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SUMMARY:The true story of the group now known as Pixar - Alvy Ray Smith\, 
 Lucasfilm\, Pixar\, Altamira\, Microsoft...
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CONTACT:Peter Robinson
DESCRIPTION:I'll start with a quick history of pixels\, beginning in Engla
 nd in the late 1940s\, then jump to the first color pixels at Xerox PARC i
 n the 1970s\, then to first full-color pixels at New York Institute of Tec
 hnology\, to Lucasfilm early 1980s\, to Pixar late 1980s\, and beyond - pe
 rhaps to VR. We'll ride the astonishing Moore's Law explosion together and
  try to glimpse the future ever so slightly. I'll show pictures and video 
 snippets of obscure - and not so obscure - animations. I'll give my take o
 n the possibility of "replacing" actors. I'll explain the title\, of cours
 e.
LOCATION:Lecture Theatre 1\, Computer Laboratory\, William Gates Building
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