DigitalFish

As a proud new AOUSD (Alliance for OpenUSD) member, we at DigitalFish have long been proponents of open standards for collaboration across not only Media & Entertainment but the broader set of industries where multimedia and digital twins play an increasing role. We hope you will join us in checking out all of the outstanding talks, presentations and events at SIGGRAPH 2024 that AOUSD has planned. “From hands-on labs to in-depth sessions on production pipelines, SIGGRAPH 2024 offers a wealth of opportunities to learn about and engage with OpenUSD technology.” For more information about OpenUSD @ SIGGRAPH, check out their blog: https://lnkd.in/gK7v7nFi See the DigitalFish AOUSD press release on LinkedIn: https://lnkd.in/g4Zzb-PF

Exciting news! DigitalFish is proud to join the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD), driving innovation and open standards in 3D graphics. Together, we're shaping the future of digital media!

Unlock your creative potential with DigitalFish’s 3D animation tool, Reflex. Designed to empower animators, Reflex prioritizes artistic flow over technical complexity, truly bringing the joy back to animation. Don’t just take our word for it—listen to Mark Oftedal, our co-founder and former Pixar animator. As both the visionary behind Reflex’s development and a dedicated user, his insights are invaluable. Visit DigitalFish at Booth #519 during SIGGRAPH 2024 in Denver, July 30 - August 1. Experience live demos of Reflex and try it out for yourself! #SIGGRAPH #animation #animationtools #interactive #animationart

Loved by beginners and experts alike, Lune is an intuitive 2D tool that brings the joy of pencil and paper animation to your digital universe. Industry legend, Doug Cooper, shares his thoughts in the video! Visit DigitalFish at Booth #519 during SIGGRAPH 2024 in Denver, July 30 - August 1. Experience live demos of Lune and try it out for yourself! #SIGGRAPH #animation #animationtools #interactive #animationart

🚀 DigitalFish is Hiring! 🚀 In case you missed it, earlier this week we announced an exciting project with NASA and Cornell University: “Holodeck Technologies for XR”! 👨🚀 We achieved this by working with the best minds in the industry, and we’re on the lookout for talented individuals to join us! Our collaboration with NASA highlights our commitment to innovation and excellence. If you’re passionate about cutting-edge technology and want to work with amazing teams, come see us at our SIGGRAPH Expo Booth in Denver, July 30th - August 1st! 💫 Why DigitalFish? 🔹 Collaborate with industry leaders 🔹 Be at the forefront of XR innovation 🔹 Join a team that celebrates creativity and excellence Ready to make a difference? Let’s connect at SIGGRAPH - Booth 519! 🚀 If you can’t make it this year, check out our website for open vacancies! 🌐 #SIGGRAPH2024 #recruiting #hiring #NASA #XR

NASA funds DigitalFish and Cornell University to create “Holodeck Technologies for XR" DigitalFish is excited to announce NASA has awarded our STTR Phase I proposal, joint with Cornell University: “OpenUSD + Interactivity for XR Experience Description” (USDI-XRED). In this collaboration, we build on proven crossover technology from Media & Entertainment (M&E) to meet NASA’s unique requirements for Extended Reality (XR). While NASA has a long history in XR for training, operations, engineering, collaboration and human-performance applications, existing COTS XR solutions are fragmented and incompatible, with numerous shortcomings that limit practical deployment. Developed jointly with Cornell’s Design and Augmented Intelligence Lab (DAIL) under Dr. Saleh Kalantari and with guidance from Dr. Donald Greenberg (Cornell Program of Computer Graphics), USDI-XRED will extend Open Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) with new schemas supporting enterprise-XR interactivity and interchange, including: • Rich, stateful object behaviors defined in a node-based behavior graph.  • Standardized XR user-interface elements with a declarative cross-platform description.  • Spatial anchors to reference scene elements to physical space or to the viewport HUD. • Text primitives for instructional information and mission telemetry. In addition, we will create validators to certify an OpenUSD scene exploiting these schemas is compliant with the capability requirements for a given XR mission application. USDI-XRED is a novel representation for interactive XR, built on industry-accepted OpenUSD, and able to support a wide range of applications and devices. We have committed to open-sourcing these innovations, and through our involvement with the Alliance for OpenUSD (AOUSD) we hope to build consensus for future submission to OpenUSD. NASA’s proposal solicitation, “Holodeck Technologies for XR,” showcases the breadth of the need: "One particularly notable technology from Star Trek was the holodeck, which served multiple purposes. It functioned as a data analysis environment, a planning tool, offering 3D visualization of data, models, and simulations. The holodeck was also used as a training environment, providing crew members with simulated environments for training. It also served as an engineering design tool, allowing crew members to create and manipulate 3D models of objects and systems piece by piece before their fabrication. Furthermore, it provided a recreational environment, simulating various locations for crew members to visit.” At DigitalFish, we know “content is king” applies beyond M&E, and even beyond Earth. NASA’s big vision for XR advancing space exploration will be built on scalable, reusable content, on top of open standards. We’re thrilled to be able to contribute to this mission. For further updates, follow us here on LinkedIn and on Instagram, or contact us at https://lnkd.in/g65cUS6q #NASA #holodeck #XR #OpenUSD #SIGGRAPH2024

Come by the DigitalFish booth at SIGGRAPH 2024 in Denver! Explore how we can provide cutting edge technology, content and exceptional staffing to help you tell your story. Feeling creative? See a demo (or better yet, test drive it yourself!) of our 2D (Lune) and 3D (Reflex) animation tools that have artists abuzz. We look forward to seeing you on the Expo floor. Booth 519 July 30 - August 1 . . . #SIGGRAPH #SIGGRAPH2024 #animation #conference #storytelling #interactive #animationart

Former Pixar animators Douglas Sweetland and Mark Oftedal, along with the rest of the DigitalFish team, will be live on the Expo floor demoing Reflex and Lune. Stop by booth 515 to say hello, talk animation, and grab some exclusive DigitalFish SWAG. . . . #siggraph #contest #giveaway #animation #conference #animationtools #storytelling #computergraphics #interactive

Out of the lab at long last… Announcing Reflex and Lune, 3D and 2D animation tools for artists. Both make their debuts on the Expo floor at SIGGRAPH! Check out our new website for a sneak peek. The simple joy of animation is back. More interested in our services? For studios or any enterprise beyond our products, we help solve challenges in tech and content. Come talk to the DigitalFish Services team to discuss custom development or how we can extend your reach. Re-think your engineering stack, accelerate your pipeline, or tune-up your animation processes. We’re here to help. See you at SIGGRAPH booth 515. . . . #services #products #siggraph #animation #conference #storytelling #animationart #animators #interactive