north east digital artists group

RECAP: Stimulus Day was awesome, and event pictures are here.  “Like” our Facebook page for up-to-the-minute announcements, event info, promos, etc.  It’s the quickest way to get information from us…

On Saturday, April 24^th starting at 9:00am, Great Eastern is hosting our second annual 3D Stimulus Day, this year it’s at CDIABU, Waltham, MA.

MAARS image copryright Yuris Mangolds, C2I Studios

Our speakers this year include: Alex Schwartz (Technical Artist – Seven45 Studios), Dan Konieczka (Technical Director,  Vermont Digital Arts), Yuris Mangolds (Director of 3D, C2I Studios),  Gäel McGill (Harvard University’s Director of Molecular Visualization and President and CEO of Digizyme, Inc.) and Chad Moore ( Technical Art Director at Turbine, Inc and Co-founder at Rigging Mentor).

Topics include: Rigging in Maya, what it takes to be a technical artist at a game company, making molecular biovisualization movies, lighting and materials: concepts & theory, and Creating MAARS (Modulated Advanced Armed Robotic System).

Great Eastern Technology (www.get.com) is sponsoring, and morning snacks and lunch are provided.   If you have any gluten-free needs, please note this in your registration email and I will try to accomodate.

This is a free event.

Thanks as well to our sponsors: Craft Animations, Wacom Technology and Center for Digital Imaging Arts Boston University.

Space is set-up a bit different this year, so we can only accept a limited number of registrations – you MUST pre-register by emailing Heidi.