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OCTOBER 09

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October 2009 1 O N TH E C OVE R S E E IT I N The caped crusader tackles his deadliest mission yet in the computer game Batman: Arkham Asylum, where players assume the Dark Knight's identity in this interactive experience and learn the deepest, darkest secrets of the villains out to destroy this superhero, pg. 14. • The Art of compositing: What infl uences these artists. • The evolution of surround sound. • High-defi nition television series. • Director Mike Judge on Extract. Features Dark Matter 14 The beloved superhero Batman takes on a crew of villains and goons in the interactive adventure Batman: Arkham Asylum, which is being lauded as the greatest comic-book game of all time. By Martin McEachern Reconstructing Nature 26 Designers are turning to nature for their latest inspirations, using a process aptly called biomimicry. By Kenneth Wong Cloud Computing 32 Pixar delivers a touching animated short that required artists to create CG clouds and effects that are main characters in the movie. By Barbara Robertson The Birds and the Wally Bs 36 Pixar and why it continues to create animated short fi lms. By Mark Stuart Stereo Twice Over 38 Buzz, Woody, and the gang come to life as never before, as Disney/Pixar remakes two of Pixar's classic fi lms—Toy Story and Toy Story 2—in stereoscopic 3D. By Barbara Robertson Beauty Supply 42 Some of the characters in the feature Surrogates project beauty that is only skin deep, thanks to intriguing CG makeovers. The movie also sports other types of visual effects, including a robot factory, battle scenes, a car crash, and more. By Barbara Robertson COVER STORY Web Exclusives Go to www.cgw.com for the latest industry news and our online-only stories. Also, be sure to check out the videos and blogs. October 2009 • Volume 32 • Number 10 I n n o v a t i o n s i n v i s u a l c o m p u t i n g f o r t h e g l o b a l D C C c o m m u n i t y Departments Editor's Note Rerun Relief 2 Along with sun and hot weather, the summer months also tend to bring a lot of television reruns. This year, though, two new series, packed with visual effects, offered viewers a nice treat from the TV show repeats. Spotlight 4 Products Autodesk's Mudbox 2010, MotionBuilder 2010, Soft- image 2010. Vicon's Boujou 5. Khronos's OpenGL 3.2. Smith Micro's Poster 8. Sony Imageworks' open-source development program. Maxon's Cinema 4D 11.5. IDV's SpeedTree Cinema. Blackmagic's DeckLink Studio 2, HDLink Pro DisplayPort, and more. News Q2 brings good news for Nvidia and Intel, and especially AMD. CG market continues to grow. User Focus Polygon makes a big splash in the fi lm Haeundae. Back Products 47 Recent hardware and software releases. 26 14 42 32 38

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