Film collective Pallas Pictures have just released their new short TERGO, starring a powerfully emotive CG robot adrift in London. Director Charles Willcocks talked to us about how he used MARI to bring the lead character to life.

The Develop Conference is back in Brighton this July, showing off the latest in indie development and clever technology. We’re buying the drinks with Autodesk at Games by the Sea, the best party in town. 

HP has recently released the new Z Turbo Drive G2, showing impressive speed in comparison with SSDs and hard drives. This latest Z Turbo is also a trailblazer for new storage technology. Our Senior Systems Engineer Tim explains why.

It’s nearly that time again. And of course, with SIGGRAPH being the most important event in the VFX technology calendar (after Creative Rooms…) there’s nothing that could keep us away. Escape Technology’s Lee Danskin and Jason Jenner will be soaking up the indoor lights in Anaheim this July, so come and find us and our partners there. 

Some challenges face all games studios, regardless of their size. As Mike Rutter explained when I went to meet him at his new office last week, the talent is out there but it can be a struggle to access the best artists for a task, when you need them and for as long as you want them. 

Game Republic hosts its summer bash in Leeds, with arcade games, street food and drinks and networking. We're looking forward to presenting John Tearle of Flix Interactive, and Autodesk.

Escape Technology and Arch Creatives host The Foundry this Thursday at The Drawing Board in Leamington Spa. Find out how MODO, MARI and new VR software CARA help game creators produce stunning visuals and great games.

Birmingham's Fusion Meetup is back on Thursday 16 June, and we're proud to be sponsoring with HP.

Creative Rooms was back for its third outing last month with The Future of Technology. The videos are now ready to view so you can catch up on the industry latest.

It’s the moment that every gamer has been waiting for. NVIDIA’s first consumer-grade graphics card based on their new Pascal architecture is finally here. And it's good news for VFX artists too.

Each time Escape Technology runs our Creative Rooms event we host a speed sculpting competition.

Chaos Group have announced the public beta of V-Ray for MODO 10.

We’re proud to announce that we’re promoting the Made in Creative UK initiative.

Last week’s Creative Rooms event witnessed some pretty striking future technologies. One that really stood out was VRscans from Chaos Group. Award-winning production studio INK have been testing the beta version, and shared their findings.

Massive, the legendary crowd simulation tool that was originally developed for the Lord of the Rings trilogy, has announced the Massive for Max Beta Programme.

We hosted a panel discussion at Google’s offices about the Google Cloud Platform and how the potential for the cloud to revolutionise rendering is one of the hottest topics in VFX.

Escape Technology is hiring. We're looking for a Technical Runner to join our operations team and assist the engineers.

We're at FMX in actual reality for the VR-themed "Blended Realities". If you're visiting this week then make sure you come and say hi. And for those staying in the UK, FMX is just one of the places where we're talking about virtual reality right now.

For many, Creative Rooms can only mean one thing: the return of the speed sculpting challenge.

We’re hosting a panel discussion this Thursday at the Launch Future Gaming and Digital Conference, on the subject of interactive storytelling. Launch is the major event for the Midlands’ thriving games industry, so we’re proud to be sponsoring the conference with Autodesk.

Are you a current Nuke user on active maintenance? If so, download the beta version of much-anticipated Nuke 10 and let The Foundry know what you think of it.