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Nashville 2025
Hollywood Without the Travel: Building Virtual History with Digital Twins, SCAPEs, and Prop Scans
When Fox Nation’s Revolutionary War docuseries called for A-list performances in historic American locations, GO delivered the future. Instead of flying talent across the country, GO recreated the Boston Tea Party and Mount Vernon as immersive SCAPEs using LiDAR, NeRF, and photogrammetry. In this panel, we’ll break down how GO brought Rob Lowe to a virtual Boston Harbor and Kelsey Grammer to a digital Mount Vernon—without ever leaving LA. From sustainability and cost-savings to creative flexibility, this is a case study in digital twin production, Autodesk integration, and the new blueprint for high-end, low-impact filmmaking.
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Using AI for the Creation and Modification of OSL Shaders in 3ds Max
Open Shading Language (OSL) in 3ds Max 2026 software empowers artists to craft custom procedural materials, enabling intricate control over textures and surface properties. However, developing or altering OSL shaders traditionally demands a solid grasp of scripting and shader logic. This session will introduce a transformative approach: using artificial intelligence (AI) tools, such as ChatGPT and Claude, to assist in the creation and modification of OSL shaders. Participants will discover how to generate shader code by providing natural language prompts, iteratively refine AI-generated scripts, and seamlessly integrate these shaders within 3ds Max projects. Through live demonstrations, you’ll learn to troubleshoot shaders using AI, streamlining the process and expanding creative possibilities. By the end of this session, participants will be equipped with practical techniques to harness AI as a tool for shader development, reducing technical barriers and fostering innovation in material creation.
17p
40p
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Releasing the Power of the "CAT" in 3ds Max for Animating Video Game Character Loops
The Character Animation Tool (CAT), built into 3ds Max software, is a versatile system for creating dynamic character animation loops designed for export into game engines like Unreal and Unity. You can use CAT to build custom rigs—including characters with multiple or nonstandard limbs—without the hassle of manually placing footsteps. Using the intuitive CATMotion editor, you’ll learn how to quickly develop and tweak essential game animations such as idle, walk, run, jump, and die. CAT also supports integration with custom motion data, making it ideal for both original content creation and iteration. Whether you're a game developer or an educator working with students, CAT empowers even beginners to produce polished, expressive animations full of personality and emotion. In this session, we’ll walk through the fundamentals—from rigging a mesh to exporting animation-ready FBX files—so you can confidently add CAT to your game asset pipeline.
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Hollywood Without the Travel: Building Virtual History with Digital Prototypings, SCAPEs, and Prop Scans
When Fox Nation’s Revolutionary War docuseries called for A-list performances in historic American locations, GO delivered the future. Instead of flying talent across the country, GO recreated the Boston Tea Party and Mount Vernon as immersive SCAPEs using LiDAR, NeRF, and photogrammetry. In this panel, we’ll break down how GO brought Rob Lowe to a virtual Boston Harbor and Kelsey Grammer to a digital Mount Vernon—without ever leaving LA. From Sustainable Design and cost-savings to creative flexibility, this is a case study in Digital Prototyping production, Autodesk integration, and the new blueprint for high-end, low-impact filmmaking.
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Crafting Expressive Face Animation in Maya
In this session, we’ll explore the fundamentals of creating expressive facial animation in Maya software, with a strong focus on design and appeal. From understanding key facial shapes to enhancing emotions with nuanced details, we’ll break down essential techniques that bring characters to life. We’ll also discuss how strong posing, clear silhouettes, and exaggeration contribute to readability and charm, ensuring that every expression feels intentional and engaging. This lecture will provide insights to elevate your facial animation with both technical precision and artistic appeal.
32p
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Bringing Monsters to Life in Universal’s Dark Universe: Workflows for Cross-Discipline Collaboration
This case study will follow the creation of the attraction Monsters Unchained: The Frankenstein Experiment for the new theme park Universal Epic Universe. It will illustrate how Universal Creative, as both designer and owner, is using the full range of Autodesk software and construction cloud suite to collaborate between teams and bring to life groundbreaking attractions. Creating innovative theme park attractions necessitates the blending of disciplines. Attraction designers incorporate mechanical system animation with digital media, lighting, and visual effects using 3ds Max software—while architects and engineers design and document facility systems in Revit software to meet operational needs. During ride and show manufacturing and general construction, teams constantly monitor installation quality with reality capture methods like LiDAR using ReCap and Navisworks software, validating real-world conditions against the creative intent models and federated BIM, thereby completing the project lifecycle.
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
How AI is transforming your business and your job

