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Whatta Nice Gesture

By Jonathan Stafford • Category: Miscellaneous, Software Reviews

Though most people think of a nice gesture as something like holding a door for the next person at the grocery store, or remembering to sent a birthday card to your ex, a new breed of software developers have a whole different take on the word.
Gestures have become the call name for a whole new [...]



Mastering Maya 7

By Jonathan Stafford • Category: Education

Paperback: 864 pages
Publisher: Sybex/Wiley
Released: April 2006
Language: English
ISBN: 078214442X
Size: 9.2 x 7.4 x 1.5 inches
Specs: B/W, CD
Author: John Kundert-Gibbs, Dariush Derakhshani, Eric Kunzendorf, Boaz Livny, Mick Larkins
Have you found it yet? Did you know it was missing? What am I talking about? Why, Maya’s printed manual of course!
In the world of software there are generally [...]



3D in New York

By Jonathan Stafford • Category: Features

With all the hoopla Hollywood gets from its 3D work, you would think they invented it. Well I can tell you they didn’t. In fact much of the early 3D development work was done right here in New York.
What we now call 3D graphics was pioneered in the 1970’s at the computer graphics lab of [...]



Epson Print Academy 2006: Dawn of the Digital Age

By Jonathan Stafford • Category: Miscellaneous

New York-The “Epson Print Academy” rolled into New York City recently like a traveling circus with a team of accomplished experts in tow. While still a rather new offering from Epson, this event has been gaining steam and seems destined to become an annual happening. And much like other troupes that come to town [...]