SR&ED, or the Scientific Research and Experimental Development program, is a federal tax incentive program meant to encourage Canadian businesses to conduct research and experimental development (R&D) that will lead to new, improved, or technologically advanced products or processes. Johnson sends out surveys, followed up by interviews, in order to build ICOM's claim.
As of Nov 2019, ICOM started collecting SR&ED content via Google Form: Click here
Why was the work necessary? Was there a software/process limitation? Are clients requesting something new or different?
Before performing the work, did you or your team have expectations for the work?
Explain the details of the technical work you or co-workers undertook. Please highlight tools and techniques used. Jargon is good. We LOVE numbers! Please share any measurements you encountered, eg: Frames per second, load time, render time
What was the outcome of your work? Success? Failure? Work in progress? We LOVE numbers! Please share any measurements you encountered, eg: Frames per second, load time, render time
Prototyping of a Web Interactive 3D model
Uncertainty: Why was this work undertaken?
In September 2015, Google has released Chrome 45 with NPAPI plugin support removed which prevented users from running the Unity Web Player.
Activity: Goal of work
The team's goal was to allow a PC with average specifications to render a 3D model in real-time with at least 10 frames-per-second.
Activity: What technical work was performed?
The 3D team researched different methods for delivering 3D models to clients via the web. The team experimented with these frameworks:
Advancement: What was the result?
ICOM developed a method of delivering 3D models via a web-browser using SketchFab. Baseline render performance improved from 206 seconds to 175 seconds on the R&D PC by moving the model rendering to a hosted service.
To be considered eligible, ICOM projects should:
Types of project work eligible:
Expenses eligible:
Eligible material costs:
NOT eligible:
Project Management/Creative Direction
The process for building the SR&ED claim roughly follows these steps:
http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/txcrdt/sred-rsde/bts-eng.html