Goldspink has joined other computer graphics (CG) bosses from the UK and around the world at Swansea Animation Days 2002 (SAND) - a 48-hour festival showcase celebrating the latest 3D techniques and mapping the future for digital animation, as 2D methods wane.

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Whereas VR goggles immerse a user in a computer-generated environment, AR uses semi-transparent goggles, which overlay computer-generated graphics onto a user's view of the physical world.

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Game players tend to be early adapters of any new technology, from specialized high-speed graphics chip sets to surround-sound computer speakers, that promises a more complete immersion in the virtual world.

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