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The Evolution of Real-Time Graphics
As I sat down to come up with a list of the best real-time projects in SIGGRAPH history, I knew I wanted to accomplish two things: convey what kinds of submissions the SIGGRAPH 2017 Real-Time Live! program is looking for, and inspire fellow creators. Founded in 2009...
5 Tips for Innovators from Not Impossible’s Elliot Kotek
It's been close to a year since SIGGRAPH 2014 attendees heard an inspirational keynote address from Not Impossible Labs Co-founder Elliot Kotek. Kotek and his team are proof that a lot can happen in the span of one year, including the completion of inspiring projects...
Q&A: DreamWorks Animation Experts Talk ‘How to Train Your Dragon 2’
SIGGRAPH 2014 sat down after DreamWorks Animation Presents: The Growth of "How To Train Your Dragon 2" for a quick Q&A with panelists on their process. Q: Which part of the animation process on How To Train Your Dragon 2 was most rewarding and why? A: Lighting was...
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson Embraces SIGGRAPH
Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson toboggan gonflable made an appearance at SIGGRAPH 2014 yesterday, addressing members of the press as well as visiting the Emerging Technologies. Mayor Robertson expressed his delight that emerging technologies and computer graphics...
Keynote Elliott Kotek Captivates SIGGRAPH 2014 Attendees
Elliott Kotek, co-founder of Not Impossible Labs, gave an inflatable water slide outstanding keynote presentation yesterday at SIGGRAPH 2014. Sharing that volunteerism is near and dear to his heart, Kotek told the audience about 14-year-old Daniel, a refuge in...
SIGGRAPH 2014 Recap: Day 1
SIGGRAPH 2014, the 41st International Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, made inflatable slide its return to Vancouver, Canada, when it officially opened its doors to attendees on Sunday, 10 August. The first day of the...
Brazilian Paulo Henrique Machado Attends SIGGRAPH 2014 Via Telepresence
Paulo Henrique Machado has lived in a room at Clinicas hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil since he was an infant. As a baby, he suffered paralysis brought on by polio, and is confined to bed and hooked to an artificial respirator 24 hours a day. In 46 years, he has left...
SIGGRAPH 2014 Chair Dave Shreiner’s CGW Interview!
Tell us about yourself on a personal level. I grew up in a technology-isolated backwater in central Pennsylvania, where computers weren’t particularly available. I became interested in computer graphics as a wee lad when I encountered a 2D-vector motorcycle jumping...
Q&A with Side Effects Software’s Mark Elendt, SIGGRAPH Dailies Chair
What Motivated You to Come Back and Be the Chair Two Years In a Row? Mark Elendt Dailies is a very special program to me because it celebrates the artists who create computer graphics. As one of the only forums where artists can share their stories, I think it's very...
SIGGRAPH 2014 PRODUCTION SESSIONS FEATURE SUMMER BLOCKBUSTERS, OSCAR WINNER
Building Blocks for "The Lego Movie" will be one of many popular Production Sessions at SIGGRAPH 2014. SIGGRAPH 2014 will offer presentations on more than 15 of the biggest current and upcoming studio productions, including “X-Men: Days of Future Past,” “Gravity,”...
SIGGRAPH 2014 TECHNICAL PAPERS PREVIEW
The SIGGRAPH 2014 Technical Papers program is the premier international forum for disseminating new scholarly work in computer graphics and interactive techniques. In anticipation of the upcoming conference, SIGGRAPH’s 41st annual, the program preview trailer is...