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Nukepedia Rebuilt, nuBridge Reloaded
An interview with Nukepedia founder Frank Rueter, one of the long-standing Nuke community voices, about the platform rebuild, nuBridge and the next steps for 2D Compositing tools.
Chaos launches free V-Ray for Blender Community Edition
Chaos has released a free Community Edition of V-Ray for Blender
, giving solo users access to the renderer for learning, portfolio work, teaching and smaller freelance tasks. The catch is not especially well hidden: the free tier comes with clear limits on output, support and production features, while the paid version keeps the heavier pipeline machinery.
Problem Solver for VFX | TD Meetup 19
Problem-solving is a key life and professional skill, especially for those working with technology. Technical artists and directors in visual effects, animation and games are constantly solving technical problems, such as software crashes and slowdowns. They create alternative workflows and write Python scripts to speed up the process.
Step Into the Unknown: ‘Worlds Next Door’ Invites Digital Artists to Create and Collaborate
The Blender challenge Worlds Next Door starts June 8. Artists remix a template into looping shorts—no AI, transparent background required.
Blender’s Vulkan Venture: Community Call to Arms
Blender seeks community assistance to test its experimental Vulkan backend with a detailed supported platforms table included.
Unity Learn Is Now Free
Unity made more than 350 hours of Unity Learn Premium training freely available, including AI, C#, AR, VR and visual-fidelity courses.
Autodesk University 2020 Call Archived
Autodesk University’s 2020 call sought sessions on VFX, visualisation, XR, AI, cloud collaboration and 3D printing. Submissions are closed.
FMX Highlights from 1994 to 2020
Since we cannot see each other at FMX this year, the Animationsinstitut of Filmakademie is now publishing the highlights of FMX from 1994 to 2020!
GDC 2020 Presentations Online
The Game Developers Conference could not take place on site in 2020: virtual GDC 2020 presentations are now online.
Houdini 2019 Customer Reel!
Siggraph 2019 is underway and SideFX presents its 2019 reels. Watch the customer and community projects here!
Babylon Berlin: Rise VFX Breakdown
Time for the next breakdown: RiseFX presents some of the visual effects shots for the series Babylon Berlin in this reel!
Dark: VFX Breakdown by Rise
A new breakdown of the German Netflix series Dark: The VFX come from Rise – there’s a making-of in the next issue!
HDR: YouTube Gets Profound
News from the YouTube world: alongside 4K, live streaming, and 360° videos, YouTube now also allows its community to upload HDR videos (and watch them—someday).
Facebook Meeting for VFX Artists
Whether hated or loved: Facebook groups are useful for exchanging ideas online according to interests. We introduce "Visual Effects Germany" and spoke to group founder Timo Fecher.
Free Music and Sound Effects
Author Jose Antunes has compiled a useful overview at Pro Video Coalition of websites offering free audio files for editors and video filmmakers.
Autodesk Buys Creative Market
Autodesk is expanding its company with the purchase of Creative Market, an online platform for digital content.
Modo User Meeting Online
There is now an online community for Luxology's Modo, where Modo users are said to be able to exchange their experiences with the software.
Tonmeister Conference in Leipzig
The 26th Tonmeister Conference will take place in Leipzig from November 25 to 28, 2010. The organising Verband Deutscher Tonmeister has added talks, workshops and seminars on these topics to the programme: digital cinema and 3D, new frequency spectra for wireless transmission, live-mixing workshops, surround in pop music and many more.
GameCamp Munich Premieres in June with Microsoft as Main Sponsor
Participants at the free two-day unconference discuss current games-industry topics and trends.
MyVideo Partners with Ministry of Sound
MyVideo adds hundreds of Ministry of Sound dance and electronic music videos to a catalog drawing 20 million monthly music views.
GIGA Launches New Programming After Relaunch
The broadcaster describes a merger of web and TV, with a new programming structure intended to deliver high levels of interactivity and speed.
animago AWARD 2008 – Competition Is the Best Further Education
Most Important Award for the German-Speaking DCC Industry / "State of the Art" Work / Essential Event for the Community
Game Developers Need to Rethink
Adding a social component to game design creates new value-creation potential
Mac Beta Testers Wanted for Houdini
Houdini for Mac is coming. Before then, Side Effects is looking for passionate Mac artists to put an initial closed beta through its paces.
