Unlock the Secrets of Computer Graphics with Pixar’s Pat Hanrahan 🎨 (2019 Turing Award)

Discover the fascinating math behind stunning computer graphics in this insightful talk with Pixar’s Pat Hanrahan. Learn how mathematical principles shape the visuals we love, and create your own Oscar-worthy presentations with Gamma at https://gamma.app/

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Create your own Oscar-worthy presentations with Gamma at https://gamma.app/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=influencer&utm_campaign=agent_oct25&utm_content=akg_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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