SIGGRAPH 99 programs focused on five broad technical themes. Throughout the Web site, symbols identify which Courses, Papers, Panels, and Electronic Schoolhouse sessions are associated with these thematic tracks.
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Producing and using computer graphics techniques for animation, special effects, and other entertainment applications.
New technologies and techniques for art and examples of artistic expression using computer graphics.
Design, implementation, and application of advanced, intuitive human-computer communication.
Creation and manipulation of graphics object representations.
Creation of realistic images from models, by computing the interaction of light with surfaces.
		Courses 19 3D Computer Animation Workshop 24 A Visual Effects Galaxy 27 Smart(er) Animated Agents 35 Motion Editing: Principles, Practice, and Promise 37 Subdivision for Modeling and Animation 43 Graphic Modeling and Animation of Brittle Fracture   Papers Animation Session Computational Fluid Dynamics in a Traditional Animation Environment Graphical Modeling and Animation of Brittle Fracture   Panels CG Crowds: The Emergence of the Digital Extra 3D Tracking in FX Production: Blurring the Line Between the Virtual and the Real Visual Effects: Incredible Effects vs. Credible Science Visual Storytelling Form and Function of Visual Effects in Animated Films   Sketches & Applications Animation Commercial Successes Looking Death in the Face Dimensional Painting Star Wars Episode I Creature Development Star Wars Episode I Technical Animation Challenges   Technical Special Effects Behavior and Flight Motion Hacks Extracting and Editing Motion Simulation for Animation   Electronic Schoolhouse An Introduction to Digital Effects Creating 2D Animation Creating 3D Animation When Children Draw in 3D Museums and Computer Games Math and Computer-Generated Effects: Tools of the Trade Art Before Technology or Technology Before Art? That is the Question! Teaching & Creating Animatics Visual Effects Through Adaptive Technologies When Children Draw in 3D Educators Workshop in 3D Computer Graphics Hands-On Animation
		Courses 6 Fundamental Issues of Visual Perception for Effective Image Generation 13 A Survey of Color for Computer Graphics 15 Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain 19 3D Computer Animation Workshop 31 Why Does it Do That? 10 Mysteries of Computer Artmaking Revealed   Papers Modeling and Rendering of Weathered Stone Teddy: A Sketching Interface for 3D Freeform Design Multi-Color and Artistic Dithering Art-Based Rendering of Fur, Grass, and Trees View -Dependent Geometry   Panels Experiential Computer Art   Sketches & Applications Art, Design, and Multimedia New Directions in Visual and Audio Expression Community and Communications Technique as Muse   Electronic Schoolhouse A Creative Journey Developing Creativity: A Curriculum Based on the Use of Computer Graphics Technology Drawing & Learning Art and Technology: Electronic Resources From the Getty Integrating Art and Technology in a State-Wide Curriculum Digital Design Education at UCLA Walking the Tightrope: Balancing Digital and Traditional Skills in Undergraduate Education High-End Interactive Media in the Museum Incorporating Principles and Examples from Art/Design and Film/Video into a CS Computer Graphics Course Creative Programming: Merging the Artist With the Computer Programmer Art Before Technology or Technology Before Art? That is the Question! Developing Creativity: A Curriculum Based on the Use of Computer Graphics Technology
		Courses 8 Case Study: Scanning Michelangelo's Florentine Pietá 14 From Concept to Creation in Two Hours: The Advent of 3D Desktop Publishing 16 When All You Have is a Hammer, Everything Looks Like a Nail 20 Interactive Walkthroughs of Large Geometric Datasets 21 Internetworked 3D Computer Graphics: Overcoming Bottlenecks and Supporting Collaboration 34 Developing Shared Virtual Environments   Papers Virtual Reality Session Interactive Techniques Session   Panels How to Cheat and Get Away With It: What Computer Graphics Can Learn from Perceptual Psychology Natural and Invisible Human Interfaces Mixed Reality: Where Real and Virtual Worlds Meet   Sketches & Applications Art, Design, and Multimedia Interaction and Navigation Community and Communications   Technical Virtual Reality Haptic Feedback Techinques Novel Projection Methods   Electronic Schoolhouse Computer Camp: For Girls Only! The Round Earth Project: Collaborative VR for Elementary School Kids SP3D and The Lighthouse: Explorations in 3D Internet Learning Web Pages, Interactive Interfaces, and Worm Holes: The Next Generation of User Interface Designers Museums and Computer Games High-End Interactive Media in the Museum Hands-On Universe: Teaching Astronomy With Java-Based Image Processing Tools Visual Effects Through Adaptive Technologies The Interactive Learning Environment
		Courses 4 Practical Generation of Models From Acquired Data 14 From Concept to Creation in Two Hours: The Advent of 3D Desktop Publishing 26 Simulating Nature: From Theory to Application 33 Modeling Techniques for Medical Applications 36 Physically Based Modeling 37 Subdivision for Modeling and Animation   Papers Modeling Session Data Captures Inverse Modeling Session Meshes & Morphing Session   Sketches & Applications Animation Commercial Successes Star Wars Episode I Creature Development   Technical Medical Models and Mummies Hard Core Modeling
		Courses 1 Rendering and Visualization in Parallel Environments 7 A Practical Guide to Global Illumination Using Photon Maps 25 Advanced RenderMan: Beyond the Companion 41 Volume Graphics   Papers Efficient Lighting Session Texturing Session Image-Based Rendering Session   Panels Natural and Invisible Human Interfaces Get Real! Global Illumination for Film, Broadcast, and Game Production Mixed Reality: Where Real and Virtual Worlds Meet   Sketches & Applications Animation Dimensional Painting Star Wars Episode I Technical Animation Challenges   Technical Imaginative Rendering Non-Realtime Rendering Real-Time Rendering Image-Based Rendering