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ICYMI: Major Moments From SIGGRAPH 2018

ICYMI: Major Moments From SIGGRAPH 2018

Photo of Stefen Fangmeier (left) and Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams (right) introducing "Jurassic Park" by Jim Hagarty © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH As we get ready for SIGGRAPH 2019, it's hard not to think back on what made last summer so special. Read on for some of our favorite...

VR @ 50: Ivan Sutherland’s 1968 Head-Mounted 3D Display System

VR @ 50: Ivan Sutherland’s 1968 Head-Mounted 3D Display System

photo by Jim Hagarty © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH “I never thought much about the future. I couldn’t imagine what people would do with this thing. I just did it because it was interesting and seemed possible.” So thought Ivan Sutherland about his Head-Mounted 3D Display System...

How VR Evolved From a ‘Stagnant Technology’

How VR Evolved From a ‘Stagnant Technology’

Dr. Wayne Carlson walks through VR’s move from concept to reality and SIGGRAPH’s role in its evolution Wayne Carlson, Ph.D., is something of a historian of computer graphics and interactive techniques. Actively engaged in computer graphics since the early days,...