Ken Museth, founder of OpenVDB and Chair of the OpenVDB Technical Steering Committee, has been recognized with the ACM SIGGRAPH Practitioner Award for the creation and continued development of OpenVDB!
Academy Software FoundationJune 20, 2023
OpenVDB has adopted NanoVDB to enable faster performance, easier development, and GPU acceleration.
Emily OlinAugust 20, 2020
Tell us a bit about yourself – how did you get your start in visual effects and/or animation? I started programming because I wanted to write video games. I tended to find myself writing game engines rather than actual games, however. During my co-op terms at University, I first worked…
Emily OlinMay 6, 2020
Tell us a bit about yourself – how did you get your start in visual effects and/or animation? I had a hobby interest in visual effects and photography after seeing Star Wars in 1977. In particular, this 1980 TV special was transformative for me. I recorded it (VHS!) and probably…
Emily OlinApril 21, 2020
Tell us a bit about yourself – how did you get your start in visual effects and/or animation? It’s a long and twisted storyline, but I’ll try to give a short version. My background is computationally physics and chemistry (PhD in quantum dynamics), so it’s safe to say I had…
Emily OlinApril 14, 2020
We are very excited to announce that we are participating in Google Summer of Code (GSoC), a summer program for university students to learn about, and get involved in open source. Applying to participate with the Academy Software Foundation provides a great opportunity for students who are interested in learning…
Emily OlinMarch 16, 2020
The ASWF Landscape provides a visual overview of the open source ecosystem for vfx and animation. Find out more and submit your project for inclusion!
John MerticSeptember 30, 2019
Sony Pictures Imageworks, Warner Bros., Blender Foundation and VES Society join as members; DreamWorks Animations' OpenVDB becomes first ASWF project.
Emily OlinOctober 23, 2018