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Power Tools: Using Combined Interfaces to Build Maps on the Web
SIGGRAPH chats with 2023 Labs contributor Ann McNamara about her hands-on class “Building Maps on the Web Using RStudio, Leaflet, and Shiny.”
SIGGRAPH Over Coffee Roundup, Part 3
SIGGRAPH Over Coffee officially concludes. Check out the April through July sessions of our monthly Instagram Live series and dive into their fascinating careers.
The Future of Human-Robot Communication
Mark Murnane, researcher at UMBC, discusses a recent project, the process behind teaching robots to learn from human interaction, and what’s to come.
Data Science and Visual Computing
A look at a new book on big data and visualization.
‘Jurassic Park’ Made a Dinosaur-sized Leap Forward in Computer-generated Animation on Screen, 25 Years Ago
Computer-generated dinosaurs walk the Earth. Source: Universal Pictures Studios Written by Adam Bargteil, University of Maryland, Baltimore County Republished with permission of The Conversation With 25 years of hindsight, “Jurassic Park” marks a pivotal point in the...
SIGGRAPH 2018 and FlyOver Canada: Behind the Themed Entertainment Contest
The SIGGRAPH 2018 conference has teamed up with FlyOver Canada to bring the community a Themed Entertainment Contest, inviting creators to develop content specific to the FlyOver Canada Theatre System. The system supports motion, mist, and wind effects. The contest...
Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in Europe (Part II)
By Jessica Sommerville In part one of our regional snapshot of CG in Europe, we discussed the current production and work climate of the industry in this region. Enjoy the second part of our take on CG in Europe, where we will explore the current industry and...
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...
Wordless Wednesday: SIGGRAPH 2016 in Pictures
With special thanks to photographers John Fujii and Jim Hagarty Photography as well as the efforts of Student Volunteers. [gallery...
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...
The VR Village at SIGGRAPH 2015
Image credit: Earth Encounter - Brandon Laatsch,Stress Level Zero and Miles Perkins, Jaunt Inc. The VR Village is a new program being introduced at SIGGRAPH 2015, co-chaired by myself and Denise Quesnel from the Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Our goal is to...