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A Game Developer’s Guide to SIGGRAPH 2026: Building Your Week Beyond the Games Summit
The SIGGRAPH 2026 Games Summit is a must-attend destination for game developers coming to LA this July, but it’s only the beginning. From real-time rendering and AI-powered workflows to immersive experiences and production insights from some of gaming’s biggest studios, here’s how to build a games-focused path through the week.
Animation, Evolving: Inside the SIGGRAPH 2026 Computer Animation Festival
At SIGGRAPH, animation has always been both a mirror and a catalyst — reflecting where the industry is, while nudging it forward. The SIGGRAPH 2026 Computer Animation Festival continues that tradition, bringing together work that spans animation, visual effects, real-time graphics, and scientific storytelling into one cohesive program.
Beyond Words: Bringing Grief, Connection, and Shadow to Life Through Animation
Creative Seeds’ “Beyond Words” transforms grief and connection into powerful visual metaphors, blending expressive storytelling, effects-driven characters, and custom production tools to explore emotions that often defy language.
Creative Freedom vs. Production Reality: Adam Holmes on the Future of Previsualization
From George Lucas-era previs to today’s real-time workflows, Adam Holmes explores how previsualization is helping filmmakers balance creative freedom, production demands, and rapidly evolving technology.
The Tech Behind the Stunning Environments of ‘Dune: Prophecy’
Rodeo FX used Gaussian Splat technology on “Dune: Prophecy” to create faster, more detailed previs for complex CG environments. This new workflow improved collaboration and delivered higher-quality visuals earlier in production.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 100 – The Making of ‘Zootopia 2’
In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, host Valerie Bernard is joined by Byron Howard, Marlon West, and Kira Lehtomaki to explore the creative and technical journey behind “Zootopia 2”. Together, the creators share how story, animation craft, and visual effects came together at Walt Disney Animation Studios to expand a beloved world while pushing performance, pipeline, and collaboration to new heights.
Harnessing Numeric Power for Cinematic Magic
The Wētā FX team is soaring to new heights with James Gunn’s “Superman”. We caught up with Guy Williams, who captained the film’s VFX team.
Bringing Music to Life in a Highly Stylized Animated Film
We connected with Wētā FX Visual Effects Supervisor Keith Mille, to learn more about this collaborative creative process that led to an Academy Award®-winning animated film.
Animating the Self
Discover how students at NCSU’s MADTech program combined photogrammetry, mocap, and performance theory to create cinematic Metahuman animations featured at SIGGRAPH 2024.
A Path to Smarter, More Effective Designs
As we see Gaussian Splatting becoming more important in computer graphics and interactive techniques, we caught up with SIGGRAPH 2024 Birds of a Feather presenter Kedar Deshpande.
Pushing Boundaries of Animation With Cutting-edge CGI
“Vidalia” is a dark fantasy animated short that brings to life a unique world through advanced CGI and visual effects, emphasizing realism and immersion.