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2003 Events

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	This year the Fort Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter hosts a number of honorable speakers at the following events:
	November 6th:7:00 P.M.: Fort Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter Meeting: Francisco Cortina PDI \| Dreamworks at FAU's Center for Electronic Communications:
	Francisco Cortina " Techniques in creating digital characters" Discussion will focus on methods used in creating digital characters. From modeling, digitization, UV application, texture painting, to shader effects. Showing examples of digital characters throughout the process including comparisons of characters for both the Game and Film industry. View Photos from our Francisco Cortina PDI Dreamworks meeting!!
	October 15th:7:00 P.M.: Fort Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter Meeting: ANARK Product Demonstration at FAU's Center for Electronic Communications:
	Bruce Curling of Anark Corporation will be presenting to the combined membership of IGDA Miami Chapter and the Fort Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter on October 15th at 7 PM at the CEC Studios ( 9th Floor of FAU Askew Tower ), 220 S.E. 2nd Avenue, Downtown Fort Lauderdale. Some examples: The UBISOFT Splinter Cell Anark Promo: www.pandoratomorrow.com The Worlds Coolest AMD Screensaver www.anark.com/amd64 The Anark Studio presentation will cover the key concepts of 4th Generation Media as it impacts hardware penetration and increasing expectations of the media audience. The presentation will also provide an overview of potential applications for interactive 3D multimedia and demonstrate how customers such as Microsoft, NVIDIA, Boeing, UBISOFT and others are using Anark Studio to facilitate product launches, make interactive simulations, and create amazing 3d product promos (including screensavers) that engage their audience in a manner that was previously impossible. Bruce's presentation will also provide attendees with a background on Anark Studio, which enables artists and multimedia developers to create revolutionary content that integrates 3D, 2D, video, audio, and data into high quality, interactive, 3d applications. In part two of the presentation Bruce will provide actual examples of Anark customer presentations ranging from NVIDIA's Gforce4 graphics card product launch, to UBISoft's interactive game promo, to NASA's real-time Orbital Simulation Program. Bruce's presentation will conclude with a demonstration of how easy it is to create an incredible presentation in a short amount of time using Anark Studio(tm), a cross-platform multimedia authoring tool. Anark StudioT multimedia authoring software gives you the power to create the most captivating interactive 3D experiences that engage your audiences and communicate your ideas. Anark Studio creates applications that have all the high quality and true 3d of a 3d tool with all the interactivity you'd expect from a real time tool - picture high- quality interactive 3d movies. Interactive Broadcast-Quality Multimedia Today's media consumers demand next-generation visual experiences from interactive media applications. With Anark Studio you can finally create and deliver truly revolutionary and stunning interactive content. Anark Studio was designed with a flexible workspace, drag and drop behaviors and industry standard timeline, allowing real-time compositing and seamless integration of 3D, video, images, audio and interactivity. With one single powerful tool, artists and developers can now reach a wider audience through Anark Studio's wide array of delivery options including players for Macintosh OS X and Microsoft Windows for CD-ROM and DVD-ROM, self-contained screensavers, video and Web with the cross-platform Anark ClientT. Create mind-blowing corporate presentations, learning applications, visualizations, product demonstrations and entertainment and never again sacrifice visual quality because of bandwidth and authoring tool limitations. Anark Studio: Create the most captivating multimedia on the planet Captivate your audience. Create your vision. Deliver everywhere. High Quality, True3d, Interactivity, No Compromises Bruce Curling www.anark.com Download some reviews (in pdf format): Computer Animation Magazine CG Architect Magazine View Photos from our Anark Studio meeting!!
	September 17th:7:00 P.M.: Fort Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter Meeting: SIGGRAPH RAP UP at FAU's Center for Electronic Communications:
	We will have another FREE meeting on September 17th at 7 PM. The presentation will be given by Leading Technologies, Incorporated who will discuss, Speeding up Product Design : Rapid Prototyping using 3D Computer Graphics. The presentation will be followed up by the increasingly popular raffle session where Leading Technologies is donating two grand prizes worth $375 each in goods and services. If you have gone to all the trouble to create a sophisticated computer model then why not have a plastic prototype to impress your friends or hold down paperwork. Now is your chance! Another prize is to scan in a real life model ( or object I should say ), make a computer model from that data AND get a plastic prototype. A nice way to give your pet rock some company. Of course, there will be consolation t-shirts and other items raffled off as well. Seriously, it is pretty amazing technology with very practical applications in Industrial Design, architecture, and engineering. I think game developers and anyone in visualization or simulation would be interested in the process, too. I hope to see you there, -Fran McAfee FTLSIG Chair
	August 13th:7:00 P.M.: Fort Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter Meeting: SIGGRAPH RAP UP at FAU's Center for Electronic Communications:
	SIGGRAPH2003 went very well from my experience. It was not too crowded, I saw that there was a great deal of recruiting from the major film studios and game companies. For our first meeting ( which is FREE) , there will be a SIGGRAPH2003 rap-up this Wednesday evening, August 13th at 7 PM at the CEC Studios, 220 S.E. 2nd Avenue, downtown Fort Lauderdale. Click CEC link up top for directions. We have this year's SIGGRAPH2003 Electronic Theater for your entertainment. We also brought back many t-shirts to raffle along with other types of swag. We will also talk about future activity for your Chapter and answer questions about the conference in San Diego. I heard that I have failed to get the announcements out to many interested students at the Art Institutes. My apologies. I will do my best to fix this communication flaw. I did not want to be contributing to the SPAM epidemic, so we set up this announcement list on a voluntary basis. Unfortunately, I know I lost some people who could not find the website. Please let anyone you know interested in year-round ACM SIGGRAPH activity know about the website and the announcement signup at the bottom of the page. For this meeting I made up a flyer that can be downloaded at fort-lauderdale.siggraph.org/flyer If your school or workplace allows you, please print it and post it so others will know that there is an active SIGGRAPH organization here. Fran McAfee FTLSIG Chair
