True, however within the same shadow of doubt, there must lie the doubt of your own doubt. Who's to say the piece, no matter what the content, couldn't strike a chord with even one singular viewer on Earth? Does this validate nearly all objects on Earth as 'art'? Yes. That's when it enters the realm of total subjective discretion. To 'connect', or 'not connect' is your perrogative, but to discount it's possible effects on any viewer at any moment in history is simply nearsighted.
That's just my opinion, but I feel it's sound.
Because it may inspire thought and intellectual discourse that would otherwise go uninitiated.
I see no reason to attack personally, the minds and hearts behind those works who have inspired such discourse in others.
plus, as a recent graduate from a Kansas high school, I feel I've got to remind you all of how little we actually retain from our high school biology classes. The way I see it, this issue is simply a place for politicians to rattle their cages while all of the real problems are being forgotten about on a daily basis...
personally, I'm along with the evolutionist majority here at slashdot, but I feel that celebrating this "victory" would come with the added cost of lowering ourselves to the ways of the soccermom evangelists who raise such a stink about the issue in the first place. It's all of our jobs and informed citizens to keep our minds open. Sure we may disagree with creationism, but to bar our children from seeing both sides of the debate would seem like a disservice to their growth more than anything.
Ok, so we're basically all in agreement that pixar is what's keeping disney afloat, but honestly, what sets them apart from any other highend studio, other than that amazing name recognition that came from being spawned from Disney in the first place? I think with Disney's assets, they should be able to get top notch production work. The look may differ slightly seeing as renderman, as well as marionette and their 3rd piece of software (the name escaped me) is proprietary software designed by pixar, thus, the liscences are retained by pixar. So in the end, I doubt there will be much mixing and mingling between Disney and Pixar from here on out, but there will be a new "3rd party" if you will, in the big screen 3d wars of Disney, and Dreamworks. Who knows, maybe severing the ties of disney will allow pixar to put their talents to some more adult features (not that kind of adult you pervs) overall, good things will come from all, there's no doubt in my mind.
You must first be an artist, before you are a digital artist. Learn the fundamentals of the work you're trying to accomplish, if your area is in logo design, research effective logos, get a sketchbook, and jot down any ideas that come to mind. Don't be afraid to venture from the digital realm, that's where the magic happens. Let yourself design on paper, and create and articulate in the computer. (I've spent the past year at art school overcoming that very concept) good luck with your passions
every shlub can and will do art with the computer.
You call yourself an artist?
Funny, artists I know seem to appreciate the expertise that comes with the ability to conceptualize a strong visual image. I'd just love to see some of your art
I'm not going to rip you to pieces for your rant, I'm just going to attribute it to your utter lack of understanding that within your given subject, enlies a massive subculture of cg ARTists, constantly experiementing with the very ideas you're talking about. Seeing as you relate all computer animation as the exact same concept, (and subsequently, using the exact same techniques) outlines your lack of understanding about any essence of compositing, lighting thoery, and the undercurrent of limitations contstantly being broken by CG artists worldwide. Using your logic, true photorealism would be a default setting in all applications. If you're going to argue your chosen topic again, you should do more research than simply watching toy story.
Sincerely,
A professional CG Artist
This concept can easily be replicated with simple adjustments in outline width of any given object, and some moderately simple gradients relating to Light Incedence. PSH!
I have minimal experience with laptops outside my own 14" iBook G4, but I can say that it lasts a remarkably long time for any laptop. In fact, the only time I ever run the batteries completely down is when I fall asleep to iTunes in my bed. (yes, I sleep with my iBook. If you had one, you'd understand)
Has anyone else heard about this movie possibly being directed by Darren Aronofski? (Requiem for a dream, Pi) I've heard this from other people, and was just curious to see if anyone else had heard anything similar
Just today, my friend and I were wardriving and came upon an unsecure wireless network called "KFC" puzzled, we looked around and noticed a large kfc across the street. after the initial shock of a wifi network in a kfc, we sat in the parking lot, and among other nerdy things, read some slashdot
if the public already has some games they can play on it, they're less tempted to spend (more) money on the new games...ofcourse, it wouldn't be that big a hit anyway if they DID go backwards compatible, cause why spend the money on a new system and not get the new games for it...in other words *shrugs*
I guess a few more bucks in Gates' acct is actually worth screwing the gaming public over. This is why I'll never buy an xbox
This kind of mesh simplification has been around for years, in many of the high end programs such as Lightwave and Maya. Also, when you're dealing with data that is triangulated, most likely, you're dealing with mathematical contructions based on DEMs, or other automated processes, and not the type of graphics that you see on TV and movies. All in all, not too groundbreaking, it just means that some scientists' computers can relax just a little bit more....
