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Alvy Ray Smith III is an American computer scientist who co-founded Lucasfilm's Computer Division and Pixar, participating in the 1980s and 1990s expansion of computer animation into feature film.
Alvy Ray Smith is one of the co-founders of Pixar. With Ed Catmull, Smith was a founding member of the Lucasfilm Computer Division, which developed computer graphics software, including early renderer technology. He and Ed Catmull co-founded Pixar. After the spinout from Lucasfilm of Pixar, funded by Steve Jobs, he served on the Board of Directors and was Executive Vice President. According to ...
LONG BIO. Dr Alvy Ray Smith cofounded - or was present at the beginning of - four centers of computer graphics excellence: Altamira Software Corporation: CEO and Cofounder 1991-1994 (purchased by Microsoft) Pixar : Executive Vice President, Cofounder, and Director 1986-1991 (purchased by Disney) - see Pixar founding documents.
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The Dawn of Digital Light. in IEEE Annals of the History of Computing, Oct.-Dec. 2016, vol. 38, no. 4, pp. 74-91. Abstract. The pixel serves as a unifying concept bringing computer graphics and image processing, indeed all pixel-mediated fields, into a single world called digital light.
May 4, 2018 · THE INSTITUTE Moviegoers often take for granted many of today’s computer-generated images and animations—unheard-of technology in the 1960s when IEEE Member Alvy Ray Smith began his career ...
Alvy Ray Smith, a renowned figure in the United States, is estimated to have a net worth of $50 million by 2024. Known for his expertise as a film director, computer graphics animator, and engineer, Smith has left an indelible mark on the realm of technology, visual effects, and animation. With a career spanning decades, he has contributed ...
