Character Creation Revisited

The character creation process is being changed fundamentally by machine learning, physically-based simulation, and 4D data acquisition.

Join us on May 26 as Head of Ziva @ Unity, James Jacobs, discusses how technology innovations in the areas of physically based simulation, 4D capture and Machine Learning are having a dramatic impact on the character creation process.

James will also focus on how Ziva leverages these technologies at a high level.

Academy Award winning VFX artist James Jacobs, is the co-founder and CEO of Ziva Dynamics, a technology company that solves the most challenging and high-value character obstacles within media and entertainment.

Having held leadership positions at top VFX and animation studios, including Weta Digital, Digital Domain, Dreamworks, Mr. X and Method Studios, James received critical acclaim for his professional contributions to blockbusters such as Avatar, Avengers: Age of Ultron, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey, Prometheus, and King Kong.

Ziva’s technology and state-of-the-art software solutions are considered by the world’s largest film and animation studios as the gold standard for creature work across Hollywood.

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Date: May 26, 2022, Thursday
Time: 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm PT
Venue: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/81467189951?pwd=WjZraGY0alB2UGxvaXljQlJZQy9Gdz09

See you all at the event!

Producer: Elisa Agor, Chair, Silicon Valley ACM SIGGRAPH