Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!mcvax!enea!luth!cad!sow From: sow@cad.luth.se (Sven-Ove Westberg) Newsgroups: comp.graphics Subject: Computer Animations Message-ID: <957@luth.luth.se> Date: 30 Jan 88 14:55:04 GMT Sender: news@sm.luth.se Reply-To: Sven-Ove Westberg Organization: University of Lulea, Sweden Lines: 28 UUCP-Path: {uunet,mcvax}!enea!cad.luth.se!sow Some articles has stated that a lot of the old computer graphics animation companys now is defunkt, Robert Able, MAGI, Digital Effects, Information Internationals and Cranston Csuri. One article also mentioned that it has been layoffs at Pixar. What about Digital Productions? I want to know why the companys now is defunct? Ok, I know that you always can say "lack of money". But I want to know what technology they used, hardware and software. Did they have a lot of old expensive hardware? Did they just made a bankruptcy too get rid of old equipment and liabilities? What are the emloyes working with today? Who is in the business today? What are they producing. Personally I am sick and tired of all this flying logos, simple image mappings and all other common tricks whithout any creativity. I would very much appreciate articles similar to "Paul Heckberts, Works article" on this topic. We have too learn from the mistakes also, not only from all this fancy published images. Did anyone know what the hedgehog said when he step down from the scrubbing brush? :-) :-) Sven-Ove Westberg, CAD, University of Lulea, S-951 87 Lulea, Sweden. Tel: +46-920-91677 (work) +46-920-48390 (home) UUCP: {uunet,mcvax}!enea!cad.luth.se!sow Internet: sow@cad.luth.se