SIGGRAPH 2008 - Day 2

Although today started off a bit slow (a blessing really given the late night before courtesy of Autodesk!) it really started to pick up late morning and the conference and job fair areas were really humming. I dropped by a few booths and things while it was quiet just to check things out before the madness began. I was suitably impressed with what BLIZZARD ENTERTAINMENT is trying to do - 2500 people worldwide and I think on the verge of busting out of 'just games' and into something much broader. Interesting. Also, Image Movers Digital, the Robert Zemekis & Walt Disney Co. co-venture was really impressive. A nice job with concept work and getting the message about the kind of company they are across. Of course, there were the usual contenders for cool looking stuff... Lucasfilm, Pixar, R&H, etc. But I was a little surprised by the above two. The afternoon blasted by and by end of day I think I had conducted 6 or so interviews. All went well - no duds! So, I hustled off back to the hotel to get a little refreshed before the Autodesk VIP Party. Thanks to Brett Ineson for getting us on the list - and also Kerry at Annex Pro our reseller. There are loads of studios out there purchasing way more Autodesk product than we are - so I appreciate the "VIP" gesture!