New Games Portal Aims to Shake Up the Market
Playchannel combines news, reviews, previews, videos, screenshots and community features for gamers in German-speaking Europe.
On course for success with online games
Online games are in vogue: online games provider Gameforge reports more than eight million active players for February.
Pictures from the Hobnox party
Hobnox is an online entertainment and publishing platform that recently held a major event at Berlin's Tresor. DP was a jury member and has posted the hottest party pictures online.
German Facebook version online
Social network Facebook http://www.facebook.com has launched its German-language version.
Hobnox Evolution Festival Names Winners
Nine finalists presented their projects to more than 2,000 guests and an industry jury at Berlin’s Hobnox Evolution Festival.
meinVZ launches – the new network for everyone who is not (or is no longer) studying
The successful VZ family, consisting of studiVZ and schülerVZ and now boasting more than 8 million members, is delighted: www.meinVZ.net is here!
New business models on the mobile Internet
Successful business models on the mobile Internet will increasingly be based on offering so-called metadata. As contextual information, these describe, for example, the location where a photo was taken as determined by GPS, or the availability status of mobile subscribers.
Quark launches ilovedesign.com, a new community website for designers
Designers from around the world can draw inspiration from the stars of their industry on ilovedesign.com, exhibit their own work and rate the designs of others.
HD AT WORK Expands Its 2008 Program
HD AT WORK’s next forum takes place at fx.Center Babelsberg on 2 April, with the academy program beginning in March 2008.
Corel Launches “The Painter Factory” Online Community
Corel has launched "The Painter Factory," an online community for Corel Painter users, at http://www.painterfactory.com. The portal is the latest in a series of international community sites created by the graphics, office and digital-media software company to support its customers.
Microsoft and Nintendo open consoles to third-party developers
External programmers supply Xbox 360 and Wii with new programs
Disney increases focus on virtual worlds
US media and entertainment group Walt Disney recently announced the establishment of a new studio unit. Under the name "Disney Online Studios", various activities from the fields of games and social communities are to be bundled.
Five out of six teenagers are active internet users
The internet is an integral part of teenagers’ everyday lives. Five out of six young people (83 percent) use the web daily or several times a week. The high-tech association BITKOM announced this today in Berlin.
Consumer advocates issue warning to StudiVZ
New trouble over StudiVZ’s data-protection rules: the Federation of German Consumer Organisations (vzbv) has issued a formal warning to the social network’s operators because it considers their handling of users’ personal information unlawful.
Playyoo wants to become the YouTube of mobile games
Social-networking portal relies on free games
Last.fm Offers Free Access to Millions of Songs
Agreements cover all major labels and 150,000 independent labels.
Game-TV broadcasts high-prize Call of Duty 4 Cup
The portal dSLASH.de is holding a tournament for the new eSport hit Call of Duty 4 that will last several weeks. The matches are broadcast by Game-TV.com every Tuesday evening at 9 p.m. dSLASH.de is organising the online tournament, with just over $2,850 in prizes, in cooperation with Razer, Foxconn, CaseKing and FSHost.
MyVideo Now Available in Belgium and the Netherlands
Germany-founded video community MyVideo expanded to Belgium and the Netherlands after ending 2007 with 39 million visitors and more than 682 million page views in December.
Mobile Video Community ViiF Strengthens Its Team
The mobile-video community appointed Sebastian Nicke as director of Content & Cooperations and Cora Schulz as product manager in response to growing demand.
Apple Eliminates Rumour Platform ThinkSecret.com
he computer and smartphone manufacturer Apple has forced the closure of the Think Secret website http://www.thinksecret.com.
Wikipedia Founder Takes Aim at Google with New Project
The founder of the online encyclopaedia Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, wants to compete with the world's largest Internet search engine Google with a new project.
