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Registration for SIGGRAPH 2014 Is Now Open!

Online registration for SIGGRAPH 2014 is now open! The SIGGRAPH conference, held annually since 1974, is a five-day interdisciplinary experience for students and professionals in the fields of computer graphics and interactive technology. The conference is widely...

Remember to Vote!

The ACM SIGGRAPH 2014 elections are upon us. If you were a member of ACM SIGGRAPH as of 1 January 2014, you should have received an email with an electronic ballot. Votes may be cast online using the voter ID and password provided in the email. The slate of candidates...

Visual Effects: The True Magic of Game of Thrones

By Kristy Barkan Forget the Old Gods, the Drowned God, the Seven, and the Lord of Light; the magic of Westeros is far more complex than the conjurings of deities. It's a special type of alchemy so powerful, it can transform ones and zeros into fire-breathing...

NYC ACM SIGGRAPH Presents Industry Spotlight 2014

On Thursday, April 3, 2014, the New York City chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH will host the twelfth annual Industry Spotlight at the Fashion Institute of Technology in Midtown Manhattan. One of the chapter's most popular events, the Industry Spotlight provides NYC...

Online Game Art Show Uncovers Fascinating Indie Games

The ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community has unveiled their latest online exhibition, entitled "The Aesthetics of Gameplay."  Curated by Greg Garvey, Director of Game Design & Development at Quinnipiac University, the show spotlights the art and...

Architecture, Engineering and Construction Hackathon March 14-16

A weekend-long hackathon designed specifically for the architecture, engineering and construction industry will take place at Facebook Headquarters in Menlo Park, California between March 14 and 16, 2014. The event, appropriately named the AEC Hackathon, is a...

UK Symposium on Geometry Processing Now Accepting Submissions

The Eurographics Symposium on Geometry Processing (SGP 2014) is a prominent venue for the dissemination of cutting-edge research in geometry processing. This year, the 12th symposium will be held at Cardiff University (UK) from 9 July to 11 July. The conference will...

What's Wrong with the Visual Effects Industry?

By Kristy Barkan VFX giant Rhythm & Hues had been in business for 25 years when the company suddenly folded on February 11, 2013, filing bankruptcy proceedings and immediately laying off hundreds of employees. The studio’s collapse came at a highly...

Academy Honors Scientific & Technical Film Achievements

By Kristy Barkan. Interviews by Lindsay Coryne. Photography by Erin LK Reeve, except where otherwise noted. There's no doubt that filmmaking is an art form, but it's one which rests squarely on the shoulders of technology. Without the individuals who build on...

Visual Effects Artists Take Center Stage

By Kristy Barkan, photography by Erin LK Reeve It's rare for visual effects artists to find themselves the focus of attention at a red carpet gala, despite the ever-increasing importance of effects in film and television. Unaccustomed to the chaos of flashing...