M E M B E R S AT WO R K Janimation Animation ¦ The Computer Graphics staff offers its apologies to Dallas-based Janimation for incorrectly crediting the cover image from issue 38(1) February 2004 to a different animation studio. The wonderful turtle image is the work of Janimation, a digital creative studio producing computer animation, motion design and visual effects for use in feature film, broadcast commercials and Gaming FMVs. Read below for more information on this ACM SIGGRAPH member contributor s recent work. If you d like to recap your daily efforts in the exciting field of computer graphics and interactive techniques, send stories to Production Editor Lynn Valastyan at lynn_valastyan@siggraph.org. Patricia Galvis Assmus Janimation head honchos (left to right) Greg Punchatz, Steve Gaçonnier and Pete Herzog surrounded by Janimators. Pete Herzog Janimation Janimation completed the character design and creation of a photo-realistic, talking 3D turtle to be the pitchman for Harrah s Casinos Win a House promotion in 2000. Janimation had to convince the agency that a computer graphics (CG) turtle was the way to go and prove to them that computers were capable of photo-real creatures. When Janimation finally convinced the
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