Past events

For more than 20 years, the Animago awards and conference have been at the heart of the European visual effects industry. At this year’s event, Chaos Group is proud to sponsor the arch viz award, and present two exciting demonstrations of the future of CGI.
Our CG specialist Yana Andreeva will reveal the tips and tricks which can make V-Ray’s visuals look astoundingly photorealistic. And, in his “GTs on GTXs” presentation, Porsche AG’s Andre Matos will show how V-Ray RT and GPUs can create astonishing images of supercars — without a supercomputer.
When you aren’t having your mind blown by the presentations, don’t forget to swing by Chaos Group’s booth to meet our presenters, see the latest V-Ray features, and say hello to Qoobee, our German distributor.

Register at the conference's official page

Chaos Group will make its Ukrainian debut with two V-Ray Days. V-Ray Architecture Day Kyiv and V-Ray VFX & Animation Day Kyiv will feature a series of extended masterclasses which cover major platforms for architecture, design, animation and VFX.
At both events, Chaos Group’s CG Specialist Kalina Panteleeva will share advanced tips and tricks on how the latest releases of V-Ray can produce renders of the highest quality in 3ds Max, SketchUp, Revit, Maya and Phoenix FD. And she’ll discuss the exciting roadmap for V-Ray products.

Find out more and register at our V-Ray Days Kiev page (in Russian).

The North American East Coast’s largest VFX and animation conference returns with a huge expo, behind-the-scenes presentations and inspiring masterclasses. On September 7, at 3 PM, Chaos Group presents a talk from Aaron Simms Creative’s Michael Pecchia and Matt Millard on how they brought Stranger Things and The Mist’s creatures from initial concept to final shots. And at 10AM Lyudmil Vanev, CG Specialist at Chaos Group, will demonstrate how V-Ray’s optimizations can supercharge your workflow and help you hit deadlines.

Find out more and register at the Effects MTL website.

One of the largest arch-viz conferences in the world returns – and this time, Chaos Group will serve as main event sponsor and co-host of the grill party on Friday evening.
Attendees won’t want to miss a remarkable Chaos-related announcement on day one at 6:45 PM, and we’ll hold a brief Q&A about the announcement at 12 noon the following day. 
If that’s not enough, Dabarti’s founder Tomasz Wyszolmirski will tell us how GPU rendering has changed the way his company works.
And you’ll be able to mingle with arch viz artists and companies from around the world, and see demos of the latest software and technology.

Tickets are still available – if you’re quick - at the event's official page.

BILT touches down in Toronto this August for three days of Revit goodness. As global gold sponsor, we’ll present a talk from HKS’s Jorge Barrero on August 4 from 1.45 to 3 P.M. Using the Los Angeles Rams stadium and two innovative projects in the Middle East as case studies, Jorge will show how complex designs can be shared between multidisciplinary practices.

You can also swing by the Chaos Group booth #31 to say hi to our friendly crew, and check out the latest V-Ray innovations.

Find out more and register at the BILT website.

The ever popular V-Ray Days, hosted by Chaos Group in room 404A, will feature exclusive insight into this year’s biggest films, television shows and games from some of the world’s best VFX studios. In addition, Chaos Group will be holding a special V-Ray for Educators breakfast, featuring information on V-Ray courseware and our new policies for training and education. 

SIGGRAPH is a five-day conference and exhibition where visitors can experience the latest in digital art, emerging technologies, and hands-on opportunities for creative collaboration. Visit our event page to learn more.

Chaos Group team have prepared accordingly and are poised to bring some ground-breaking announcements and hot news from the V-Ray world.

On the main stage Kalina Panteleeva will have an hour for her V-Ray: Next, focusing on Chaos Group’s dedication to the bleeding edge of innovation in visualization technologies and the resulting product development and expected releases. She will follow-up with an exclusive workshop for everyone, who wants to learn the tips, tricks and benefits of working with V-Ray RT on GPU.

Everyone is welcome to reach out to our team at the Chaos Group booth in the main exhibition space.

Find out more and register at the official CG Event page.

The two instalments in Moscow and Saint Petersburg will stray from the presentation and success stories format and feature series of extended masterclasses, covering the major architecture and design platforms. At both events Chaos Group’s CG Specialist Kalina Panteleeva will share advanced tips and tricks on how V-Ray can produce images of the highest quality in 3ds Max, SketchUp, and Revit, and discuss the exciting roadmap for V-Ray products.

Find out more and register at our V-Ray Architecture Days in Russia page (in Russian).

In their first eponymous events they have arranged not one, but three advanced workshops, focused on visualization, parametric design and concept exploration in 3ds Max, Maya and Rhino.

The multitude of application prompted us to bring CG specialist Yavor Stoikov along, as an integral part of all three workshops, to demonstrate V-Ray’s power within the core applications. Yavor will team up with Karim Mousa El Ramly to show V-Ray’s crucial role in creating stunning architectural visualizations in 3ds Max’s. With Davide Del Giudiche he will take the Maya-based design strategies further into At Alessio Erioli’s WS 3 Yavor will demonstrate how in V-Ray 3 for Rhino V-Ray RT can work directly in Grasshopper and the new possibilities it presents to parametric designers

And on the evening of June 28, the open inside space of Le Murate will be the arena of the free-admission V-Ray VR Evening @ VIBEARCH. We’ve prepared some of the most cutting-edge VR demos for exclusive viewing, as well as some nice prosecco.

Learn everything about VIBEARCH at their website and register for the V-Ray VR Evening @ VIBEARCH the Eventbrite page.

Organized by V-Ray for Rhino UK partner Simply Rhino, the London Rhino User Group is a bi-annual gathering of users and fans of McNeel’s design and architecture software. Among the line-up are influential thinkers, Grasshopper wizards, parametric design innovators, and the developers of Rhino itself.

As a sponsor, Chaos Group will bring CG specialist Yavor Stoikov along to demonstrate V-Ray 3 for Rhino’s coolest new features, and show how V-Ray RT can work directly in Grasshopper. And we’re pleased to welcome special guest Harry Ibbs, Head of Digital Delivery and Workflow at Zaha Hadid Architects, along for an enticing presentation titled “Rhino V-Ray Hypothesis Workflow: What If?”

When you’re not having your mind blown by the possibilities of V-Ray for Rhino, you can check out our booth to see demos of V-Ray RT GPU in V-Ray 3 for Rhino on Nvidia’s latest and most powerful cards.

The day will finish with the V-Ray 3 for Rhino launch party. Expect demonstrations, chit-chat and drinks in a unique location.

Tickets for this event are £40, or £20 for students.

Find out more and register.

End User Event (EUE) has become a key event in the CG industry’s calendar — possibly because it takes place in a pub. Visitors will be inspired by talks from big CG studios and software companies in a laid-back, friendly atmosphere. Chaos Group’s CEO and co-founder Vladimir “Vlado” Koylazov is on the lineup, and he’ll talk about the past, present and future of V-Ray.

Find out more at the EUE website.

Find out how V-Ray is changing architecture and design workflows at our two US events.

In New York, Scott DeWoody will show how Gensler creates stunning visualizations, and Cooper Carry’s Mike Daniel will demonstrate CL3VER’s revolutionary platform for V-Ray based online presentations.

Mike will join us again in Boston, as well as Seunghyun Kim from Safdie Architects.

At both events Chaos Group experts will reveal how V-Ray can produce astonishing imagery in 3ds Max, SketchUp, Rhino and Revit, and discuss the exciting roadmap for V-Ray products.

Find out more and register at our V-Ray Days USA page.