Features
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Rokkan scores with BioShock PS3 site
Rokkan has created an immersive, interactive Web site that gives gamers an authentic taste of hit sci-fi game BioShock.
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How 10 famous technology products got their names
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The LittleBig Revolution
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Making robots bop for Mars
French animators Pierre+Bertrand got the chance to transform a student project into a commercial for Mars’ ad agency.
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Topixs killer Dexter promo
Smash-hit kill-by-numbers TV show Dexter got a visual-effects makeover for the upcoming third season.
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The ascent of (Mini)man
Visual-effects studio Lobo pulled out all the stops for a full-CG spot on the 30 years since Lego launched its first Miniman.
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The making of a CG Mummy
From a decayed mummy to vast armies, Digital Domain served up some gory visual effects for The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.
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Gaming finally comes to the MacBook
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Be more creative with colour
Here are our essential tips for creatively handling colour.
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3D tools for illustrators
Using impressive 3D elements in your artwork doesn’t have to be a long, fiddly process: new batch of tools offers slick integration at a good price.
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Surviving the credit crunch
The financial climate is looking gloomy – but how will it affect your studio? Can you turn troubled times to your advantage?
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Adobe Creative Suite 4: in-depth beta preview
Adobe has launched the fourth major release of its Creative Suite collection of tools for design, animation and editing across a wide range of output media, including print, Web, broadcast, optical disc or mobile phone – and we got our hands on the full set of beta versions of the tools to test them in-depth for you.
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Gradient FX shares the love
VFX house Gradient FX created a gory yet somehow charming singing heart to for Gnarls Barkley’s new single.
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Animation effects rise from the deep
An intricate animation of a full underwater orchestra for United Airlines by Shy the Sun and Lung has proven a stellar hit.
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Industrial Resolution
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Adobe CS4 - the (almost) final verdict
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Unleashing the demons for Hellboy 2
London VFX studio Double Negative translated the director's monster visions into over 1,000 shots for Hellboy 2: The Golden Army.
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The future of the Web is 3D, not video
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VFX SPOTLIGHT: Stu Maschwitz
Visual-effects guru Stu Maschwitz started out at George Lucas’ Industrial Light and Magic, then went on to co-found top VFX house The Orphanage.

