3D Animation

Currently, All 3D softwares and Adobe Suite are located on the artist’s Boxx Workstations.

They must use their office PC’s for Office Suite software, Emails, and Internet usage.

The 3D Artists also use a Wacom 27HD (Dyer Funds used) digital input display for drawing, painting, photoshop work, and sculpting 3D

Mixed Reality

Currently,  we have requested (Dyer Funds) two Developer Kits for the Microsoft Hololens. The hololens is furthest along in the Mixed Reality platforms. The consumer version (v3) is expected to be released 2nd half 2019. Price Point is unknown.  I would guess $600 - $800 but I am only guessing. I do know that you can wear the Hololens with eyeglasses.

At this point in time, the only competitors I have my eyes on are the Magic Leap and ODG R7.  Both of these devices should be considered as well.

Magic Leap may be out  later this year. However, Price Point will start at $1,000 for consumer product and it is unknown if you can wear eyeglasses. DevKit is just the Android DevKit and rest is same software and Hololens. It is somewhat untethered. It has has a cord that plugs into a wearable battery back. ODG R7  is set to be out now and the R8 later this year as well. However, the R7 is $2,750 for consumer product. The R8 will start at $1800 for consumer product. DevKit price is unknown. You cannot wear eyeglasses with it.

The developers will need Win10 put on their workstations. Jim Verebely has already approved that this could be done.