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The SAND events are organised by Swansea Institute |
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SAND
2003 is a CGI extravaganza with world leaders in 3D animation,
computer games, VR and AI presenting their most recent work
and discussing contemporary issues. SAND 2003 is also a meeting
place to see new work, exchange ideas, and create new project
opportunities. |
| SAND
is a prestigious, international digital animation event that
is establishing Wales as a premier location for leading animation
business. SAND also encourages the convergence of animation,
CGI and other digital technologies to create commercially exploitable,
innovative content for a variety of markets world-wide. |
SAND
2003 is the 4th annual CGI event organised by Swansea
Institute and will be held again at the Taliesin
Theatre, Swansea, South Wales on 26-29 November 2003. The
expanded SAND 2003 is a direct result of SAND 2002 which drew
over 400 media companies and enthusiasts from around the world. |
The
organisers are building more into this coming year's event,
with an extra day of presentations and practical workshops from
leading specialists and screenings
of new CGI films and shorts from around the world, based on
requests from delegates and presenters. |
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years speakers include DreamWorks plc, Glassworks Ltd, Industrial
Light & Magic, IBM, One, Lionhead Studios, Primal Pictures
Ltd, Artem Digital and Jester Interactive. |
| Previous
speakers include Aardman Animation, Alias Wavefront, Codemasters,
DreamWorks plc, Framestore cfc, Glassworks Ltd, Industrial Light
& Magic, Jim Henson's Creature Shop, Siriol Productions,
Soho 601 and Sony Computer Entertainment Europe. |
SAND
2003 has been made possible by the support of the Welsh Development
Agency, the Welsh Assembly Government, Sgrîn, City &
County of Swansea, the Arts Council of Wales, IBM, KEF, Skillset,
Swansea Institute, Swansea Institute DMC, and HEFCW. Thanks
also to MASC and Morgan's Hotel. |
| SAND
2003 is principally sponsored by
the WDA and the Welsh Assembly Government
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SAND
by the Sea in Swansea
Show Report by Xavier Allard
A
trip to Swansea for this year’s SAND event.
Last year, robotics and effective 3D modelling were
the focus. This time, the event exposed the technological
link between leisure and science, between computer
games and medicine....
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Rise
of the Replicants : Developments in CG are fundamentally
altering our perception of historical events, argues
Benoit Guerville.
During
the recent Swansea Animation days 2003 event, several
presentations reminded me strongly of the Blade
Runner moment....
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SAND
2003 Show Report
courtesy of Benoit Guerville
Medical imaging, automated animation and
cool new independent anime steal the show at the
recent Swansea Animation Days event....
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on... |
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Leading
Lights Of CG World Gather In Wales
Rounding
off the year in style, Swansea’s Taliesin
Arts Centre became a hotbed for digital talent as
major Hollywood FX studios showed face at the prestigious
SAND 2003 exhibition...
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Major
players in the CG industry met up in the land of
King Arthur to show us the future of 3D.
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Having seen the ghostly face of Michael Jackson
come to life as realistically as if he were speaking
in a news clip, it is difficult to talk about this
in terms of simple reconstruction. It calls into
question our perception of the world and of reality...
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"When
I started my 3D computer graphics career (at Stylus
in Cardiff) I was the only 3D Animator in the UK
working outside of London, I'm glad to say that
things have changed and Wales is rapidly becoming
the main centre for teaching CG in the UK"
Bruce
Steele
Director of Visual Effects at Glassworks |
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Read more about
the events at SAND 2003:
Presentations
Workshops Screenings
Visit
the SAND 2003 Photo Gallery
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