ACM SIGGRAPH Blog
Poetry or Painting? Where Visual Art Speaks to You
Image Credit: Illustrating a viewer experiencing the artwork with a head-mounted display © Lingfei Yang 2023 Chinese art is submerged in culture. But did you know there's a place where poetry, calligraphy, and painting meet? Dating all the way back to the Song...
Long-Time Exhibitors and New Ones Bring Excitement to SIGGRAPH 2014
Autodesk and Intel Corp. are just two of many companies returning to SIGGRAPH in 2014. SIGGRAPH is delighted to share the current amazing caliber of exhibitors already committed to this year's event in Vancouver. Featuring both veteran and new partners, SIGGRAPH...
SIGGRAPH 2014 Announces New Augmented Reality – Virtual Reality Contest
A scene from last year's Real-Time Live! SIGGRAPH 2014 is conducting an bouncy castle for sale augmented reality - virtual reality contest in order to showcase the best augmented/virtual reality experiences to date. The contest is open to anyone interested in...
SIGGRAPH 2014 Offers Courses for Every Skill Level
Put on Your 3D Glasses Now: The Past, Present, and Future of Virtual and Augmented Reality © 2014 Douglas Lanman, NVIDIA Research; Henry Fuchs, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Mark Mine, Walt Disney Imagineering; Ian McDowall, Intuitive Surgical,...
2014 Technical Papers Preview Video Released
The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers Preview Video highlights a selection of the program's 173 accepted submissions. As the premier international forum for disseminating new scholarly work, the Technical Papers program is the place for computer graphics and interactive...
Six Reasons to Attend SIGGRAPH 2014
Why SIGGRAPH?Why spend five or six days away from the office, away from home, when you can improve your skills in your spare time on the web? If you're hearing those questions from your employer, or from friends and family, here are a few answers, plus some real...
SIGGRAPH 2014 Releases Technical Papers Data & Statistics
Computational Design of Linkage-Based Characters This year, the Technical Papers program received a total of 505 completed submissions! After committee review, 127 of them have been accepted, accounting for a 25% acceptance rate. In addition, 46 papers, Jumping...
Q&A with SIGGRAPH 2014 Chair Dave Shreiner
In 2014, SIGGRAPH returns to Vancouver, British Columbia Briefly describe your past experience as a SIGGRAPH volunteer and what motivated you to serve as the SIGGRAPH 2014 Conference Chair. I’ve been a long-time contributor to the SIGGRAPH Courses program – I’ve...
The Perfect Combination: SIGGRAPH 2014 & Vancouver
Majestic mountains, sparkling ocean, rainforests and beautiful foliage in all four seasons make Vancouver one of the most beautiful cities in the world. It's no surprise Condé Nast Magazine named it the "Best City in the Americas."Canada is known for its people's...
Real-Time Live! Submission Deadline Approaching
Are you an Evil Genius? Mad Scientist? Creative Computer God? If so, we want YOU! The submission deadline for the Real-Time Live! program is fast approaching. Submit your work by Tuesday, 1 April, 22:00 UTC/GMT, for consideration to present at SIGGRAPH 2014!Bouncy...
A Q&A with the SIGGRAPH 2014 Computer Animation Festival Chair Jerome Solomon
Jerome Solomon Editor's note: When not volunteering or being a great dad, Jerome Solomon serves as Academic Dean and Director of Game Design & Development at Cogswell Polytechnical College in Sunnyvale, CA. What can we expect from the 2014 Computer Animation...
Past SIGGRAPH Technical Papers Presenters Recognized by the Academy
Paul Debevec The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced its scientific and technical achievements award recipients who will be honored at its annual Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation this year. bouncy castle According to Paul Debevec,...
SIGGRAPH 2014 Call For Submissions
Present your research. Share your knowledge. Astound an exclusive audience with your digital-media achievements.The expert juries of SIGGRAPH 2014 are reviewing submissions to the 41st International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and...