Unlock the Secrets of Computer Graphics with Pixar’s Pat Hanrahan 🎨 (2019 Turing Award)
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Oxbridge Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford talks to Pat Hanrahan - the father of computer graphics - about his career at Pixar and the work that earned him 3 Academy Awards (Oscars).
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Recorded at the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum.
HLF 12 Spark Session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeRgdy7mtN0
Ray Tracing Algebraic Surfaces, Pat Hanrahan: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/800059.801136
Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is Public Engagement Lead at Oxford University Lifelong Learning: https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/tom-crawford
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Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation
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New York Institute of Technology
Peter Boettcher
Sunset Media Wave
Rebecca Allen
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Nicolas Genin
University of Wisconsin
Britannica
Academia Europaea
Turfgrass
BBC News
Jean Greenwood
Alan Dejecacion
ACM
Naughty Dog
Jurassic Park - Best Dinosaurs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPjoCQi0TOc
Toy Story Opening Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kza8gW_jnl8
The Death of T-1000 Terminator 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBHj8Xs4sg
Best Hair in Video Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XEkX3eyj7s
Tubby the Tuba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTyNgHTFDfM
ACM Turing Award Lecture 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdPXBnJWai8
Support Tom's work via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tomrocksmaths
Oxbridge Mathematician Dr Tom Crawford talks to Pat Hanrahan - the father of computer graphics - about his career at Pixar and the work that earned him 3 Academy Awards (Oscars).
This video includes a paid sponsorship with Gamma. Find out more at the links below.
YouTube: https://youtube.com/@UClkZM098Hy9QdN6tThcimfg
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/gamma-app/
TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gamma.app
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meetgamma/
Facebook: https://facebook.com/p/Meetgamma-100089723495485
X: https://x.com/meetgamma
Recorded at the 12th Heidelberg Laureate Forum.
HLF 12 Spark Session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eeRgdy7mtN0
Ray Tracing Algebraic Surfaces, Pat Hanrahan: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/800059.801136
Produced by Dr Tom Crawford at the University of Oxford. Tom is Public Engagement Lead at Oxford University Lifelong Learning: https://www.conted.ox.ac.uk/profiles/tom-crawford
For more maths content check out Tom's website https://tomrocksmaths.com/
You can also follow Tom on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram @tomrocksmaths.
https://www.facebook.com/tomrocksmaths/
https://twitter.com/tomrocksmaths
https://www.instagram.com/tomrocksmaths/
With thanks to
Pat Hanrahan
Heidelberg Laureate Forum Foundation
Universal Pictures
Tri-Star Pictures
Electronic Arts
Pixar
JoBlo Animated Videos
Flashback FM
Movieclips
Rodney Rainbow
Guerilla Games
New York Institute of Technology
Peter Boettcher
Sunset Media Wave
Rebecca Allen
Red Bull
Big Issue
Parade
Forbes
Nicolas Genin
University of Wisconsin
Britannica
Academia Europaea
Turfgrass
BBC News
Jean Greenwood
Alan Dejecacion
ACM
Naughty Dog
Jurassic Park - Best Dinosaurs: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPjoCQi0TOc
Toy Story Opening Scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kza8gW_jnl8
The Death of T-1000 Terminator 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiBHj8Xs4sg
Best Hair in Video Games: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7XEkX3eyj7s
Tubby the Tuba: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MTyNgHTFDfM
ACM Turing Award Lecture 2019: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdPXBnJWai8
Support Tom's work via Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/tomrocksmaths
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