Google Cloud launches Zync Render 2.0
Online rendering service now offers up to 48,000 CPU cores per user, new GPU rendering options.
Thursday, May 2nd, 2019
Goog3D mashes up Google search with Sketchfab models
See the results of your search in 3D inside your browser with Sylvain Zimmer's neat tech experiment.
Friday, February 22nd, 2019
Check out new open-source VFX render manager OpenCue
Heavyweight tool is based on Sony Pictures Imageworks' in-house tech and backed by Google Cloud.
Friday, January 25th, 2019
Videos: see Siggraph Asia 2018's best technical papers
Watch the best tech demos from the show - from advances in VR to new ways to melt your CG dragon.
Tuesday, November 20th, 2018
Discover how pioneering CG short Construct was created
Director Kevin Margo explores Construct's advances in real-time ray tracing at a free event at Gnomon next week.
Monday, October 22nd, 2018
Google open-sources Seurat
Updated: Free tech converts offline renders to 3D geometry for use in mobile VR. Has exporters for Maya, Unity, UE4 - and now 3ds Max.
Wednesday, June 20th, 2018
Meet the new directors of Google's Spotlight Stories
See the creators of the award-winning series of VR shorts speak at Gnomon's LA campus on 16 Jan. Watch free online.
Sunday, January 7th, 2018
New beta of Unity 2017.2 adds support for Google's ARCore
Support for the augmented reality tech for Android phones also due in Unreal Engine 4.18 next month.
Friday, September 1st, 2017
Get Google's free Blocks VR modelling app
Free Windows app lets you create simple polygonal models in VR using an HTC Vive or Oculus Rift.
Friday, July 14th, 2017
Google adds Houdini and C4D support to Zync Render
New apps added to online render service alongside Maya and Nuke. GPU compute coming next year?
Monday, November 28th, 2016
Google releases open-source Tilt Brush Toolkit
Free set of scripts should help tools developers integrate the VR paint app with production pipelines.
Thursday, October 6th, 2016
Epic Games ships Daydream plugin for Unreal Engine 4
Support for Google's new mobile VR platform available already. Source code out now, binaries due in June.
Friday, May 20th, 2016
Download Google's Nik plugin collection for free
Set of seven colour-correction, HDR and image-editing plugins for Photoshop and Lightroom now free.
Wednesday, March 30th, 2016