TBJ Plus: Canes to honor zamboni driver/goalie; Epic Games tech behind Disney's Mandalorian; NC near top on Amazon list

EPIC IS THE WAY: "The Mandalorian" has proven to be a big hit for Disney and its streaming service, Disney+ – and a Cary company helps make the magic come to life on the screen. Epic Games is helping Lucasfilm produce what design, tech and science fiction site Gizmodo called "real-time digital sets using a semicircular LED video wall" and the Cary company's Unreal engine. In other words, Epic's work helps render settings and stream it to huge LED video walls. According to Gizmodo, it allows the… Continue reading at 'Silicon Valley Business Journal'

[ Silicon Valley Business Journal | 2020-02-24 18:26:44 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ BBC World | 2013-10-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-10-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AllThingsD | 2013-10-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ PC World | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-10-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-10-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Fast Company | 2013-10-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-10-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Wired | 2013-10-01 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Engadget | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ AllThingsD | 2013-09-30 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-09-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Crains New York | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ The Bookseller | 2013-09-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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[ Crains New York | 2013-09-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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