The Future Is Online – Gameforge Has Shaped the Online Games Market for Four Years
Gameforge turns four and has every reason to celebrate: More than 40 million players worldwide have registered for the Karlsruhe company's free online games since its founding – and around 100,000 new ones are added every day.
Forum Software phpBB Focuses on the Mobile Web
Version 3.0 promises security and easier administration.
ASUS Is the New Main Sponsor of the Electronic Sports League (ESL) Alps
Together with Intel, ASUS supports the ESL in Austria and Switzerland.
Union Plans Strike TV
Weekly magazine on the Internet is intended to appeal to young people.
Google Plans Frontal Attack on Wikipedia
Alternative platform "knol" puts authors at the centre.
The Third Dimension of Sport
Empire of Sports, the first massively multiplayer online sports game, goes online.
Bigpoint Now Plays in Poland Too
Hamburg-based Bigpoint GmbH, a provider of browser-based online games (browser games), is expanding further eastward. From now on, the successful browser games Seafight, Dark Orbit and The Mafia will also be playable on the Polish web portal Wirtualna Polska (www.gryonline.wp.pl). Following media cooperations with the two leading web portals in Russia, this cooperation is another step in expanding Bigpoint's gaming community eastward.
Computer Games: Many Turn Hobby into Profession
The final of the Championship Gaming Series (CGS) http://www.thecgs.com is currently taking place in Los Angeles. At the event, e-sports players compete against each other who have long since left behind the status of hobby computer gamers. The CGS is in fact the first league worldwide to pay its players fixed salaries.
ASTRA and RTL Deepen Cooperation on Interactive Service Blucom
Special aspect of the new cooperation: The increased integration of interactive offerings accompanying the programme.
Coca-Cola Launches Marketing Campaign in Virtual World
Corporation lures consumers to bottle-shaped Internet island.
Autodesk Celebrates Its 3D Community
Computer graphics community celebrates with 3December events from Autodesk
Full Christmas Programme with ClipInc.
Nine new stations play Christmas music around the clock.
MTV.de Relaunches: Agency Promises More “User Involvement”
Concept and design by Deepblue Networks, technical implementation by Exozet Interactive
Are Casual Games Vanilla?
The answer to the question of why a computer games publisher calls itself VANILLA is quite simple. In American, the word VANILLA is used as a translation for „Casual Games“, that is, „simple games“.
US Presidential Candidates Face Video Questions on CNN
German-speaking YouTube users also shortlisted.
ProSiebenSat.1 Group Cooperates with Mobile Entertainment Specialist ViiF
TV content from ProSieben and Sat.1 via ViiF. Watch best-of television programming on the mobile phone. ViiF enables mobile video independently of the telephone provider.
Exozet Handles Lettra: First Web, Then IPTV
Special-interest pay-TV channel has web presence built / IPTV expansion planned
Autodesk and Innovation First Launch Robotics Website
Robotevents.com offers students and teachers exciting material from robotics.
Bunte Online and IVYworld.de launch with new technology and sales
Tomorrow Focus AG launched two new websites this week.
PRINZ and Deutschlandreporter.de Launch Video Competition
Prinz magazine and the video portal Deutschlandreporter.de are looking for the best location video.
Grid-TV selects the MimundoTV player for its hybrid-TV solution in the IPTV market
Grid-TV and Mimundo Concept are partnering to develop an innovative hybrid-TV solution for the consumer market.
Industry Meeting MobileMonday Sees Itself Established in Germany After Just One Year
First national summit on 3.12.07 in Frankfurt / Berlin chapter is to launch in February 2008
MMOG phenomenon
Online gaming is booming like never before. The communities of massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) are growing rapidly. Several million players worldwide are active in the virtual worlds of 'World of Warcraft' & Co.; however, the number of registered users of lesser-known MMOGs such as 'Habbo Hotel' or 'Puzzle Pirates' also often exceeds the million mark. The upcoming GAMEplaces evening, which takes place on 21 November in Frankfurt am Main, is dedicated to the online gaming worlds of MMOGs
dedicated to the online game worlds of MMOGs. In addition to cultural factors such as social interaction or the organisation of virtual societies, the potential and risks of online worlds will also be discussed from an economic perspective. What influence do virtual worlds in general and MMOGs as a particularly popular type of game have on social processes such as communication and interaction? How should virtual worlds and virtual friendships be assessed in comparison to their counterparts in 'real' life? These are questions that the operators of major MMOGs are increasingly looking into with regard to the marketing of their titles, as online communities are becoming an attractive target group for so-called in-game advertising. "The form in which the respective online communities are constituted is of course closely linked to the genre of the game," explains Janette Keller from Weber Networking, who is involved in the conceptualisation of the upcoming GAMEplaces evening. "That's why we will be analysing the topic using different MMOGs," Keller continues.
