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...
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That’s a Wrap – Highlights from SIGGRAPH 2015
13 August 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Augmented Reality, Conferences, Emerging Technologies, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
The collaboration between the graphics, art and technologies always brings out the new, the exciting and the inspired. At SIGGRAPH 2015, various disciplines and interests intersected at the “Xroads of Discovery.” Throughout the year, the conference and program chairs...
The Academy Brings ‘Wallace and Gromit’ Studio to SIGGRAPH
16 July 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film
Image credit: © 2015 Aardman Animations The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is returning to SIGGRAPH with a panel talk devoted to the four-time Oscar-winning U.K. studio Aardman Animations. The special conference session will feature Aardman co-founder...
Trailer Spotlight: Dailies at SIGGRAPH 2015
9 July 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Production, Students, Visual Effects
Image: The Making of Fruit People © 2015 Emilio Saenz, Treehouse Army It's a given that SIGGRAPH conferences celebrate excellence in computer graphics and interactive techniques. But SIGGRAPH is so much more. At its core, SIGGRAPH is about connections, intersections,...
Showcasing Innovation in Computer Animation
9 June 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Gaming, Visual Effects
Image: Best in Show winner "Citius, Altius, Fortius" by Felix Deimann - Independent Artist Transcendent. Magical. This year’s SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival brings together some of the world's most innovative, accomplished, and amazing digital film and video...
SIGGRAPHITTI Issue 3: Emerging Technologies, Art Papers, Production Sessions, and Industrial Light & Magic’s 40th Anniversary
4 June 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Conferences, Emerging Technologies
Light Pattern © 2015 Daniel Temkin SIGGRAPHITTI is the official newsletter for the North American SIGGRAPH Conference, an annual five-day interdisciplinary educational experience of the latest computer graphics and interactive techniques. Sign up to receive...
Dailies at SIGGRAPH: Behind the Art
26 March 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Production
The Dailies program at SIGGRAPH celebrates excellence in computer graphics by hosting an evening of presentations showcasing images and short animations of extraordinary creativity. For SIGGRAPH 2015, we are developing a unique experience with plans to showcase more...
‘Feast’worthy Tips for Creative Thinkers
12 March 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Industry Leaders
Image Credit: Feast © 2014 Disney After keeping it a secret for so long, Oscar-winning Director Patrick Osborne and VFX Supervisor Josh Staub of Walt Disney Animation Studios visited us at SIGGRAPH 2014 to talk "Feast," both as a Computer Animation Festival selection...
Daytime Selects To Feature New Styles and Techniques
21 November 2014 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Art, Film
This year, Daytime Select is proud to highlight and feature styles/techniques and genres not normally focused on at SIGGRAPH. To promote a fresh and different appeal, Daytime Select will showcase works in Experimental film/animation, live action shorts, stop motion,...
SIGGRAPH 2014 Highlights from Vancouver
14 August 2014 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Conferences, Film, Graphics
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - SIGGRAPH 2014 returned to Vancouver, Canada, for its 41st conference and exhibition. From 10-14 August, 14,045 artists, research scientists, gaming experts and developers, filmmakers, students, and academics from 50 U.S. states and 75...
Q&A: DreamWorks Animation Experts Talk ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
14 August 2014 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Industry Leaders
SIGGRAPH 2014 sat down after DreamWorks Animation Presents: The Growth of "How To Train Your Dragon 2" for a quick Q&A with panelists on their process. Q: Which part of the animation process on How To Train Your Dragon 2 was most rewarding and why? A: Lighting was...
SIGGRAPH 2014 Prepares for World Record Attempt
9 August 2014 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Graphics, Industry Leaders
At 8 pm Sunday, 10 August, hundreds of computer graphics aficiandos will gather in West Building, Ballroom C-D of the Vancouver Convention Centre, open a mobile web app created by Conference Chair bounce house for sale Dave Shreiner, and contribute pixels to the...