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5 Questions with Floyd Norman, SIGGRAPH 2017 Keynote Speaker

5 Questions with Floyd Norman, SIGGRAPH 2017 Keynote Speaker

Photo Courtesy of Michael Fiore Films On Monday, 31 July, Disney legend Floyd Norman will address attendees in a very special keynote session during SIGGRAPH 2017. Don't miss your chance to hear from Walt Disney Animation Studios' first African American animator as he...

SIGGRAPH 2017 to Offer Two Exclusive Panels Hosted by the Academy

SIGGRAPH 2017 to Offer Two Exclusive Panels Hosted by the Academy

In partnership with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, SIGGRAPH 2017 will present two unique educational opportunities for attendees to learn from the insider experts behind the scientific and technical awards as well as a recent Academy Award®-nominated...

My Take on the Future of VR

My Take on the Future of VR

photo by John Fujii © 2015 ACM SIGGRAPH As I sat down to write this, I reflected on a story I wrote exactly one year ago for the ACM SIGGRAPH blog and how the state of virtual reality (VR) has evolved over the past 12 months. At this time last year, I was mainly...

Jury’s Choice: The Making of ‘Cosmos Laundromat’

Jury’s Choice: The Making of ‘Cosmos Laundromat’

© Blender Foundation | gooseberry.blender.org SIGGRAPH 2016 Computer Animation Festival Jury's Choice winner "Cosmos Laundromat – First Cycle" — originally code-named "Project Gooseberry" by its Blender team — is one of the most unique projects the festival has seen....

Behind ‘Borrowed Time’

Behind ‘Borrowed Time’

This summer, the 43rd annual SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival awarded the animated short "Borrowed Time" its prestigious "Best of Show" award. As the end-of-year awards season approaches, our team sat down with the film's directors to learn more about their...

Computer Graphics and SIGGRAPH Pioneer Jim Blinn

Computer Graphics and SIGGRAPH Pioneer Jim Blinn

Photo courtesy of Waskul TV This Q&A was originally published in the ACM SIGGRAPH Member Profiles. Jim Blinn is a pioneer in computer graphics and is known for his work with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he produced computer graphics animations for...

Dare to Do Mighty Things: Z. Nagin Cox at SIGGRAPH 2016

Dare to Do Mighty Things: Z. Nagin Cox at SIGGRAPH 2016

On day two of the SIGGRAPH 2016 conference, attendees — both physical and virtual — heard from Keynote and NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) Spacecraft Operations Engineer Z. Nagin Cox who shared stories from her interplanetary robotic missions, including that...

StudioXperience Broadcast Studio: Connecting You at SIGGRAPH 2016

StudioXperience Broadcast Studio: Connecting You at SIGGRAPH 2016

The SIGGRAPH 2016 StudioXperience will connect you with a steady stream of innovators and key executives from industry-leading companies. This special attraction features an on-site Broadcast Studio, allowing attendees to see listen in, view, and - at times -...

Meet SIGGRAPH 2016 Keynote Speaker: Z. Nagin Cox

Meet SIGGRAPH 2016 Keynote Speaker: Z. Nagin Cox

SIGGRAPH is honored to have NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA JPL) Spacecraft Operations Engineer, Z. Nagin Cox, as our SIGGRAPH 2016 keynote speaker. Mirroring the 2016 theme of “Render the Possibilities,” Cox’s body of work and experience has no limits. She has...

SIGGRAPH 2016 Technical Papers Preview

SIGGRAPH 2016 Technical Papers Preview

© 2016 Cornell University, Columbia University, and Stanford University The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers program is the premier international forum for disseminating new scholarly work in computer graphics and interactive techniques. The 2016 program includes both juried...

Inside the Minds Behind ‘Inside Out’

Inside the Minds Behind ‘Inside Out’

"Inside Out" is the fifteenth feature film from Pixar Animation Studios and the third film by director Pete Docter. On Tuesday, 11 August 2015, a panel of the brilliant team behind the film came together to share with SIGGRAPH 2015 what it was like to make the...