photo by Andreas Psaltis © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH Happy holidays! Each season, we give gifts for a variety of reasons, but beneath those lies a common thread: We care for the recipient and want them to enjoy the gift in their own unique way. If you, like us, think...
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Creating Real-world Experiences with Magic Leap
20 November 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAugmented Reality, Conferences, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Virtual Reality
Image credit: MagicLeap.com At SIGGRAPH 2018, we connected with Blake Taylor, head of graphics at Magic Leap, and Aleissia Laidacker, interaction director at Magic Leap to learn more about their careers, SIGGRAPH history, and Magic Leap One. Taylor, who was on-hand to...
Student Volunteers: Cultivating Career and Community
19 November 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Students
© 2017 ACM SIGGRAPH Corinne Price, longtime student volunteer (SV) and SIGGRAPH enthusiast, and current leader of the SIGGRAPH 2019 Student Volunteers program, feels passionately about the opportunities given to SVs. Discover her insights on why you should apply to be...
Answer the Call: SIGGRAPH 2019 Submissions
15 November 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Education, Emerging Technologies, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Real-Time, Research, Students
As the SIGGRAPH 2019 Call for Submissions opens, there is palpable excitement to see the innovative, thoughtful, and groundbreaking ideas that our community will share. From new research to emerging technologies to innovative art, the content that is ultimately chosen...
2018 Emerging Technologies Best in Show: Steerable Application-Adaptive Near-Eye Displays
9 November 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Augmented Reality, Emerging Technologies
Image from "Steerable Application-Adaptive Near-Eye Displays" Ⓒ 2018 NVIDIA Corporation, UNC Chapel Hill In August, SIGGRAPH 2018 showcased inspiring, bleeding-edge technologies that are expanding the human experience in the areas of health, home, and entertainment...
Bringing the Skeletons of ‘Coco’ to Life
30 October 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Awards, Film, Production
Image credit: “Coco” © 2017 Disney Pixar. All rights reserved. Just in time for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, we are excited to share a look behind the magic of "Coco," the 2018 Academy Award winner for Best Animated Feature. In an all-new SIGGRAPH Now feature,...
Explore the 2019 Vision: The Magic of Technical Papers
16 October 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Research
Image: An Implicit Frictional Contact Solver for Adaptive Cloth Simulation. Courtesy of the authors: Jie Li, Gilles Daviet, Rahul Narain, Florence Bertails-Descoubes, Matthew Overby, George E. Brown, Laurence Boissieux. Ⓒ 2018 The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers program...
Step Into the SIGGRAPH 2019 Studio
11 October 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Design, Interactive Techniques
The Studio is perhaps the SIGGRAPH conference's most playful space, and we sat down with SIGGRAPH 2019 Studio chair Chrissy Cain to learn more about her vision for the program in Los Angeles next summer. SIGGRAPH: Tell us about your volunteer journey with...
‘Best of’ Real-Time Winner on Using iPhone X to Produce Stunning Mocap
9 October 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAwards, Conferences, Gaming, Mobile, Real-Time, Software
Image from "Bebylon Battle Royale" © 2018 Kite & Lightning In August, SIGGRAPH attendees were wowed by some of the industry’s greatest minds in real-time production during Real-Time Live! One project in particular stood out among the rest: "Democratising Mocap:...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 20 – Rianti Hidayat
28 September 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Students
SIGGRAPH Spotlight is back with an all-new episode! Join International Resources Committee member Bektur Ryskeldiev and SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Student Volunteer (SV) Lead Rianti Hidayat, as they discuss working on the SV committee and working internationally. Listen on...
25 SIGGRAPH 2018 Stories You May Have Missed
28 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Business, Conferences, Emerging Technologies, Graphics, Hardware, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Production, Virtual Reality
photo by Jim Hagarty © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH Our recent trip to Vancouver yielded a wealth of new ideas, new experiences, and new innovations. ...And plenty of writers were there to capture it! We hope you enjoy this roundup of some of the biggest stories out of SIGGRAPH...
Throwback Thursday: SIGGRAPH 2018 in Videos
23 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Business, Conferences, Film, Industry Leaders, Production, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
Still reeling from last week's SIGGRAPH 2018 conference? Perhaps you missed Vancouver altogether? There's a video for that! In addition to the ability to re-watch any of our live-streamed sessions, check out this collection of bonus videos, published daily during our...