Autodesk University 2018 Day 1 The Day in Photos

AU 2018 Day 1  November 12th, 2018

Always a bit of a trip to see the entrance to the Venetian. My mind immediately thinks of the old Q*bert video game.

DCIM100GOPROGOPR0039.JPG  =  A square video game screenshot that is a digital representation of a multicolored pyramid of cubes in front of a black background. An orange spherical character, a red ball, and a purple coiled snake are on the cubes. Multicolored discs are adjacent to the left and right sides of the pyramid. Above the pyramid are statistics related to gameplay. 

The morning started extra early with a run of the route for the AU5K down the strip the day prior to the event. I wanted to make sure there were no surprises along the 3.2 mile route.

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I then went to the rehearsals for General Session and Keynotes.

The Hall C was filled with several thousand chairs and a small team working out the last minute details and rehearsals.

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Rehearsals for the Keynotes coming on Day 2
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On stage the robot with the camera in silhouette was really cool as it showed the physical sculpture of the 3dsmax splash image that was made in physical form. A robot held a camera guiding it slowly providing the audience in the General Session a close up view of these physical objects on the stage.

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About the sculpture:

It may not seem like it, but you’re looking at a runner leaping off the starting line. The bottom half of…

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