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Animation, Evolving: Inside the SIGGRAPH 2026 Computer Animation Festival
Image credit: Yuki Wong © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH At SIGGRAPH, animation has always been both a mirror and a catalyst — reflecting where the industry is, while nudging it forward. The SIGGRAPH 2026 Computer Animation Festival continues that tradition, bringing together work...
Beyond Words: Bringing Grief, Connection, and Shadow to Life Through Animation
Creative Seeds’ “Beyond Words” transforms grief and connection into powerful visual metaphors, blending expressive storytelling, effects-driven characters, and custom production tools to explore emotions that often defy language.
Xenco Medical Unveils XenVision, an AI-Driven Musculoskeletal Health Platform at SIGGRAPH 2026
Learn how XenVision applies computer vision, geometric computing, and AI-powered movement analysis to support objective musculoskeletal assessment and screening.
The History of AI Cuts Through Visual Computing
Artificial intelligence didn’t begin with ChatGPT. Explore the history of AI, from early game logic and digital humans to ImageNet, deep learning, and the GPUs powering today’s AI revolution.
Production Insights From ‘Zootopia 2’ and ‘The Lost Bus’ Ahead of SIGGRAPH 2026
Get a behind-the-scenes preview of SIGGRAPH 2026 Production Sessions featuring “Zootopia 2” and “The Lost Bus”, including insights on animation, VFX, real-time engines, and creative collaboration.
Creative Freedom vs. Production Reality: Adam Holmes on the Future of Previsualization
From George Lucas-era previs to today’s real-time workflows, Adam Holmes explores how previsualization is helping filmmakers balance creative freedom, production demands, and rapidly evolving technology.
Gaussian Splatting in Virtual Production — How We Put a Human-Sized Can Into a Childhood Bedroom
Discover how DOSENMUTTER used Gaussian Splatting, Unreal Engine, and virtual production to transform a childhood bedroom into a giant-world film set.
Your Next Creative Advantage Is Compute
Discover how AI media leaders use scalable AI infrastructure, faster training, and lower inference costs to render, create, and ship at scale.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 104 – SIGGRAPH for Health: Bridging Innovation, Medicine, and Patient Care
Discover how computer graphics and interactive technologies are transforming healthcare. SIGGRAPH experts discuss innovation, patient care, remote medicine, and the future of health technology.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 103 – Artists, Engineers, and Generative AI in Animation Production
In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, Production Sessions Subcommittee member Nathaniel Peters is joined by members of the “Dear Upstairs Neighbors” team to explore the role of generative AI in animation.
Find Your Platform at SIGGRAPH Asia 2026
Submit your work to SIGGRAPH Asia 2026 and showcase innovation in computer graphics, animation, XR, digital art, and interactive technologies.
Rethinking the Possible: Andrew Glassner on Quantum Computing and the Future of Graphics
From qubits to creativity, Andrew Glassner explores how quantum computing could reshape the future of computer graphics at SIGGRAPH 2026.
Celebrating 30 Years of the ACM SIGGRAPH Cartographic Visualization Birds of a Feather
Celebrate 30 years of the ACM SIGGRAPH Cartographic Visualization BOF at SIGGRAPH 2026, featuring Cesium, ESRI, and Web3D insights on 3D geospatial data, open standards, and immersive visualization.