SIGGRAPH is the Special Interest Group on Graphics, the world’s leading organization dedicated to research in Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques. Their parent organization is the ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery. Ed Kramer currently serves as Chair of the SIGGRAPH Pioneers, an advisory group that meets for a reception each year at the SIGGRAPH conference. … [Read more...] about SIGGRAPH Pioneers: Ed Kramer interviews Dr. Jon Peddie, CGI industry guru
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VR looks different at Siggraph
The outlines of an LBVR industry are developing. Even as some are saying VR is on the way out, established companies, startups, and hardware manufacturers are building products for a new generation of location-based entertainment. The investment and customer interest promise that VR will be around for a while. Maybe you've read that VR is fading. Certainly, the hype is fading, … [Read more...] about VR looks different at Siggraph
Cubic Motion makes more than faces
With funding and ambition, Cubic Motion is working to bring consumers face to face with performance capture. Although Cubic Motion has stayed primarily in the background, leaving the spotlight to its partners, the company has defined performance capture for the gaming and movie industry since its founding in 2009. Recently, the company has demonstrated its prowess with … [Read more...] about Cubic Motion makes more than faces
CG leaders see artificial intelligence transforming graphics workflow
Panelists and attendees at this year’s JPR Siggraph Press Luncheon chewed on a wide variety of technology topics while exploring “The Long Road to 3D for All.” If the assembled panel of CG experts at the Jon Peddie Research Siggraph Press Luncheon get their way, artificial intelligence (AI) will become become a smart laborer to assist creative endeavors, game engines will … [Read more...] about CG leaders see artificial intelligence transforming graphics workflow
Siggraph industry panel to discuss ramifications of “3D for all”
The annual Jon Peddie Research Siggraph Press Luncheon features an all-star line up of technologists and practitioners. The use and size of 3D models is increasing throughout media. In addition, augmented reality and virtual reality (AR/VR) are literally adding new dimension to those applications. Different companies are taking different approaches and addressing different … [Read more...] about Siggraph industry panel to discuss ramifications of “3D for all”
Lucasfilm and ILM announce open source release of MaterialX library
Development team to host a ‘Birds of a Feather’ meeting at Siggraph. Lucasfilm and Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) have released the MaterialX Library for computer graphics. MaterialX is an open standard developed by Lucasfilm’s Advanced Development Group and ILM engineers to improve the transfer of rich materials and look-development content between applications and … [Read more...] about Lucasfilm and ILM announce open source release of MaterialX library
CG experts behind Game of Thrones and Rogue One highlight Siggraph Production Sessions
The annual Production Sessions give Siggraph attendees a chance to learn from the best in the business. This year’s Production Sessions at Siggraph 2017 feature the computer graphics experts behind such recent hits as “Game of Thrones” and “Rogue One: A Star Wars Story.” Siggraph Production Sessions are a chance for Hollywood’s most talented computer graphics experts to … [Read more...] about CG experts behind Game of Thrones and Rogue One highlight Siggraph Production Sessions
New York Times to discuss virtual reality production at Siggraph
The session “VR/AR to Go” will also feature how Pokemon Go made augmented reality a mass market phenomenon. A special presentation on immersive journalistic storytelling at the New York Times has been added to the keynote schedule at Siggraph 2017. The annual computer graphics conference convenens July 30 - August 3 in Los Angeles. The presentation is part of a special … [Read more...] about New York Times to discuss virtual reality production at Siggraph
JPR Siggraph Press Luncheon to explore 3D for all
The 17th annual session brings together press, analysis, and graphics industry leaders. The 17th annual edition of the Jon Peddie Research Press Luncheon will gather industry experts with press and analysts to explore “The Long Long Road to 3D for All.” The event — which has become a permanent fixture of the Siggraph experience — will be Wednesday, August 2 at the JW Marriott … [Read more...] about JPR Siggraph Press Luncheon to explore 3D for all
Diversity on display in Siggraph VR Village 2017
New technologies and novel presentations go hand-in-hand at this popular new hands-on part of the Siggraph experience. VR Village has only been a part of the Siggraph scene for a few years, but has already proven itself as both a crowd-pleaser and a sneak peek at where virtual and augmented reality technology is going. Researchers from around the globe compete for an … [Read more...] about Diversity on display in Siggraph VR Village 2017