SIGGRAPH 2009 Panel Explores Eye-Definition Computing and the Future of Digital Actors

CHICAGO--(Business Wire)--
Enter the era of "Eye-Def" Computing and digital filmmaking at SIGGRAPH 2009
when director Peter Berg ("The Kingdom", "Hancock", and the upcoming remake of
"Dune"), software creator and OTOY CEO Jules Urbach, and AMD`s top computer and
graphics processors executive Rick Bergman discuss some of the ground-breaking
advances in hardware and software that enables sophisticated real-time rendering
techniques and new delivery models, and forthcoming client and server hardware
that has the potential to put the equivalent of a Hollywood render farm in a
home set-top box.

"As new technologies approach unperceivable differences between CG characters
and real actors, breakthroughs in processing power and software are creating a
powerful new medium: Eye-Definition Computing," says Carlye Archibeque, SIGGRAPH
2009 Computer Animation Festival Executive Producer "As this medium moves into
real-time rendering capabilities, new possibilities are born in digital
filmmaking, video game development, and interactive animation."

Join the panelists as they contemplate the impact and implications of:

* Films with entirely CG created characters
* Real-time rendering for pre-visualization
* Game characters as detailed as CG film characters
* Digital immortality for actors through advanced new image and data capture
techniques
* New possibilities in blending interactivity with the home movie viewing
experience

For more details on this Talk, visit
http://www.siggraph.org/s2009/sessions/talks/details/?type=talk&id=1241.

About SIGGRAPH 2009

SIGGRAPH 2009 brings thousands of computer graphics and interactive technology
professionals from six continents to New Orleans, Louisiana, USA for the
industry's most respected technical and creative programs focusing on research,
science, art, animation, music, gaming, interactivity, education, and the web
from Monday, 3 August through Friday, 7 August 2009 at the Ernest N. Morial
Convention Center. SIGGRAPH 2009 includes a three-day exhibition of products and
services from the computer graphics and interactive marketplace from 4-6 August
2009. More than 200 international exhibiting companies are expected. More
details are available at www.siggraph.org/s2009

About ACM

ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery www.acm.org, is the world's largest
educational and scientific computing society, uniting educators, researchers and
professionals to inspire dialogue, share resources and address the field's
challenges. ACM strengthens the computing profession's collective voice through
strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and recognition of
technical excellence. ACM supports the professional growth of its members by
providing opportunities for life-long learning, career development, and
professional networking.

SIGGRAPH 2009
Brian Ban
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