ACM SIGGRAPH Blog
SIGGRAPH Beyond the Conference: The Role of Chapters Year-Round
Image credit: ACM SIGGRAPH Professional and Student Chapters It's no surprise that one of the moments we all look forward to most is the annual SIGGRAPH conference. Whether you attend in North America or Asia, everything from the innovative technical talks,...
Where Innovation Meets Imagination: Join SIGGRAPH 2026 in Los Angeles
Explore how Los Angeles’ unique blend of creativity, technology, and cross‑disciplinary collaboration makes it the perfect setting for SIGGRAPH 2026. From research hubs to cultural landmarks, the city offers endless inspiration and reflects the conference’s spirit of connection, innovation, and community.
Beyond the Mirror: Breaking Infinity
Discover James McCann’s research reimagining classic infinity mirrors. Using LED arrays, parallax barriers, and 3D-printed textures, McCann creates a “speed tunnel” effect that challenges perception and removes traditional mirrored repetition.
Carved With Heart: The Craft and Storytelling Behind ‘Forevergreen’
Go behind the scenes of “Forevergreen,” a SIGGRAPH 2025 Electronic Theater selection and Best Animated Short Film nominee at the 98th Academy Awards®.
SIGGRAPH Spotlight: Episode 100 – The Making of ‘Zootopia 2’
In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, host Valerie Bernard is joined by Byron Howard, Marlon West, and Kira Lehtomaki to explore the creative and technical journey behind “Zootopia 2”. Together, the creators share how story, animation craft, and visual effects came together at Walt Disney Animation Studios to expand a beloved world while pushing performance, pipeline, and collaboration to new heights.
From Archives to Avatars
Explore how immersive VR, conversational AI, and Indigenous storytelling transformed museum archives into interactive experiences.
Finding Warmth in the Cold
Aaron Blaise’s hand-drawn short “Snow Bear” tells a heartfelt story of loneliness, imagination, and connection set in the Arctic’s icy beauty.
Painting With Reality
Paint with reality itself — this SIGGRAPH 2025 Real-Time Live! demo lets artists remix photorealistic 3D Gaussian splats in real time to create rich, expressive 3D worlds live.
A Vibrant and Accessible Venue for Sharing Your Ideas
Ahead of SIGGRAPH’s return to Los Angeles, we connected with SIGGRAPH 2026 Posters Chair Tuur Stuyck for an in-depth look at this year’s Posters program.
Preserving Giants: How ‘Heritage Trees’ Blends Technology and Ecology
Discover how “Heritage Trees” transformed laser scans, sound, and fabrication into an immersive SIGGRAPH 2025 Art Gallery installation that reimagines ancient trees as living archives of culture and ecology.
Hope, Inspiration, and Motivation: Diana Arellano’s Visions for SIGGRAPH 2028
ACM SIGGRAPH has announced Diana Arellano as the SIGGRAPH 2028 Conference Chair. Read on for stories from her involvement with SIGGRAPH, visions for 2028, and how a serendipitous moment can turn into a core conference memory.
SIMD Started It, SIMT Improved It
By blending thread abstractions with SIMD hardware, GPUs evolved into flexible processors for graphics, AI, and scientific computing.
‘Hanging By A Thread’: Stop-Motion Storytelling
Discover how “Hanging By A Thread” captivated audiences at SIGGRAPH 2025 Computer Animation Festival, blending stop-motion puppetry and digital effects to tell a powerful, emotional story.