Date: Sun, 15 Nov 1998 22:24:05 -0500 (EST) From: Colin Godfrey Subject: SIGGRAPH/BOSTON at GTE Labs, Nov. 18: Studio MAX ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SIGGRAPH/Boston Meeting Announcement 3D ANIMATION A Tour of the new Kinetix 3D Studio MAX 2.5/Character Studio 2 With Boris Ustaev, Animator, San Francisco Wednesday, November 18, 1998 at GTE Labs, Waltham, MA Boris will be showing off how Kinetix 3D Studio MAX, a popular professional 3D animation program, works. He'll show how models are created and animated, as well as some of the more specialized features, such as NURBS, physics emulation, character animation, lens effects, live-action integration, particle systems and more. He'll also demonstrate the new Character Studio 2 plug-in, which allows the animator to simulate realistic humanoid animation, including motion capture, automated walking and the ability to edit and combine motion files in various ways. Finally, he'll discuss how the program is used in various real-world environments, including professional animation for film and television, game development and specialized applications such as accident simulation and architectural preview. ABOUT THE SPEAKER Boris Ustaev is an artist and animator who has worked on commercials for Cap'n Crunch, Crest and Wendys; pieces for Nickelodeon, feature animations for Jim Henson Productions; and even a cover for Mad Magazine. He is also often called in to demonstrate Kinetix 3D Studio MAX to user groups and at other events. When Wednesday, November 18, 1998. Networking time at 6:30 PM, announcements and feature presentation at 7:00 PM. Where GTE Laboratories, 40 Sylvan Rd., Waltham, MA Directions to GTE Labs From Route 128 (interstate 95), get off at exit 27B, Winter Street, in Waltham. ->From I-95 (128) South the exit leads you right onto Winter Street. ->From I-95 (128) North, turn right at the light at the end of the exit, onto Wyman Street, turn right again at the next opportunity, onto Winter Street, and cross over I-95. Go West on Winter Street through 3 closely spaced traffic lights, staying in the right lane. The Cambridge Reservoir appears on your right and the entrance to GTE Laboratories (40 Sylvan Road) is on the left. About halfway past the buildings, turn right under a pedestrian bridge joining two buildings. The entrance is in the building on your right from the central courtyard. Park in the central lot, follow the signs pointing to Lobby 2 and the Auditorium and sign in at Lobby 2 (in the northeast-most building). ************************************************************************ SIGGRAPH/Boston Contacts WWW: http://www.siggraph.org/chapters/boston SIGGRAPH/Boston maintains a mailing list for e-mail announcements of meetings. Send e-mail to siggraphdistrib-request@cs.umb.edu if you want be added or dropped from this list.