/* ACADEMY SOFTWARE FOUNDATION
Code. Collaboration. Creativity.
Supported by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
/* OUR MISSION
Learn more about how your organization can help support these efforts.
/* OUR PROJECTS
We are always looking for developers, engineers, end users, and others who may be interested in participating in our projects. There are many levels of contribution – both technical and non-technical. If you are interested in helping support the industry’s open source community, and want to join a diverse and inclusive community, we encourage you to get involved.
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/* OPEN SOURCE IN ENTERTAINMENT
How the Academy Software Foundation Creates Shared Value
The Academy Software Foundation was created four years ago by a group of like-minded technology executives and software developers who saw a need for a neutral place, a common ground, where studios and vendors could come together to write open source software that would benefit everyone.
A lot has happened in this short period of time. This document tells the story of the Foundation: where it came from, what it has achieved so far, and where it aims to go next.
/* LATEST NEWS & MEDIA COVERAGE
Wrapping Up Another Successful Summer Learning Program
Some Summer Learning Program participants attending SIGGRAPH 2024 We recently wrapped up the Academy Software Foundation’s fourth annual Summer Learning Program, with 20 student participants from around the world joining us to learn more about coding and potential technical career paths within visual effects and animation. This year’s Program ran…
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Join us for Dev Days 2024 Next Month!
Developers of all experience levels are invited to participate in Dev Days, our virtual hackathon on Sept. 26-27, which helps individuals to make their first contribution to a project.
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OpenVDB Integrates NVIDIA Open Source fVDB to Enable Deep Learning on Large-Scale 3D Data
OpenVDB users will soon have access to fVDB, which provides the framework for large-scale, high-resolution spatial intelligence.
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DPEL Adds New Assets from Animal Logic, AWS and Adobe
DPEL adds three new assets: Animal Logic ALab v2.2, Adobe OpenPBR Shader Playground, and AWS Airship
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