To celebrate the “generations” of SIGGRAPH and Leonardo/ISAST, Danielle Siembieda (Managing Director, Leonardo/ISAST) sat down with an expert panel to discuss Leonardo’s history with the SIGGRAPH conference, its upcoming 50th anniversary and where the future of art —...
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Female Force at SIGGRAPH Asia 2017
21 December 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Graphics
Top Row (left to right): Prashant Buyyala, Diana Arellano, Christine Berg, [volunteer] Bottom Row (left to right): Cyndi Ochs, Marisa Tontaveetong, Millie Young, Dallim Park, June Kim, Thita Dilokthanakul, Nhung-Walsh, and Jinny HyeJin Choo The last day of SIGGRAPH...
SIGGRAPH Now: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’
14 December 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Industry Leaders, Production, Visual Effects
Image: "War for the Planet of the Apes," courtesy Weta Digital VFX © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. SIGGRAPH Now is a new series of content from SIGGRAPH conferences. While nothing replaces the in-person experience, SIGGRAPH Now...
Where to Watch: SIGGRAPH 2017 VR Theater Shorts
12 December 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Graphics, Production, Virtual Reality
SIGGRAPH 2017 VR Theater Directors Q&A | photo by John Fujii © 2017 ACM SIGGRAPH You asked, we answered... Check out a complete list of SIGGRAPH 2017 VR Theater selections below to find out where you can watch each virtual reality animated short from last summer's...
SIGGRAPH Asia Wrap Up
7 December 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences
SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 wrapped its 10th edition on a high note. This year’s edition in Bangkok, Thailand brought together some of the biggest names and organizations in the computer graphics and interactive techniques industry from 26 – 30 November 2017. The event drew...
SIGGRAPH Asia 2017: Thailand Insider
23 November 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Graphics, Interactive Techniques
By Jessica Sommerville SIGGGRAPH Asia 2017 is fast approaching, and those who will be attending may be curious about this year’s host city Bangkok. We at the ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee are here to help. Surapong Lertsithichai (but you can call him...
SIGGRAPH 2018 Submissions: What You Should Know
21 November 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Interactive Techniques, Research, Virtual Reality
"At SIGGRAPH 2018, we invite you to be a part of history in the making as we celebrate our 45th conference and the innovation that has always been at the core of SIGGRAPH. It is no accident that our theme this year is 'Generations.' Over the years, a long legacy of...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 7 – Neurable
17 November 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAugmented Reality, Conferences, Industry Leaders, Virtual Reality
In this latest SIGGRAPH Spotlight installment, SIGGRAPH 2017 VR Village Chair Denise Quesnel sits down with one of the creators of the virtual and augmented reality experience Neurable, Ramses Alcaide (President and CEO, Neurable). The experience uses neuroscientific...
Computer Graphics and Natural Beauty Meet in Vancouver
16 November 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences
Vancouver, British Columbia, is among the top technology hubs in the world when it comes to computer graphics and interactive techniques. SIGGRAPH 2018 will set up shop in August 2018 amidst an impressive array of production, visual effects (VFX), and animation...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 6 – Pixar’s Ed Catmull and Tony DeRose
27 October 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Research
This week on SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2018 Technical Papers Chair Mathieu Desbrun is joined by Ed Catmull (co-founder, Pixar Animation Studios; president, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios) and Tony DeRose (senior scientist, Pixar Animation Studios) to talk...
The Mill and Epic Games Push Real-time Boundaries With ‘The Human Race’
23 October 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Industry Leaders, Production, Real-Time
In August, SIGGRAPH attendees were treated to an epic Real-Time Live! presentation that featured some of the greatest achievements in real-time graphics from the previous year, including 2017 Best Real-Time Graphics and Interactivity award winner “The Human Race,” a...
Behind the Research: Light Field Imaging with Robert Twomey
17 October 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Industry Leaders, Research
This summer, for the first time ever, the North American SIGGRAPH conference awarded a "Best Art Paper" prize to one of the candidates within the Art Papers program. The winning paper was "Transforming the Commonplace through Machine Perception: Light Field Synthesis...











