Past events

Roygalan is a celebration of Sweden’s fertile commercials industry, with the country’s best ads awarded prizes across nine categories. Chaos Group, in association with resellers Future Group, will sponsor the best visual effect category. It’s a great opportunity to rub shoulders with the country’s best production and post-production companies, and meet the movers and shakers at ad agencies.

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Escape Technology’s Creative Rooms has always been a little different to other visual effects events. Twice a year, the reseller and technology services provider sets up a mini creative studio, so attendees can listen to talks, and mingle with other professionals.

This year the event takes place in a bigger venue (The Oui2 Rooms on Great Titchfield Street), and it includes presentations on everything from making the most of Maya, to how to start your own creative studio.

On October 26 at 4:00 p.m, Chaos Group is proud to present a talk from renowned architect and 3D artist Kim Baumann Larsen, who will discuss the tools and workflows which create mind-blowing virtual reality experiences.

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This year, Chaos Group’s acclaimed V-Ray Days land in Italy. From October 25 to November 5 we’ll tour Rome, Florence, Milan, Verona, and Venice to bring V-Ray users the latest in architecture, design, VFX, animation and games.

Our masterclasses will show you how to get the most from V-Ray, we’ll demonstrate the cutting-edge features of Chaos Group’s products, and guest speakers will give you behind-the-scenes guides to how they work.

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Brian Russell, Business Line Manager at Chaos Group, will present the latest concepts and features behind V-Ray for Revit that contribute to the remarkable power of this design-focused visualisation platform. Attendees will get a first hand look at the simplicity and ease of use the product offers.

Register and find out more on the RTC Europe website.

On 12 and 13 October 2016, users, decision-makers and partners from the fields of mechanics and manufacturing, building and construction, and media and entertainment markets take on the Autodesk University in Darmstadt Germany.

The AU Darmstadt will about feature the future developments and trends at Autodesk, bring insight into the work with the different solutions during the expert presentations from Autodesk technical experts and users.

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Now in its fifth year, the Bournemouth University’s BFX festival takes place from October 8 - 16. It’s an amazing chance to find out about cutting edge visual effects and animation in blockbuster movies and games. It also serves as a platform for the UK’s freshest talent, and as a way to entice potential artists into the amazing world of visual effects.

This year’s partners include Double Negative, Framestore, Moving Picture Company, The Mill, Cinesite, Creative Skillset, and BAFTA. Chaos Group is proud to be part of this illustrious line-up, and we’ve organized some unmissable presentations for the festival.

On October 10 at 4.30 pm Jeremy Smith, Jellyfish Picture’s chief technology officer, will discuss VFX production in the cloud. And, on October 13 at 3.00 pm we’ll host one of our legendary Chaos Group Educator’s Brunches, where educators can find out more about our new V-Ray for Maya training program. And, on October 13 at 5.30 pm, compositor Shahin Toosi will demonstrate his innovative approach to ray-tracing within V-Ray for NUKE.

Explore the lineup and register at the BFX festival webpage.

Swedish software and hardware solutions company Creative Tools’ 3Dexpo returns — and this year it’s focused on the world of virtual reality.

The show will revolve around Creative Tools’ product range, and how it can create amazing VR experiences. Speakers from companies around the world, including IKEA, Adobe, Autodesk and MAXON, will explain how they’re exploring VR. And Chaos Group’s expert Yavor Stoykov will show how easy it is to use V-Ray to create immersive VR scenes. He will focus on the way rendering technology affects the choice between realism and interactivity, and review opportunities to optimize your workflow.

You can also try out the latest VR experiences at Creative Tools’ exhibition area, and there will be free lunch and refreshments during the event.

Find out more and register, for free, here. 

The State of Art Academy’s Academy Day returns to the spectacular city of Venice for its seventh edition. As a close collaborator with the Academy, Chaos Group is pleased to announce that it will bring two professionals from world-renowned architectural studio Foster+Partners to present at the event. Gamma Basra (Visualization Manager) and Panos Ioannou (Visualization Head of Production) will discuss the cutting edge arch viz techniques which have kept Foster+Partners ahead of the game.

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This two-day event focuses on innovation in the architecture, engineering, and construction (AEC) industries, with panels, presentations, and exhibitions. On the second day, Pierre-Felix Breton, Chaos Group’s UX design consultant for V-Ray for Revit, will demonstrate the latest features of this game-changing software. We’ll also have a friendly team on the V-Ray stand, so feel free to say hello!

Learn more here, and register here.

Since 2015, Autodesk University Russia adopted a new format – a day of executive round tables and meetings, followed by a day of online seminars and presentations for technical specialists on 6th October. Our Russian partner CSD will join the event actively, also demonstrating the power of V-Ray 3 for Revit for the BIM specialists in a special webinar.

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Founded in 1986, the American Society of Architectural Illustrators is comprised of professional illustrators, architects, designers, teachers, students, corporations, and anyone engaged in the serious pursuit of Architectural Illustration. The central purpose of ASAI remains the improvement of architectural visualization worldwide.

The ASAI 2016 conference in Boston will have Chaos Group’s Lon Grohs as a special guest speaker.

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After running for five years in the UK, the DEVELOP3D LIVE conference and exhibition is coming to the USA!

We are in the midst of a revolution in digital design tools and processes, with rapid advances in every aspect of design; conceptual, 3D printing simulation, prototyping, desktop fabrication, rendering virtual reality mobile and cloud. DEVELOP3D LIVE BOSTON is the event where product designers can learn about the latest trends from the experts.

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