	June 18th:7:00 P.M.: Fort Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter Meeting: SIGGRPAH Preview Meeting at FAU's Center for Electronic Communications:
	The SIGGRAPH2003 conference is coming right up, see below. I have received a preview DVD of the conference which I would like to share with you for this month's meeting. I also have a stack of the SIGGRAPH 2003 programs and some nice posters so you can make some decisions on what you will see when and if you go. There are a couple of vintage SIGGRAPH 2002 items that will be given away, too.
	May 28th:7:00 P.M.: Fort Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter Meeting: GDC/E3 SWAG-ORAMA at FAU's Center for Electronic Communications:
	Free games, tee shirts and lots of cool stuff from both GDC and E3. GDC and E3 pictures and stories too! We will also show some student computer animation projects from the MFA at 7:15. And hopefully teh SIGGRAPH 2003 Preview DVD, see you there.
	April 5th: Computer Generated Character Animation Seminar at FAU's Center for Electronic Communications: Hosted by the Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale Registration begins at 9:30 or pre-register to reserve your seat: Call 954-525-5500 ext. 239
	Character Animation using computers can be made easier with the knowledge of the principles of animation along with the guidance of good storyboarding. Two Computer Graphics artists from a famous blockbuster film production company are coming to Florida Atlantic University to present topics on classical animation fundamentals and their applications to computer generated character animation. The admission is FREE to FAU students, faculty, and staff with large discounts to SIGGRAPH, IGDA, educators, and other college students with current I.D., only $10. All others are $25. Wayne Gilbert, is a Senior Lead Animator with Industrial Light + Magic. During the past six years he has worked on features films such as "E.T." (re-release), "Star Wars: Attack of The Clones", "The Mummy Returns", the PS2 game "Star Wars: Bounty Hunter" and numerous commercials. As an independent film maker he is completing a second computer-generated short film with two other story reels ready for production. Mr. Gilbert's presentation will focus on Character Animation Principles from paper to computer. His new independent film, "Let Go", will also be screened and used as part of the Story Boarding session. Incidentally, the film was created entirely with Alias/Wavefront’s Maya 3D animation software. His book "Simplified Drawing For Planning Animation" is based on curriculum developed while teaching in the Classical Animation Program at Sheridan College. His books will be also available to attendees at a discount. Ron Bublitz is a Creature TD (Technical Director) with the ILM Creature Development Department. He has worked on "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones", "Star Wars: Bounty Hunter" and the upcoming" Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines". His presentation will focus on Character rigging for animation. Demonstrations will be done using a character designed and rigged specifically for teaching character animation. The setup and use of constraints for a character's interaction in its environment and the rigging design method of the characters from "Let Go" will be the focus of Ron's presentation. Don't miss this opportunity to learn from the masters in the feature film Industry! The Florida Center for Electronic Communication ( CEC ) is hosted at FAU's Fort Lauderdale Campus, 111 East Las Olas Blvd. In 1998, the CEC opened a new MFA in Computer Arts, specializing in 3D animation and digital media. The new BFA in Computer Arts started last Fall. See www.fau.edu/animasters or www.animasters.com for more information. Florida Atlantic University offers both a BFA and an MFA Degree in Computer Arts with full accreditation through the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Florida Atlantic University is a public university committed through its distributed campus structure to providing access to challenging opportunities in higher education for students in Southeast Florida and beyond. Its mission is to serve its region, state, and nation by preparing students to make meaningful contributions in an increasingly complex global society, by encouraging reflection on and evaluation of emerging needs and priorities, and by supporting research and service that enhances economic, human, and cultural development. www.fau.edu One of South Florida’s premier focal points for culture, The Museum of Art, Fort Lauderdale features a permanent rotating collection of twentieth-century European and American art highlighted by works by Picasso and Stella. The Museum is also home to the most comprehensive collection of work by American Impressionist William Glackens, the United States’ largest collection of post-World War II Northern European Expressionist CoBrA art, important African, South Pacific, Pre-Columbian and Native and a burgeoning collection of contemporary Cuban art. Education is an important component to the Museum, providing family days and art classes for children and their families and an adult lecture series for members and guests.The Museum is located in the heart of the Riverwalk Arts and Entertainment District in downtown Fort Lauderdale. www.museumofart.org

	March 12: 7:00 P.M.: Fort Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter Meeting at the FAU Center for Electronic Communications:
	DEVASTATION - GOLD PARTY That's right - Devastation has gone gold...but before it hits the shelves - Vic, Barry, Bob and all the gang from Digitalo will be in to show off their work...complete with playable versions for everyone to check out!!! More info on the game here - http://www.devastationgame.com/ This meeting is a MUST for all members. We will be having a post mortem on the development of the game, tons of DGC and DICE pictures, swag and stories. This is our chapter's first GOLD party to celebrate the Digitalo Studio's Release of their new FPS game Devastation!!! So, don't miss it! BTW if you don't know: All the Digitalo members are IGDA and SIGGRAPH pioneers. Vic was an associate at the CEC as well as an FAU-MFA in Computer Arts Alumnus.

	January 29: 7:00 P.M.: Fort Lauderdale ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter Meeting at the FAU Center for Electronic Communications:
	A special Holiday Gift ...this months' presentation will be by Tom Buscaglia, a Fort Lauderdale independent law expert. Topic - Roundtable Discussion on business and game development. We will be having a roundtable discussion on things every artist and programmer should know about the legal and business end of the game development industry.