Science of Animation Exhibit

JALI Showcases Next-Level 3D Facial Animation Tech at The Science of Animation     Pop-Up Studio at Fleet Science Center, San Diego, September 27–28, 2025

Date: September 27-28, 2025
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Location: Fleet Science Center – Balboa Park, San Diego, California

The Science of Animation Studio at the Fleet Science Center

The Science of Animation studio showcases a real-time, collaborative animation workflow, offering the public a rare opportunity to experience the inner workings of a fully operational animation studio. The studio pipeline features technology from leading media and entertainment industry software and hardware solutions providers, including:

· Visual Development – Adobe Photoshop on Xencelabs Pen Displays

· Digital Sculpting – ZBrush on Xencelabs Pen Displays

· Material Scanning – HP Z Captis with Adobe Substance 3D Sampler

· Texture Painting – Adobe Substance Painter on Xencelabs Pen Displays

· World Building – Unreal Engine

· Rigging – Ozone Story Tech in Maya

· Facial Animation – JALI in Maya & Unreal

· Performance Capture – Vicon markerless tracking

· Virtual Camera – Xbox controllers driving live cinematography

· Fortnite Lounge – Opportunity to jump into Fortnite at the museum or from home to collaborate live

All stations will be connected into a HP/NVIDIA/AMD -powered pipeline, ensuring the performance and fidelity needed to make this interactive experience seamless. Guests will even have crafting stations to create physical materials (like yarn or paper textiles), scan them with HP Z Captis, and then see those assets instantly integrated into the Fortnite world.

Science of Animation Exhibit at Fleet Science Center Floorplan

Read more on the Fleet Science Center page