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The curtain has fallen on SIGGRAPH 2023, and what a spectacular show it was! As we bid adieu to this year’s conference, it’s time to shine the spotlight on the outstanding individuals and projects that received top honors at the event. Check out the SIGGRAPH 2023 award winners who left an indelible mark on the world of computer graphics and interactive techniques. Plus, learn even more about the incredible award-winning projects by exploring related ACM SIGGRAPH Blog stories and SIGGRAPH Spotlight Podcast episodes.
Best in Show: Art Gallery
- “Reinventing the Spindle”
- Ebru Kurbak, University of Applied Arts Vienna
- WATCH: Ebru Kurbak was featured on the SIGGRAPH Now Webinar: Art as Time Capsules: Software, Robotics, and Materialities.
Best Art Paper
- “Movement Quality Visualization for Wheelchair Dance”
- Yurui Xie, Giulia Barbareschi, Ayesha Nabila, Kai Kunze, Masa Inakage, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design
- READ: Learn more about the inspiration behind this award-winning visualization solution on the ACM SIGGRAPH Blog.
Best in Show: Electronic Theater
- “La Diplomatie de L’éclipse” [qualifier for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences]
- César Luton, Ecole MoPA; Axel Mechin, Achille Pasquier, Clémence Bailly, Selim Lallaoui
Jury’s Choice (tie): Electronic Theater
- “The Voice in the Hollow”
- Miguel Ortega, half MT studios
- “Overwatch: Kiriko”
- Jeremiah Johnson and Dave Stephens, Blizzard Entertainment
- LISTEN: SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 68 – Electronic Theater Award Winner: ‘Overwatch: Kiriko’
Best Student Project: Electronic Theater
- “Swing to the Moon”
- Marie Bordessoule, Elisa Drique, Solenne Moreau, Adriana Bouissié, Vincent Levrero, Nadine de Boer, Chloé Lauzu, ESMA
- READ: Revisit the magic of the SIGGRAPH 2023 Electronic Theater with this blog recap!
Best in Show: Emerging Technologies
- “Reprojection-free VR Passthrough”
- Grace Kuo, Eric Penner, Seth Moczydlowski, Alex Ching, Douglas Lanman, Nathan Matsuda, Reality Labs Research, Meta
Audience Choice: Emerging Technologies
- “Retinal-resolution Varifocal VR”
- Yang Zhao, Dave Lindberg, Bruce Cleary, Olivier Mercier, Ryan McClelland, Eric Penner, Yu-Jen Lin, Julia Majors, Douglas Lanman, Reality Labs Research, Meta
Best in Show: Immersive Pavilion
- “Actualities: Seamless Live Performance With the Physical and Virtual Audiences in Multiverse”
- Ke-Fan Lin, Yu-Chih Chou, Yu-Hsiang Weng, Yvone Tsai Chen, Zin-Yin Lim, Chi-Po Lin, Ping-Hsuan Han, Tse-Yu Pan, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology
- READ: Revisit the SIGGRAPH 2023 Experience Hall with this blog recap!
Best in Show: Real-Time Live!
- “Interactive AI Material Generation and Editing in NVIDIA Omniverse”
- Hassan Abu Alhaija, James Lucas, Alexander Zook, Michael Babcock, David Tyner, Rajeev, Rao, Maria Shugrina, NVIDIA
Audience Choice: Real-Time Live!
- “Real-time Stage Modelling and Visual Effects for Live Performances”
- Taehyun Rhee, Andrew Chalmers, Faisal Zama, Anna Stangnes, Vic Roberts, Computational Media Innovation Centre, Victoria University of Wellington
- READ: Visit the ACM SIGGRAPH Blog for an electrifying recap of this year’s Real-Time Live!
Best in Show: Technical Papers
- “Split-Lohmann Multifocal Displays”
- Yingsi Qin, Wei-Yu Chen, Matthew O’Toole, Aswin C. Sankaranarayanan, Carnegie Mellon University
- “Differentiable Stripe Patterns for Inverse Design of Structured Surfaces”
- Juan Sebastian Montes Maestre, Yinwei Du, Ronan Hinchet, Stelian Coros, Bernhard Thomaszewski, ETH Zürich
- “Globally Consistent Normal Orientation for Point Clouds by Regularizing the Winding-number Field”
- Rui Xu, Shandong University; Zhiyang Dou, The University of Hong Kong; Ningna Wang, The University of Texas at Dallas; Shiqing Xin, Shandong University; Shuangmin Chen, Qingdao University of Science and Technology; Mingyan Jiang, Shandong University; Xiaohu Guo, The University of Texas at Dallas; Wenping Wang, Texas A&M University; Changhe Tu, Shandong University
- “3D Gaussian Splatting for Real-time Radiance Field Rendering”
- Bernhard Kerbl, Inria, Université Côte d’Azur; Georgios Kopanas, Inria, Université Côte d’Azur; Thomas Leimkuehler, Max-Planck-Institut für Informatik; George Drettakis, Inria, Université Côte d’Azur
- “DOC: Differentiable Optimal Control for Retargeting Motions Onto Legged Robots”
- Ruben Grandia, Disney Research Imagineering; Farbod Farshidian, ETH Zürich; Espen Knoop, Disney Research Imagineering; Christian Schumacher, Disney Research Imagineering; Marco Hutter, ETH Zürich; Moritz Bächer, Disney Research Imagineering
- READ: Celebrate all of the SIGGRAPH 2023 Technical Papers award winners in this blog story roundup.
Test-of-Time Awards
- “Functional Maps: A Flexible Representation of Maps Between Shapes” (2012)
- Maks Ovsjanikov, Mirela Ben-Chen, Justin Solomon, Adrian Butscher, Leonidas Guibas
- “Eulerian Video Magnification for Revealing Subtle Changes in the World” (2012)
- Hao-Yu Wu, Michael Rubinstein, Eugene Shih, John Guttag, Frédo Durand, William Freeman
- “HDR-VDP-2: A Calibrated Visual Metric for Visibility and Quality Predictions in All Luminance Conditions” (2011)
- Rafal Mantiuk, Kil Joong Kim, Allan G. Rempel, Wolfgang Heidrich
- “Optimizing Locomotion Controllers Using Biologically-based Actuators and Objectives” (2012)
- Jack M. Wang, Samuel R. Hamner, Scott L. Delp, Vladlen Koltun
Best in Show: VR Theater
- “Missing 10 Hours VR”
- Fanni Fazakas, RUMEXR, Victoria University of Wellington; Noemi Szakonyi, Mate Vincze, Match-Frame Productions
- READ: Get a behind-the-scenes look at this VR experience in this exclusive interview.
These remarkable individuals and projects have exemplified the spirit of innovation and excellence that SIGGRAPH celebrates. Their contributions have pushed the boundaries of what’s possible in computer graphics and interactive techniques, charting an impressive course for the next 50 years of our industries.
Congratulations to all the winners! Your dedication and creativity inspire us all to reach new heights in the worlds of technology and artistry. As we wrap up SIGGRAPH 2023, we look forward to what the future holds and the exciting discoveries that await us at SIGGRAPH 2024 in Denver!
