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Technical Papers chair Doug James shares his passion for the program in an exclusive interview. How did you become involved with SIGGRAPH? My first SIGGRAPH was in `99 when I published a paper as a graduate student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,...
SIGGRAPH 2014 sat down after DreamWorks Animation Presents: The Growth of "How To Train Your Dragon 2" for a quick Q&A with panelists on their process. Q: Which part of the animation process on How To Train Your Dragon 2 was most rewarding and why? A: Lighting was...
Elliott Kotek, co-founder of Not Impossible Labs, gave an inflatable water slide outstanding keynote presentation yesterday at SIGGRAPH 2014. Sharing that volunteerism is near and dear to his heart, Kotek told the audience about 14-year-old Daniel, a refuge in...
Tell us about yourself on a personal level. I grew up in a technology-isolated backwater in central Pennsylvania, where computers weren’t particularly available. I became interested in computer graphics as a wee lad when I encountered a 2D-vector motorcycle jumping...
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...
We've all been there .... staring overwhelmed at all the great SIGGRAPH content and trying to figure out how in the world to tackle it all.jumping castle In fact, the SIGGRAPH 2014 Conference Chair Dave Shreiner was once a first-time attendee many moons (a couple of...
The SIGGRAPH 2014 Real-Time Live! program will present a 90-minute show of the most cutting-edge real-time work from the past year. Real-Time Live! is part of the Computer Animation Festival and is the premier showcase for the latest trends and techniques for pushing...
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...
Jerome Solomon SIGGRAPH 2014 is pleased to announce the 41st annual Computer Animation Festival award recipients for Best in Show, Jury Award, Best Student Project, Best Animated Short, and Best Visual Effects, among others.bouncy castle More than 100 pieces will be...
"Physical Painting With a Digital Paintbrush" First off, how many submissions did you get this year and how many were accepted? We received almost 90 submissions and accepted 24. We also have an additional two curated pieces. One of these received the SIGGRAPH...
At SIGGRAPH 2014, DreamWorks Animation presents a behind-the-scenes discussion on the feature animated film, "How To Train Your Dragon 2" (June 2014). Writer/Director Dean DeBlois charts the nuanced filmmaking necessary to fully realize this next adventure in the...