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| | Computer Graphics World - Cascade SIGGRAPH and Oregon3D Host Mark Sylvester |
 | | When Mark Sylvester, former co-founder of Wavefront Technologies, addresses the Cascade SIGGRAPH chapter on Saturday, May 17, participants will hear his presentation, "Three Tribes - The Creation of Maya," and learn how the award-winning Maya software program was created. |
 | | During his talk, Sylvester will outline the history of Alias, Wavefront and Thomson Digital Images and how these three companies came together to develop Maya, the 3D animation software that on March 1, 2003 was awarded a Scientific and Technical Achievement Award by the Motion Picture Academy of Arts and Sciences. |
 | | Sylvester is currently the creative director and founder of Mixed Grill, a Santa Barbara design firm focused on the field of visual communications. |
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