A computer science student from Canada has recreated Super Mario 64 using Unity. He had made the original source project available as well as a playable version but soon had to retire it from the web. Watch the video on YouTube and find out more on Erik Ross' site.

Paris-based Naked Compagnie studio has produced a number of creative bumpers for French TV channel TF1. Watch them on Vimeo.

Shoran Software is offering its RenderPal renderfarm manager at a 30% discount. The offers lasts for one week, until April 5th. RenderPal is being used by studios like RiseFX, Walt Disney Studios, EA and Ubisoft. To take advantage of this offer use the following coupon code upon purchase: EASTERPAL15. The offer is also valid for existing customers who would like to upgrade their current licenses. A trial version is available for download for those who'd like to test it. More on RenderPal's website.

Impressive reel by David Gibson, who worked as supervising animator at Turtle Rock Studios on the co-op shooter Evolve, using 3DS Max. Watch the video on Vimeo.

Thunder Cloud Studio, developer of the Geo Maya Hair script, announced that it is working on a new version that offers features such as improved hair generation, ability to export curves or poly meshes to Obj or FBX format, etc. The author is also looking for beta testers. More on Pluginsfree.net.

Hawaiki Keyer is a new keyer for After Effects, Premiere, Motion, and Final Cut, released by the FxFactory. Hawaiki offers spill suppression, matte extractions, color keying, and light wrap tools that can be used to enhance your composites. Users can download the free trial, or purchase the full version for $49US. For more details you can check out the FxFactory website.

3DF Zephyr Pro is a software developed by Italy-based 3Dflow that allows to reconstruct 3D models from photos. The process is completely automatic and no coded targets, manual editing or special equipment are needed. It can take advantage of GPU acceleration when an NVidia CUDA-enabled GPU is available and can export to many 3D formats. An evaluation version is available. More on 3Dflow's website.

Increased urban development and a changing climate have led to heavier rainfall events. Cities are turning to more sustainable drainage techniques. Developed at Autodesk Labs, Green Stormwater Infrastructure enables rapid design and analysis of sustainable stormwater projects in an interactive 3D environment. The software combines the sketching and modeling capabilities of Autodesk InfraWorks with a dashboard full of hydrologic metrics that automatically update with each design change. Currently available as a technology preview, the software can be downloaded from Autodesk's website. (Registration required)