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Ricky Grove

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Ricky Grove is the managing editor at Renderosity.com where he produces the weekly "News of the Week" and "Gallery of the Week" video programs. When he's not editing video or watching anime, Ricky works at the best bookstore in Los Angeles: The Iliad Bookshop. He has a life-long love of reading, movies and animation. He lives with his partner, writer Lisa Morton, and 2 eccentric cats in Southern California. You can discover more about Ricky at his website: www.rgrove.com and his FB Page

User Since

Mar 08, 2018

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5 Tech Trends from Siggraph 2018

Aug 21, 2018 at 12:46 pm by -gToon

The 45th annual Siggraph computer graphics conference closed last week. I attended four out of the five days of this jam-packed conference which took place in the am.... Read More

Wednesday at Siggraph 2018

Aug 16, 2018 at 12:30 am by -gToon

Wednesday, August 15, 2018 Vancouver, B.C. Soundtrack: none, just the natural sounds of the city Schedule: Gravity Sketch Meet & De.... Read More

Tuesday at Siggraph 2018

Aug 15, 2018 at 10:08 am by -gToon

Tuesday, August 14th, Vancouver, B.C. Soundtrack: somafm.com "DefCon Radio" Schedule: Curo booth Reallusion booth Unity booth Maxon.... Read More

Monday at Siggraph

Aug 14, 2018 at 01:35 am by -gToon

Monday, August 13th, Vancouver, B.C. Soundtrack: ArchAndroid by Janelle Monae Schedule: The Foundry Breakfast Briefing Siggraph.... Read More

Sunday at Siggraph

Aug 12, 2018 at 02:13 pm by -gToon

Sunday, August 12th, Vancouver, B.C., Canada I always like to ease into the Siggraph conference. Which is why Sunday is definitely the way to start this inc.... Read More

SIGGRAPH 2018 Spotlights Women in Computer Graphics

Aug 10, 2018 at 02:35 pm by -gToon

CHICAGO—SIGGRAPH 2018, the world’s leading annual interdisciplinary educational event showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interactive.... Read More

NVIDIA's Jensen Huang Takes Center Stage at SIGGRAPH 2018

Aug 10, 2018 at 06:00 am by -gToon

For anyone whose life's work involves computer graphics, there's no event in the world like the annual SIGGRAPH conference. This year, NVIDIA founder and CEO Jensen Huang w.... Read More

Getting Ready for Siggraph 2018

Aug 09, 2018 at 04:00 am by -gToon

"SIGGRAPH 2018 is a five-day immersion into the latest innovations in CG, Animation, VR, Games, Digital Art, Mixed Reality and Emerging Technologies. Experience research, hand.... Read More

How Facial Recognition Technology Will Change the Way We Live

Aug 08, 2018 at 05:00 am by -gToon

From The Economist we feature a video that gives a brief overview of facial recognition technology and its implications for the future of privacy. This engaging video could.... Read More

Drawn to Purpose: Women Illustrators

Aug 06, 2018 at 03:57 pm by -gToon

TITLE: Drawn to Purpose: American Women Illustrators and Cartoonists SPEAKER: Barbara Brandon-Croft, Jillian Tamaki, Whitney Sherman DESCRIPTION: Illustrators Whitney Sher.... Read More

3DFluff Overview of Maxon's New Cinema 4D R20

Aug 02, 2018 at 02:41 pm by -gToon

3DFluff's overview of Maxon's new Cinema 4D R20. Be sure to check their drill-down coverage of the new STEP Import + Fields & Volumes below. You can see all of 3DFluff's.... Read More
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Library of Congress: Digital Art Free to Use and Reuse

Jul 27, 2018 at 11:22 am by -gToon

spacer The Library of Congress has one of the largest archives of any library in the world. Over the last decade the LOC has made a major effort to digitize its collection an.... Read More

UGLY by Nikita Diakur

Jul 26, 2018 at 10:39 am by -gToon

Ugly from nikita diakur on Vimeo. A broken simulated short film about kindness and coexistence. www.ugly-film.com ✨ facebook.com/Uglyshortfilm "Ugly" is this week's Staff.... Read More

How To Make Mandelbulb Fractals In Blender Eevee

Jul 25, 2018 at 10:51 am by -gToon

Jonas Dichelle explains the math behind 2D Mandelbrot fractals and then moves on to their 3-Dimensional counterpart: the Mandelbulb. He THEN creates one of those using node.... Read More

Art Gallery: Yoko by muwawya

Jul 20, 2018 at 01:23 pm by -gToon

While putting together this week's Gallery of the Week (the Anime/Manga gallery), I came across the works of Muwaya. This remarkable Daz Studio artist is a master of the actio.... Read More

Siggraph Art Gallery's Behind the Mask: Exploring the Origins of the Transformation Mask

Jul 18, 2018 at 08:30 am by -gToon

The SIGGRAPH 2018 Art Gallery will fuse technology and art to bridge the gap between the past and the future. The theme for this year’s gallery is “Origi.... Read More

Renderosity Gallery of the Week: 3ds Max

Jul 17, 2018 at 01:50 pm by -gToon

The Renderosity Gallery of the Week for July 16, 2018, is the 3ds Max Gallery. Autodesk's 3ds Max has been one of the top 3d applications for deca.... Read More

Video Gallery: Pombo Loves You

Jul 15, 2018 at 01:35 pm by -gToon

Pombo Loves You from Steve Warne on Vimeo. A distant father confronts a heroic but troubled past-life as an ’80’s TV show mascot named Pombo. Steve Warne is a.... Read More

Art Gallery: Shooting Star by esper77

Jul 13, 2018 at 12:45 pm by -gToon

esper77's Shooting Star is a superb city/landscape digital artwork. It has that magical quality you usually assoiate with Pixar or modern Disney, but there's also a bit of Van.... Read More

Electronic Theater Announces Lineup of 25 Short Films and Presentations, Award Winners; VR Theater to Present 14 Projects, Including First Student Work

Jul 12, 2018 at 06:00 am by -gToon

CHICAGO, July 12, 2018 —SIGGRAPH 2018, the world’s leading annual interdisciplinary educational event showcasing the latest in computer graphics and interacti.... Read More
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