Check out one of the more popular exhibits inflatable slide at SIGGRAPH 2012 Emerging Technologies [called TELESAR V] that enables human beings to experience a real-time sensation of being and interacting in a remote location.
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SIGGRAPH 2012 Emerging Technologies Highlight Tour
7 August 2012 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Emerging Technologies
Join SIGGRAPH 2012 Emerging Technologies Chair Preston Smith from the Laureate Institute for Brain Research as he leads a brief tour of this popular, interactive bouncy castle technology area that features 26 cutting-edge exhibits.
SIGGRAPH 2012 Conference Photos
7 August 2012 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesEmerging Technologies, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques
The always popular Technical Papers Fast Forward once again drew a full house on Sunday evening.Here are three photographs from conference activities during the past two days. Feel free to share with colleagues or publish. These are shots from the official...
Some of Sunday’s Must Attend Events
5 August 2012 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesGraphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques
The Fast Forward is an energetic (and often humorous) preview of the year's amazing Technical Papers content. Following below are just a few compelling sessions that help kick-off SIGGRAPH 2012. Be sure to hit these and other sessions to get your week off on the...
Important SIGGRAPH 2012 Reminders for Attendees
1 August 2012 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Art, Gaming, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Visual Effects
The SIGGRAPH 2012 Perfect Blend of Art & Science Starts 5 August 2012 Schedule Download the SIGGRAPH 2012 Locator for an advance preview of all SIGGRAPH 2012 onsite details, highlights and schedule information. A printed copy will be provided to all...
SIGGRAPH 2012 Exhibition Numbers Surging
31 July 2012 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesGraphics, Interactive Techniques, Visual Effects
Following is a brief Q&A with SIGGRAPH's Exhibition Management team in regards to the SIGGRAPH 2012 Exhibition and what attendees can expect. The SIGGRAPH Exhibition is always an energetic marketplace for the latest technology. How are numbers compared to previous...
Q&A with SIGGRAPH 2012 Mobile Chair Lars Erik Holmquist
26 July 2012 • by ACM SIGGRAPHGraphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Mobile
The following is a brief conversation with Lars Erik Holmquist, SIGGRAPH Mobile Chair and Principal Research Scientist at Yahoo! Labs. Holmquist has led pioneering research efforts in mobile user interfaces, robotic toys, information displays, media sharing,...
Q&A with SIGGRAPH 2012 Studio Chair Makai Smith
24 July 2012 • by ACM SIGGRAPHDesign, Graphics, Interactive Techniques
Following is a brief conversation with Makai Smith, SIGGRAPH 2012 Studio Chair from Bentley Systems. In 2001, Smith received a Master of Architecture from Arizona State University and previously served as the SIGGRAPH Design & Computation Chair amongst other...
SIGGRAPH Business Symposium Presents Leaders and Visionaries to Address Industry Direction
23 July 2012 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Business, Interactive Techniques, Research
Featured Speaker Carl Rosendahl In its second year, the SIGGRAPH Business Symposium provides an intimate, interactive forum for open, frank conversations among leaders and executives in the visual effects, gaming, and media arena as they explore the present and future...
Real Steel’s Noisy Boy to Appear at SIGGRAPH 2012
20 July 2012 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAnimation, Film, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques
Image credit: Copyright DreamWorks II Distribution Co,. LLC, All Rights Reserved. Courtesy of Digital Domain If you ever wanted to have your picture taken with something ridiculously awesome (like a 7-ft tall robot), then mark your calendars for SIGGRAPH 2012 where...
SIGGRAPH 2012 Game Industry Content Summary Guide
18 July 2012 • by ACM SIGGRAPHGaming, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Real-Time
The following is a roundup of all content at SIGGRAPH 2012 originating from the game industry as compiled by Naty Hoffman, SIGGRAPH 2012 Games Chair and Technical Director for Activision. Introduction: This post lists all the content at SIGGRAPH 2012 originating from...
Q&A with SIGGRAPH 2012 Games Chair Naty Hoffman
17 July 2012 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Gaming, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Real-Time, Visual Effects
Naty Hoffman - the 2012 Games ChairFollowing is a brief conversation with Naty Hoffman, the SIGGRAPH 2012 Games Chair and Technical Director at Activision, regarding games and SIGGRAPH 2012. Please check back later this week for an article summarizing all the game...