There is no fee for those interested in attending, though registration is required. Registration at each location takes place from 5:30pm to 6:00pm, with demonstrations running from 6:00pm to 8:00pm, followed by cocktails from 8:00pm to 9:00pm.
The "Make the Story Come Alive Tour" (www.autodesk.com/storyalive) highlights core performance, productivity and pipeline efficiencies for film and game development. Tools such as 3DS Max 9, Maya 8, MotionBuilder 7.5 and Toxik 2007 will be demonstrated at these events.
Dates are as follows:
Toronto - Wednesday, October 11
New York - Tuesday, October 17
Chicago - Tuesday, October 24
Dallas - Wednesday, November 8
San Francisco - Tuesday, November 14
Los Angeles - Thursday, November 16
Vancouver - Tuesday, November 21
The Autodesk "Eye Candy Tour" (www.autodesk.com/candystore) highlights the company's visual effects, editing and color grading solutions, with product demos of Smoke, Flame, Toxik and Lustre 2007.
Dates are as follows:
Toronto - Thursday, October 12
New York - Wednesday, October 18
Chicago - Wednesday, October 25
Miami (English) - Wednesday, November 1
Miami (Spanish) - Thursday, November 2
Dallas - Thursday, November 9
Los Angeles - Tuesday, November 14
San Francisco - Thursday, November 16
The tours are being sponsored by HP, Intel, Nvidia and Turbo Squid.