AI is transforming the AEC industry by eliminating tedious processes and boosting productivity. In this talk, we will explore AI solutions across Planning, Design, Engineering, Construction, Operations, and Administration. We'll cover the fundamentals of AI including Training, Fine Tuning, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), Inference, Generative AI, Data Science, and Radiance Fields. Finally, we will examine how these technologies can support Sustainable Design goals in Datacenter design.

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Design to Delivery—Faster with the Right AI

In an era where speed, quality, and innovation define success, using AI in design and construction workflows is no longer optional—it's essential. This session, Design to Delivery—Faster with the Right AI, shows how tools like Chaos’ Enscape, Veras and Glyph work in concert with Autodesk Revit and Forma to accelerate ideation, visualization, and construction documentation. Drawing from industry wide findings about where early adopters see the biggest benefits from AI, attendees will learn the best AI applications from the first interview, through design, and into construction documentation. The speakers know not all AI is equal, and will show the audience how to evaluate AI tools through the lens of quality, security, and intellectual property protection. By the end of this class you'll be able to use the right AI capability, at the right time, to boost creativity, improve quality, and shorten project timelines.

Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
AI and XR: The Future of Design Collaboration and Training
Artificial intelligence (AI) and extended reality (XR) are changing how we design, collaborate, and learn. Whether it’s automating repetitive tasks, improving real-time collaboration, or creating immersive training environments, these technologies are making workflows faster and more interactive. This session will explore practical ways AI and XR are being used across design, architecture, and media. We’ll look at how AI enhances creativity and speeds up ideation, how XR helps teams visualize ideas before they’re built, and how these tools are transforming training by making learning more hands-on and accessible. Rather than replacing human skills, AI and XR are becoming essential tools for designers, engineers, and educators. This session will share real-world examples of how they’re shaping the —and how you can integrate them into your own practice.
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Unraveling 3D into UVs
UVs are an essential part of the content production puzzle that enables you to map bitmap images to your 3D models. But what exactly are they? Why do you need them? And most importantly, how can you gain the confidence to manipulate or even create them yourself? In this casual session, we will demystify the UV workflow. We’ll break down what they are and how UVs are used in production today, and we’ll discuss various methods found within 3ds Max software that you can use and succeed with when you need to modify or create your own custom UV data for your 3D polygon models in your own work.
38p
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Turning Generated Models into Production-Ready Content with 3ds Max
Generative model data—such as photogrammetry and generative artificial intelligence (gen AI)—is becoming more and more pervasive in our daily work as we visualize experiences for our customers. While this generative content might look okay at first glance, upon further inspection we see that it’s far from being production ready. So, how do we turn it into something that we can use? Using 3ds Max software, we’ll cover various tools and functionality that can easily clean up and improve this data so you can use it as a positive force multiplier in your productions.
44p
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
Selling the Luxury Market One Building at a Time
Join us for an insightful session with Gonzalo Navarro, exploring strategies for selling the most-luxurious projects worldwide. Drawing from ARX Creative’s expertise in architectural visualization, this talk will delve into how photorealistic renderings, immersive animations, and tailored storytelling can elevate luxury real estate marketing. Learn how to captivate high-end buyers by showcasing properties with precision and creativity, one visionary project at a time.
Industry Talk / Nashville 2025
From Screen to Space: Designing Immersive Experiences That Put Visitors First
How do you design for a space, not just a screen? This talk will explore how to think outside of the box (literally) when creating immersive experiences for physical environments. We'll share insights into how our team approaches spatial design—from the earliest concept art to the final install—while always keeping the visitor experience a priority. We’ll cover the importance of prototyping early and often, we’ll look at strategies for working efficiently on small multidisciplinary teams, and we’ll discuss how stepping away from the computer can help creative problem-solving. Whether you're an artist designing with projections, VR/AR/XR, or touchscreens, this session will cover the framework involved in building immersive, accessible, people-first experiences.
28p
Instructional Demo / Nashville 2025
Inside the Virtual White House: Designing an Immersive Historical Experience
How do you turn one of the most recognized buildings in the United States into an immersive digital experience? This case study will present the development behind an innovative immersive installation created in partnership with Cortina Productions and the White House Historical Association. Using real-time rendering and radar touch technology, a rectangular exhibition space was transformed into multiple rooms of the White House in The People’s House. We’ll walk through the project’s inception, from the 3D scanning of artifacts to the resolution of visual discrepancies between digital architecture and the physical limitations. A central challenge of the project was translating the rooms—each with unique dimensions and architectural features—into a single rectangular physical space, without sacrificing immersion. The talk will cover strategies for preserving historical accuracy while working efficiently, including the challenges of scale, optimization, material research, and accessibility.
Panel / San Diego 2024
Code Queens and Data Divas: Women Leading the AI Revolution

