Autodesk will be demonstrating its latest creative technologies via a number of live events at the SIGGRAPH 2009 conference, set for Aug. 3-7 in New Orleans.
Among the company’s planned events:
1. Computer Animation Festival: Urban Planning Talks is a daylong event Aug. 4 featuring four presentations from urban planning professionals. More info can be found at www.siggraph.org/s2009/computer_animation_festival/caf_talks.
2. “Fun with Maya” Tech Talk, an exploration of some of the more surprising behaviors of the industry standard animation software. The panel, set for Aug. 5, will be hosted by one of Maya’s creators, Oscar-winning scientist Duncan Brinsmead.
3. Project Showcase, a series of daily presentations at the Autodesk booth highlighting the use of the company’s tools in such projects as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs, 9, Warhammer Online: Age of Reckoning, and various commertials. More info can be found at www.autodesk.com/siggraph2009.
4. Autodesk also is supporting several SIGGRAPH events, including FJORG!, GameJam!, The Studio activities and the SIGGRAPH Student Volunteer session.
5. Autodesk Professional Excellence Program: Instructor Training and Certification Workshop will be held in advance of the conference, from July 31-Aug. 2. It is a three-day workshop to train and certify candidates seeking Autodesk Certified Evaluator and Autodesk Certified Instructor status for Autodesk Maya, Autodesk 3ds Max and Autodesk Softimage software.
6. Autodesk MasterClasses also will be held online, offering tips and tricks for using the software. For more information, go to area.autodesk.com/siggraph2009.
