Gamasutra - SIGGRAPH 2006 Live Coverage

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SIGGRAPH: Art School Or Trade School? [08.04.06] In this final write-up from Gamasutra's in-depth SIGGRAPH 2006 coverage, reporter Jill Duffy looks at a notable conundrum in the game and CG industries: 'art school or trade school?' - with a distinguished panel of educators discussing vocational training in game/CG art-related professions.

SIGGRAPH Summary: 20,000 Attendees, In San Diego For 2007 [08.04.06] Organizers of the recent SIGGRAPH 2006, the 33rd International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, announced that the Boston event drew 19,764 artists, research scientists, developers, filmmakers, and academics from 80 countries

SIGGRAPH: Game Violence Issues Tackled [08.03.06] As part of Gamasutra's continuing SIGGRAPH 2006 coverage, Game Developer editor Jill Duffy covers a controversial panel on violence and video games, featuring academics and the IGDA's Jason Della Rocca discussing games, politics, and morality.

SIGGRAPH: Luxology Debuts modo 202 [08.02.06] Luxology recently debuted modo 202, the latest update to its 3D modeling, painting and rendering software, during SIGGRAPH 2006 in Boston, featuring performance 42 percent faster than modo 201, as well as improvements to the software's tool set and overall more streamlined workflow

SIGGRAPH: Softimage Shows Face Robot, Cat, XSI [08.01.06] Avid Technology subsidiary Softimage announced Softimage: Face Robot version 1.5, and will also demonstrate the new software, alongside other releases such as Softimage: Cat version 2.5 and the latest version of Softimage: XSI at the 2006 SIGGRAPH conference.

SIGGRAPH: eyeon Software Announces Fusion 5.1 [08.01.06] Toronto-based compositing software developers eyeon Software have announced the latest version of Fusion, version 5

SIGGRAPH: Nvidia Announces Nvidia Scene Graph SDK 3.2 [08.01.06] During SIGGRAPH 2006 in Boston, graphics chip manufacturer Nvidia announced the release of the latest version of its Nvidia Scene Graph Software Development Kit (NVSG SDK)

SIGGRAPH: From Make-Up To Plasma [08.01.06] As part of our in-depth SIGGRAPH 2006 coverage, reporter Jill Duffy checks in from the show floor, dipping into innovative Emerging Technologies shown at the Boston-based CG conference, all the way from laser plasma (!) to new motion capture methods.

SIGGRAPH: Vicon, House of Moves Show New MoCap Software [08.01.06] Vicon has announced the development of a new software package, combining motion capture functionality based on the systems development and motion capture service experience of both Vicon and House of Moves, at SIGGRAPH 2006 in Boston

SIGGRAPH: NaturalMotion Debuts Morpheme Animation Engine [07.31.06] NaturalMotion, the developers of 3D animation technology based on Dynamic Motion Synthesis, have announced morpheme, a new animation engine for next-generation game development, to be available in October 2006, and supporting development for the PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, and PC.

SIGGRAPH: Reallusion Debuts iClone 1.5 [07.31.06] 3D animation software developer Reallusion announced that it will debut the latest version of the iClone pre-visualization and scene production software at SIGGRAPH 2006 in Boston this week

SIGGRAPH: Contour Reality Capture System Unveiled [07.31.06] Entrepreneur and inventor Steve Perlman, founder and president of the Bay Area motion capture company Mova, and has demonstrate Mova's new Contour motion capture system at SIGGRAPH 06

SIGGRAPH: EA_Spouse, IGDA On Industry 'Quality Of Life' Issues [07.31.06] As part of Sandbox Symposium and Gamasutra's SIGGRAPH 2006 coverage, an important 'quality of life' panel saw Erin 'ea_spouse' Hoffman and the IGDA's Jason Della Rocca debating overwork in the game industry. [ALSO ADDED: A full write-up of Greg Costikyan's thought-provoking keynote.]

SIGGRAPH Keynote: 'Designing Games for Process Intensity' [07.31.06] As part of Gamasutra's extensive SIGGRAPH coverage, we have details of a Sandbox Symposium keynote by Greg Costikyan, CEO of Manifesto Games, discussing why, though "development tools are getting better, they aren't getting better fast enough."

SIGGRAPH: Overview of Emerging Technologies Exhibit [07.30.06] SIGGRAPH 06's Emerging Technologies exhibit demonstrates the future of interactive techniques in several areas, including gaming and the fusion of technology and art, and we have a listing of some of the most interesting game-related exhibits in the area.

SIGGRAPH: Overview of Projects at Educators Program [07.30.06] We take a look at the toy and game projects being showcased at the SIGGRAPH 2006 Educators Program, which covers the research, methods, and techniques in aspects of computer graphics and interactive technology education.

Northeastern University Exhibits Presence at SIGGRAPH 06 [07.28.06] Northeastern University, located in Boston, Massachusetts, will be present at SIGGRAPH 06, an annual conference and exposition for computer graphics and interactive technology professionals, featuring digital artwork and writing from faculty.

Product: PipelineFX Demonstrates Qubic, Qube! At SIGGRAPH [07.28.06] PipelineFX has announced that it will be showcasing the latest version of Qubic, a simple to use graphical user interace to the Qube render farm management system that allows artists and administrators to easily manage their rendering and game build jobs, at SIGGRAPH 06

Sandbox Symposium Announces Streaming Presentations [07.28.06] The ACM SIGGRAPH two-day video game symposium, held in conjunction with SIGGRAPH 06 in Boston, MA, USA, has announced the availability of live streaming video of selected keynotes, panels, and papers during Saturday, July 29 and Sunday, July 30, 2006.