In a world increasingly powered by artificial intelligence (AI), the voices and perspectives of women are critical to shaping its responsible and effective development. This panel discussion will bring together a diverse group of women who are leading the charge in AI. They'll share their unique perspectives on the challenges and opportunities that AI presents, with a focus on its impact across various industries and disciplines. They will also discuss the initiatives they're championing to foster greater diversity and inclusion within the field. This discussion will highlight the importance of empathy, creativity, and critical thinking in shaping AI for good. Join this lively discussion and gain valuable insights from these trailblazing women in AI.

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4p
Panel / San Diego 2024
Breaking Barriers: A Meetup on Diversity in Games
Join us for an epic digital panel dedicated to fostering diversity and inclusion in the gaming industry. This event unites game developers, designers, storytellers, and enthusiasts to tackle the challenges and unlock the opportunities to create a more inclusive gaming landscape. Power up your network by connecting with industry leaders, dive into an insightful panel discussion, and level up your strategies for breaking down barriers and championing representation in games. Whether you're a veteran player or a newbie to the field, this digital panel is your ultimate chance to connect, learn, and contribute to a more inclusive future in gaming.
Panel / San Diego 2024
OpenUSD: The Path to Interoperability in VFX and Beyond
Hear from a panel of technical visionaries as they explore the role of Universal Scene Description (OpenUSD) in fostering open data exchange—not just in media and entertainment, but across industries. From traditional filmmaking to virtual production, architecture, engineering, construction, automotive, and manufacturing, our team of experts will explore how USD opens the door for seamless connectivity and collaboration across large-scale 3D projects of all kinds. 
Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024
Advancing Boolean Workflows for Media and Entertainment Projects
Booleans are a foundational part of content creation, yet it was frowned upon to use traditional polygon booleans in media and entertainment projects. To solve this problem, Autodesk rebuilt their booleans from the ground up within 3ds Max software, creating a new, powerful, and trusted solution in the Boolean Modifier that unlocks exciting new workflows and capabilities. In this session, you'll learn about how and why this new system was created for 3ds Max, which benefits it provides, and how you can use it to its maximum potential in your own work to create amazing content for film and TV, games, XR, or 3D printing projects.
3p
52p
Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024
Rigging Fast Deformation Estimation with Neural Computation in Maya
This course aims to educate participants on the innovative integration of machine learning (ML) techniques for deformation approximation within Maya software. Using approximations for (part of) a deformation stack can highly improve interactivity when using complex rigs, and can significantly improve the portability between different applications. It is designed for animators, game developers, VFX artists, and any professional interested in exploring the intersection of ML and 3D animation. This course will explore a demo of a rig with computationally expensive muscle deformations that is reduced to a simple, general, black-box neural network that only requires inputs from the motion system. We'll show the entire setup process in detail. In addition, we'll go over best practices, tips, and limitations to help users get the most out of this tool for their production needs.
5p
34p
Instructional Demo / San Diego 2024
Accelerating Product Innovation: The Power of Digital Material Twins
In the fast-paced world of product design, there's a universal challenge to stay ahead of trends while efficiently bringing products to market. X-Rite has addressed this with innovative solutions benefiting automotive brands and industrial designers alike. The PANTORA application simplifies digital material creation, offering a standardized platform for storing and sharing complex material data to streamline design workflows. The AxF format ensures compatibility and collaboration across platforms. Join us to explore how PANTORA and AxF can transform your approach to material design and 3D visualization.
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