Making Interaction More Natural, One Device at a Time: The Story of ‘We AR Sight’
What started with Open EyeTap, the world’s first open source, augmented reality headset, became “We AR Sight,” a prototype that aims to help the visually and cognitively impaired.
An ‘Irresistible’ Way to Make Films: Using Real-Time Technology for ‘Book of the Dead’
Real-time technology is enabling creators to have projects at their fingertips through all stages of the process — and that includes filmmakers.
Achieving Body Realism with ‘The Human Touch’
What if there were a way to measure how objects, like clothing, wearables, or furniture, touch and interact with different parts of the human body?
It’s All About Experience: Exploring ‘Becoming Homeless’
Virtual reality (VR) makes escaping into fantasy worlds possible, but can it also generate urgency for engaging with the real world?
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 22 – Women in Computer Graphics
Celebrate International Women’s Day with an all-new episode of the podcast. SIGGRAPH 2019 Conference Chair Mikki Rose is joined by three powerhouse women for the episode: Jinko Gotoh, Danielle Feinberg, and Erin Summers.
Nurdin Momodu on ‘Frogeck’ and Animation in Nigeria
The ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee interviews Nurdin Momodu, an animator and 3D generalist who’s directing Nigeria’s first feature-length, 3D animated film.
‘Bao’ Down to the Female Filmmakers Changing Animation
In honor of Women’s History Month (a U.S. observation in March), SIGGRAPH shines a spotlight on the female faces of animated filmmaking who are making waves in the industry.
CoGlobe: Collaborative VR… in a Fish Tank
There’s a fear that virtual reality (VR) will turn us into antisocial loners who too regularly escape into immersive fantasies on our own. But with “CoGlobe: A Co-Located Multi Person FTVR Experience,” the VR experience is a shared one — … Continued
SIGGRAPH Now: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’
Technical Director Ernest Petti, Head of Environments Larry Wu, and SDL-Head of Characters & Technical Animation David Komorowski share the process for visualizing the internet on screen for “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”
Inspired by Service Dogs: Inside Toyota’s Human Support Robot
Akiyoshi Ochiai, a senior engineer at Toyota Research Institute, shares the development journey for his team’s Human Support Robot (HSR). A prototype of the robot was shown in the SIGGRAPH 2018 Emerging Technologies venue.