Game Cinematics & Stereoscopic
Wednesday, 24 July 10:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Session Chair: Riccard Linde, Activision Publishing @ Central
Zerg Rush Hour: Simulating Swarms for StarCraft 2 Cinematics
To animate tens of thousands of Zerglings in Heart of the Swarm's opening cinematic, a procedural particle-based crowd system was created to simulate their movement and behavior. Artist-friendly controls direct the Zerg swarm to move, attack, climb, and leap using volume primitives in a lightweight implementation.
Matt Cordner
Blizzard Entertainment
Bill La Barge
Blizzard Entertainment
Blizzard Entertainment - Diablo III Cinematics Wing Effects
The procedural FX animation processes used to attain the fiery and mystical looks for the angel wings featured in the Diablo III cinematics.
Christopher Yang
Blizzard Entertainment
Hosuk Chang
Blizzard Entertainment
Bill La Barge
Blizzard Entertainment
Jeremy Pilgrim
Blizzard Entertainment
A Practical Guide to Native Stereoscopic Productions
Many movie production projects have recently been shot using native stereo with two cameras on set. This talk outlines the issues, problems, and possible solutions associated with capturing native stereo images and augmenting them with visual effects. Case studies include "Oz, the Great and Powerful" and "The Amazing Spiderman".
Parag Havaldar
Sony Pictures Imageworks