“Grinning Evil Death” by MIT Media Lab

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Conference:


SIGGRAPH Video Review:


Track:


    04

Title:


    Grinning Evil Death

Length:


    6:50

Company / Institution / Agency:


  • MIT Media Lab

Description:


    A blood splattered tale of modern-day pest control, the animation Grinning Evil Death tells a tale of break-fast, blood, superheroes, and roaches. This award-winning piece combines computer-generated, three-dimensional, dynamic simulations with hand-drawn cel animation.

Hardware:


    HARDWARE: HP 835 Series 9000 Turbo SRX Workstations,
    Wacom Pressure Sensitive Tablet, Connection
    Machine II

Software:


    SOFTWARE DEVELOPER: Custom dynamic simulation, rendering, reel and multi-plane camera simulation software

Additional Contributors:


    Produced by: Mike McKenna and Bob Sabison, MIT Media Lab
    Credits: David Atherton, David Chen, Michael Johnson, Peter Schroeder, David Small, Steve Strassmann, and Radhika Nagpal

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