ACM SIGGRAPH Blog
Take in the Show-stopping Animation of the SIGGRAPH 2023 Electronic Theater
photo by Andreas Psaltis © 2023 ACM SIGGRAPH On Monday, 7 August, SIGGRAPH 2023 participants made their way into the West Hall of the Los Angeles Convention Center to take in this year's Electronic Theater! Monday's showing was the first of two ticketed live showings...
Behind ‘Borrowed Time’
This summer, the 43rd annual SIGGRAPH Computer Animation Festival awarded the animated short "Borrowed Time" its prestigious "Best of Show" award. As the end-of-year awards season approaches, our team sat down with the film's directors to learn more about their...
Meet SIGGRAPH 2017 Courses Chair Mark Elendt
This Q&A was originally published in the ACM SIGGRAPH Member Profiles. Mark Elendt is a long-time volunteer with ACM SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH conferences and is the 2017 SIGGRAPH Courses Chair. He has been been a developer at Side Effects Software for over 25 years....
Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in Australasia
by Jessica Sommerville, ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member One of things that I love about attending the SIGGRAPH Conference each year is the coming together of like-minded people from all over the world. SIGGRAPH creates a global environment and...
Ninja Theory and Epic Games Talk Hellblade and the Future of Real-Time
In July, SIGGRAPH 2016 attendees were treated to an epic Real-Time Live! show that featured some of the greatest achievements in real-time graphics to date, including this year's award-winning "From Previs to Final in Five Minutes: A Breakthrough in Live Performance...
Preview – SIGGRAPH Asia 2016
The 9th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia will take place in Macao, China at The Venetian Macao from 5 - 8 December 2016. SIGGRAPH Asia is an annual event that attracts more than 6,000 people from over 50...
‘Finding Dory’ Production Facts You May Not Know
This summer, SIGGRAPH 2016's Production Sessions program brought in some big names to help attendees peek into the minds behind major studio productions, including the brilliant team for Disney•Pixar's "Finding Dory." Pixar Animation Studios brought along a massive...
Meet Gracie Arenas Strittmatter
This Q&A was originally published in the ACM SIGGRAPH Member Profiles. Gracie Arenas Strittmatter is a long-time volunteer with ACM SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH conferences and was the 2013 SIGGRAPH Student Volunteers Chair. She is currently part of the...
Bogotá ACM SIGGRAPH 2016
en español aquí Bogotá ACM SIGGRAPH has become one of the largest animation and visual effects (VFX) events in Latin America, counting more than 6,000 registered attendees in 2015 alone. Over the past six years, with support from the Ministry of Communications...
September ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter Spotlight
by Jacky Bibliowicz and Scott Lang Most members of the ACM SIGGRAPH community are familiar with the ACM SIGGRAPH Chapters and have the opportunity to regularly attend Chapter events in their local areas. However, fewer people may be aware that the Chapter leaders and...
Computer Graphics and SIGGRAPH Pioneer Jim Blinn
Photo courtesy of Waskul TV This Q&A was originally published in the ACM SIGGRAPH Member Profiles. Jim Blinn is a pioneer in computer graphics and is known for his work with NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory where he produced computer graphics animations for...
Meet Alain Chesnais
photo: Alain Chesnais (center) with LEGO Alain and friends This Q&A was originally published in the ACM SIGGRAPH Member Profiles. Alain Chesnais is a long-time volunteer with SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH conferences. He was this year’s ACM SIGGRAPH’s...
Keeping the Flame Alive: SIGGRAPH 2016 Video Content
SIGGRAPH 2016 broke new ground in so many ways, including the introduction of streaming video content and more video capture than ever. As always, the ACM SIGGRAPH SCOOP team was on hand at at the conference, documenting the content, people, and innovations on...