New features in the open source framework for creating browser-based 3D visualizations, games and interactive presentations include: pathfinding using navigation meshes, new logic node for switching between camera movement styles, updates in the Project Manager and even more optimizations. More on Blend4Web’s website.

Also of note, an English translation of an article by Andrey Prakhov is available that compares the WebGL performance of Blend4Web and Unity.

This year's Blender Conference finished on Sunday and brought some interesting announcements regarding Cycles upcoming developments as well as Blender viewport improvements planned for v2.8. Also of note, Ton Roosendaal stated that companies such as Nimble, AMD, Tangent and Lulzbot are supporting full time developers for Blender. Canada-based Tangent Animation discussed publicly how their production system contributes to Blender development. Last but not least, videos from the talks given at the conference are starting to show up on YouTube.

Maxon has announced a collaboration with AMD to deliver GPU rendering in Cinema 4D through ProRender, AMD's OpenCL CPU/GPU renderer. ProRender is open source, cross-platform, freely available and offers bridge plugins for several 3D applications. More on Maxon's website.

Character animator Cameron Tyler has posted online her latest reel. She is currently available for remote freelance work with Maya and 3DS Max. Watch it on Vimeo.

Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden have developed the basis for a new electronic paper display that is less than a micrometre thin, flexible and can give all the colors that a regular LED display does. It also requires ten times less energy than a Kindle tablet. More on Chalmers University's website.

Allegorithmic has released Substance Painter 2.4 with a focus on improving workflow via a redesigned shelf. The new UI allows you to customise the shelf with unlimited panels, access sub folder hierarchies for each category of asset, dock shelves anywhere, save a search as a preset, create a new window from a preset, and introduces a new process for importing resources. Also of note, many of the particle brushes have been made easier to use and 4 new presets have been added. Read more on Allegorithmic's website.

Matte Painting artist Rick Rische, has released his 2016 reel showcasing some of the feature film work he has worked on over the years. Watch it on Vimeo.

Gokhan Karadayi has released his Photorealistic Landscape Pack 4 for Unreal Engine. The pack includes various landscapes, physically based materials, rock & plant meshes, and much more. He has also released a features video; watch it on YouTube.