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Creating an ocean – Part 1 of 4: Getting Started with BOSS

  Hello and welcome to the Maya Learning Channel. In this line of videos, Ill be indicating to you how to create a beautiful, physically accurate ocean exploiting the Bifrost Ocean Simulation System, or BOSS for short-lived. Before we begin, I’d like to give a quick shout-out to Diego Trazzi, on whose office these seminars are based. To start, I’m just going to make sure that BOSS is loaded up here in the Plugin Manager. There it is. Now, BOSS studies by taking a polygon and deforming […]

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This Looks Like A Supernova, But It’s Really Just Ink In Water — Incredible!

French independent filmmaker Thomas Vanz‘s short movie, “Novae,” features some seriously striking supernova imagery. A supernova is an event where a star explodes and dies, creating a massive explosion in space. This happens when a significant change occurs in a star’s core. While it’s not often that we are able to see them in our galaxy, you could swear that Vanz documented one himself or used computer-generated images in the film. However, all he needed to capture this stunning footage was an aquarium, ink, and water. Pretty […]

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This Captain Is A Hero For Saving A Dog’s Life With One Seriously Swift Reaction

googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(‘VN_PG_DTBT_ATF’); }); Ferryboat captains have to be prepared to make critical decisions in every situation — and they have to make them quickly. They are responsible not only for navigating the boat, but also for the safety of every passenger. But in the case of Captain Ronnie Rock, his duties recently stretched beyond his own ferry as he enlisted the help of some nearby fishermen after noticing something odd in the water. One furry passenger will be forever grateful for the captain’s efforts. I’m so […]

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