FDT 3.0 – the development tool for Flash enters the next round
Grown from the experience of a large community, FDT 3.0 serves the wishes and needs of beginners and professionals alike. Big names in the scene, developer teams and many hard-working lone fighters have significantly shaped the development of the new version with their ideas and concepts.
Speedball 2 – Tournament scores with in-game advertising
IGA Worldwide supplies the newly released gaming classic with dynamic
in-game advertising
Bigpoint Supports RED NOSE DAY
For every registration for a Bigpoint game on the Sevengames website, Bigpoint donates 50 cents.
Making calls via VoIP with a cordless telephone
In partnership with Skype Technologies S.A., Siemens developed the first cordless telephone that communicates via a wireless connection with the Gigaset M34 at the computer’s USB interface.
Sachertorte and Emmentaler: Google Maps expands
Swiss know-how refines search functions and content preparation.
Avid changes its strategy for 2008
No booth at NAB 2008 / More user communities and personalized events
Official music video by Fantastischen Vier created by a MyVideo user for the first time
In an unprecedented campaign, Die Fantastischen Vier, together with MyVideo.de, Vodafone, ProSieben and Radio Energy, had the official music video for the new single from the album “Fornika” filmed by fans and creatives. Since the call two months ago at fanta4.myvideo.de, more than 300 clips were submitted in the first, three-week phase, a huge response when one considers the effort behind an animated video.
Avatar Contest is running – enter now and win!
Since Friday, there has been a new excursion destination in Second Life: Bookland is open. Book and media retailer bol.de invites all residents to look around the new island and take part in the big Avatar Contest. The effort is rewarded: Every participant receives a shopping voucher.
sleeq shows where friends are
Community network is intended to make coordination within circles of friends easier.
osTube 2.0 Released — Free Video Community Framework
The first Media Content Management System (MCMS) with significantly expanded functionality.
Billion-euro mobile content market: Business models sought
Social platforms are the most important drivers of the mobile Internet.
Internet replaces romantic relationships
A quarter of Americans do not give a damn about a real partner.
Build a central pool of knowledge with oneview
The social bookmarking platform oneview now offers users of the Firefox Internet browser extensive new functions.
Bigpoint enters into media collaborations with Finnish and Danish television broadcasters
Browser games from Germany in high demand internationally.
Moviepilot finds films to the user’s taste
The new movie recommendation community moviepilot wants to become the first personalized, comprehensive Electronic Programm Guide (EPG) for cinema, DVD, TV, video-on-demand and IPTV. A first step has been taken with the cooperation with Internet giant T-Online.
Joining forces in online communication: Skype gets MySpace talking
Partnership between Skype and MySpace creates the world’s largest online community with voice connection/beta version of 'MySpaceIM With Skype' presented.
Facebook founder Zuckerberg in exclusive interview: Company will not be sold or taken public
Multilingual version of the web platform planned.
NosTale – MMORPG from Asia now in Germany
With NosTale, Gameforge 4D brings one of Asia’s most successful MMORPGs (Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games) to Europe: The open beta has started in German.
Graduate and trainee jobs from stellenanzeigen.de now also on studiVZ
From now on, all job advertisements for
graduates that were placed at stellenanzeigen.de will also be published on
studiVZ, the largest student network in Europe.
With three million registered members and 100 million page
impressions per day, studiVZ is one of the most successful
Internet communities in Germany.
“Go East”- Bigpoint expands into Russia
Market entry through media partnerships with the two largest Russian online portals.