Date and time: Thursday, August 7, 2025, 5 – 6:30pm PDT Project KARA’s mission was to remaster an aging game using AI-driven pipelines, assessing the viability of these technologies to accelerate workflows while maintaining high-quality results.In this session, we’ll unveil our findings, share real-world results, and discuss the future trajectory Read more
Iñigo Quilez: Unlocking Creativity with Signed Distance Fields Wednesday, May 28, 2025, 5pm-6:30pm Pacific Time We’ll talk of my vision for a world post-polygon, where production of 3D content is less labor intensive and technical, and more creative than what we use today in traditional pipelines. About the Speaker Inigo Read more
Daryl Anselmo GenAI Cookery: From Demoscene to Mainstream Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 5pm Pacific Time In this candid session, Art Director and Creative Technologist Daryl Anselmo takes us through an unfiltered journey navigating the dark arts of the rapidly evolving GenAI landscape, with roots in the rebellious hacker spirit of Read more
Paul Debevec presents “The Full Spectrum of Virtual Production” to the San Francisco Chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH on May 17, 2023. Date and time: Wednesday, May 17, 2023 · 6 – 9pm PDT Location: Online Today’s virtual production stages surround actors with the light of millions of LEDs, creating real-world Read more
A presentation by Cassidy Curtis of Google Research on April 12 2023, hosted by the San Francisco chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH. Date and time: Wednesday, April 12, 2023 · 6 – 8pm PDT Location: Online In linear media like movies and TV, animated characters have delivered genuine, compelling, emotionally Read more
A presentation by Aaron Hertzmann on October 5, 2022, hosted by the San Francisco chapter of ACM SIGGRAPH. Date and time: Wednesday, October 5, 2022 · 6 – 8pm PDT Location: Online Aaron Hertzmann – Adobe, Principal Scientist Abstract: I discuss whether computers, using Artificial Intelligence, could be considered artists. Read more
Artists/Technologists Rashed Haq, Adam Chin & Daryl Anselmo share their work using AI generative art tools and technology in creating their art. This presentation of San Francisco ACM SIGGRAPH from November 16, 2022 features digitally created photography, poetry and artwork using new AI Machine Learning tools including currently available tools Read more