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5 Questions with Amazon Engineer Leo Chan

5 Questions with Amazon Engineer Leo Chan

Image credit: Amazon Sumerian hosts © 2019 Amazon Web Services At SIGGRAPH 2018, Leo Chan taught two, hands-on workshops in the Studio that walked developers through how to create a virtual host and immersive scene, respectively, with Amazon Sumerian. We sat down with...

Pixar’s SparkShorts Program Supports Innovation, Funds Independent Filmmaking

Pixar’s SparkShorts Program Supports Innovation, Funds Independent Filmmaking

"Purl," SparkShorts © 2019 Pixar Animation Studios “SparkShorts is indie filmmaking inside of Pixar.” In the video above, Kristen Lester and others describe a newly unveiled initiative from Pixar: SparkShorts. Though first revealed to SIGGRAPH attendees in 2017 via a...

ICYMI: Major Moments From SIGGRAPH 2018

ICYMI: Major Moments From SIGGRAPH 2018

Photo of Stefen Fangmeier (left) and Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams (right) introducing "Jurassic Park" by Jim Hagarty © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH As we get ready for SIGGRAPH 2019, it's hard not to think back on what made last summer so special. Read on for some of our favorite...

Leading the Way: Celebrating 3 Memorable SIGGRAPH Leaders

Leading the Way: Celebrating 3 Memorable SIGGRAPH Leaders

Image credit: pixabay.com In December, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its annual Scientific and Technical Awards recipients. Among the list of honorees are longtime SIGGRAPH all-stars Ed Catmull (co-founder, Pixar Animation Studios), Paul...

Graffiti on the Mona Lisa: A Conversation With App Developer Yosun Chang

Graffiti on the Mona Lisa: A Conversation With App Developer Yosun Chang

Imagine being able to graffiti in the Louvre — on famous works of art. With augmented reality, anyone with a mobile device can do so with zero repercussions. In light of the submissions deadline for SIGGRAPH 2019’s Appy Hour quickly approaching, we reminisced about...

Immersive Art Around the World

Immersive Art Around the World

photo of the SIGGRAPH 2016 Art Gallery © ACM SIGGRAPH Traveling internationally over the holidays or in the new year? Don’t skip the art! In honor of the approaching SIGGRAPH 2019 Art Gallery submissions deadline (on 29 January 2019), we've curated an around-the-world...

Holiday Gift Guide: Kid Friendly Ideas for STEM/STEAM Students

Holiday Gift Guide: Kid Friendly Ideas for STEM/STEAM Students

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...

Creating Real-world Experiences with Magic Leap

Creating Real-world Experiences with Magic Leap

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

Student Volunteers: Cultivating Career and Community

© 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

Answer the Call: SIGGRAPH 2019 Submissions

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...