Image credit: MagicLeap.com At SIGGRAPH 2018, we connected with Blake Taylor, head of graphics at Magic Leap, and Aleissia Laidacker, interaction director at Magic Leap to learn more about their careers, SIGGRAPH history, and Magic Leap One. Taylor, who was on-hand to...
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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...
Throwback Thursday: SIGGRAPH 2018 in Videos
23 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Business, Conferences, Film, Industry Leaders, Production, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
Still reeling from last week's SIGGRAPH 2018 conference? Perhaps you missed Vancouver altogether? There's a video for that! In addition to the ability to re-watch any of our live-streamed sessions, check out this collection of bonus videos, published daily during our...
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...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 19 – Gaming in the Middle East
10 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Gaming, Industry Leaders
In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member Afsaneh Rafighi (computer scientist, Simba Technologies) is joined by Hasan Karimi (president, Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation). The two discuss the international...
Epic Games and ILMxLAB on ‘Reflections’
10 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Film, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Production, Real-Time, Visual Effects
"Reflections" © 2018 Epic Games, Inc. All rights reserved. Real-Time Live! is the highly anticipated showcase of real-time graphics — live and on stage at SIGGRAPH 2018! One of the projects that will be presented and deconstructed by its creators in Vancouver is...
5 Questions with Baobab Studios on ‘Crow: The Legend’
9 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Production, Virtual Reality
"Crow: The Legend" © 2018 Baobab Studios As contributors to both the SIGGRAPH 2018 Production Sessions and Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality programs, Baobab Studios’ creative visionaries behind "Crow: The Legend" know a bit about storytelling. Larry Cutler...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 18 – Augmented Reality with Niantic, Inc.
3 August 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAugmented Reality, Conferences, Gaming, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Mobile
In this week's episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2018 Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality Chair Pol Jeremias-Vila (Pixar Animation Studios) sits down with Niantic, Inc.’s Diana Hu (lead, augmented reality engineering) and Niniane Wang (senior director,...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 17 – Independent Storytelling & Innovation
20 July 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Conferences, Film, Industry Leaders, Production, Virtual Reality
In an all-new episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2018 Production Sessions Chair Emily Hsu (associate producer, Blizzard Entertainment) sits down with a panel of independent creators in production and animation to chat about what led them to go “independent.” The...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 16 – CG’s Next Generation with Canada’s Natalia Freitas (Part 2)
22 June 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Industry Leaders
In part two of the ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee's (IRC) "next generation" series, Rebecca Ko (founder, Rooftop Animation) sits down with 3D artist and Brazil native Natalia Freitas (independent animator based in Vancouver) to discuss Freitas’s...











