The former Virtuality Conference has been renamed the VIEW Conference. They are preparing for their 8th gathering this November in Turin Italy. There will be many high profile speakers there, including folks from Pixar, Dreamworks, Sony Pictures Imageworks, ILM, and WETA Digital.

Also, the Virtuality Award(short competition using 3D and VFX) is accepting entries. If you’re a digital artist, you still have until OCT 15 to submit your work.

By putting on a virtual reality mask, holding a stylus in one hand and a tracking device in the other, an artist can draw 3D objects in the air with unprecedented precision. This new system is called “Drawing on Air”, and researchers have designed the interface to be intuitive and provide the necessary control for artists to illustrate complicated artistic, scientific, and medical subjects.

The Scientific and Technical Awards Committee of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the final 15 scientific and technical achievements that have been selected for further Academy Awards consideration. RealFlow4 is amongst the competing candidates.

The Awards Committee will meet in early December to vote on recommendations to the Board of Governors, which will make the final awards decisions.

To view the official press release, click on the image above.