Nick Epstein, VFX supervisor at Wētā FX, discusses how the stunning visuals of the show came to be ahead of the SIGGRAPH 2025 Production Session “Wētā FX Presents: ‘The Last of Us’ Season 2: The Horde”.
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But What About 4D Games?
Have you ever wondered about exploring a 4D world? But the fourth dimension is not time, its an actual fourth of dimension space.
SIGGRAPH 2025 Technical Papers Awards: Best Papers, Honorable Mentions, and Test-of-Time
Celebrate the Technical Papers Best Papers, Honorable Mentions, and Test-of-Time awardees and preview the research to come at SIGGRAPH 2025.
The Year of the Master XR Builder
XR is going mainstream, and AWE’s Builders Nexus 2025 is your ultimate hub to create, scale, and thrive in this transformative tech revolution!
Haptics for Healing
Discover how the SIGGRAPH 2024 project EmBelt uses haptic feedback and VR to simulate body image anxiety and eating disorders.
Bringing Music to Life in a Highly Stylized Animated Film
We connected with Wētā FX Visual Effects Supervisor Keith Mille, to learn more about this collaborative creative process that led to an Academy Award®-winning animated film.
Get in the Ring (Virtually): ‘Metapunch X’ Levels Up Esports
We caught up with the creators behind this contribution to learn more about the inspirations, challenges, and ambitions driving this next-generation esports experience.
Animating the Self
Discover how students at NCSU’s MADTech program combined photogrammetry, mocap, and performance theory to create cinematic Metahuman animations featured at SIGGRAPH 2024.
Meet the SIGGRAPH 2025 Computer Animation Festival Jury
Meet the jury of the SIGGRAPH 2025 Computer Animation Festival — an extraordinary group of industry leaders whose expertise and dedication to innovation and storytelling will shape this year’s celebration of computer graphics and animation.
Editing the Present
Explore the sensation of real-time slow motion through a layered video display that challenges our perception of time.
Get to Know the SIGGRAPH Asia 2025 Committee
Meet the team behind SIGGRAPH Asia 2025, led by Prof. Taku Komura. Discover the experts shaping this premier event in computer graphics and interactive techniques!
Explore Vancouver: The SIGGRAPH Insider’s Guide
Discover the best things to do in Vancouver during SIGGRAPH 2025 — from scenic views at Grouse Mountain to local food tours, arts festivals, and more.