Call for Participation: Motion in Games 2017

The 10th ACM International Conference on Motion in Games (MIG 2017) will take place in Barcelona, Spain from November 8-10, 2017 and will be hosted by UPC (Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya). MIG is sponsored by ACM and held in cooperation with Eurographics. Motion...

"Smurfs: The Lost Village" – Imbuing Characters With Life

This is the second interview in a series by Jessica Fernandes about the animated film "Smurfs: The Lost Village." Republished with permission from Spark CG Society. "Smurfs: The Lost Village" immerses us in the world of our one-foot-tall...

The Computer Graphics Magic Behind "Smurfs: The Lost Village"

Written by Jessica Fernandes. Republished with permission from Spark CG Society. "Smurfs: The Lost Village" is a visual treat. If you grew up reading the comics or watching the tv series, this year’s reboot film will feel visually familiar in all the...

In Memoriam: John Staudhammer

It is with deep sadness that we communicate that ACM SIGGRAPH Computer Graphics pioneer John Staudhammer has died. John was a noted American Electrical Engineer and a devoted educator. He was born in 1932 in Budapest, Hungary, and his family emigrated to the USA in...

2017 Election Slate Announced

The ACM SIGGRAPH election slate for 2017 has been announced. Below are the candidates for the positions of President, Vice President and Director-at-Large. Voting will begin in June, with the new EC members taking office in September. President Jessica Hodgins,...

Grants Available to Attend ACM Turing Award Celebration

The ACM A.M. Turing Award, often referred to as the “Nobel Prize of Computing,” carries a $1 million prize with financial support provided by Google, Inc. It is named for Alan M. Turing, the British mathematician who articulated the mathematical foundation and limits...

What Does SIGGRAPH Mean to You?

With the SIGGRAPH 2017 Call for Submissions now open, our annual conference is moving from concept to reality, and it will be no time before we gather in Los Angeles to celebrate, learn and be amazed at the innovation and creativity of our community. To each of the...