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Find Your 2022 Technology Resolution

4 January 2022 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Graphics, Interactive Techniques

We asked the SIGGRAPH 2022 Committee how they’re resolving to take on technology in 2022. Check out the technology resolutions they shared.

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SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 51 – Building the Open Metaverse

31 December 2021 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesBusiness, Conferences, Gaming, Graphics, Software, Virtual Reality

Chris Redmann (Netflix) sits down with Patrick Cozzi (Cesium) and Marc Petit (Epic Games) for a discussion on the open metaverse.

Birds of a Feather, Business, Cesium, Computer Graphics, Epic Games, Games, Metaverse, Open Source, podcast, podcasts, SIGGRAPH 2021, SIGGRAPH 2022, SIGGRAPH Spotlight

Our Top 10 Most-read Blogs of 2021

30 December 2021 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Industry Leaders

ACM SIGGRAPH Blog editors reflect on the year’s most-read stories. Thanks for another great year, readers!

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Meet the SIGGRAPH 2022 Student Volunteers Program Subcommittee

23 December 2021 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Students

Get to know the SIGGRAPH 2022 Student Volunteers program subcommittee through this group Q&A with the fab five.

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6 Holiday Gift Ideas for 2021

21 December 2021 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Education, Gaming

The holidays are here, and the SIGGRAPH 2022 Committee has put together a list of the perfect gifts to help little ones (and more) embrace new technologies. A

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The Handmade Look of ‘The Mitchells vs. The Machines’

17 December 2021 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Conferences, Film, Production, Visual Effects

One of SIGGRAPH 2021’s most popular Production Sessions, we caught up with VFX Supervisor Mike Lasker of Netflix and Sony Pictures Imageworks’ “The Mitchells vs. The Machines”.

Animation, Netflix, production, Production Sessions, SIGGRAPH 2021, Sony Pictures Imageworks, VFX, Visual Effects

From Neural Volumes to Volumetric Primitives

13 December 2021 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Real-Time, Research

SIGGRAPH sits down with Stephen Lombardi, research scientist at Facebook Reality Labs, to talk about his team’s SIGGRAPH 2021 Technical Paper, “Mixture of Volumetric Primitives for Efficient Neural Rendering”.

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Limitations Are the New Normal

8 December 2021 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Augmented Reality, Conferences, Film, Interactive Techniques

Asavari Kumar shares her struggle of familial connections and reliance on digital communications during the pandemic through AR film “A New Normal”.

Adobe, Aero, AR, Augmented Reality, COVID-19, Design, Digital Art, Film, Immersive Experience, Immersive Pavilion, production

SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 50.2 – The Future of Production with Larry Cutler

26 November 2021 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Film, Graphics, Production, Software, Virtual Reality

SIGGRAPH Spotlight is looking toward the future – of production that is. SIGGRAPH 2021 Production Sessions Chair, John Kalaigian, spoke with two incredible guests this month on their current projects and where they see the future of production going.

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SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 50.1 – The Future of Production with Alex Popescu

19 November 2021 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Film, Graphics, Production

SIGGRAPH Spotlight is focusing on the future of production this month. SIGGRAPH 2021 Production Sessions Chair, John Kalaigian, spoke with two incredible guests on their current projects and where they see the future of production going.