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True, however within the same shadow of doubt, there must lie the doubt of your own doubt. Who's to say the piece, no matter what the content, couldn't strike a chord with even one singular viewer on Earth? Does this validate nearly all objects on Earth as 'art'? Yes. That's when it enters the realm of total subjective discretion. To 'connect', or 'not connect' is your perrogative, but to discount it's possible effects on any viewer at any moment in history is simply nearsighted. That's just my opinion, but I feel it's sound.
Because it may inspire thought and intellectual discourse that would otherwise go uninitiated. I see no reason to attack personally, the minds and hearts behind those works who have inspired such discourse in others.
I guess there's no such thing as functional art? give me a break
bravo!
No matter how the artist works, it is the duty of modern technology to conform to his or her preferences.
I apologize...we're not all crazy...
plus, as a recent graduate from a Kansas high school, I feel I've got to remind you all of how little we actually retain from our high school biology classes. The way I see it, this issue is simply a place for politicians to rattle their cages while all of the real problems are being forgotten about on a daily basis...
Irak being the new hip iraq for the next generation! *shoots self in face*
personally, I'm along with the evolutionist majority here at slashdot, but I feel that celebrating this "victory" would come with the added cost of lowering ourselves to the ways of the soccermom evangelists who raise such a stink about the issue in the first place. It's all of our jobs and informed citizens to keep our minds open. Sure we may disagree with creationism, but to bar our children from seeing both sides of the debate would seem like a disservice to their growth more than anything.
Ok, so we're basically all in agreement that pixar is what's keeping disney afloat, but honestly, what sets them apart from any other highend studio, other than that amazing name recognition that came from being spawned from Disney in the first place? I think with Disney's assets, they should be able to get top notch production work. The look may differ slightly seeing as renderman, as well as marionette and their 3rd piece of software (the name escaped me) is proprietary software designed by pixar, thus, the liscences are retained by pixar. So in the end, I doubt there will be much mixing and mingling between Disney and Pixar from here on out, but there will be a new "3rd party" if you will, in the big screen 3d wars of Disney, and Dreamworks. Who knows, maybe severing the ties of disney will allow pixar to put their talents to some more adult features (not that kind of adult you pervs) overall, good things will come from all, there's no doubt in my mind.
You must first be an artist, before you are a digital artist. Learn the fundamentals of the work you're trying to accomplish, if your area is in logo design, research effective logos, get a sketchbook, and jot down any ideas that come to mind. Don't be afraid to venture from the digital realm, that's where the magic happens. Let yourself design on paper, and create and articulate in the computer. (I've spent the past year at art school overcoming that very concept) good luck with your passions
You call yourself an artist?
Funny, artists I know seem to appreciate the expertise that comes with the ability to conceptualize a strong visual image. I'd just love to see some of your art
I'm not going to rip you to pieces for your rant, I'm just going to attribute it to your utter lack of understanding that within your given subject, enlies a massive subculture of cg ARTists, constantly experiementing with the very ideas you're talking about. Seeing as you relate all computer animation as the exact same concept, (and subsequently, using the exact same techniques) outlines your lack of understanding about any essence of compositing, lighting thoery, and the undercurrent of limitations contstantly being broken by CG artists worldwide. Using your logic, true photorealism would be a default setting in all applications. If you're going to argue your chosen topic again, you should do more research than simply watching toy story. Sincerely, A professional CG Artist
This concept can easily be replicated with simple adjustments in outline width of any given object, and some moderately simple gradients relating to Light Incedence. PSH!
I have minimal experience with laptops outside my own 14" iBook G4, but I can say that it lasts a remarkably long time for any laptop. In fact, the only time I ever run the batteries completely down is when I fall asleep to iTunes in my bed. (yes, I sleep with my iBook. If you had one, you'd understand)
I don't think anyone else could keep me glued to an hour-and-a-half+ keynotes feed every year! go Jobs!
Has anyone else heard about this movie possibly being directed by Darren Aronofski? (Requiem for a dream, Pi) I've heard this from other people, and was just curious to see if anyone else had heard anything similar
Just today, my friend and I were wardriving and came upon an unsecure wireless network called "KFC" puzzled, we looked around and noticed a large kfc across the street. after the initial shock of a wifi network in a kfc, we sat in the parking lot, and among other nerdy things, read some slashdot
if the public already has some games they can play on it, they're less tempted to spend (more) money on the new games...ofcourse, it wouldn't be that big a hit anyway if they DID go backwards compatible, cause why spend the money on a new system and not get the new games for it...in other words *shrugs* I guess a few more bucks in Gates' acct is actually worth screwing the gaming public over. This is why I'll never buy an xbox
This kind of mesh simplification has been around for years, in many of the high end programs such as Lightwave and Maya. Also, when you're dealing with data that is triangulated, most likely, you're dealing with mathematical contructions based on DEMs, or other automated processes, and not the type of graphics that you see on TV and movies. All in all, not too groundbreaking, it just means that some scientists' computers can relax just a little bit more....