Feasible Fluid, Foliage, and Fog
Wednesday, 11 August
10:30 am - 12:15 pm
Room 515B
Session Chair: Ronen Barzel, Pixar Animation Studios

Practical Simulation of Surface Tension Flows A production-tested method for incorporating surface tension effects into an existing 3D fluid solver. The method avoids the excessive time-step restriction normally associated with surface tension. Jonathan M. Cohen Rhythm & Hues Studios jcohen (at) rhythm.com M. Jeroen Molemaker Rhythm & Hues Studios and University of California, Los Angeles
Image-Based Fluids For "Shrek 2," image-based fluid simulation enabled more precise art direction to achieve realistic, believable fluid interaction between characters and their environments. Lewis Kofsky PDI/DreamWorks lkofsky (at) pdi.com
Leveraging Third-Party Tools for Art-Driven Fluids & Foliage For "Shrek 2," we combined Maya technologies for foliage and fluids with PDI/DreamWorks' in-house tools to create an improved feedback loop among art directors, modelers, and the final rendered imagery. Francois Antoine PDI/DreamWorks francois (at) pdi.com David Allen PDI/DreamWorks
Fast Solutions to Gas Volumetrics in "Matrix Revolutions" In "Matrix Revolutions," a number of shots required volumetric effects of clouds and gases that could be flown through using limited rendering resources and RenderMan. This sketch presents the solutions. John Gibson Digital Domain (presenting for Tippett Studio) jmgibson (at) d2.com Davy Wentworth Tippett Studio