Submission Categories
SIGGRAPH 2008 requests that submitters designate the appropriate categories for their work. This helps the jury perform apples-to-apples comparisons when evaluating the wide range of proposals submitted to the conference.
SIGGRAPH 2008 defines seven categories of work:
Animation and Visual Effects
Production solutions and a look behind the scenes
Best Practices, Case Studies, Tips & Tricks
Impressive, inspiring, instructive sharing
Creative Expression
Artistic and design challenges, motivations, and results
Crossing Boundaries
Creations from seemingly unrelated domains, deftly combined
Evolving Concepts
Fresh, half-baked, unusual, and inspirational work
Methods & Systems
New tools, processes, and work-flows
Research
Timely and unpublished insights and results