LuxRender v0.6.1 contains a handfull of fixes. The team have also committed to more frequent updates.

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So little time, so many sightings!

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Fernando is a Brazilian freelancer who works with Blender.

This is the first pass at a storyboard Animatic for the first minute of Durian. Lee Salvemini

Here something for all of you techie tinkerers to try when its released. In a presentation by Pranav Mistry  on “several tools that help the physical world interact with the world of data”, Mistry says he’ll open-source the software behind SixthSense, to open its possibilities to all.  I expect we’ll see some of these ideas interfaced with Blender in the future, we’ve already had others such as Wiimotes by Thomas Eldredge

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(Chicago, IL) – ACM SIGGRAPH announces the 2010 Call for Submissions for contributors and volunteers for the 37th International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, Sunday 25 July – Thursday, 29 July 2010 at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, California.

SIGGRAPH 2010 will bring together the “People Behind the Pixels” – the brightest minds in computer graphics to share ideas and knowledge on many diverse industry disciplines. From students to studio executives, from scientists to researchers, SIGGRAPH provides contributors with the opportunity to present their work to the world.

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CGCookie.com has launched a special membership deal, called CG Cookie Citizen Program!  Now you can get everything on CGCookie.com, BlenderCookie.com, and any upcoming content for just $10 USD a month.  Check it out!

Our friends at Animation Mentor are hosting two events in November with acclaimed Disney animator Eric Goldberg.

Eric Goldberg and Animation Mentor CEO and cofounder Bobby Beck will discussing Goldberg’s book Character Animation Crash Course! at a free webinar on Nov. 17, 2009. With Hollywood credits ranging from Looney Tunes, Fantasia/2000, Aladdin, Pocahontas and Walt Disney Animation Studio’s upcoming 2D feature The Princess and the Frog, Goldberg will offer insight into how to bring animated characters to life.

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This article on digitalcontentproducer.com gives an interesting insight into the special effects in ‘2012′. A *huge* surprise: they built part of their simulation software around Bullet – the open source physics simulation engine that’s also part of Blender.

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The Unreal 3 Engine is now available for free, non-commercial use!  Check it out here.

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