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SIGGRAPH (P)review


After SIGGRAPH is before SIGGRAPH

MASC_sig2016_event_300Under this topic, the Munich ACM SIGGRAPH chapter invites you to get together at our SIGGRAPH (P)review event on April 10 2016 – 1:30PM. The event takes place at the “Institut für Film und Bild in Wissenschaft und Unterricht” (FWU), inside the large hall. Address: Bavariafilmplatz 3 in 82031 Grünwald.

As an appetizer to SIGGRAPH2016 Anaheim , CA, we want to offer all attendees the opportunity to review the best-of SIGGRAPH2015 again. We will start off with selected talks from all areas of SIGGRAPH2015. To top it off, we have a Special Talk by one of our chapters members which has just been held at SIGGRAPH ASIA.
Finally, we will be serving a selections of top notch submissions to the 2015 Computer Animation Festival (CAF).

During intermissions, there will be ample opportunity for networking. Admission is free, but registration is required – visit our website to register: http://munich.siggraph.org/events/siggraph-preview.
Find the Agenda  here.

We look forward to an exciting day with you!

Oliver Markowski & Jan Pflüger

Munich ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter e.V.

Stanford researchers unveil new virtual reality headset

Stanford researchers unveil virtual reality headset that reduces eye fatigue, nauseaAssistant Professor Gordon Wetzstein’s new Stanford Computational Imaging Group has developed a light-field stereoscope that creates a dramatically more natural virtual reality experience than what is present in today’s leading headsets.

Quelle: Stanford researchers unveil new virtual reality headset

Munich ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter presents Computergraphic-Veteran Paul Debevec


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On Sunday, 21th of September the Munich ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter will be presented in the Audimax of the University of Television and Film (Hochschule für Fernsehen und Film, HFF) in the time from 2:30PM to 6PM at the Bernd-Eichinger-Platz 1 to the professional audience.

Special guest of this first public presentation of the Munich ACM Siggraph Chapter in the Bavarian capitol town is Paul Debevec. Debevec is a veteran of the computer graphic industry especially in the area of HDR rendering and lighting. He worked amongst others on special effects of Hollywood-Blockbusters like Spiderman, Superman returns and King Kong. He also was responsible for optimal lighting in Avatar. In Munich he will speak about his considerably large experiences, reports about Advances in Creating Photoreal Digital Actors, gives an unique view behind the curtain and shows inspiring excerpts from various movies.

The event is free of charge, but requires a registration to the event on the website of the Munich ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter.

The former President of SIGGRAPH and the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Alain Chesnais and Mashhuda Glencross will open the event. Alain Chesnais speaks about new developments in 3D content for the Web.

Also included is Geek’s home, a museum founded by Thomas Harbers with a hands-on approach. The model was the Exploratorium, a museum in San Francisco, that is focused on the teaching of natural sciences. The event concludes with current movies from CAF – the Computer Animation Festival.

The Munich ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter aims to support science, research, art, culture and education. Especially by arranging scientific events in the field of computer graphics, interactive technologies and their application areas, we offer broad access to new knowledge in these fields and enabling their dissemination.

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SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologie Trailer


Follow the link to the Preview:: SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies Trailer

The SIGGRAPH Emerging Technologies program showcases the latest interactive and graphics technologies before they transform the way we live and work. Emerging Technologies presents demonstrations of research from several fields, including displays, input devices, collaborative environments, gaming, computer vision, biometrics, wearable computing, scientific visualization, design, medicine, and robotics.

Experience Emerging Technologies at SIGGRAPH 2014, which brings together thousands of computer graphics professionals, 10-14 August 2014 in Vancouver, BC. Learn more at http://s2014.siggraph.org/. Continue reading →