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To begin the line-up of fall events for 2014, the Toronto ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter got its geek on! On October 17th, the Chapter hosted an evening of Technical Papers in the facilities of the Department of Computer Science at the University of Toronto. After an introduction and some brief announcements, we started of the evening with […]

The Toronto ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter hosted another evening of good cheer and visual delight at The Monarch Tavern on June 15, 2014, hosted by Jinny Choo, the SIGGRAPH Asia Computer Animation Festival Director for the years 2013 and 2014.  Jinny was visiting us all the way from Korea and kindly offered to share with the […]

On May 14th the Toronto ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter members and guests shared an intimate evening with Academy Award winning animator and director Chris Landreth. Excitement filled the air as the audience congregated at The Royal for an educational and entertaining evening. Chris’s talk, titled “Walking Through the Valley,” began with an introduction to the robotics […]

Side Effects Software‘s own Ken Xu and Damian Campeanu spoke about “Going Procedural” with the Houdini Engine at their downtown facilities in Toronto.  Thank you for your hospitality and taking the Toronto ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter on an exploration of the new Houdini AR app, which lets you view and control 3D assets using augmented reality. […]

Thank you to all our Toronto ACM SIGGRAPH members who joined our exclusive, member-only 3D Printing workshop hosted and delivered by Ryan Schmidt, Autodesk Research’s head of Design and Fabrication Research.  On Saturday, March 1st, 2014, we learnt how to tailor 3D models for easy, hassle-free 3D printing using Autodesk Meshmixer software (free download).  The Toronto […]

The Toronto ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter held the Reel Happy Holiday & Review at the Monarch Tavern on December 11th. Many talented artists came out to show off their work and mingle with industry professionals, as well as celebrate a great 2013 in the computer graphics community. The talent ranged from all levels, presenting their work in […]

The Toronto ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter showcased the SIGGRAPH 2013 Electronic Theatre at The Royal on Thursday November 28th 2013. The Toronto Chapter brought together over 80 computer graphics industry lovers to view the “best of the best” in computer animation shorts, commercials, gaming and film.  See our photographs of the evening on our Facebook page. […]

The Toronto ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter held its Interactive Industry Night this past Tuesday, bringing together incredible local talent and creative experiences! The audience had time to mix and mingle with creative types from all walks of life, generating an electric atmosphere of open discussion amongst those who attended, and resulting in some interesting opportunities to […]

Our Post-SIGGRAPH 2013 Panel Discussion was a success! In total we had 42 people in attendance and a fantastic line-up of content. Our Chapter Chair, Jacky Bibliowicz, hosted the event and spoke about what the Chapter has been able to accomplish over its first year and the recognition it has received from the ACM SIGGRAPH Chapters Steering […]

TORONTO ACM SIGGRAPH CHAPTER Professional & Student Chapters of ACM SIGGRAPH exist in 50 cities in 20 countries around the world. We form an international multi-cultural network of people who develop, share, continue, and extend the work and achievements presented at the annual conference. Chapter members include those involved in research, development, education, art, gaming, […]