Back from GDC: Slides, and looking forward

Rob Galanakis · 03-17-2010, 01:20 PM

So first, the useful information. I'm going to host or link to any GDC 2010 slides people give me. Just PM or post in this thread, and I'll edit this post. If you have questions about the slides, please start a thread in General Discussion.

Rob Galanakis: The Old Republic's Object Model Pipeline
GDC Preview: https://www.cmpevents.com/GD10/a.asp...&V=3&id=589097

My slide notes are fully narrated, so reading them will be much faster and much more effective than the shoddy job I did presenting.

Notes and slides PDF: http://www.tech-artists.org/download...line_Notes.pdf
Slides only PDF: http://www.tech-artists.org/download...ine_Slides.pdf
pptx: http://www.tech-artists.org/download...owerPoint.pptx
Zip file containing all: http://www.tech-artists.org/download...peline_ALL.zip

Georg Zoeller: Development Telemetry
https://www.cmpevents.com/GD10/a.asp...1&SessID=10304
http://gdc.gulbsoft.org/talk

Drew Skillman: VFX of Brutal Legend
http://drewskillman.com/GDC2010_VFX.pdf

You can also find some miscellaneous Autodesk presentations at http://area.autodesk.com/gdc/ondemand10

The number one comment I got during GDC about TAO was, "where the hell are those t-shirts, man?" The answer is really that: I had burned myself out on TAO before last GDC. Now it took another GDC to energize myself to get back into things. I'm going to sell the Droid I got at GDC, and buy as many friggin T-Shirts as I can, to give out. Stay tuned for some other announcements over the coming weeks, as well. I want to get TAO back on the track it was, doing more interesting things than just being a message board.

Thanks again to everyone for a wonderful GDC!

tistatos · 03-17-2010, 02:16 PM

Thank you for posting your slides rob!

i've been trying to contact people on the forums asking for their high res version of their pictures so i could print my own t-shirt. and hearing these news about TAO sound awsome :)

adam · 03-17-2010, 04:15 PM

Thanks for sharing, Rob. I didn't have a chance to make it to your talk so appreciate being able to have a look afterward.

I'm curious to know if you have ever looked at the Unity engine. Although it implements many of the specifics differently, I think its asset "pipeline" (if you want to use that word in its case) does implement a number of the higher-level features you described, provided that my understanding of your presentation notes is fairly proximate.

Paul · 03-17-2010, 04:27 PM

Just adding my thanks for posting your complete notes here. It'll give me a chance to understand them properly

djTomServo · 03-17-2010, 04:54 PM

Sweet, my slides and sample code will be along next week, thanks for hosting!

animation109 · 03-17-2010, 04:55 PM

Thanks for posting!

mzahmbie · 03-17-2010, 04:56 PM

Thanks for posting the slides Rob! I'm looking forward to going over them more carefully along with the notes I was scrambling to write as you were presenting.

Zhi · 03-17-2010, 06:47 PM

Thx for posting the slides Rob! I couldn't get into your session because apparently it was filled with modelers....

anim8d · 03-17-2010, 08:18 PM

Can we have a new motto on the t-shirt?

I was thinking:

"Tech Animators are Irrelevant" or even better, "I am Irrelevant!"

:)

DrBob · 03-17-2010, 09:51 PM

Hahahahahaha

Nice work Rob.

It was great to catch up with you guys and have a face to the posts.

~B)

