Fractal image: Benoit Mandelbrot, 14 satellite julia island SIGGRAPH has long been a pioneer in computer graphics research and emerging technologies. New this year, the SIGGRAPH Next program continues the pioneering tradition by offering a series of plenary speakers...
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Highlights from the SIGGRAPH 2018 Technical Papers Program
24 May 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Research
Image: DeepMimic: Example-Guided Deep Reinforcement Learning of Physics-Based Character Skills. Courtesy of the authors: Xue Bin Peng, Pieter Abbeel,Sergey Levine,Michiel van de Panne The SIGGRAPH 2018 Technical Papers program is the premier international forum...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 15 – CG’s Next Generation with Canada’s Myriam Beauvais and Caroline Beyne (Part 1)
15 May 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Business, Gaming, Students
Pictured: Caroline Beyne (left) and Myriam Beauvais (right). For part one of the ACM SIGGRAPH International Resource Committee's (IRC) "next generation" series, Rebecca Ko (founder, Rooftop Animation) sits down with Myriam Beauvais (graphics programmer and intern,...
New at SIGGRAPH 2018: Doctoral Consortium
11 May 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Research
The SIGGRAPH Doctoral Consortium is a new initiative that will take place at SIGGRAPH 2018 in Vancouver, BC, 11 August 2018. We chatted with Consortium Chair Maneesh Agrawala of the Stanford University Brown institute for Media Innovation to find out more about the...
Exploring New Possibilities: SIGGRAPH Posters
3 May 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Graphics, Research
In partnership with Microsoft, the ACM Student Research Competition — presented annually at the North American SIGGRAPH conference — is a unique forum for undergraduate and graduate students to present their original research before a panel of judges and attendees....
#SIGGRAPHchat: The Future of Storytelling
19 April 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Conferences, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Research, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
Join SIGGRAPH for our first #SIGGRAPHchat of 2018 on Thursday, 26 April, at 2 pm ET (1 pm CT, 11 am PT) on Twitter. We will be using the hashtag #SIGGRAPHchat and our topic will be the future of storytelling. If you're a part of the storytelling experience, whether...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 13 – The Making of ‘Loving Vincent’
13 April 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Art, Film, Industry Leaders
ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member Santiago Echeverry (professor, University of Tampa) sits down with Łukasz Mackiewicz and Francho Melendez, two members of the team behind “Loving Vincent,” the first-ever, fully painted animated feature film, which...
The SIGGRAPH Garage: One Startup’s Story
10 April 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Software, Visual Effects
Inaugural SIGGRAPH Garage exhibitor Daniele Federico, co-founder and CEO of Toolchefs, shares his experience as a startup exhibitor at the 2017 conference. The Garage will be back at SIGGRAPH 2018, highlighting new and emerging companies in the computer graphics and...
SIGGRAPH 2018 is All About You
5 April 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences
SIGGRAPH 2018 is a five-day immersion into the latest innovations in computer graphics, animation, virtual reality, game development, digital art, mixed reality, augmented reality, emerging technologies, and more. Registration is open now! Experience research,...
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 12 – Mark Billinghurst
16 March 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAugmented Reality, Industry Leaders, Virtual Reality
This all-new episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight features Mark Billinghurst, professor of virtual and augmented reality at the University of South Australia and the University of Auckland. Mark sits down with Bektur Ryskeldiev (ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee...
SIGGRAPH 2018 and FlyOver Canada: Behind the Themed Entertainment Contest
1 February 2018 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Design, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Simulation, Software
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...
SIGGRAPH Art Papers and Leonardo: Their History, Your Future
30 January 2018 • by Jacquelyn MartinoArt, Conferences, Design, Research
"Visual History with Choson Dynasty Annals" © 2016 Chung-Ang University Imagine. Create. Innovate. Share. These are the words that jump to mind when I think about the artists, scientists, designers, and engineers whose scholarship is at the intersection of research,...











