Q&A: Attaining The Third Dimension: ACM A.M. Turing Award recipients Ed Catmull and Pat Hanrahan discuss how they helped to bring the power of three-dimensional imagery to computer graphics.

An interview with the recipients of the ACM A.M. Turing Award, Ed Catmull and Pat Hanrahan, is presented. Focus is given to their contributions of three-dimensional imagery to computer graphics. Topics of conversation include RenderMan, Pixar's image system, artists and technologists working togethe...

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Publicado en:	Communications of the ACM Vol. 63; no. 6; pp. 96 - 98
Autor principal:	Hoffmann, Leah
Formato:	Interview
Publicado:	Association for Computing Machinery Jun2020
Materias:	Catmull, Edwin E., 1945- Hanrahan, Pat ACM A.M. Turing Award Computer graphics Pixar (Company) Graphics processing units
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	An interview with the recipients of the ACM A.M. Turing Award, Ed Catmull and Pat Hanrahan, is presented. Focus is given to their contributions of three-dimensional imagery to computer graphics. Topics of conversation include RenderMan, Pixar's image system, artists and technologists working together at Pixar, and graphics processing units (GPUs).