The upgrade to Movable Type 4.0 didn’t go as smoothly as some people have reported soon after the release of the final version, but it wasn’t all that bad either compared to past versions. Upgrading, in itself, was an easy task. I just followed the Recommended upgrade instructions, starting with a migration of the database from DB::Berkeley to MySQL. I…
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New Vvardenfell Glass Armor
:: New Vvardenfell Glass Armor A much anticipated re-creation of the glass armor style from the Vvardenfell province, arguably one of the best looking armors in TES III:Morrowind. The armor will come in two version – as a replacer for the standard glass armor in TES IV:Oblivion or as new items with quests. They are coming with multiple color versions,…
SIGGRAPH 07 – Day 6
Thursday – Last chance for discoveries in San Diego.
SIGGRAPH 07 – Day 5
Wednesday – Three major talks on the menu, with another quick run through the exhibition floor around lunchtime to get an autograph of Syd Mead himself at the Softimage booth !
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SIGGRAPH 07 – Day 4 (evening)
Tuesday night’s event on my schedule is the Softimage User group meeting.
Set in an old theatre, the event is an occasion for Softimage to show off the achievements of their product line – XSI, Face robot – and to invite cool speakers such as world famous Futurist – Syd Mead.
The designer behind vehicles of TRON, Blade Runner or Alien, talked about his long carrier and offered glimpses into his creative process along with a flurry of pictures from his personal collection.
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SIGGRAPH 07 – Day 4
Tuesday – Up bright and early for a press conference before the opening of the Exhibition. This is where serious stuff begin.
SIGGRAPH 07 – Day 3 (evening)
The events of the night were not as wild as some other attendees will tell you (I heard rumors of interesting things going on at a party on the airplane carrier Midway). Mine started with the Electronic Theatre, which featured the best if this year’s animation movies, including a sneak peek at Beowulf, a photo realistic motion capture movie that will certainly set a new standard for the idea of actor’s performance for 3D characters.
SIGGRAPH 07 – Day 3 (afternoon)
In the afternoon, a visit to the Art Gallery gave an interesting look of various interpretations of this year’s theme – Global Eyes.
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SIGGRAPH 07 – Day 3 (morning)
Monday is the last day before the chaos of the main Exhibition begins.
It is a perfect occasion to walk through the other exhibitions. First, Emerging Technologies. This year featured both technology submitted to Siggraph and curated content, selected by the Program Chairs for that exhibition. Among notable technologies presented are the XO (One laptop per child), a ‘transparent’ car viewed from the driver’s seat, electronic hair for machines with a sense of touch, Microsoft’s Surface table and fantastic screens with e-Ink.
SIGGRAPH 07 – Day 2 (evening)
Sunday night was marked by Flash Forward, the review of all the papers presented at the conference, by their authors, in 50 seconds each. The pace is quick, and creativity and fun run high. We saw new techniques to make fire and water, a way to build your own plush animal, amazing image manipulations and most of all, everything you want to know about how to torture a Bunny…. a 3d model of a Bunny that is.