By Theresa-Marie Rhyne and Min Chen Image credit: Graphic recordings by Benjamin Felis of the IEEE VIS Technical Awards and the Test of Time and Keynote sessions (Fig. 1) Data visualization is the study of the transformation of data into visual representations. It...
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Creating Real-world Experiences with Magic Leap
20 November 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAugmented Reality, Conferences, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Virtual Reality
Image credit: MagicLeap.com At SIGGRAPH 2018, we connected with Blake Taylor, head of graphics at Magic Leap, and Aleissia Laidacker, interaction director at Magic Leap to learn more about their careers, SIGGRAPH history, and Magic Leap One. Taylor, who was on-hand to...
Student Volunteers: Cultivating Career and Community
19 November 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Students
© 2017 ACM SIGGRAPH Corinne Price, longtime student volunteer (SV) and SIGGRAPH enthusiast, and current leader of the SIGGRAPH 2019 Student Volunteers program, feels passionately about the opportunities given to SVs. Discover her insights on why you should apply to be...
Answer the Call: SIGGRAPH 2019 Submissions
15 November 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Education, Emerging Technologies, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Real-Time, Research, Students
As the SIGGRAPH 2019 Call for Submissions opens, there is palpable excitement to see the innovative, thoughtful, and groundbreaking ideas that our community will share. From new research to emerging technologies to innovative art, the content that is ultimately chosen...
SIGGRAPH Asia 2018: Art Gallery
23 October 2018 • by Jamie HuangACM SIGGRAPH, Art, Conferences
Image of SIGGRAPH Asia 2017's Art Gallery courtesy of ACM SIGGRAPH Asia This post is part of a larger conversation that appeared on CG World Japan. This winter, SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 is to be held at the Tokyo International Forum (Yurakucho) from 4th to 7th December. In...
Explore the 2019 Vision: The Magic of Technical Papers
16 October 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Research
Image: An Implicit Frictional Contact Solver for Adaptive Cloth Simulation. Courtesy of the authors: Jie Li, Gilles Daviet, Rahul Narain, Florence Bertails-Descoubes, Matthew Overby, George E. Brown, Laurence Boissieux. Ⓒ 2018 The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers program...
Step Into the SIGGRAPH 2019 Studio
11 October 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences, Design, Interactive Techniques
The Studio is perhaps the SIGGRAPH conference's most playful space, and we sat down with SIGGRAPH 2019 Studio chair Chrissy Cain to learn more about her vision for the program in Los Angeles next summer. SIGGRAPH: Tell us about your volunteer journey with...
‘Best of’ Real-Time Winner on Using iPhone X to Produce Stunning Mocap
9 October 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAwards, Conferences, Gaming, Mobile, Real-Time, Software
Image from "Bebylon Battle Royale" © 2018 Kite & Lightning In August, SIGGRAPH attendees were wowed by some of the industry’s greatest minds in real-time production during Real-Time Live! One project in particular stood out among the rest: "Democratising Mocap:...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 20 – Rianti Hidayat
28 September 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Students
SIGGRAPH Spotlight is back with an all-new episode! Join International Resources Committee member Bektur Ryskeldiev and SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Student Volunteer (SV) Lead Rianti Hidayat, as they discuss working on the SV committee and working internationally. Listen on...
VR Theater: Celebrating The Evolution of a New Medium
27 September 2018 • by Maxwell PlanckAnimation, Conferences, Film, Gaming, Virtual Reality
photo by Jim Hagarty In 2017, Pol Jeremias, the founder of SIGGRAPH’s VR Theater, had a bold vision. A new way to tell stories was emerging from small teams of pioneering visionaries, similar to what was happening in computer graphics in the 1970s. Recognizing that...
The 4 Arms of Adaptive Technology
18 September 2018 • by Natalie RountreeConferences, Emerging Technologies, Hardware, Interactive Techniques
photo by Andreas Psaltis © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH With each SIGGRAPH conference, attendees get to see new technology and sometimes even new programs or focus areas … and SIGGRAPH 2019 is no different! Meet the newest focus area to grace the SIGGRAPH “stage”:...
My Vision for SIGGRAPH 2019: A Letter from Conference Chair Mikki Rose
13 September 2018 • by Mikki RoseACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques
photo by John Fujii © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH Hello there! My name is Mikki Rose, and I’m your SIGGRAPH 2019 Conference Chair. I’m very pleased to share some of the exciting ideas we’re working on for the conference, but before we dive into that, it might help you to know a...











