What Is the Value of Visual Effects for Games?

Over the past 15 years, games have undergone tremendous improvements. The solo-developers who would produce early games in their garage have given their place to multimillion studios with thousands of crews, with titles that cost hundreds of million dollars for development and marketing. Yet, the battle for profitability is a very challenging one, especially for…

Ara Jam
April 19, 2019

“Ocean’s 8”, a Good Movie or Flop?

Finally, last night I took the time to watch the latest Ocean’s movie. Ocean’s 8 directed by Gary Ross, and written by Ross and Olivia Milch, is a spin-off from Steven Soderbergh’s Ocean’s trilogy. To get to Ocean’s 8 very quick, I want to go over the whole story from the very beginning. I loved…

Sam Garner
September 9, 2018

Eleven Practical Questions to Ask When Picking an Offshore Games Studio

Jump to Questions Is their Production Multiplier TOO good? What do their clients have to say about them? Do they talk like experts in their field? Can they guide you? Are they Agile? Do they shy away more than usual in coming on a live video call? How comfortable are you with their communication? Can…

Zaair Hussain
September 7, 2018

Your Time

Right after the first tap on your back from the doctor, on the very initial moments when you are born: Your countdown runs. We are all equal when it comes to this topic. Women, men, white, black, from here and there… No one has control over that timer. Time will pass. You can’t stop or…

Sam Garner
August 27, 2018

Virtual Reality in Architectural Visualization

Virtual Reality has been a concept as old as the genre of science fiction where the technology made its debut. Authors like Philip K Dick, Joe Halderman, and Arthur C Clarke merged the idea that technology could transport you to a new place without taking a step. From those early days virtual reality made its…

Matthew Naj
July 18, 2018

2018 the Year of Superheroes’ Movies

The modern superhero movie boom can be traced back to Bryan Singer’s first X- Men, and since then each passing year has produced more caped hero movies that have brought Marvel and DC’s heroes to the forefront of popular culture. 2018 is no different, with the Marvel Cinematic Universe enjoying two of their biggest successes…

Sam Garner
June 13, 2018

Architectural Visualization in Film and Television

A film or television project goes through three specific stages before it hits the big and small screens: pre-production, filming, and post-production. Filming and post-production are the easier of the three to understand: filming is self-explanatory since this is the biggest part of the process that makes it to screens, and post-production is the ordering…

Matthew Naj
June 6, 2018

A Brief History of 3D Animation in Cinema

3D animation is a tool that is so recognizable in cinema that it has become the go-to method when creating stories with fantastical worlds. Known these days as Computer Generated Effects, CGI is present in almost every single movie that is released in blockbuster season. Even grounded films, such as David Fincher’s masterpiece, Zodiac, has…

Matthew Naj
May 30, 2018
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