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Immerse Yourself in the VR Village

Immerse Yourself in the VR Village

Debuting in 2015, The VR Village is a virtual screening room for cutting-edge Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR) and immersive media programming. Participants will experience content in a variety of ways, including stand-up/sit-down VR and tabletop AR,...

SIGGRAPH 2015 Call for Submissions

SIGGRAPH 2015 Call for Submissions

SIGGRAPH 2015 will feature the highest caliber of technical skills and creative talents. In order to ensure the best quality of work is presented, SIGGRAPH 2015 is excited to officially open its Call for Submissions. Join thousands of your fellow artists, scientists,...

SIGGRAPH 2014 Emerging Technologies Media Tour

SIGGRAPH 2014 Emerging Technologies Media Tour

SIGGRAPH 2014 Emerging Technologies Chair Thierry Frey (center in lavender shirt) takes you on a tour of this year's advancements in several fields - from displays and virtual reality technology to haptics and robotics, as well as innovations that apply to film and...

SIGGRAPH 2014 Releases Mobile App Game (SMAG)

SIGGRAPH 2014 Releases Mobile App Game (SMAG)

Go big or go home! The SIGGRAPH Mobile App Game (SMAG)  is a mobile-enhanced persistent game that allows you to collect achievements throughout the SIGGRAPH 2014 Conference. Using your  iOS  or Android  mobile devices to scan QR markers using the SIGGRAPH Mobile App...

SIGGRAPH 2014 Welcome Letter from Premier of British Columbia

SIGGRAPH 2014 Welcome Letter from Premier of British Columbia

SIGGRAPH 2014 received the following welcome letter from Christy Clark, Premier of British Columbia. Dear SIGGRAPH Attendees: On behalf of the Province of British Columbia, it is my pleasure to welcome everyone attending the 2014 SIGGRAPH conference in Vancouver. Our...

First-Time Attendee Guide to SIGGRAPH 2014

First-Time Attendee Guide to SIGGRAPH 2014

We've all been there .... staring overwhelmed at all the great SIGGRAPH content and trying to figure out how in the world to tackle it all.jumping castle In fact, the SIGGRAPH 2014 Conference Chair Dave Shreiner was once a first-time attendee many moons (a couple of...

SIGGRAPH 2014 Releases Emerging Technologies Preview

SIGGRAPH 2014 Releases Emerging Technologies Preview

SIGGRAPH 2014 has released its list of 2014 Emerging Technologies highlights to be featured at this year’s conference at the Vancouver Convention Centre. Out of almost 90 submissions to the program, 24 were accepted, with more than 20 pieces from submitters outside of...

Q&A With SIGGRAPH 2014 Emerging Technologies Chair Thierry Frey

Q&A With SIGGRAPH 2014 Emerging Technologies Chair Thierry Frey

"Physical Painting With a Digital Paintbrush" First off, how many submissions did you get this year and how many were accepted?  We received almost 90 submissions and accepted 24. We also have an additional two curated pieces. One of these received the SIGGRAPH...

SIGGRAPH 2014 Releases Advance Program

SIGGRAPH 2014 Releases Advance Program

The SIGGRAPH 2014 Advance Program is available here. For comprehensive information about speakers, exciting events, and SIGGRAPH 2014 content, download this year's Advance Program! To make the best out of scivolo gonfiabile your SIGGRAPH 2014 experience, use this...

A Q&A with the SIGGRAPH 2014 Computer Animation Festival Chair Jerome Solomon

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...