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When the Macintosh and Lisa Computers were introduced by Apple Inc. in the early and mid 1980s, it was my good fortune to be a programmer analyst and long range planner with the Center for Information Technology at Stanford University. My day job involved exploring...
Recently I had a delightful conversation with Adam Finkelstein, a newly awarded ACM Fellow. Fellowship is a prestigious honor bestowed upon ACM members who have made significant contributions to computing, and is awarded to a mere one percent of the association’s...
Monday, August 11, proved to be jeux gonflables an exciting day at SIGGRAPH 2014. From Keynote Elliot Kotek to
VANCOUVER, British Columbia - SIGGRAPH 2014 returned to Vancouver, Canada, for its 41st conference and exhibition. From 10-14 August, 14,045 artists, research scientists, gaming experts and developers, filmmakers, students, and academics from 50 U.S. states and 75...
At 8 pm Sunday, 10 August, hundreds of computer graphics aficiandos will gather in West Building, Ballroom C-D of the Vancouver Convention Centre, open a mobile web app created by Conference Chair bounce house for sale Dave Shreiner, and contribute pixels to the...
Go big or go home! The SIGGRAPH Mobile App Game (SMAG) is a mobile-enhanced persistent game that allows you to collect achievements throughout the SIGGRAPH 2014 Conference. Using your iOS or Android mobile devices to scan QR markers using the SIGGRAPH Mobile App...
SIGGRAPH 2014 received the following welcome letter from Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia. Dear SIGGRAPH Attendees: On behalf of the Province of British Columbia, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone attending the 2014 SIGGRAPH conference in Vancouver. Our...
SIGGRAPH 2014's creative explorers present artwork and sessions on 2D and 3D art, interactive systems, augmented reality, mixed-media installations and performances, web-based art, responsive media, time-based works, works based on mobile technologies, digital...
“How to Train Your Dragon 2” + newly added screening of the Electronic Theater Based on a spike in demand for inflatable slide seeing the Electronic Theater during the conference week, SIGGRAPH has just added a 3rd night in hopes of allowing everyone an opportunity...
Bungie's upcoming video game "Destiny" The Games Focus spotlights the creators, visionaries, and pioneers of the game industry with presentations from the world's leading studios, including 2K Games, Inc., Activision, Blizzard, Inc., Bungie, Inc., Crytek, EA DICE,...
SIGGRAPH 2014 has teamed up with Media Indie Exchange (The MIX) to bring the first-ever SIGGRAPH indie game showcase to its Exhibition, 12-14 August, at the Vancouver Convention Centre in Vancouver, British Columbia. SIGGRAPH is the premiere international conference...
What Motivated You to Come Back and Be the Chair Two Years In a Row? Mark Elendt Dailies is a very special program to me because it celebrates the artists who create computer graphics. As one of the only forums where artists can share their stories, I think it's very...