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Introducing SIGGRAPH ScavengeAR, a New Mobile Game

Introducing SIGGRAPH ScavengeAR, a New Mobile Game

SIGGRAPH ScavengeAR is a mobile augmented reality gaming experience developed for SIGGRAPH 2017 in Los Angeles, California. The app is available for Android and Apple devices and can be played during the conference. Players will scan special markers to summon hidden...

5 Things to Know About the 2017 Computer Animation Festival

5 Things to Know About the 2017 Computer Animation Festival

Scrambled Ⓒ 2017 Polder Animation The SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival is the leading annual festival for the world's most innovative, accomplished, and amazing digital film and video creators. Here's what's new at the 44th annual festival. 1. 2017 Award Winning...

Ninja Theory and Epic Games Talk Hellblade and the Future of Real-Time

Ninja Theory and Epic Games Talk Hellblade and the Future of Real-Time

In July, SIGGRAPH 2016 attendees were treated to an epic Real-Time Live! show that featured some of the greatest achievements in real-time graphics to date, including this year's award-winning "From Previs to Final in Five Minutes: A Breakthrough in Live Performance...

SIGGRAPH 2016: A Recap

SIGGRAPH 2016: A Recap

photo credit: Jim Hagarty Photography SIGGRAPH 2016 has concluded its 43rd annual event with strong attendance from around the world. With the tagline "Render the Possibilities," SIGGRAPH 2016 was held at the Anaheim Convention Center, 24 - 28 July 2016. Taking over...

The Studio at SIGGRAPH 2016: Explore the Virtual Made Physical

The Studio at SIGGRAPH 2016: Explore the Virtual Made Physical

The Studio at SIGGRAPH 2016 will explore altered reality, the virtual made physical, and creations that cross these spaces. Open every day of the conference (24–28 July in Anaheim, CA), the Studio gives attendees hands-on opportunities to create physical objects,...

Exhibits at SIGGRAPH 2016 – A Global Marketplace

Exhibits at SIGGRAPH 2016 – A Global Marketplace

The Exhibition at SIGGRAPH 2016 has attracted leading companies from around the world that showcase cutting edge innovations in computer graphics and interactive techniques. A truly global representation of exhibitors will be on hand 26-28 July in Anaheim to talk with...

Live! at SIGGRAPH 2016: An Interactive, Real-Time Extravaganza

Live! at SIGGRAPH 2016: An Interactive, Real-Time Extravaganza

Adam © 2016 Unity Technologies SF The SIGGRAPH Real-Time Live! program is an event where attendees can both experience and celebrate outstanding recent achievements in interactive visuals. Each demonstration selected represents creators who are pushing the...

Enjoy the Appiest of Hours at SIGGRAPH 2016

Enjoy the Appiest of Hours at SIGGRAPH 2016

Battle Z © 2016 Fangwei Lee, Realiteer Corp. Akshay Agarwal is the SIGGRAPH 2016 Appy Hour chair and sat down with us to share the latest developments. SIGGRAPH 2016 (S2016): What is Appy Hour? Akshay Agarwal (AA): Appy Hour is a program at SIGGRAPH 2016 where...

Highlights: SIGGRAPH 2016 Courses

Highlights: SIGGRAPH 2016 Courses

Image credit: Geometric and Discrete Path Planning for Interactive Virtual Worlds © 2016  Marcelo Kallmann, University of California, Merced; Mubbasir Kapadia, Rutgers University SIGGRAPH 2016 attendees can expect to discover the computer graphics and interactive...