SIGGRAPH 2007 - Anyone else going?

moodflow · August 06, 2007, 02:54:28 PM

Hi All,

SIGGRAPH 2007 is being held here in San Diego starting tomorrow. I'll be there first thing in the morning.

I know Renderosity and Eon-Software will be there. Not sure if Planetside will be there, but I'll be looking for them just in case.

Let me know if you'll also be attending.

dhavalmistry · August 06, 2007, 03:03:33 PM

I wish I could....too far for me....

Will · August 06, 2007, 03:09:05 PM

ditto

sjefen · August 06, 2007, 07:26:54 PM

Too far for me to

old_blaggard · August 06, 2007, 08:23:23 PM

Anyone want to buy me a plane ticket?

jo · August 06, 2007, 10:42:50 PM

Hi,

Quote from: moodflow on August 06, 2007, 02:54:28 PM
I know Renderosity and Eon-Software will be there. Not sure if Planetside will be there, but I'll be looking for them just in case.

Planetside doesn't have a booth there or anything. You may run into Matt though, tall guy, red hair :-).

Regards,

Jo

moodflow · August 07, 2007, 11:11:47 AM

Quote from: jo on August 06, 2007, 10:42:50 PM
Hi,

Quote from: moodflow on August 06, 2007, 02:54:28 PM
I know Renderosity and Eon-Software will be there. Not sure if Planetside will be there, but I'll be looking for them just in case.

Planetside doesn't have a booth there or anything. You may run into Matt though, tall guy, red hair :-).

Regards,

Jo

Heheh, I'll keep my eye out.

moodflow · August 07, 2007, 06:09:34 PM

OK, just got back from Siggraph 2007, and I have to say, what an amazing display of technology! There are things that are coming out soon that are simply magical. To see and try them in person, was even more amazing. I saw true 3D screens, high resolution/HDR screens running at 240 Hz (perfect for graphic work). They had plenty of real time panorama cams, and software, and some poor company is trying to 3d map the entire planet, including buildings (and it looks like they may be successful). I didn't see much for procedural modelling apps, which I was really hoping for.

I did look for Matt, but alas, there were thousands of people there, so no luck. Though there was no Planetside booth, I did see plenty of other "rival" apps and their booths, but I will honestly say TG2 still reigns on top when it comes to landscape generation.

Tangled-Universe · August 07, 2007, 06:15:21 PM

Well that's good to here we're on the right side, so to say

It's a pity SIGGRAPH is way too far for me to visit. I'd love to see all those amazing (future) developments.
Wish it would be here in The Netherlands sometime

Did you take any pictures by accident?

Martin

moodflow · August 07, 2007, 06:17:37 PM

Next year it will be in Los Angeles :-( That's a horrible drive!

Cyber-Angel · August 07, 2007, 06:48:29 PM

You know it would be great if they had Siggraph chapter meetings in other countries so that people who are unable to attend the main Siggraph in the US could attend one of the Chapter meetings, this is some I believe the IEEE dose and the may be reasons why Siggraph doesnt do this, still it would be nice.

Regards to you

Cyber-Angel

old_blaggard · August 07, 2007, 07:15:19 PM

Um... what's with the big Western theme? This year San Diego, and next Los Angeles. Couldn't they stick it, oh, I dunno, somewhere along the 45th parallel and really close to the Mississippi?

moodflow · August 07, 2007, 07:18:07 PM

Yea, I agree, everyone else gets left out. Alot of it likely has to do with most of the big name graphics companies are based in CA (and they were all at the convention with huge, expensive booths).

However I did read on siggraph's main site that they also have smaller, though more focused, conventions all over the world.

jo · August 07, 2007, 07:49:27 PM

Hi Paul,

Quote from: old_blaggard on August 07, 2007, 07:15:19 PM
Um... what's with the big Western theme? This year San Diego, and next Los Angeles. Couldn't they stick it, oh, I dunno, somewhere along the 45th parallel and really close to the Mississippi?

Recently it has also been in Boston and San Antonio, a while further back it was in New Orleans. It's in LA every other year. AFAIK they're going to continue rotating the location, there was some talk of just sticking with LA a while back.

Regards,

Jo

jo · August 07, 2007, 07:52:35 PM

Hi,

Quote from: Cyber-Angel on August 07, 2007, 06:48:29 PM
You know it would be great if they had Siggraph chapter meetings in other countries so that people who are unable to attend the main Siggraph in the US could attend one of the Chapter meetings, this is some I believe the IEEE dose and the may be reasons why Siggraph doesnt do this, still it would be nice.

There are SIGGRAPH chapters all over the world, and they can have meetings when they want. I've tried contacting my local chapter, the NZ one is based in the town nearest me, but no luck. I also belong to the IEEE and they seem to be much more active and there seems to be a lot going on in my region. None of it quite what interests me I have to say, but the IEEE does cover a wide range of fields.

Regards,

Jo