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...
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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 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...
Future Technologies at SIGGRAPH Asia 2017
10 November 2017 • by Jamie HuangACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences
SIGGRAPH Asia attendees are in for a treat in Bangkok. The exhibition hall is set to host a total of 47 regional and international exhibitors. Hailing from countries such as Thailand, Japan, China, Taiwan, South Korea and the United States, these companies will be...
SIGGRAPH Asia: Program Highlights
2 November 2017 • by Jamie HuangACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences
The tenth edition of SIGGRAPH Asia is set to make its debut in the “Land of Smiles”, at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Centre (BITEC), Thailand. Held from 27th to 30th November, the show is expected to attract close to 7,000 attendees from over 60...
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...
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...