Motion graphics artist Gavin Shapiro thinks art needs to be a lot less serious. In his three-minute film Wingin' It, dancing pink flamingos and swaying penguins flit across the walls and floor in high ...

The difference between distributed computing and concurrent programming is a common area of confusion as there is a significant amount of overlap between the two when you set out to accomplish ...

3D animation, motion graphics and computer-generated images (CGI) are key parts of today’s entertainment landscape. Video content is everywhere and much of it relies on incredible images not captured ...

Over the weekend, the people who manage the SETI@home distributed-computing project announced it would be going on hiatus at the end of March. The project was one of the first efforts that ...

Distributed computing has markedly advanced the efficiency and reliability of complex numerical tasks, particularly matrix multiplication, which is central to numerous computational applications from ...

Neel Somani, a researcher and technologist with a strong foundation in computer science from the University of California, Berkeley, focuses on advancements of distributed computing across personal ...

David McOwen is losing a lot of sleep these days over his decision to participate in a distributed computing project two years ago. The former computer administrator at DeKalb Technical College in ...

With Render Network, filmmakers in Artechouse's Submerge exhibit in NYC can tap into massive GPU power—turning highly ambitious concepts into vivid reality. I'm the Executive Editor, Features & ...