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Day on Intel buzz workshop

On October 28. Zhong and I attended a game workshop hosted by Intel in Shanghai. The show is mainly for the indie gaming developers and Html5. First, Intel demonstrated their XDK, which is pretty impressive for cross-platform Html5 development. It is based on Apache Cordova and has an optimized game browser: crosswalk. The improvement of crosswalk is significant, its performance is closing to the native games. Using Html5 to develop mobile games or apps becomes promising. Later, Cocos studio presented... Read more →

Gameware 2015 released

Announcing HumanIK 2015! HumanIK 2015 introduces a new Creature Solver, integration with Unreal Engine 4, and more! Learn more: http://autode.sk/humanik You said the problem with HumanIK was that it’s only about humans. And, we listened! Introducing the new Creature Solver in HumanIK 2015 that enables IK computations on non-human creatures with any number of limbs, tentacles, and antennae. Check it out: http://autode.sk/1ifgc9s Gameware Navigation 2015 is here! Navigation 2015 brings improved animation-driven locomotion, dynamic NavMesh, new hierarchical pathfinding, and more!... Read more →

Kinect for Xbox One

Another great week for tech. I’m in hog heaven reading all the information being shared regarding the newly-revealed Xbox One. I’m obviously most interested in the upgrade to the Kinect technology. Here’s what I’ve gleaned, thus far: Full HD with 1080p resolution Use of something called “Active IR”, a type of time-of-flight depth detection rather than relying on structured light, allowing accurate depth data even in the dark Enhanced skeleton tracking, with muscular stress and joint orientation down to the... Read more →

Lost in classes

Both my class and Kevin's one at AU aren't yet full. If you haven't registered yet and going to AU, please give a stop to our classes, I promiss you'll not be disapointed. But for this you also need to register to these classes. There’s more detail on the class timing & description here: Using .NET Programming in Autodesk® Maya® Wednesday, Nov 28, 10:00 AM - 11:30 AM Kevin Vandecar, for the ADN M&E team will also be presenting in... Read more →

Registration open for AU 2012

I registered for AU 2012, a week ago as the AU site was opened for employees for testing. It is now open for anyone to register to attend and receive an early bird discount of $500 (before October 15). If you’re interested in seeing what classes are scheduled for this year’s AU – which will be held from Nov 27-29 in the Mandalay Bay Hotel, Las Vegas – you can browse the class catalog online. Here are the classes I’m... Read more →

Introduction to MotionBuilder OpenReality SDK Programming DevTV Video

I have just recently completed a MotionBuilder DevTV, called “Introduction to MotionBuilder OpenReality SDK Programming”. This is located on the public Autodesk MotionBuilder Developer Center page, under the title DevTV: http://www.autodesk.com/developmotionbuilder This is a quick start guide (1.5 hours), the primary goal is: How to sit down and write your first plug-in Learn the general structure and capability of the SDK Where to go to find out more The target audience for this DevTV material: Familiar with the MotionBuilder product... Read more →

ADN Devdays @ AU Las Vegas 2012 - Call for Proposals

We are looking for presenters for the newly added Autodesk Developer Network (ADN) M&E Conference. If you or someone you know would like the opportunity to present, please submit a proposal including the duration of your presentation. The ADN M&E Conference is a great way to share your current API’s, tips & tricks or knowledge about solving production challenges. Please keep in mind, the focus and audience of the ADN conference is developers. Classes need to have a WOW factor... Read more →