Reports from SIGGRAPH: 2003

ON THE SPOT!

Does art meet technology at SIGGRAPH?

by Kartic Subr
30 July 2003

We tried to get people to rate SIGGRAPH 2003 on a scale of 0 (total techie conference) to 10 (total "artsy" conference). Here are some interesting comments.

	I'd put it at a 3. It certainly has improved over the years. -Donald House, Professor of Visualization Science, Texas A&M University
	I'd give it a 7. I think that some of the technical stuff/programming that is happening out here is also art at some other level. -Rob McNaughton Lead Technical Artist, Blizzard
	I'd put at 5. Especially this time, because the art is beautifully distributed. -Liz Lee, Art Teacher, State University of New York(SUNY), Fredonia.
	I dont think I can give you a number, but I can sum it up by saying that I totally agree with Alyn when he said "It's like a technical conference in an art museum". -Rick Barry Digital Artist
	Looking purely from what I get out of it, I would put it at 7. It is totally inspiring and I would put it at 9 except that I think the sketches/applications this year are a little too technical. Also I would have imagined more visual effect demonstrations. -Silvia Rios Dancer, Sculptor and is studying 3D computer animation
	It is my first SIGGRAPH experience, and I would put it at 5 or 6, because of all the art work around. Christin McDermott Jewelry Designer/artist(non-digital) Maybe a 3. I think the conference is still leaning towards technology, and I like that too. -James Kracht Digital Artist/ hobby programmer
	Well, you can find pockets of 10 and 0, so my guess would be 5 or 6. This is my fourth SIGGRAPH and I see that art is nicely blending into SIGGRAPH. Thor Metzinger Arts Institute Denver, Co
	6. Although I would not comment on the quality of the art. -Jean Julian Digital Artist, Paris

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