Arcade Machines Environment Concept Art: courtesy of Room 8 Studio. The International Resources Committee opens 2019 exploring the state of the computer graphics (CG) industry in Eastern Europe (EE) through the expertise of three professionals from the region:...
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Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in Europe (Part II)
18 January 2018 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Augmented Reality, Emerging Technologies, Research, Simulation, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
By Jessica Sommerville In part one of our regional snapshot of CG in Europe, we discussed the current production and work climate of the industry in this region. Enjoy the second part of our take on CG in Europe, where we will explore the current industry and...
Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in Europe (Part I)
28 November 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Production, Visual Effects
Image courtesy Mackevision. © Home Box Office, Inc. All rights reserved. By Jessica Sommerville In this regional snapshot, we explore the climate of the computer graphics (CG) industry within Europe. In part I of this exploration, we touch base with two...
Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in Africa
3 October 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Production, Visual Effects
Image, "Khumba" courtesy of Triggerfish By Jessica Sommerville In this fifth installment of our series of regional snapshots, we focus on the climate of the CG industry within Africa. For this edition we have three industry spokesmen to shed some light on the...
Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in South America
27 June 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHConferences, Graphics, Visual Effects
Image of Bear Story: courtesy of PunkRobot Animation Studio. By Jessica Sommerville In this fourth installment of our series of regional snapshots, we focus on the climate of the CG industry within South America. Cristián Freire, a Chilean independent animator and...
3D Animation in Latin America: No Way Out
24 May 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Visual Effects
Image from Now Way Out courtesy of Stuff 3D Animation Historically, regions such as North America, Europe, Asia, and recently Australasia receive the majority of the work and funding on 3D animated feature film projects. Regions such as Latin America, on the other...
Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in China
27 April 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Animation, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Production, Real-Time, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
By Jessica Sommerville & Rick Xu For this Regional Snapshot post, we look into the trends and climate surrounding China’s computer graphics (CG) industry. We were fortunate to speak with a man known to many as “the father of the Chinese CG industry,” Raymond...
Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in North America
3 March 2017 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Augmented Reality, Emerging Technologies, Graphics, Virtual Reality, Visual Effects
photo courtesy Jessica Sommerville by Jessica Sommerville This is the second installment in the regional snapshot series. In the previous article we focused on the current state of the Computer Graphics Industry in Australasia.This article explores both current trends...
Regional Snapshot: Computer Graphics in Australasia
27 October 2016 • by ACM SIGGRAPHACM SIGGRAPH, Conferences, Graphics
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...