Stupid RAT Tricks
Julian Fong
we're now inviting your submissions! We're now calling it the Stupid RAT
tricks to emphasize that MTOR/Slim/Alfred tricks are highly encouraged -
and the new name also evokes the circus atmosphere.
This year's Stupid RAT Tricks will take place at the annual Pixar User's
Group meeting at SIGGRAPH. This will take place on Wednesday, August 15 at
the Wilshire Grand, between 6:30 to 8:30.
For those new to the event, the idea is to come up with something
involving RenderMan, MTOR, Slim, shaders, DSOs, front ends to the above,
scripts for handling RIB, war stories, etc. Almost anything related to
RenderMan or its usage in a production environment is fair game. Judging
will be based on a combination of how cool, useful, obscure, and just
plain perverse the trick is. If it leaves us shaking our heads in awe,
confusion, or both, it's a good thing. As an idea of what to submit,
previous entries have included everything from raytracing bicubic patches,
to creating hair (all in shaders!), to creating art sculptures using the
noise shadeop.
Five winners will get to share their trick with us at the User's Group
meeting. Showing a set of pretty images won't just be enough, though:
you'll get 10 minutes at the meeting to educate us all on your trick. A/V
equipment will be provided. You'll come away with instant fame, the
adulation of your peers, and there will of course be prizes as well.
Entries should be submitted to rman...@pixar.com and should have as their
subject "Stupid RAT trick". A few paragraphs describing your trick, along
with any images if necessary, will be fine. If there is a lot of material,
we'd prefer it if you could point us to an external web page containing
your material. We'll need to get all of the entries before July 11, and
winners will be announced in this forum on July 18.
NB: Invitations to the User's Group meeting will be mailed out soon to
customers. Please do not RSVP to us or renderwoman about the meeting at
this time.
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Julian Fong <jf...@pixar.com> Pixar Animation Studios
Simon Bunker
Glad to see this is still on. Just one question though - is this only
for users of Pixar's PhotoRealistic RenderMan or can you use any
RenderMan complient software? Plus is it invitation only?
Simon
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