Past events

V-Ray for NUKE launch party  

Date: November 18, 2015  
Location: The Doodle Bar | 33 Parkgate Road, London SW11 4NP 
Time: 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM   
 
Chaos Group, Escape Technology and The Foundry will take over the legendary Squint/Opera Doodle Bar to launch V-Ray for NUKE. You’ll see how we’re dramatically changing the way compositors work, and you’ll have a chance to win V-Ray for NUKE and NUKE X licenses. You can even arrive in style by catching a boat to the Battersea location.  

More information here 
   
Chaos Group at the bluegfx expo   

Date: November 19, 2015  
Location: Coin Street Centre | 108 Stamford Street, South Bank, London SE1 9NH  
Time: 9:00 AM -  6:00 PM 

The following day, Chaos Group will hit the stage at the bluegfx expo in Southbank. This symposium is an incredible event for anyone working in the VFX industry, and the cutting edge V-Ray content will include talks from Chaos Group artist Simeon Balabanov on character rendering with V-Ray, and virtual reality in archviz. In addition, guest speaker Ben Kidd, from VR studio Hamilton & Kidd, will tell us all about CGI and VFX in virtual reality. Furthermore, Fareen Farid & John Sellings of Squint/Opera will examine cinematic techniques and pipelines to create innovative and exciting architectural films and visuals.   
    
More information on presentations and speakers here.   

Register here. 

This year’s V-Ray Day Dubai will bring the best of Chaos Group’s new products to the UAE city. In the morning we’ll look at how V-Ray can help the architecture and design industries, and join Jorge Barrero of Gensler for an exclusive peek at Dubai’s 3D printed office of the future. For the afternoon session we’ll move into the worlds of VFX and animation to see what V-Ray can offer Maya and NUKE users. 

REGISTER HERE

At this year’s 3DSymposium architectural visualization event, a panel of 10 experts from the field will share their incredible knowledge of all things archviz. Chris Nichols, director of Chaos Group’s Labs, will headline the event with a presentation on virtual reality’s potential to change the industry forever.

REGISTER HERE

The historic city of Istanbul forms a beautiful setting for our latest V-Ray Day event. Architecture and design will be covered in the morning, with CG specialist Lyudmil Vanev demonstrating the latest innovations in the field. He’ll even strap on a headset for a master class on virtual reality in V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max. In the afternoon, Lyudmil will focus on VFX and animation, including V-Ray for Maya and V-Ray for NUKE. 

Morning session: Architecture and Design  

9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. - Registration and reception  
9:30 a.m. - 10:20 a.m. - The latest in V-Ray for architecture and design  
10:20 a.m. - 10:30 a.m. - Coffee Break  
10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. - Rendering VR projects with V-Ray 3.2 for 3ds Max - a workflow master class  
 
Afternoon session: VFX  

1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. - Registration and reception  
2:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. - The latest advances in V-Ray for Maya technology for VFX and Animation  
2:45 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. - Coffee Break  
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. - Rendering complex characters with V-Ray 3.1 for Maya master class  
4:00 p.m. - 4:15 p.m. - Break  
4:15 p.m. - 5:30 p.m. - Rendering for compositors - presenting V-Ray for NUKE. 

REGISTER HERE

Join Chaos Group, in partnership with Vicon Hcg Technologies, in Santiago this November for SIGGRAPH Chile. On November 2 and 3, CG specialist Ricardo Ortiz will host face-to-face demos of V-Ray for NUKE and Maya on the Expo floor.

After a long day treading the show floor, join us and other fellow CG professionals at our cocktail event on November 2 at 8 PM (Teatro Duoc UC, Lastarria 90, Santiago).

When: November 4, 2015
Where: Sala 2, Teatro Duoc UC, Lastarria 90, Santiago, Chile

The third day of SIGGRAPH Chile is dedicated to live demos and Ricardo will present a V-Ray 3.1 for Maya master class and show the latest in V-Ray for NUKE.

This is an exciting event for South American V-Ray users, and we’d love to see you there. 

More information on SIGGRAPH Chile here 

See Chaos Group and Vicon Hcg’s itinerary here 

Register for the cocktail event here

Earlier this year, Chaos Group joined forces with CL3VER, Archvision, and IrisVR for a booth at the Revit Technology Conference North America. Now, we’re doing it again - albeit across the Atlantic in the stunning city of Budapest. Join us to see how we’re helping create some of the world’s most jaw-dropping architectural visualizations.

REGISTER HERE

This year marks the inaugural edition of Norway’s TekViz, the country’s only conference aimed at visualization professionals. Chaos Group will be there, with CG Specialist Simeon Balabanov demonstrating V-Ray for 3ds Max, V-Ray for Maya and V-Ray for Revit. In addition we’re pleased to introduce Yana Andreeva, who will be demonstrating V-Ray at the Chaos Group booth.

REGISTER HERE

This October, V-Ray Days will tour India. Chaos Group’s CG specialist Kalina Panteleeva will demonstrate the latest architectural visualization and VFX techniques. 

The event is FREE and open to the public.

This October, V-Ray Days will tour India. Chaos Group’s CG specialist Kalina Panteleeva will demonstrate the latest architectural visualization and VFX techniques.

The event is FREE and open to the public.

Check out the details here.

Vienna’s d2 has become an important event for architectural visualization specialists, and Chaos Group will be there. CG Technical Specialist Yavor Stoykov will present a workshop on rendering VR projects. Meanwhile John Sellings, technical editor at design agency Squint/Opera, will show off his tips and tricks for architectural films and visuals in his presentation and workshop. 

Learn more about the event here

Russia’s CG Event Conference launches its first spin-off show in Vilnius — and Chaos Group will be there. Shahin Toosi, Senior Lighter Compositor at Lipsync VFX, will be on hand to guide attendees through V-Ray for NUKE and NUKE Studio.

Shahin will cover layout, lighting, texture assignment and rendering from within NUKE’s compositing software. It’s also a great chance to catch a glimpse of the projects Shahin is working on.

Learn more about the event and register here.

This August, Chaos Group and Autodesk are bringing Visual Days to Southeast Asia. Join us in Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, and Malaysia for special presentations and master classes covering VFX and architecture.