Celebrating a Decade of Life through Technology at SIGGRAPH Asia 2017

BANGKOK, Thailand, 13 September
2017 –
The region’s best minds in computer graphics and interactive techniques are set
to convene in Bangkok, Thailand for the annual SIGGRAPH Asia. Held from 27th to
30th November at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition
Centre (BITEC), the 10th edition of SIGGRAPH Asia is expected
to attract close to 7,000 attendees from over 60 countries.

Themed, The Celebration of Life and
Technology, the impetus behind this year’s conference and exhibition is to
showcase how human experiences help push the boundaries of digital
imaging, research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education
and emerging technologies.

“Over a decade, SIGGRAPH Asia has grown
from a niche event to one of the largest computer graphics and interactive
techniques conference and exhibitions in the region. This year, we are proud to
host SIGGRAPH Asia in Bangkok, which is home to one of the region’s fastest
growing computer graphics and animation industries. It is a very exciting time
to be in an industry that is evolving so quickly, where we are using technology
to change the way we experience new things,” says Dr. Surapong
Lertsithichai, SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 Conference Chair and Director, Center for
Creative Economy Project, Mahidol University, Thailand.

 

Keynotes at SIGGRAPH Asia this year
include Albert
Yu-Min Lin,
Award Winning National Geographic Explorer, Co-Founder and Chief Science
Officer at Planet3 and Michael Cohen, Director of the Computational
Photography Group at Facebook. Renowned for applying an innovator’s
approach to exploration, Albert will be sharing how he incorporates his unique
approach into the work he does, while Mark will discuss how Facebook’s
Computational Photography Team is incorporating 3D and virtual reality
applications into the social media platform to enhance how share photos and
videos are shared.

In addtion to the keynotes, SIGGRAPH Asia will host a
Featured Session titled, How Real-Time Graphics Helps Pixar Make
Feature Films.
This panel session wil be led by Pixar Animation Studio’s Senior Graphics
Software Engineers, Pol Jeremias-Vila, and David G Yu,
who will demonstrate how Pixar applies real-time graphics in animation.

This year’s edition will see the return of the VR
Showcase, which will delve deep into both virtual and augmented worlds
to showcase the impact of immersive VR in fields such as healthcare,
entertainment as well as its influence on human interactivity and engagement.
Meanwhile, the Emerging Technology program seeks to demonstrate
how research on interactive technologies such as 3D interaction and brain-machine interface
or brain-computer interface can help improve the way we live, work
and play.

The Symposium on Mobile Graphics and
Interactive Applications (MGIA) will highlight novel uses of graphics
and interactivity on mobile devices and how we interact with digital content.
Increasingly sophisticated development environments, easy market access through
application stores, and widespread device availability has created new opportunities
for developers to participate in a global market that is estimated to grow to
more than $35 billion annually.

Also returning is the Computer Animation
Festival; Asia’s premier computer animation festival which showcases a
world-wide collection of the year’s best works. The festival will comprise of
screenings and panels including presentations by industry experts related to
computer animation and visual effects.

The event’s exhibitors will demonstrate their newest
developments in hardware and software applications. Leading companies and
brands include Epic Games, FORUM8, FoxRenderfarm, Ritsumeikan University, SOFA
Framework, The Khronos Group, Tsinghua – Tencent Joint Lab, Simpitec Co., Ltd,
Unity Technologies, VSOChina, Yannix (Thailand) Co., Ltd, among numerous other
brands.

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The
10th ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer
Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia will take place in Bangkok,
Thailand at the at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition
Centre (BITEC) from 27 – 30
November 2017. The annual event held in Asia attracts the most respected
technical and creative people from all over the world who are excited by
research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education and
emerging technologies. The 4-day SIGGRAPH Asia 2017 conference includes a
diverse range of juried programs, such as the Art Gallery, Computer Animation
Festival, Courses, Emerging Technologies, Posters, Symposium on Education,
Symposium on Mobile Graphics and Interactive Applications, Symposium on
Visualization, Technical Briefs, Technical Papers, VR Showcase and
Workshops.  A three-day exhibition held from 28 – 30 November 2017 will
offer a business platform for industry players to market their innovative
products and services to the computer graphics and interactive techniques
professionals and enthusiasts from Asia and beyond.

The
Association of Computing Machinery’s Special Interest Group on Computer
Graphics and Interactive Techniques (ACM SIGGRAPH) sponsors SIGGRAPH Asia 2016.
Founded in 1947, ACM is an educational and scientific society uniting the
world’s computing educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire
dialogue, share resources, and address the field’s challenges. ACM strengthens
the profession’s collective voice through strong leadership, promotion of the
highest standards, and recognition of technical excellence. The ACM SIGGRAPH
deals with all aspects of graphical user/computer communication and
manipulation: hardware, languages, data structure, methodology, and
applications