Jeremy Kenisky is the Emerging Technologies Chair for SIGGRAPH 2017. We recently sat down with him to discuss his vision for the upcoming experience as well as the type of projects he hopes will be shared during the call for submissions. The deadline to submit content...
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Learn, Research, Render: SIGGRAPH 2016 Talks & Panels
2 June 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Education, Research
Painting with Turbulance © 2016 Chuqiao Wang, Sam Wang, and Robert Geist, Clemson University The SIGGRAPH 2016 Advance Program is out and, with it, more in-depth previews of conference content are now available. Explore the links below for some highlights from the...
SIGGRAPH 2016 Technical Papers Preview
17 May 2016 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Graphics, Industry Leaders, Interactive Techniques, Research
© 2016 Cornell University, Columbia University, and Stanford University The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers program is the premier international forum for disseminating new scholarly work in computer graphics and interactive techniques. The 2016 program includes both juried...
Talking with SIGGRAPH 2016 Art Papers Chair Ed Shanken
8 December 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesArt, Conferences
Image credit: Articulating Media Arts Activities in Art-Science Contexts © 2015 Angus Graeme Forbes, University of Illinois at Chicago This Q&A is part of a series of interviews with some of the creative minds behind SIGGRAPH 2016. Meet Edward Shanken,...
Trailer Spotlight: SIGGRAPH 2015 Technical Papers
28 May 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Research
Image Credit: Codimensional Non-Newtonian Fluids © 2015 Bo Zhu, Minjae Lee, Ed Quigley, and Ronald Fedkiw, Stanford University You never know what kinds of things you might see at SIGGRAPH 2015! The SIGGRAPH Technical Papers program is the premier international forum...
Immerse Yourself in the VR Village
14 May 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesAugmented Reality, Virtual Reality
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,...
Academy Sci-Tech Awards: The SIGGRAPH Connection
19 March 2015 • by Mike AmronACM SIGGRAPH, Industry Leaders, Research, Visual Effects
From the facial animation heralded in "Benjamin Button," to the destruction of cities in "Transformers," and the sculptural artistry of the characters in "Pacific Rim" and the "Avengers," much of the effects on screen are computer generated -- and this year's...
Q&A with SIGGRAPH 2015 Technical Papers Chair Doug James
15 January 2015 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesConferences, Industry Leaders, Research
Technical Papers chair Doug James shares his passion for the program in an exclusive interview. How did you become involved with SIGGRAPH? My first SIGGRAPH was in `99 when I published a paper as a graduate student at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver,...
Check Out SIGGRAPH 2013 Posters and New Poster Videos
23 July 2013 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesGraphics, Interactive Techniques, Mobile, Research
SIGGRAPH 2013 Posters Coordinator Kurt Luther provides a high-level overview of the Posters Program. Posters are a convenient method for presenting in-progress research, student projects, and late-breaking work. Poster topics range from applications of computer...
SIGGRAPH 2013 Releases Snapshot of Business Symposium Sessions
30 May 2013 • by SIGGRAPH ConferencesBusiness, Conferences, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Research
SIGGRAPH 2013, 21-25 July at the Anaheim Convention Center in California, released its initial list of sessions for the 2013 Business Symposium. The SIGGRAPH Business Symposium offers attendees an intense, productive day with this year’s focus on disruption and...
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...
Q&A with the 2012 Technical Papers Chair Hanspeter Pfister from Harvard
31 May 2012 • by ACM SIGGRAPHAnimation, Graphics, Interactive Techniques, Research
Following is a brief conversation with Hanspeter Pfister, the SIGGRAPH 2012 Technical Papers Chair from Harvard University. Pfister is Gordon McKay Professor of Computer Science in the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences. His research lies at the intersection...