5 Things You Might Not Know About SIGGRAPH 2019 Keynote Speaker Victoria Alonso
SIGGRAPH 2019 Keynote Speaker Victoria Alonso is a real-life superhero. Discover five fun facts that demonstrate how she thrives.
How Ubisoft Re-created Notre Dame for ‘Assassin’s Creed Unity’
Originally published on Ubiblog in 2014, we’ve resurrected an interview with Caroline Miousse in which she recaps how the team re-created Paris’ Notre Dame.
Meet the Juror: Darin Grant
We’re bringing the SIGGRAPH 2019 juries to you starting with Darin Grant of Animal Logic.
An ‘Irresistible’ Way to Make Films: Using Real-Time Technology for ‘Book of the Dead’
Real-time technology is enabling creators to have projects at their fingertips through all stages of the process — and that includes filmmakers.
SIGGRAPH Now: ‘Ralph Breaks the Internet’
Technical Director Ernest Petti, Head of Environments Larry Wu, and SDL-Head of Characters & Technical Animation David Komorowski share the process for visualizing the internet on screen for “Ralph Breaks the Internet.”
350 Creators, 14 Years, 1 Incredible Ride: Rick Sayre Talks Making ‘Incredibles 2’
Image credit: “Incredibles 2” © 2018 Pixar Animation Studios In a conversation that spanned multiple disciplines, and multiple years, the team behind “Incredibles 2” spoke to a rapt audience during its SIGGRAPH 2018 Production Session last summer. Relive some of … Continued
Pixar’s SparkShorts Program Supports Innovation, Funds Independent Filmmaking
“Purl,” SparkShorts © 2019 Pixar Animation Studios “SparkShorts is indie filmmaking inside of Pixar.” In the video above, Kristen Lester and others describe a newly unveiled initiative from Pixar: SparkShorts. Though first revealed to SIGGRAPH attendees in 2017 via a … Continued
Benchmarking Ray Tracing
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 … Continued
The Many Roles of the GPU
The original use and development for the GPU was to accelerate 3D games and rendering.
Bringing the Skeletons of ‘Coco’ to Life
Image credit: “Coco” © 2017 Disney Pixar. All rights reserved. Just in time for Halloween and Dia de los Muertos, we are excited to share a look behind the magic of “Coco,” the 2018 Academy Award winner for Best Animated … Continued