Reimagining media and entertainment with Autodesk
The word animation is translated from the French word that means ‘soul’. For many of us, some of the most joyful memories from our childhood are of the times spent watching cartoons – from Tom and Jerry and He Man to The Jungle Book. The animation industry has since come a very long way. Even as today’s audience watching anything from Peppa Pig to The Avatar remains as captivating as they were to their animated, soulful favourites, the way objects and images have transformed over the years in their depictions is truly fascinating.
In today’s computer-driven world, virtual reality mixed with 3D animation is the next big revolution in this space and has taken animation to an all-new level. It is seen in industries ranging from media and entertainment and gaming to online education and learning as they redefine the kind of content we watch, or how we game in near-real virtual environments.
For designers making a foray into this space, there are an array of tools available that offer features of powerful character creation, animation, and creating video games with characters and surroundings that look real! In this space, companies like Autodesk, a global leader in design and make technology, are reinventing the way animation is done with its cutting-edge software solutions.
What is Maya?
The Academy Award-winning Maya toolset is an animator’s delight as it helps recreate the world around us with its fantastic creatures, sweeping landscapes and explosive battle sequences.
The software has ready to use graphs that create great effects such as snow and dust storms, an interactive hair grooming tool to create realistic hair and fur for characters, a fluid tool that helps simulate and render photorealistic liquid effects, an ocean
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