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SpeedTree has released their latest demo reel. Watch it on YouTube.

Pixar has released its open source technology, Universal Scene Description (USD), on Github. USD is a toolset that gives studios a way to describe, assemble, interchange, and use large and complex scenes in their pipelines via plugins that work with software packages like Maya and  Katana. For more information on USD, you can visit the Pixar website. 

Square Enix presented a video at SIGGRAPH on the technology they are using in their latest game, Final Fantasy XV. Watch it on YouTube.

Wired has posted a video that goes behind the scenes on the newest Star Trek film, Star Trek Beyond. Watch it on YouTube.

Rising Sun Pictures has released a breakdown of the work they did for the Game of Thrones season 6 finale. Watch it on YouTube.

Fabric Engine has posted a SIGGRAPH demo of their upcoming SceneHub technology that allows for the loading of really dense assets into your scene files; in this case, Maya. Watch it on Vimeo.

VFX Screens Pro is an app for IOS that helps in the process of on-set screen replacement for visual effects. It supports gesture and slider tracking, background colors for chromakeying, and more. For full details on VFX Screens Pro, you can visit the Apple App store. 

Hybride has released their latest VFX demo reel. Watch it on YouTube.

Mikros Image has released their 2016 matte painting reel. Watch it on Vimeo.

NVIDIA has released its latest video card, the GTX 1060. The GTX 1060 is seen as direct competition to the recently released AMD RX 480, and is competitively priced starting at $250US. For full details on the GTX 1060, you can visit the NVIDIA website. Update: The Founders edition from NVIDIA is available now for $299 USD, with partner editions starting at $250 USD, which be released at a later date.