SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 36 – Multiperson Immersive Experiences
In this episode of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast, experts talk through two SIGGRAPH 2020-selected projects focused on using VR to bring people together.
Honoring History Through Immersive Technology in ‘The Book of Distance’
Blending family archives and VR technology, “The Book of Distance” takes audiences through one man’s journey using spectacular storytelling.
The Theater Is Sold Out
John Gwinner, a member of the SIGGRAPH 2020 VR Theater subcommittee, shares insight on common misconceptions around VR and the magic of past conference experiences.
How Baobab’s ‘Bonfire’ Used AI to Make You, the Viewer, Matter
Learn how award-winning interactive VR/AR animation studio, Baobab Studios, created its latest, most impressive project to date, “Bonfire.”
Exploring Disney’s Second VR Short, ‘a kite’s tale’
See a sneak preview of Disney’s ‘a kite’s tale,’ a virtual reality expereince and film directed by Bruce Wright, premiering at SIGGRAPH 2019.
How One SIGGRAPH 2019 Creator Is ‘Sparking’ Emotion Using Twitter, Augmented, and Virtual Reality
Take a virtual trip to New York City and San Francisco and experience city dwellers’ emotions through the power of Twitter.
SIGGRAPH 2019 Exclusive: Experience the Sistine Chapel in VR
Created exclusively for SIGGRAPH 2019, “Il Divino: Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling in VR” presents games technology as a form of art while giving viewers the chance to explore the Sistine Chapel up close.
Nonny de la Peña on Immersive Journalism and ‘Out of Exile’
To close Pride Month (June), we sat down with VR pioneer Nonny de la Peña to discuss the creation of SIGGRAPH 2017 experience, “Out of Exile,” which chronicles the story of Daniel Ashley Pierce.
Experiencing Love: Looking from the Outside, In
In celebration of Pride Month (June), creators of SIGGRAPH 2018 VR experience “Queerskins: A Love Story,” Illya Szilak and Cyril Tsiboulski, discuss the journey of developing this important interactive experience.
Facebook Reality Labs and the Quest to Connect People
Discover how a team of researchers out of Pittsburgh is working to create authentic social presence through machine learning in virtual reality.