Experiences at SIGGRAPH

SIGGRAPH 2018 gives you plenty of opportunities to experience the newest computer graphics and immersive technology hands-on.

Experience Hall & Immersive Pavilion Hours:

Sunday, 12 August, 1:30-5:30 pm
Monday, 13 August, 10 am-5:30 pm
Tuesday, 14 August, 10 am-5:30 pm
Wednesday, 15 August, 10 am-5:30 pm
Thursday, 16 August, 10 am-3:30 pm

Experience Hall

The Experience Hall is where you can observe and interact with installations and new technologies that are part of the following programs (click on the links to see the program content):

Art Gallery
Emerging Technologies
Studio
Appy Hour
Experience Presentations

Immersive Pavilion

At SIGGRAPH 2018, virtual, augmented and mixed reality experiences will be located in the East building of the Vancouver Convention Centre and will include:

VR Village
Vrcade
VR Museum
VR Theater
Experience Presentations

Production Gallery

This exhibition recognizes the art, processes, and physical materials involved in the creation of major studio projects — not just the final piece on screen. The gallery features artwork, props, costumes, and more from recent film, VR, or game productions for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at some of Hollywood’s biggest blockbusters. The Production Gallery is located in the West Building, Exhibit Hall A.

prod gallery

Sunday, 12 August, 1:30-5:30 pm
Monday, 13 August, 10 am-5:30 pm
Tuesday, 14 August, 10 am-5:30 pm
Wednesday, 15 August, 10 am-5:30 pm
Thursday, 16 August, 10 am-3:30 pm

Other Experiences

In addition to the Experience Hall and Immersive Pavilion, SIGGRAPH 2018 will also include the following attendee experiences:

Ken Perlin’s CAVE Experience

From Academy Award winner Ken Perlin and his NYU Future Reality Lab comes a new story about destiny and family. In this multi-faceted extended reality experience, journey back thousands of years to when stories were told around a campfire. CAVE is a coming-of-age story told through the latest in experiential technology, featuring binaural audio, mixed reality, and a co-located untethered virtual reality experience for an unprecedented 24 viewers at a time. The CAVE Experience is located in the East Building, Rooms 19/20. Find out more about CAVE

25th Anniversary Screening of “Jurassic Park” with Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams

Join us on 12 August for a special screening of “Jurassic Park,” a film that changed VFX and CG forever. Special guest and VFX legend Steve ‘Spaz’ Williams will introduce the film in celebration of the its 25th anniversary.

Sunday, 12 August, 8:30-11:15 pm, West Building, Ballroom AB

The Voice Of Generations

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Brian Wyvill

Although my first SIGGRAPH was after the early Blinn papers, there have been many landmark papers that I have been privileged to hear presented.

The Voice Of Generations

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David Verona

In Vancouver, I fell in love with the people that make up SIGGRAPH; a group of people that enthusiastically support and cheer each other on in the development of ever greater graphics and interactive techniques year after year.

The Voice Of Generations

FirstSIGGRAPH1975

Nelson Max

I heard about the second annual conference in Bowling Green and showed some of my computer animation there. I have attended every SIGGRAPH annual summer conference since, except for the one in 1977, when I was on a trek in Nepal.

Although my first SIGGRAPH was after the early Blinn papers, there have been many landmark papers that I have been privileged to hear presented.
In Vancouver, I fell in love with the people that make up SIGGRAPH; a group of people that enthusiastically support and cheer each other on in the development of ever greater graphics and interactive techniques year after year.
I heard about the second annual conference in Bowling Green and showed some of my computer animation there. I have attended every SIGGRAPH annual summer conference since, except for the one in 1977, when I was on a trek in Nepal.