Erik Brunvand is the Education Focus Area Chair for SIGGRAPH 2018. He shares his experience as a SIGGRAPH attendee and volunteer leader, and what's new and groovy for educators at this summer's conference, taking place 12-16 August, 2018 in Vancouver, British...
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Dave Mullins on Creating ‘LOU’
16 January 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Production
"Lou" © 2017 Pixar Animation Studios With the 2018 Oscars coming up and SIGGRAPH 2018 Computer Animation Festival submissions opening soon, we sat down with Pixar Animation Studios Director Dave Mullins to discuss his work on 2017 Electronic Theater selection "LOU."...
Ernest Edmonds on the History of Art at SIGGRAPH
11 January 2018 • by Ernest EdmondsACM SIGGRAPH, Art, Conferences, Industry Leaders
photo by John Fujii © 2017 ACM SIGGRAPH 2017 ACM SIGGRAPH Distinguished Artist Award Chair Sue Gollifer (right) and Ernest Edmonds (left) 2018 marks the 50th anniversary of Leonardo, The Journal of the International Society of the Arts, Sciences and Technology (MIT...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 10 – SIGGRAPH, Leonardo, and the Future of Art
22 December 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Design, Industry Leaders, Research
To celebrate the “generations” of SIGGRAPH and Leonardo/ISAST, Danielle Siembieda (Managing Director, Leonardo/ISAST) sat down with an expert panel to discuss Leonardo’s history with the SIGGRAPH conference, its upcoming 50th anniversary and where the future of art —...
Female Force at SIGGRAPH Asia 2017
21 December 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Graphics
Top Row (left to right): Prashant Buyyala, Diana Arellano, Christine Berg, [volunteer] Bottom Row (left to right): Cyndi Ochs, Marisa Tontaveetong, Millie Young, Dallim Park, June Kim, Thita Dilokthanakul, Nhung-Walsh, and Jinny HyeJin Choo The last day of SIGGRAPH...
8 Gift Ideas for Your Favorite Techie
19 December 2017 • by Gerry DerksenConferences, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Software
photo by Kyle Espeleta Photography © 2017 ACM SIGGRAPH In addition to health and entertainment, one of the topics that will be showcased on the SIGGRAPH 2018 Emerging Technologies floor will be emerging technologies for the home, or IoT 2.0. How many times have we...
SIGGRAPH Now: ‘War for the Planet of the Apes’
14 December 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Industry Leaders, Production, Visual Effects
Image: "War for the Planet of the Apes," courtesy Weta Digital VFX © 2017 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved. SIGGRAPH Now is a new series of content from SIGGRAPH conferences. While nothing replaces the in-person experience, SIGGRAPH Now...
Where to Watch: SIGGRAPH 2017 VR Theater Shorts
12 December 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Graphics, Production, Virtual Reality
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...
SIGGRAPH Asia Wrap Up
7 December 2017 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences
SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 wrapped its 10th edition on a high note. This year’s edition in Bangkok, Thailand brought together some of the biggest names and organizations in the computer graphics and interactive techniques industry from 26 – 30 November 2017. The event drew...
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 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...