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 Maya Secrets Revealed at the 2004 Game Developers Conference Posted by: amigo
Source: Press Release
Date: Mon Mar 15 2004
Toronto, ON � March 15, 2004 � Alias, a Silicon Graphics Inc. (NYSE: SGI) company, today unveiled the most extensive line up of Maya� tutorials and sessions ever offered by the company, at a Game Developers Conference (GDC). More than a dozen Alias� hosted sessions will be held through the week of March 22nd. Tutorial and session topics include: automatic animation, Maya�s TRAX non-linear animation technology, animation rigging, Maya Embedded Language (MEL�), writing a Maya-to game engine exporter and tools for game art optimization.
Maya is Everywhere at GDC 2004
Alias will be located on the show floor at GDC in Expo Suite #136 where conference attendees can drop by to see the latest Maya tutorials presented by Alias games specialists every half hour. Also available in the suite will be more than a dozen games Learning Tools for purchase. Alias games specialists can also be seen demoing Maya at the NVIDIA� booth (#808), on the show floor.
Alias is presenting three full days of tutorials and sponsored sessions where today�s hottest development companies will reveal inside information on their latest projects. Alias games team specialists will present new cutting edge tools and workflows. Highlights include:
In the GDC Visual Arts & Programming Track
- Automatic Animation with AI.implant for Maya, Dr. Paul Kruszewski, President, BioGraphic Technologies
- Managing Hulk-ing amounts of animation using Maya�s TRAX - Rustle Hill, Technical Art Director, Radical Entertainment�
- Animation Rigging on a Deadline - Chris Kniffen, Senior Animator/Technical Director, Secret Level�
- The Next Level: Visual Real-time Shader Creation, Frank DeLise, VP of Design and Product Management, RTzen�
- Hi Res Modeling for Consoles in Maya - Matt Ontiveros, Adrenium�
- Maya for Games � Tools & Pipelines in Maya - Morris Olmstead, Technical Artist, Rockstar� San Diego and Wade Schin, Technical Artist, Rockstar San Diego
In the GDC Programming Track
- Introducing MEL for Games - Joe Stinchcomb, Senior Technical Artist, Rockstar San Diego
- A new tool to Automate UI creation - Roland Reyer, Alias Games Specialist
- Why Maya's API is cool for Games - Whitney Batestilli, Alias Technical Consultant
- Creating Custom Nodes in Maya � Alex Ang, Alias API Support Specialist
- Writing a Game Engine Exporter for Maya - Whitney Batestilli, Alias Technical Consultant
- Secret Level�s Trolly Exporter - Jeremy Gordon, President, Secret Level
- Sony�s Game Tools � Richard Harding, Sony Computer Entertainment
The 2004 Game Developers Conference takes place March 22nd � 26th at the San Jose Convention Center in San Jose, California. To see full details of dates and times of Alias� sponsored tutorials and sessions please visit http://www.gdcconf.com.
About Alias
As the world's leading innovator of 3D graphics technology, Alias develops award-winning software, custom development and training solutions for the film and video, games, web, interactive media, industrial design, education and visualization markets. On March 1, 2003, for the awards year 2002, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences awarded Alias|Wavefront� an Oscar� for scientific and technical achievement for the development of Maya software, the professional 3D animation and effects package. Alias also offers a powerful range of services for new to advanced users in the most demanding environments. Learning Tools and training, support, and professional services help meet rigorous production deadlines. Entertainment customers include: Acclaim Entertainment, Inc., CNN, Digital Domain, Disney, Electronic Arts, Industrial Light & Magic, Factor 5 LLC, Midway Games, Nintendo, Pacific Data Images (PDI), Pixar, Sega, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Square Co., Ltd., Warner Feature Animation and Weta Ltd.
Alias is a wholly-owned, independent software company of SGI� with headquarters in Toronto and a Custom Development Center in Santa Barbara. Please visit the Alias website at http://www.alias.com or call 1-800-447-2542 in North America. International contact numbers include: Northern Europe, Middle East and Africa, +44 (0) 1494 441273; Germany, East & Southeast Europe, 0049 89 31 70 20; France, Spain and Portugal, +33 1 44 92 81 60; Italy, 39 039 6340011; Japan and other parts of Asia Pacific, 81 3 5797 3500 and Latin America; 770 393 1881.
Related Links: Alias website
Game Developers Conference website
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