Tech Trek Talk with Randy Packer: Moonray & DreamWorks

​Ever wondered how a dragon's scales, a swashbuckling cat's whiskers, or a whole world of singing Trolls end up looking so good on screen? Come hang out with Randy Packer, Senior Manager of R&D at DreamWorks Animation, who leads the team that built Moonray, the renderer behind How to Train Your Dragon, Puss in Boots, and Trolls. He'll break down what a ray tracer actually is and how a studio the size of DreamWorks uses one to get a full movie out the door.

​We'll also get into the juicy part: how a tool DreamWorks poured millions of dollars into ended up being open source. The studio bet that sharing it with the world would make it stronger, and Randy will tell us how that played out, which movies used Moonray, how it works under the hood, and what the team learned along the way. We'll wrap up with a live Q&A, so bring your questions (and your curiosity).

​Es una charla virtual, en inglés, abierta a toda la comunidad universitaria. Vas a aprender cómo se hace la magia detrás de las películas de DreamWorks y por qué decidieron compartir su renderer con el mundo.