SIGGRAPH Spotlight

ABOUT THE EPISODE Bektur Ryskeldiev (ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member; and, Ph.D. candidate, University of Tsukuba) sits down with Mark Billinghurst (professor of virtual and augmented reality, University of South Australia and the University of Auckland) to talk about the current and future state of virtual and augmented reality. The two discuss cultural differences of international collaboration, what’s next in the space, and how students can get involved. MUSIC Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. LINKS *Episode* https://people.unisa.edu.au/Mark.Billinghurst https://twitter.com/marknb00 http://www.unisa.edu.au/IT-Engineering-and-the-Environment/Information-Technology-and-Mathematical-Sciences/ https://www.siggraph.org/connect/international-resources https://www.siggraph.org/discover/inspiration/member-profiles/bektur-ryskeldiev *Social Media* http://blog.siggraph.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences https://twitter.com/siggraph https://www.youtube.com/user/ACMSIGGRAPH https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/acm-siggraph/ "siggraph" on Snapchat *Conference Website* http://s2018.siggraph.org/

ABOUT THE EPISODE SIGGRAPH 2018 Emerging Technologies Chair Gerry Derksen and Studio Chair Nik Aberle are joined by Steven M. LaValle (professor of computer science, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign) and Ben Malouf (director of marketing, Aleph Objects, Inc. – Makers of LulzBot 3D Printers) to talk about the history and future of technology… and SIGGRAPH! MUSIC Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. LINKS *Episode* http://msl.cs.uiuc.edu/~lavalle/ https://www.alephobjects.com/ *Social Media* http://blog.siggraph.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences https://twitter.com/siggraph https://www.youtube.com/user/ACMSIGGRAPH https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ https://www.linkedin.com/company/acm-siggraph/ "siggraph" on Snapchat *Conference Website* http://s2018.siggraph.org/

To celebrate the “generations” of SIGGRAPH and the 50th anniversary of the Leonardo journal, Danielle Siembieda (Managing Director, Leonardo/ISAST) sat down with an expert panel to discuss Leonardo’s history with the SIGGRAPH conference, its upcoming 50th anniversary and where the future of art — and the conference — is headed. Panelists include: Ernest Edmonds (Professor of Computational Art, De Montfort University; Founding Director, Creativity and Cognition Studios, University of Technology, Sydney), Jacquelyn Martino, Ph.D. (STSM, IBM Research AI), Andrés Burbano (Associate Professor – Design Department, Universidad de los Andes; Art Gallery chair, SIGGRAPH 2018), Roger Malina (Distinguished Professor of Art and Technology, and Professor of Physics, University of Texas at Dallas; Executive Editor, Leonardo Publications, MIT Press), and Angus Forbes (Assistant Professor – Computational Media Department, University of California, Santa Cruz; Art Papers chair, SIGGRAPH 2018). MUSIC Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. LINKS *Episode* https://www.leonardo.info/ http://www.ernestedmonds.com/www/index.htm https://creativecoding.soe.ucsc.edu/ http://www.utdallas.edu/atec/malina/ http://www.burbane.net/ https://twitter.com/jamartino *Social Media* http://blog.siggraph.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences https://twitter.com/siggraph https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ "siggraph" on Snapchat *Conference Website* http://s2018.siggraph.org/

ABOUT THE EPISODE The ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee’s Anupama Hiregouda sits down with Mohammed Saeed Harib (animator), of the United Arab Emirates, to talk about his work on the UAE-based cartoon series “FREEJ” and reflect on the animation industry. MUSIC Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. EDITING Asiya Asha, ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee Member LINKS *Episode* http://www.freej.ae/en/default.aspx http://www.imdb.com/name/nm2434710/ https://www.siggraph.org/connect/international-resources *Social Media* http://blog.siggraph.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences https://twitter.com/siggraph https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ "siggraph" on Snapchat *Conference Website* http://sa2017.siggraph.org/

ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee (IRC) member Bektur Ryskeldiev (Ph.D. candidate, University of Aizu) sits down with SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Student Volunteer Chair Pisut Wisessing (Ph.D. candidate, Trinity College Dublin/ADAPT Centre), and Computer Animation Festival Producer Marisa Ginger Tontaveetong (executive director, ASIFA-South) to talk about their careers, work with SIGGRAPH, and insights on the upcoming conference in Thailand, 27-30 November. MUSIC Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. EDITING Asiya Asha, ACM SIGGRAPH IRC TRANSCRIPTION Girish Ramesh, Ph.D. candidate at The University of Manchester and ACM SIGGRAPH IRC member LINKS *Episode* https://www.siggraph.org/connect/international-resources *Social Media* http://blog.siggraph.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences https://twitter.com/siggraph https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ "siggraph" on Snapchat *Conference Website* http://sa2017.siggraph.org/

ABOUT THE EPISODE SIGGRAPH 2017 VR Village Chair Denise Quesnel sits down with one of the creators of the virtual and augmented reality experience Neurable, Ramses Alcaide (President and CEO, Neurable). The experience uses neuroscientific insights and advanced machine learning to interpret user intent. MUSIC Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. LINKS *Episode* http://www.neurable.com/ *Social Media* http://blog.siggraph.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences https://twitter.com/siggraph https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ "siggraph" on Snapchat *Conference Website* http://s2017.siggraph.org/ http://s2018.siggraph.org/

ABOUT THE EPISODE SIGGRAPH 2018 Technical Papers Chair Mathieu Desbrun is joined by Ed Catmull (co-founder, Pixar Animation Studios; president, Pixar and Walt Disney Animation Studios) and Tony DeRose (senior scientist, Pixar Animation Studios) to talk about the history and future of computer graphics research. MUSIC Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. LINKS *Episode* http://www.creativityincbook.com/ http://graphics.pixar.com/ https://www.khanacademy.org/partner-content/pixar http://makered.org/youngmakers/ *Social Media* http://blog.siggraph.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences https://twitter.com/siggraph https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ "siggraph" on Snapchat *Conference Website* http://s2018.siggraph.org/

ABOUT THE EPISODE ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member Rebecca Ko (co-founder, Rooftop Animation) sits down with SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Computer Animation Festival Chair Juck Somsaman (founder, The Monk Studio) to talk about his work in animation and the upcoming SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 conference in Thailand. MUSIC Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. LINKS *Episode* http://www.themonkstudio.com/ https://www.rooftopanimation.com/ https://www.siggraph.org/connect/international-resources *Social Media* http://blog.siggraph.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences https://twitter.com/siggraph https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ "siggraph" on Snapchat *Conference Website* http://sa2017.siggraph.org/

ABOUT THE EPISODE In this bonus on-site episode of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast, SIGGRAPH 2017 VR Village Chair Denise Quesnel is joined by the industry-leading creators of the debut "HOLO-DOODLE" VR experience that kicks off today at 1:30 pm PST in the VR Village. Voices include Terrence Masson (School of Visual Arts), Ken Perlin (New York University), Daffy London (Daffy London), and Laura Dohrmann (Daffy London). MUSIC Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. LINKS *Episode* http://www.holodoodle.net/ *Social Media* http://blog.siggraph.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences https://twitter.com/siggraph https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ "siggraph" on Snapchat *Conference Website* http://s2017.siggraph.org

ABOUT THE EPISODE The latest episode of the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast features a discussion between SIGGRAPH 2017 Mobile Chair Akshay Agarwal and two Appy Hour contributors: Nelson Chu (Independent Developer) of "Expresii Watercolor" and Masood Kamandy (Pasadena City College) of "Oblique: A New Way to Photograph." MUSIC Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. LINKS *Episode* https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/oblique-a-new-way-to-photograph/id1193711320?mt=8 http://www.expresii.com/ *Social Media* http://blog.siggraph.org/ https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences https://twitter.com/siggraph https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ "siggraph" on Snapchat *Conference Website* http://s2017.siggraph.org/