ACM SIGGRAPH Blog
Finding Warmth in the Cold
Image Credit: Aaron Blaise “Snow Bear”, a hand-drawn animated short, was a SIGGRAPH 2025 Computer Animation Festival Animation Theater feature. It tells a quiet Arctic story shaped by loss, imagination, and connection. We spoke with the filmmaker about the deeply...
Painting With Reality
Paint with reality itself — this SIGGRAPH 2025 Real-Time Live! demo lets artists remix photorealistic 3D Gaussian splats in real time to create rich, expressive 3D worlds live.
A Vibrant and Accessible Venue for Sharing Your Ideas
Ahead of SIGGRAPH’s return to Los Angeles, we connected with SIGGRAPH 2026 Posters Chair Tuur Stuyck for an in-depth look at this year’s Posters program.
Preserving Giants: How ‘Heritage Trees’ Blends Technology and Ecology
Discover how “Heritage Trees” transformed laser scans, sound, and fabrication into an immersive SIGGRAPH 2025 Art Gallery installation that reimagines ancient trees as living archives of culture and ecology.
Hope, Inspiration, and Motivation: Diana Arellano’s Visions for SIGGRAPH 2028
ACM SIGGRAPH has announced Diana Arellano as the SIGGRAPH 2028 Conference Chair. Read on for stories from her involvement with SIGGRAPH, visions for 2028, and how a serendipitous moment can turn into a core conference memory.
SIMD Started It, SIMT Improved It
By blending thread abstractions with SIMD hardware, GPUs evolved into flexible processors for graphics, AI, and scientific computing.
‘Hanging By A Thread’: Stop-Motion Storytelling
Discover how “Hanging By A Thread” captivated audiences at SIGGRAPH 2025 Computer Animation Festival, blending stop-motion puppetry and digital effects to tell a powerful, emotional story.
Where Ideas Take Shape: Frontiers and Technical Workshops at SIGGRAPH 2026
As SIGGRAPH 2026 heads to Los Angeles, two programs are helping define how the community explores both emerging ideas and interdisciplinary connections.
Expand Your Foundation with the SIGGRAPH 2026 Courses Program
We sat down with Courses Co-Chairs to discuss their vision for the program, the introduction of new formats, and how they aim to bridge the gap between entertainment technology and industrial applications.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 99 – Debugging Your SIGGRAPH Talk
In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, host Nora Wixom is joined by Carrie Paff and Charles Poynton to unpack why presentation anxiety is so common and how to communicate your work with clarity and confidence across stages, screens, and high-stakes moments.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 98 – Break In With Your Demo Reel
In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, experts share practical tips for crafting an early career demo reel that stands out and gets noticed by studios and recruiters.
Breathing Form: ‘ChoreoFin’ and the Quiet Language of Kinetic Wearables
A kinetic dress at the SIGGRAPH 2025 Art Gallery presents a quiet, breathing-like interaction shaped by aquatic biology, wearable design, and soft robotics.
Generative Renaissance Comes Alive: SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Closes in Hong Kong
Reflect on the innovations, advancements, and conversations from SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 in Hong Kong.