ILM receives a Technical Achievement Award for the development of the Caricature Animation System.

ILM creates a fully virtual set for Mission: Impossible.

ILM creates digital tornadoes using particle systems animation software for Twister.

ILM receives a Technical Achievement Award for the CG system to create and control hair and fur.

ILM wins a Technical Achievement Academy Award for the creation of the ILM Digital Film Compositing System.

ILM creates the first photo-real 3-D cartoon character utilizing computer animation for The Mask.

ILM develops digital technology to create photo-real animated characters that match live-action for Jurassic Park.

Skywalker Sound introduces the first use of T-1 tie-lines for real-time digital audio transmission to distant locations.

The first THX home audio system is unveiled at the Consumer Electronics Show.

SoundDroid debuts at the Audio Engineering Society convention.

ILM creates the first morphing sequence in Willow.

The Learning division is established to design multimedia educational products.

Lucasfilm enters a joint venture with The Walt Disney Company and creates the Star Tours attraction at Disneyland.

Lucasfilm establishes a partnership with National Geographic and Apple Computer to develop a CD-ROM education and entertainment system for the home.

ILM creates the first fully computer-generated character with the “stained glass knight” in Young Sherlock Holmes.

The Games division releases its first two games: “Ballblazer” and “Rescue on Fractalus,” both for the Atari system.

The Adventures of Andre and Wally B, created on the Pixar Image Computer, premieres at SIGGRAPH.The THX Theater Alignment Program (TAP) and the THX Sound System for theaters are launched.The Games division is established Lucasfilm is the first film company to develop and publish interactive entertainment.ILM creates the “Genesis effect” – ILM’s first completely computer-generated sequence in a feature film for Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.ILM develops the Go-Motion animation process.The Computer Graphics Division begins development of the Pixar Image Computer, the EditDroid and the SoundDroid.The Lucasfilm Computer Graphics Division is established at ILM.ILM develops the Dykstraflex motion control camera system to create the groundbreaking special effects seen in Star Wars: A New Hope.

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