Lucasfilm will combine video games and movies to axe post-production process http://www.theinquirer.net/inquirer/news/2295956/lucasfilm-will-combine-video-games-and-movies-to-axe-post-production-process
My mom just emailed me this article; and I thought you guys would find it interesting too. http://www.csmonitor.com/USA/Justice/2010/1221/Lucasfilm-settles-antitrust-case-over-wage-suppression-of-top-animators here's the gist of it:
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With Kay and her pet being obvious riffs on the original characters (Hannah Solo and Nibble-bacca? :P) I wouldn't be surprised if it was a way for lucasfilm/ubisoft to have their cake and eat it too. I suspect that disney/lucasfilm would be extremely protective of licensing the Harrison Ford/Han Solo ip (or any of the…
I think some professional studios are at least experimenting with real-time engines... I've seen stuff on real-time live mocap and that recent lucasfilm thing where they used 1313's engine for real-time animation.
Since the post is here anyway, Disney has been climbing up pretty well since buying Lucasfilm, even after the recent layoffs. Stock in my simulator app went from $25000 to $32000 in a few months.