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Kathryn De Shields

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Behind the Scenes: The High-Tech World of Making Movie Characters

Though many know what Celtics player Kyrie Irving looks like on the basketball court, it took weeks of effort to make him and the rest of the team look older for the filming of the movie Uncle Drew. The team at Atlanta-based Blue Whale Studios worked with Irving, Shaquille O’

MomoCon, the Southeast's Biggest "Geek Culture Convention", And Its Roots As A Bored Student's Experiment

MomoCon, the Southeast's Biggest "Geek Culture Convention", And Its Roots As A Bored Student's Experiment

When Jessica Merriman first enrolled as a Georgia Tech student, she was studying neurosurgery. By the time she graduated, she had become the co-founder of what is now one of the largest gaming, anime, eSports, and comics conventions in the southeast. MomoCon is an “all-ages Geek Culture Convention” held in

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This Young Studio Owner Is Pioneering the Mixed Reality-Film Medium

Though virtual reality is taking the gaming industry by storm, the technology is also being explored by filmmakers who are interested in this emerging medium. One Atlanta-based studio, Disrupt!, is pioneering the field with its immersive, free VR experiences. The concept was inspired by Oculus Story Studio, the VR animated