(Copied from Androsko.com) It’s official. The arrangements have been made. At the end of July, I’ll be heading down to LA for SIGGRAPH 2010.
SIGGRAPH stands for “Special Interest Group on GRAPHics and Interactive Techniques”. It’s basically a technology and digital animation expo that’s shaped everything in digital media for the past few decades. Every major player, from Industrial Light and Magic to Pixar, has participated and contributed over the years. Here’s what the site has to say about it:
SIGGRAPH 2010 in Los Angeles: the best place in the world to experience the explosive evolution of computer graphics and interactive techniques. See, meet, and interact with the “People Behind the Pixels” who are creating the next wave of international excellence in research, animation, art, software, visualization, hardware, games, visual effects, and education. Gain amazing insights, enrich your skill set, and expand your worldwide contacts.
Terrence Masson
SIGGRAPH 2010 Conference Chair
Northeastern University
There are some awesome seminars planned, and I’m particularly looking forward to the ones on 3D objects in Photoshop CS5 and shooting VFX with DSRL cameras. Of course, the opportunity to meet some of the Pixar people in person is reason enough for me to go. And speaking of Pixar and SIGGRAPH, I posted the first ever Pixar short film below. It debuted at SIGGRAPH in 1984 while Pixar was still part of Lucasfilm. You may recognize a few of the names in the credits.
