Archive for the 'autodesk' Category

• 05.11.08 Autodesk sponsors project to develop Open Source GIS tools for kids
  
  "KidsGIS is a cool project from a group of professionals and educators out in Oregon (USA), who have been using MapGuide Open Source tools to create an open source geospatial portal as a tool for educating kids about environmental issues and about using open source software and open data standards. The project has an impressive group of sponsors, including the Open Source Geospatial Foundation, Autodesk, the San Diego Visualization and Supercomputer Centers, URISA, local governments and schools, and private companies such as Spatial Integrators and SPATIALinfo..."  read on
  
  posted in united states, geospatial, autodesk, software, education, information technology, environment
• 04.22.08 Autodesk Supports China’s Digital Design Education
  
  "In cooperation with China's Ministry of Education, Autodesk has launched China Student Design Community to provide free digital design tools to Chinese students, in order to support of China's digital design innovation and engineering education. Previously, the company has made investments in China's education field, including the establishment of joint labs in five Chinese universities of Tsinghua University, Tongji University, Harbin Institute of Technology, South China University of Technology and Shanghai Jiaotong University. The company has also sponsored China's Development and Design program through which it has reached partnership with Beijing Software and Information Service Promotion Center, providing software and development tools to Chinese designers..."  read on
  
  posted in beijing, software, autodesk, shanghai, innovation, education, information technology, china, design
• 03.31.08 Look Into the Future with Autodesk Labs: Multi touch wall (Part II)
  
  "Doug Look from Autodesk Labs experiments with Autodesk's design software on a Multi-Touch Wall device, produced by Perceptive Pixel and invented by researcher and (TED conference luminary) Jeff Han. multi-touch human-computer interfaces may dramatically change how products, infrastructure, and buildings are designed. The video allows you to imagine new ways to interact with large displays and multi-touch interfaces and inspires a discussion on what might, in the not-so-distant future, dramatically change how products, infrastructure, and buildings are designed..."  read on
  
  posted in autodesk, united states, creativity, software, innovation, trends, interaction, design
• 03.22.08 Autodesk featured in the Top 50 World’s Most Innovative Companies
  
  "Autodesk has been recently featured in Fast Company's ranking of the world's most innovative companies. From visionary upstarts to storied stalwarts, the list highlights companies that dazzle with new ideas -- and prove beyond a doubt how business is a force for change: Since 1982, designers, engineers, and architects have made Autodesk's 2-D AutoCAD drafting programs the default choice for creating anything from buildings to sailboards. Now Autodesk is targeting the latest growth area in product design: 3-D virtual prototyping that eliminates the need for building physical models."  read on
  
  posted in software, autodesk, united states, innovation, interaction, culture, design, information technology, environment
• 03.20.08 “The Design Eco-System”: Bill Buxton’s Keynote at IxDA | Interaction ‘08 Conference
  
  "Bill Buxton, in his keynote during for the opening of IxDA | Interaction ‘08 Conference, asks us: "How Can We Design Great Products if we don’t First Design our Environment?" Great ideas are not enough. In many ways, they are the easy part of design. The hard part is seeing those great ideas through to reality. But the weight of that hard part can be significantly lightened if one has the right tools, the right team, and is working in the right physical and cultural space. While this sounds obvious – banal even, the reality is that in the technology sector, the eco-system in which much design takes place is not conducive to the task. Designers are generally significantly out-numbered by technical staff. Unless proper attention is paid to details, the resulting physical and cultural eco-system will be determined by those with the larger numbers..."  read on
  
  posted in autodesk, creativity, ixda, canada, research, innovation, design, trends, information technology, interaction, environment
• 03.19.08 Look Into the Future with Autodesk Labs: Multi touch wall
  
  "Doug Look from Autodesk Labs experiments with Autodesk's design software on a Multi-Touch Wall device, produced by Perceptive Pixel and invented by researcher and (TED conference luminary) Jeff Han. As you view the demo, imagine that you and your team of designers stand before a huge screen that acts like an intelligent whiteboard..."  read on
  
  posted in united states, creativity, autodesk, research, interaction, innovation, design
• 03.02.08 Autodesk Enhances Geospatial Software Solutions for Utilities, Telecommunications and Government
  
  " Autodesk announced the latest versions of its geospatial solutions, which provide users in utility and telecommunications organizations and government agencies with a powerful, affordable and flexible geospatial platform. Enhancements in AutoCAD Map 3D 2009, Autodesk MapGuide Enterprise 2009 and AutoCAD Raster Design 2009 software applications build on the solutions' fundamental properties of open data access and interoperability with other design, GIS and IT systems..."  read on
  
  posted in architecture, geospatial, united states, autodesk, software, information technology
• 02.25.08 Autodesk Developers Win Oscar
  
  "Autodesk developers of Autodesk Maya Fluid Effects System have been awarded Technical Achievement Awards from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Autodesk developers Duncan Brinsmead, Jos Stam, Julia Pakalns and Martin Werner were recognized with Technical Achievement Awards for the design and implementation of the Maya Fluid Effects System at the Scientific and Technical Academy Awards ceremony held earlier this month..."  read on
  
  posted in united states, art, autodesk, software, innovation, design
• 02.17.08 Autodesk Splits 3ds Max 2009 For Games, Designers
  
  "Autodesk has announced that with the forthcoming release of 3ds Max, it will be splitting the release into two products, 3ds Max 2009 Entertainment, for game and movie producers, and 3ds Max Design 2009, for architects, designers and visualization specialists. Both versions will offer new rendering capabilities and improved interoperability with other products like Revit, as well as additional time-saving animation and mapping workflow tools..."  read on
  
  posted in architecture, market, art, united states, autodesk, design, information technology, software, gaming
• 02.11.08 Super Bowl XLII: Digital Artists Tackle Commercials With Autodesk Solutions
  
  "More than 30 Super Bowl XLII TV commercials for Bridgestone, Budweiser, Coca-Cola, FedEx and other advertisers were created using Autodesk, Inc. technology. Autodesk's visual effects, editing/ finishing and 3D modeling, animation and rendering software were used to deliver computer-generated imagery, including digital animals and environments. "With a viewership of over 97 million people, this year's Super Bowl commercials have exceeded expectations and delivered the inspired entertainment we look forward to year after year," said Karim Salabi, Autodesk Media & Entertainment vice president of marketing..."  read on
  
  posted in united states, market, art, autodesk, software, advertising, information technology, innovation, media

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