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SIGGRAPH ASIA 2012 was a perfect blend of innovation meets technology and the spectators are the future consumers of such innovative technologies. As good as approximately 4,500 attendees flocking Singapore Expo shows the hugeness of an event like this. With esteemed speakers, researchers, scientists, industry experts coming for an event to showcase, discuss, meet and see technological break-through that would trigger the coming future generations and would change the way human-computer interactive systems were once built upon... |
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REGISTRATION is something from where it gets started... Holding a key role in any event, attendees kept the Registration Management busy during all 4 days as people came sweeping by to register themselves for the Conference and Exhibition. A look at the Foyer 1 Level 1 of the venue fills you with immense pride considering enormous number of people willing to be a part of an event as great as Siggraph Asia... Around 4,500 people turned up for the event and that kept the speakers and exhibitors on their toes throughout the event.. |
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EXHIBITION is one arena which keeps the sponsors and the attendees in coalition with each other. Spread over a large area of the hall, it was welcoming to see some of the state-of-the-art booths greeting us at the entrance. One look at the exhibition hall and you know, the scale of the event is getting bigger each year. Attendees had their hands occupied with brochures and visiting cards as they gauge their way through the exhibition floor learning what each company has to offer to its prospective clients and employees... |
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This year's Art Gallery was one of the most spectacular and sought after area of the event. As one moves ahead from the exhibition hall, you can't help but get attracted to some innovating digital set-ups showcased by artists worldwide. One gets awed by the way, sheer human intelligence is put to use by these artists giving us a unique user experience..
Here is some glimpse of the same...
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COURSES is that aspect of the event that always commands a dedicated audience that are genuinely interested in knowing and learning some of the ground-breaking technologies and innovations performed by speakers from various institutions... Courses offer a little bit of everything to everyone from an introductory to advanced level. With a great line-up of courses this year, each attendee had their appetite full with a diverse line-up of topics circling the latest trends in the industry... |
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TECHNICAL PAPERS has been the backbone of Siggraph Asia since its initiation and this is what sets it apart from the other events in the same arena.. This year saw a great audience of technical directors, researchers, SFX artists and other experts as attendees for the various Technical Papers presentation and it was mind-blowing to see some amazing papers being presented this year at Siggraph Asia ranging from topics like Sculpting, Dynamics, Full Body Character Animation, Video and Image Manipulation, Stereos and Displays and many more.. |
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TECHNICAL BRIEF being a fresh introductory spectrum of Siggraph Asia 2012 had some renowned researchers, scientists and experts from various institutions across the globe being invited to present and showcase their new research in the field of audio video image graphic and human-computer interaction based technologies.. This year had the special 2 invited sessions on Facial Animation and Tracking & Computer Vision meets Computer Graphics... |
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EXHIBITOR TALK & EXHIBITOR SESSIONS at Siggraph Asia were flocked by people... One could see a long queue at various booths waiting for the sessions to begin wherein you get a hands-on experience by the esteemed speakers over a particular tool and product... The one session that had maximum attendance on all days of the event was Pixar Renderman portraying the dedicated fanfare that Pixar's Renderman holds within the industry. |
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RECRUITMENT TALK is one section that all the professionals working in the industry look forward to each year. With Lucasfilm Singapore, Double Negative Visual Effects, Pixomondo and Animal Logic welcoming professionals to apply for the various designations and posts based on their field of expertise.. This section was an instant hit amongst the attendees as people queued up at the studio booths interacting with the personnel's and discuss about their portfolio's... |
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The Dark Knight Rises session at Siggraph Asia 2012 took the audience through the spectacular visual journey that went into making such features... Creating complex visuals, backgrounds, sequences and characters in a seamlessly realistic manner requires lots of coordination, R&D and a great pipeline...The sessions gave us a glimpse of the same.. |
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Emerging Technologies: One word that would describe it the best is just 'WOW'.... Some astonishing innovative technologies that would blow your mind away is what was at display this year at Siggraph Asia 2012.. You gotta experience it , to realize the invention in its truest sense.. Right from Second Surface: Multi-user Spatial Collaboration System based on Augmented Reality, to RoboJockey, to Second Surface: Multi-user Spatial Collaboration System based on Augmented Reality and many other ones fills you with admiration for these inventors for thinking beyond the conventional limits of human mind. |
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The Symposium on Apps program at SIGGRAPH Asia 2012 covered a variety of topics ranging from the development, technology, and marketing of mobile applications, including but not limited to computer graphics software and hardware, games, augmented reality, location-based services, animation, and social networking.
The full day event had sessions on Interface Developments, 3d Interactive assembly as well as Music based Apps showcases. A really interesting session was the one called Treble:Music for Musicians by A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research. With an app designed specifically for rendering music in a completely digital way, it was really interesting the way the app was presented with music being created.
There were some interesting panel discussions on Mobile Graphics Techniques as well as augmented reality and mixing graphics and the real world. The case study on Apps for Kids in Museums was the one that drew house full audiences.
Though a new feature of Siggraph Asia, since last 2 years the Symposium of Apps has a great promise in becoming a sought after section in Siggraph Asia in coming years thanks to the close knit integration of Computer Graphics and the world of Apps..
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As SIGGRAPH ASIA 2012 came to an end , one sees people carry back dreams, aspirations, enthusiasm to do something new, something innovative.... Seeing exhibitors wrap up, speakers bidding a goodbye, attendees clicking the last-minute pics, fills you with nostalgia that one felt during the last few days. With a twinkle in the eye to come up with something new next year is what truly makes this event a unique experience for everyone...
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Article Compilation : Nupur and Mansi
On- Site support : Vinay Kumar, Savio Fernandes,
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