03-17-2010, 01:20 PM	#1
Rob Galanakis Administrator Name: Rob Galanakis Company: BioWare Austin Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Austin, Texas Posts: 536	Back from GDC: Slides, and looking forward So first, the useful information. I'm going to host or link to any GDC 2010 slides people give me. Just PM or post in this thread, and I'll edit this post. If you have questions about the slides, please start a thread in General Discussion. Rob Galanakis: The Old Republic's Object Model Pipeline GDC Preview: https://www.cmpevents.com/GD10/a.asp...&V=3&id=589097 My slide notes are fully narrated, so reading them will be much faster and much more effective than the shoddy job I did presenting. Notes and slides PDF: http://www.tech-artists.org/download...line_Notes.pdf Slides only PDF: http://www.tech-artists.org/download...ine_Slides.pdf pptx: http://www.tech-artists.org/download...owerPoint.pptx Zip file containing all: http://www.tech-artists.org/download...peline_ALL.zip Georg Zoeller: Development Telemetry https://www.cmpevents.com/GD10/a.asp...1&SessID=10304 http://gdc.gulbsoft.org/talk Drew Skillman: VFX of Brutal Legend http://drewskillman.com/GDC2010_VFX.pdf You can also find some miscellaneous Autodesk presentations at http://area.autodesk.com/gdc/ondemand10 The number one comment I got during GDC about TAO was, "where the hell are those t-shirts, man?" The answer is really that: I had burned myself out on TAO before last GDC. Now it took another GDC to energize myself to get back into things. I'm going to sell the Droid I got at GDC, and buy as many friggin T-Shirts as I can, to give out. Stay tuned for some other announcements over the coming weeks, as well. I want to get TAO back on the track it was, doing more interesting things than just being a message board. Thanks again to everyone for a wonderful GDC! __________________ Forum Administrator www.robg3d.com Last edited by Rob Galanakis; 03-20-2010 at 04:12 AM.

03-17-2010, 02:16 PM	#2
tistatos 0x14286A30 Name: Erik Larsson Company: Imagination Studios Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Sweden Posts: 47	Thank you for posting your slides rob! i've been trying to contact people on the forums asking for their high res version of their pictures so i could print my own t-shirt. and hearing these news about TAO sound awsome :) __________________ http://www.technical3dart.com/ "There is a very thin line between an artist and a serial killer."Steven Wilson

03-17-2010, 04:54 PM	#5
djTomServo yeah, u know what that is Name: Seth Gibson Company: Microsoft Game Studios Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Seattle, WA Steam ID: djTomServo Posts: 231	Sweet, my slides and sample code will be along next week, thanks for hosting! __________________ Seth - The Original Develifter LinkedIn // twitter // Facebook

03-17-2010, 08:18 PM	#9
anim8d integer Name: Tim Company: 5th Cell Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 47	Can we have a new motto on the t-shirt? I was thinking: "Tech Animators are Irrelevant" or even better, "I am Irrelevant!" :) Last edited by anim8d; 03-17-2010 at 08:21 PM.

03-17-2010, 09:51 PM	#10
DrBob Paging Dr Bob, Dr Bob? Name: Robert Butterworth Company: KromeStudios Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Brisbane Steam ID: Butters_80 Posts: 43	Hahahahahaha Nice work Rob. It was great to catch up with you guys and have a face to the posts. ~B) Last edited by DrBob; 03-17-2010 at 11:31 PM.

03-17-2010, 04:15 PM	#3
adam variable Name: Adam Mechtley Company: Freelance Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Madison, WI Posts: 19	Thanks for sharing, Rob. I didn't have a chance to make it to your talk so appreciate being able to have a look afterward. I'm curious to know if you have ever looked at the Unity engine. Although it implements many of the specifics differently, I think its asset "pipeline" (if you want to use that word in its case) does implement a number of the higher-level features you described, provided that my understanding of your presentation notes is fairly proximate.

03-17-2010, 04:27 PM	#4
Paul TA Company: SCEE Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 10	Just adding my thanks for posting your complete notes here. It'll give me a chance to understand them properly

03-17-2010, 04:55 PM	#6
animation109 Hi, Everybody! Name: Alex Company: 7 Studios Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: LA Posts: 49	Thanks for posting!

03-17-2010, 04:56 PM	#7
mzahmbie variable Name: Micah Zahm Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Seattle Posts: 21	Thanks for posting the slides Rob! I'm looking forward to going over them more carefully along with the notes I was scrambling to write as you were presenting.

03-17-2010, 06:47 PM	#8
Zhi Plumber Name: Zhi Min Chen Company: Griptonite Games Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Kirkland, WA Steam ID: Dustz Posts: 18	Thx for posting the slides Rob! I couldn't get into your session because apparently it was filled with modelers....

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