 1950s to 2010s

The Crazy Programmer

Zajac, of the Bell Telephone Laboratory created a film using animations and graphics which could show the movement of satellites and their change in altitudes around the orbit of the Earth. In 1966, Ivan Sutherland invented the first head-mounted display which contained two separate wireframe images and gave a 3D effect. In 1963, E.E.

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Wonder Dynamics puts a full-service CG character studio in a web platform

TechCrunch

Someone who has big dreams doesn’t always have the resources to manifest them,” said Sheridan, whom many will have seen starring in Spielberg’s film adaptation of Ready Player One — so his familiarity with the complexities of CG-assisted production and motion capture are very much firsthand.

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Autonomous drone maker Skydio raises $170M led by Andreessen Horowitz

TechCrunch

Unlike other consumer drones at the time, including from recreational drone maker DJI, the R1 could track a target and film them while avoiding obstacles without any human intervention required. Skydio’s debut drone, the R1, received a lot of accolades and praise for its autonomous capabilities.

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Step Inside the Future: Experience Exhilarating Virtual Worlds with Immersive Technology

CableLabs

The newest film in the “Near Future” series shows what a day in the life of a family looks like as technology transforms how they work, study and engage with each other. This is the future that the “Step Inside” film explores—and it’s not that far off. How we experience the digital world is about to get a whole lot more exciting.

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Enso emerges from stealth to help enterprises make sense of their data

TechCrunch

The cofounders of Enso , they’ve authored film visual effects tools that help to simulate particles — a data-intensive process. A 2021 Databricks and MIT survey found that only 13% of organizations are delivering on their data strategy. Wojciech Danilo and Sylwia Brodacka are well-acquainted with the struggle.

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How does Digital Technology help build the Next Generation of Dental Practices?

OTS Solutions

With the adoption of digital technologies, dentists can now take highly accurate and detailed 3D impressions. One such example is X-rays, X-rays no longer require physical film, eliminating the need for cumbersome filing cabinets and storage rooms. 3D Scanner 3D Scanner can produce 3D models within minutes.

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Are lifelike digital humans the future of customer experience?

TechCrunch

” It’s worth noting that Soul Machines’ other co-founder, Mark Sagar, has won Academy Awards for his AI engineering efforts creating the characters in the films “Avatar” and “King Kong.” ” Perhaps the skill behind producing such realistic digital humans is why Soul Machines reported a 4.6x