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January/February 2011 • Vol. 34 • Number 1/2 Innovations in visual computing for D C C professionals Features COVER STORY Contact Sport 12EA takes animation to a new level in its MMA fi ghting game, which features simultaneous two-person animation. By Karen Moltenbrey Science Meets Art 12 22 36 Departments Editor’s Note The Space Crunch 2Virtual space opens up many doors—a concept CGW took advantage of recently when covering VFX fi lms and triple-A games. Spotlight 4 Products Luxology’s Modo 501. 3DVia’s Shape 4.0. Dassault’s V6R2001x. Blackmagic’s DaVinci Resolve V7.1. Viewpoint 8 Designing, promoting, distributing, and monetizing social games. xxxxxxxxxxxx Portfolio 42 Autodesk’s Rendering Revolution contest. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Back Products xxxxxxxx x 48 Recent software releases. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx x Studio 2.0. NaturalMotion’s Morpheme 3.0. IntegrityWare’s SubD-NURBS. Nvidia’s Quadro 4000 GPU for Mac. Panasonic’s PT-DZ570 projectors. Lightmap’s HDR Light SEE IT IN • Hollywood gets environmentally conscious. • Alejandro González Iñárritu discusses directing Biutiful. • Audio post: Sometimes it’s the little gear that makes the biggest difference. ON THE COVER EA delivers a one-two animation punch with MMA, a mixed martial arts fi ghting game that delivers on its realism: realistic movements, realistic venues, and realistic characters modeled after actual pros in the sport. See pg. 12. January/February 2011 1 32 18 The Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences recognizes those whose Morality Test technical contributions have impacted the industry. By Barbara Robertson 22 Fable III tests gamers’ moral character in this RPG, which introduces inventive touch-based play. By Martin McEachern On the Road Again Also: 36 Swimming in Effects 40 Rome Reborn 44 Face-to-Face Learning Use a Web-enabled smartphone to access the stories tagged with QR codes in this issue. If your phone does not have the required software, download a reader free of charge at www.cgw.com/qr-code-app-info.aspx. 32 The latest fi lm in the Harry Potter movie series, Deathly Hallows: Part 1, takes audiences on a wild ride as Harry and his friends fl ee for their lives. By Barbara Robertson