| Alias/Wavefront
Launches Maya Skill Center at NAB '99 |
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(April
3, 1999)
Alias|Wavefront,
a Silicon Graphics Inc. company, will introduce the Maya™ Skill Center
at the Stardust Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, offering NAB '99 attendees
and customers exclusive access to Alias|Wavefront technology, personnel,
and key development partners. The Maya Skill Center will be open daily,
April 19,1999 through April 21, 1999.
Maya Skill Center
guests will see the newest announcements from partners such as Genetic
Arts, Media 100, Motion Analysis, Silicon Graphics®, Viewpoint
Digital, and many others. Get the inside scoop on Maya 2, Maya Fusion,
Maya Cloth, and an outstanding new paint-effects system (codename Urchin).
Participate in hands-on labs, and learn from the most knowledgeable
trainers in the industry. Experience and manipulate real-time motion
capture data in Maya and find new ways to create digital effects using
a variety of hardware and software solutions.
Scheduled Presentations
Include: Theater presentations
will feature speakers and industry notables such as Industrial Light
& Magic and Alias|Wavefront's own resident Academy Award winner
Chris Landreth. Guests will enjoy refreshments and snacks as they gain
behind-the-scenes insight into some of the entertainment industry's
most prestigious animations and visual effects masterpieces.
Skill sessions and
theater presentations will be on the hour from 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.,
Monday through Wednesday; hands-on labs and customer sessions will be
held from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m., Monday through Wednesday.
Sign Me Up! Gold VIP Pass:
Available exclusively to those who wish to attend Maya Skill Sessions
between 3:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. daily. Gold VIP Ticket holders will
also have unlimited access to all sessions and exhibits running from
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. daily.
Daily Guest Pass:
Allows visitors to attend the 6:00 to 9:00 p.m. sessions and exhibits.
Maya
Skill Center Guests can register on-line at www.aw.sgi.com
or
call 1-800-447-2542 or 978-466-7623 (outside North America).
The Maya Skill Center
will in the Stardust Hotel, Trianon Ballroom, 3000 Las Vegas Blvd.,
South, 702-732-6111. Alias|Wavefront will also be demonstrating technology
at NAB '99, in the Sands Convention Center, Booth # S2425.
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