Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Agent-based movie simulation

[gepr]

The following is from:
2004 O'Reilly Open Source Convention Call for Participation:
Opening the Future: Discover, Develop, Deliver
http://conferences.oreillynet.com/os2004/

> The keynote speakers for the next OSCON exemplify the event's
> wide-ranging mix: Freeman, George, and Esther Dyson, presenting a
> joint keynote address; Robert Lefkowitz, who was one of OSCON 2003's
> most thought-provoking speakers; Milton Ngan of Weta Digital, the
> company that created the digital effects for "The Lord of the Rings"
> films; and Tim O'Reilly. Other influential open source leaders will
> come to OSCON to accept the first Open Source Awards, produced by the
> Open Source Institute (OSI) and ZDNet (winners will be announced in
> stages during the winter and spring of 2004).

I assume that means Milton Ngan will be speaking about Massive.  I
don't know if I'll go to this, though.  The price is a bit too high
for me and I quickly tire of "open source" rhetoric.

address@hidden writes:
 > 
 > In particular, if we could get someone to come talk about Massive,
 > that would be ideal.  And it would be a citable example of an ABM tool
 > being considered useful.
 > 
 > Rick Riolo writes:
 >  > I've not listened to this, so i don't know who
 >  > was talking to whom about what.
 >  > 
 >  > Karl Sims is most famous for some work he
 >  > did maybe 10 years ago or so (on the 
 >  > now defunctConnection Machine) producing really
 >  > compeling graphics of evolved creatures swimmming,
 >  > crawling, and sumo wrestling.   
 >  > 
 >  > we have had him here at cscs to talk in the past.
 >  > he would be a great keynote speaker for
 >  > some future swarmfest if you could get him.
 >  > 
 >  > - r
 >  > 
 >  > -- 
 >  > Rick Riolo                           address@hidden
 >  > Center for the Study of Complex Systems (CSCS)
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 >  > University of Michigan         Ann Arbor MI 48109-1120
 >  > Phone: 734 763 3323                  Fax: 734 763 9267
 >  > http://cscs.umich.edu/~rlr
 >  > 
 >  > On Wed, 14 Jan 2004, Andy Cleary wrote:
 >  > 
 >  > > Date: Wed, 14 Jan 2004 12:34:38 -0800
 >  > > From: Andy Cleary <address@hidden>
 >  > > Reply-To: address@hidden
 >  > > To: address@hidden
 >  > > Subject: Re: [Swarm-Modelling] Agent-based movie simulation
 >  > > 
 >  > > The guy they interview most heavily has the name Karl *Sims*... ;-)
 >  > > 
 >  > > Andy
 >  > > 
 >  > > At 09:41 AM 1/14/2004 -0800, you wrote:
 >  > > >Here is an article on the agent-based simulation used in "Lord of the
 >  > > >Rings":
 >  > > >
 >  > > >http://www.popsci.com/popsci/science/article/0,12543,390918-1,00.html
 >  > > >
 >  > > >Does anyone know more about how the agent behaviors were defined?
 >  > > >
 >  > > >(Perhaps we should get these people to attend SwarmFest!)
 >  > > >
 >  > > >Steve Railsback
 >  > > >
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