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An architect looks at Next Limit?s Maxwell Render Version 2.6.

SAN JOSE, CA ? Nvidia has unveiled the VGX platform, which enables IT departments to deliver a virtualized desktop with the graphics and GPU computing performance of a PC or workstation to employees using any connected device. 

NEW YORK ? Technology makes it easier to learn about and assist worthy causes worldwide in the ?digital democratization? of philanthropy. Games for Change (www.gamesforchange.org/festival), the leading global advocate for supporting and making games for social impact, announced a broad and diverse group of nominees for its Games for Change Awards, which culminate the 9th Annual Games for Change Festival. 

Visual effects facility Luma Pictures reunited with a familiar cast of characters on Marvel Studios? highly anticipated ?The Avengers,? using CGI to integrate a wide range of VFX.

Alfonso Cuarón predicts a new generation of filmmakers as the tools, techniques change.

BEVERLY HILLS ? Ten students from nine US colleges and universities have been selected as winners in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. 

When Brooklyn's Tiny Victories wanted a music video that gave their breakout track, ?Mr. Bones,? a visual life, they turned to Nice Shoes? creative director Brian Bowman for assistance. 

BEVERLY HILLS ? Thirty-five students from 20 US colleges and universities have been selected as finalists in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition. 

BEVERLY HILLS ? Three student films, selected from 51 entries representing 29 countries, have been selected as winners in the Foreign Film category in the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences? 39th Annual Student Academy Awards competition.

NEW YORK ? Perceptive Pixel (www.perceptivepixel.com), a provider of advanced user interface solutions, announced the general availability of its active stylus, which enables simultaneous pen and stylus input. While other solutions on the market require inefficient mode switching, the Perceptive Pixel active stylus delivers an entirely natural on-screen drawing or writing experience without the need to toggle between input modes.

SANTA CLARA, CA ? Nvidia announced that LLVM, one of the industry?s most popular open-source compilers, now supports Nvidia GPUs, dramatically expanding the range of researchers, independent software vendors (ISVs) and programming languages that can take advantage of the benefits of GPU acceleration.

CHICAGO ? One of the highlights at SIGGRAPH 2012, which will be held August 5-9 at the Los Angeles Convention Center, is the Emerging Technologies. SIGGRAPH 2012 Emerging Technologies provides attendees with an exclusive hands-on opportunity to interact with the newest developments in multiple fields including 3D displays, robotics, interactive input devices, and more.

LONDON ? Independent private equity house Endless LLP has acquired visual effects house Cinesite (www.cinesite.com) from Kodak for an undisclosed amount. The deal involves Cinesite?s existing management team, supported by its new investment backer.

Interactive experience delivers complete 3D immersion into Egypt?s Giza plateau.

VANCOUVER ? Thunderbird Films, the independent multiplatform media production, distribution and rights management company, has been selected by Studio 100, the Flemish children?s television production company, to distribute its new, 3D animated adventure series Maya the Bee into Canada and to help the producer with US sales.

Handheld virtual camera system helps leading previs house navigate the underworld for director Jonathan Liebesman's mythological blockbuster.

Dassault Systèmes Harvard University announced a project to explore the use of immersive virtual reality and interactive 3D in the education and research fields. 

Catwalk dreams were realized recently as Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week attendees experienced an innovative real-world environment in which their motion was detected so they could literally interact with a human ? yet virtual ? model.

SAN JOSE, CA ? Adobe Systems Incorporated (www.adobe.com) is now shipping Creative Suite 6 software. The CS6 product line includes powerful new releases of Photoshop, InDesign, lllustrator, Dreamweaver, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Flash Professional and other products as well as four suite versions ? Creative Suite 6 Design & Web Premium; Creative Suite 6 Design Standard; Creative Suite 6 Production Premium; and Creative Suite 6 Master Collection.

The first African-American military aviators to serve in the U.S. armed forces endured and overcame adversity, including racial segregation and discrimination, during World War II to fight in defense of freedom. Despite others? attempts at denying them their own freedoms, the Tuskegee Airmen risked life and limb to help bring an end to what became the deadliest conflict in human history. These trailblazers trained and flew with distinction, achieved success in virtually all their missions, aided in the Allies in victory, and, nearly 70 years later, continue to win accolades.

PENSACOLA, FL ? The National Flight Academy announced today plans to distribute a $125,000 matching scholarship fund made possible by the University of Florida and Full Sail University totaling $250,000. The funding will allow hundreds of students to attend three and five day sessions aboard Ambition.

Autodesk updates its content creation suites for its 2013 line, offering customers more options, as the company reaches for a wider market.

Evil Eye Pictures (www.evileyepictures.com) has contributed nearly 200 visual effects shots for the highly anticipated motion picture event Marvel?s The Avengers directed by Joss Whedon. Opening nationwide May 4th, the film unveils the Super Hero team-up of a lifetime.

ALISO VIEJO, CA - Smith Micro Software Productivity and Graphics Group recently released enhancements to its Poser 9 and Poser Pro 2012 3D graphics products with Service Release 2 (SR2), as well as localization of the products to Japanese and German, based on high demand from loyal international Poser users.

Whether it?s in joy or frustration, The NFL Draft makes people want to shout from the rooftops. This year, re:think studios elevated its own ideas when the facility turned CG-enhanced promos for ESPN?s 2012 NFL Draft broadcast into rooftop reels for the nation?s top football prospects. 

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