Company Disney investing in tech lab

Tom Morrow · 08-12-2008, 01:38 PM

Disney investing in technology lab

Disney funds R&D labs
To focus on next-gen tech including computer animation

The Hollywood Reporter
Disney is going to college. The entertainment company said Monday that it is underwriting research and development labs at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich.

The R&D labs will conduct work in computer animation, computational cinematography, autonomous interactive characters, robotics and user interfaces that can then be used at Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Feature Animation, Disney's Parks & Resorts division, Disney Media Networks, ESPN, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures, and Disney Interactive Media Group.

"Creating the next generation of sophisticated technologies requires long-term vision and collaboration with world-class innovators," Ed Catmull, president, Disney and Pixar Animation Studios, said. "We are strengthening our commitment to R&D throughout Disney by establishing these labs."

Joe Marks, vp R&D at Walt Disney Imagineering Research & Development, is leading the launch of the project and will oversee the labs.

Each lab represents a five-year commitment from Disney to fund a director and seven to eight principal investigators. Additional staff will include professors, academic interns, scientific consultants and collaborators.
by Carolyn Giardina

Realted Article:
Disney ramps up new technologies
Variety

Press Release:
Disney Launches Global Research & Development Labs
Market Watch

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DCA Fan · 08-12-2008, 05:04 PM

Excuse me while I go apply to transfer to Carnegie Mellon.

TimmyII · 08-12-2008, 05:54 PM

Excuse me while I go buy some Stock in Carnegie Mellon!

spacedest · 08-13-2008, 09:03 PM

Yeah for Disney and engineering and robotics!

ctdsnark · 08-17-2008, 02:42 PM

With Disney doing that kind of research,I eagerly await the next generation of Tom Morrow!

{uhhh---I meant the animatronic,not the guy running this column;maybe I should've said "Alec Tronic".

Palm Desert Babe · 08-17-2008, 03:28 PM

This should definately be good for the Disney company.

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