Arcade Machines Environment Concept Art: courtesy of Room 8 Studio. The International Resources Committee opens 2019 exploring the state of the computer graphics (CG) industry in Eastern Europe (EE) through the expertise of three professionals from the region:...
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5 Questions with Amazon Engineer Leo Chan
7 February 2019 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAugmented Reality, Conferences, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Software, Virtual Reality
Image credit: Amazon Sumerian hosts © 2019 Amazon Web Services At SIGGRAPH 2018, Leo Chan taught two, hands-on workshops in the Studio that walked developers through how to create a virtual host and immersive scene, respectively, with Amazon Sumerian. We sat down with...
ICYMI: Major Moments From SIGGRAPH 2018
1 February 2019 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Awards, Conferences, Graphics, Hardware, Real-Time, Virtual Reality
Photo of Stefen Fangmeier (left) and Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams (right) introducing "Jurassic Park" by Jim Hagarty © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH As we get ready for SIGGRAPH 2019, it's hard not to think back on what made last summer so special. Read on for some of our favorite...
Benchmarking Ray Tracing
8 January 2019 • by Jon PeddieBusiness, Graphics, Hardware, Production, Software
Real-time ray-tracing promises to bring new levels of realism to in-game graphics. Image source: Underwriter Labs. Ray tracing, as experts know, is a simple algorithm that can totally consume a processor. But how much a given processor is consumed is an unanswerable...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 21 – CG in Latin America
21 December 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Graphics, Industry Leaders
Welcome back to SIGGRAPH Spotlight! In this episode, ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member Santiago Echeverry (professor, University of Tampa) sits down with Hernando Bahamon (animation director, Globizco Inc.; and, director, Bogota ACM SIGGRAPH...
Computer Graphics in Japan: An Interview With Yoichi Ochiai
27 November 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHConferences, Graphics, Research, Virtual Reality
SIGGRAPH Asia Tokyo is fast approaching, Bektur Ryskeldiev from the SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee interviewed Yoichi Ochiai who provides a great insight into the culture behind computer graphics in Japan. Yoichi, who has a background in computer science,...
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...
Computer Graphic Market Forecast
2 October 2018 • by Jon PeddieBusiness, Emerging Technologies, Graphics, Hardware, Software
Ever since it came into being during 1970s, the computer graphics (CG) industry has been a mixed bag of technologies, users, and applications, and has had for the most part a consistent (and lumpy) growth record.
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...
25 SIGGRAPH 2018 Stories You May Have Missed
28 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Business, Conferences, Emerging Technologies, Graphics, Hardware, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Production, Virtual Reality
photo by Jim Hagarty © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH Our recent trip to Vancouver yielded a wealth of new ideas, new experiences, and new innovations. ...And plenty of writers were there to capture it! We hope you enjoy this roundup of some of the biggest stories out of SIGGRAPH...
VR @ 50: Ivan Sutherland’s 1968 Head-Mounted 3D Display System
14 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Research, Virtual Reality
photo by Jim Hagarty © 2018 ACM SIGGRAPH “I never thought much about the future. I couldn’t imagine what people would do with this thing. I just did it because it was interesting and seemed possible.” So thought Ivan Sutherland about his Head-Mounted 3D Display System...
What is the Academy Software Foundation?
13 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Software, Visual Effects
Last Friday, ahead of SIGGRAPH 2018, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and The Linux Foundation announced the formation of the Academy Software Foundation (ASWF). ASWF provides a neutral forum for open source software developers in the motion picture and...