michæl becker
Staff Software Engineer @DisneyStudios - Research and Innovation // pursuer of strange realities, art, shiny things // he/him ☿
- Reposted by michæl beckerWell this sucks. Ian’s been my favorite part of UploadVR for many years. Support him here: goodvr.substack.com
- I downloaded a midi file to my phone. Phone didn't know how to play it. Small everyday signs of Empire collapse
- Dianna's Midi Page Apr 1997 Archived Web Page 🧩 🔊 #xstablu #1997
- Reposted by michæl beckerAt 3:45 PM tomorrow at SIGGRAPH, Lea Reichardt and Marco Manzi will present our part of the "Path Guiding in Production" course. Lea and Marco will talk about how we've been bridging cutting edge research into production in Disney's Hyperion Renderer. s2025.conference-schedule.org/presentation...
- Reposted by michæl beckerI can't believe I'm posting our interview with @kentbye.com It was a real treat going on an immersive adventure with him while we were at The Tribeca Creator's Market. Such a thrill to be on this show I've listened to for over a decade. voicesofvr.com/1587-space-t... #AR #VR #Immersive
- This will be a fun double feature
- Every few months i log back on here but something immediately emerges as a dealbreaker. No photos/video in DMs is frankly astounding
- holy taxes, batman. the underwithholding struggle is real and it is painful
- "Seattlite" has no good, or correct, spelling
- new Quest 3 for work. What are the must have accessories? Best dock? Best case? (Coming from Pro, I got quite used to the convenience of the dock)
- @ibrews.bsky.social @azadux.com @andybiar.bsky.social @danmillerdev.bsky.social @ianhamilton.net I feel like you'll have strong opinions
- this pattern needs to GO. You can autosave on click, outlook. You have the technology
- Love bogleheads. Such dad jokers
- I've never had Kimura Fijusan cider but it feels like the perfect beverage to be enjoying during my first FFX playthrough
- *Fujisan. As in, of mount Fuji. Was this autocorrect? 🤷♂️
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- Reposted by michæl beckerNot gonna lie, seeing the items available for auction from the Technicolor Culver City office is very sad. There are SO many. www.cagp.com/auctions/a-f...
- for several years I've enjoyed knowing that the Renderman addon for Blender was called Blenderman but I'm beginning to think I hallucinated that word all along
- new type of rejection unlocked
- Balatro finally arrived! Never ever using any other deck
- never a wrong time to post non-LSD Osamu Sato work youtu.be/H-4AEf4cJnQ
- Help my workers have taken control of the means of production
- confused by the choices made here
- "Free as in speech as in beer", I guess?
- So ready for Chernabog
- (No chernabog. Bah humbog)
- Reposted by michæl beckerThis curious Expo 2025 pavilion looks like something that would be shown on a demoparty in Finland in 1996 procedurally generated on an Amiga with a cool soundtrack in the background. x.com/ochyai/statu...
- The one positive political take of 2025 thus far
- When visiting ILM thou shall splat the Master to demonstrate your reverence. I don't make the rules
- Whomst do I or you know that is a fantastic XR dev (specifically Unreal focused) in the LA area?
- Ain't no party like a Pixar party
- Reposted by michæl beckerapproach_to_trench.mpg Apr 1995 Archived Media File 📀 #nasa #1995
- Reposted by michæl beckerVirtua EP is out now on all platforms! trndytrndy.com/virtua/
- kind of amazing that keynote, an apple product, can complain about missing fonts, but not offer to install them for you if freely available
- Reposted by michæl beckerHere's a demo of layering usd files, and working with variants in Solaris. When I receive a new alembic animation cache from Maya, I can process it through this setup to ensure materials are consistent between shots, with the flexibility of variants if needed #Houdini
- I don't do this on a regular basis but it's nice to do occasionally, esp when you feel crummy about the state of the world, or to celebrate the Autodesk proxy battle
- happy Criterion 50%'mas for all who celebrate!
- (my contributions to the festivities)
