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...
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SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 9 – Mohammed Saeed Harib
1 December 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Graphics, Industry Leaders
Hot off the heels of SIGGRAPH Asia 2017, the ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee brings you another new episode of SIGGRAPH This time IRC member Anupama Hiregouda sits down with Mohammed Saeed Harib (animator), of the United Arab Emirates, to talk about his...
Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in Europe (Part I)
28 November 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Production, Visual Effects
Image courtesy Mackevision. © Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. By Jessica Sommerville In this regional snapshot, we explore the climate of the computer graphics (CG) industry within Europe. In part I of this exploration, we touch base with two...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 8 – SIGGRAPH Asia’s Pisut Wisessing and Marisa Ginger Tontaveetong
24 November 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Conferences, Industry Leaders, Students
In this latest SIGGRAPH Spotlight installment, ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee (IRC) member Bektur Ryskeldiev (Ph.D. candidate, University of Aizu) sits down with SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Student Volunteer Chair Pisut Wisessing (Ph.D. candidate, Trinity...
SIGGRAPH Asia: Computer Animation Festival
14 November 2017 • by Jamie HuangAnimation, Conferences
Image: Afterwork (Ecuador), courtesy of Luis Uson, Andrés Aguilar, Matte CG Four talented animation artists and teams will be honored at SIGGRAPH Asia’s annual Computer Animation Festival Awards on 28 November 2017. The Festival celebrates the most creative animated...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 5 – Animation in Asia with Juck Somsaman
13 October 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Conferences, Industry Leaders
Image credit: © All rights reserved bkmagazine.com In the latest edition of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast, ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member Rebecca Ko (founder, Rooftop Animation) sits down with SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Computer Animation Festival...
Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in Africa
3 October 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Production, Visual Effects
Image, "Khumba" courtesy of Triggerfish By Jessica Sommerville In this fifth installment of our series of regional snapshots, we focus on the climate of the CG industry within Africa. For this edition we have three industry spokesmen to shed some light on the...
Who’s Who: SIGGRAPH 2017 Award Winners
15 August 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Art, Conferences, Emerging Technologies, Film, Industry Leaders, Real-Time, Research
Image source: Twitter It has been a big, amazing year for art, research, and technology and SIGGRAPH 2017 was there to award it all. Find out who won our top honors and learn more about the projects below. ACM SIGGRAPH Awards The ACM SIGGRAPH Awards program recognizes...
SIGGRAPH 2017 News You Need to Know
2 August 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Art, Augmented Reality, Conferences, Interactive Techniques, Production, Real-Time, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
With all of the chances to discover new research, learn new methods, or experience new technologies, it's highly likely you missed something that is worth a second look. Not to worry! Below is our mid-week round up of SIGGRAPH 2017 noteworthy stories from the heart of...
Disney Legend Floyd Norman at SIGGRAPH 2017
1 August 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Students
photo of Steve Waskul and Floyd Norman, courtesy of John Fujii for SIGRRAPH 2017 On Monday, 31 July, SIGGRAPH 2017 attendees heard from Floyd Norman, conference keynote speaker and the first African-American storyboard artist at Walt Disney Animation Studios. Norman...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 2 – Computer Animation Festival ‘Song of a Toad’
21 July 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Industry Leaders, Production, Students
In the second episode of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast, SIGGRAPH 2017 Computer Animation Festival Director Pol Jeremias sits down with three of the creators behind the Best in Show winning animated short "Song of a Toad," part of this year's Electronic Theater....
5 Questions with Floyd Norman, SIGGRAPH 2017 Keynote Speaker
11 July 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Industry Leaders
Photo Courtesy of Michael Fiore Films On Monday, 31 July, Disney legend Floyd Norman will address attendees in a very special keynote session during SIGGRAPH 2017. Don't miss your chance to hear from Walt Disney Animation Studios' first African American animator as he...