Droidmaker: George Lucas and the Digital Revolution, a history of Lucasfilm’s Computer Group – more popularly known as the “Droid Works” – is a painstakingly researched chronicle of how George Lucas and his motion-picture production company, Lucasfilm, became pioneers in computer graphics.
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Droidmaker, by Michael Rubin
Posted in DEC, Lucasfilms, Sun, tagged Pixar, Lucasfilm, Apple computer, Star Wars, Francis Ford Coppola, computer graphics on January 6, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
A (virtual) chat with Alvy Ray Smith
Posted in DEC, Lucasfilms, Pixar, tagged VAX, Digital Equipment Corp., Alvy Ray Smith, Pixar, Lucasfilm, NYIT. on October 11, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Alvy Ray Smith has an illustrious background in high-tech, as the first head of computer graphics at Lucasfilm, a co-founder of Pixar animation, and a founder of Altamira, which was purchased by Microsoft in 1994.
DEC Co-Founder Publishes Memoir
For more information on "Learn, Earn & Return: My Life As A Computer Pioneer" see: www.locustpress.com.-
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