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The holidays are upon us which means ... MORE TIME AT HOME. If you plan to relax this holiday season with a blanket and some Netflix, we support you. And, we have a few suggestions for artistic masterpieces that, if you watch them, might be kinda, sorta, work-related...
Photo credit: Industrial Light & Magic workers stage the Battle of Hoth for "Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back." Courtesy of ILM This post was originally published on the ACM SIGGRAPH News blog in January 2015. With the highly anticipated release of...
The Kobe Convention Center was bustling with activity as it played host to Asia’s premier graphics, animation, art and technology event. Held from 2 to 5 November 2015, the 8th ACM SIGGRAPH Asia Conference and Exhibition brought together over 7,000 computer graphics...
Image: Projected detailed visualization of a digital atlas created by Theresa-Marie Rhyne, 2015. Courtesy Theresa-Marie Rhyne Today, we often use step-by-step navigation software like Global Positioning Systems (GPS), instructions from web sites like Map Quest, or our...
Amid all of the education, demonstrations, and networking at SIGGRAPH 2015, chances are you missed something worth discovering. Not to worry! SIGGRAPH 2015 received plenty of media attention and we've rounded up of some of the most noteworthy news items and stories to...
One of the core components of ACM SIGGRAPH is its first-class educational support. The community accomplishes this through a variety of avenues. Today we are exploring the Spend a Week at SIGGRAPH Student Program, which focuses on underrepresented groups who...
It is that time of year again when ACM SIGGRAPH members are asked to vote for our elected Executive Committee (EC) members. In mid-April, members were sent a unique 10-digit code via email. You can still use this PIN to CAST A VOTE until June 1st. It is also the time...
Local and regional chapters help the ACM SIGGRAPH community promote excellence in computer graphics and interactive techniques.These professional and student chapters throughout the world organize meetings, site visits, conferences, screenings, art shows, and special...
SIGGRAPH 2015 is fast approaching and we want you to be ready, so we sat down with Conference Chair Marc J. Barr to learn what has inspired the planning process for what promises to be a true "Xroads" for technological thinkers. Tell us about the “aha” moment when you...
When the Macintosh and Lisa Computers were introduced by Apple Inc. in the early and mid 1980s, it was my good fortune to be a programmer analyst and long range planner with the Center for Information Technology at Stanford University. My day job involved exploring...
From the facial animation heralded in "Benjamin Button," to the destruction of cities in "Transformers," and the sculptural artistry of the characters in "Pacific Rim" and the "Avengers," much of the effects on screen are computer generated -- and this year's...
Recently I had a delightful conversation with Adam Finkelstein, a newly awarded ACM Fellow. Fellowship is a prestigious honor bestowed upon ACM members who have made significant contributions to computing, and is awarded to a mere one percent of the association’s...