With all of the chances to discover new research, learn new methods, or experience new technologies, it’s highly likely you missed something that is worth a second look. Not to worry! Below is our mid-week round up of SIGGRAPH 2017 noteworthy stories from the heart of computer graphics and interactive techniques.
Five SIGGRAPH Trends Changing the Way We Make Media
Studio Daily
New Technology Brings Skeletal Tracking to Multi-Player Virtual Reality Experiences
Variety
Dimensional Imaging Unveil new Facial Capture Tech at SIGGRAPH
Develop
AMD Makes Next Move in Comeback With New Graphics Cards
Fortune
Google Spotlight Stories Takes on SIGGRAPH 2017
Animation World Network
5 Mind-Bending Experiments That Show Where Creativity Is Headed Next
Co.Design
AMPAS, NASA Talk Science, Movies and Diversity at SIGGRAPH
The Hollywood Reporter
Watch a Deep-Learning Bot Learn (and Fail) to Run
Popular Mechanics
Nvidia and Remedy use Neural Networks for Eerily Good Facial Animation
Ars Technica
Real Time Mike!
FXGuide
Announcing the World’s First Brain-computer Interface for Virtual Reality
Medium
Nvidia Debuts Isaac-Trained Robot In VR At SIGGRAPH 2017
VRFocus
Challenge NVIDIA’S VR-trained Robots to a Game of Dominoes at SIGGRAPH 2017
Digital Trends
Avatar 2 Is Coming. Seriously, This Time.
Vanity Fair
Disney Legend Floyd Norman To Present SIGGRAPH Keynote
Computer Graphics World
SIGGRAPH 2017: One Of The Biggest Innovations This Year Is The VR Theater
UploadVR
SIGGRAPH: Winners & Wrap-Up, Pixar Peeks RenderMan 22 & Giraffe-gate
Animation Magazine
Here’s a Look at Death Stranding’s In-game Fog System
COGconnected
Automatic Image Retouching on Your Phone
Tech Xplore
HP’s new Nvidia-powered Backpack VR PC is Designed for Work, not Play
TechCrunch
Legendary Disney Animator Floyd Norman Is No Luddite
PCMag
SIGGRAPH 2017’s Best new Tech: Cinema 4D R19, AMD and NVIDIA graphics, Fusion 9, Trapcode 14 and new VR Tools
Digital Arts UK
Microsoft Courts Hollywood with Secure Media Cloud Services
eWeek
Want to see SIGGRAPH 2017 for yourself? Tune in to the conference live stream for sessions like “Technical Papers Fast Forward” (below) and more!