SIGGRAPH Spotlight Podcast

Go behind the scenes of the SIGGRAPH conference with contributors and volunteers on the SIGGRAPH Spotlight podcast, where we explore computer graphics and interactive techniques one episode at a time. A full catalogue of podcasts is available on the ACM SIGGRAPH Blog or on iTunes, Stitcher, SoundCloud, Google Play Music, and Spotify.

Episode 25 – Netflix and Stream: A Look at VFX for TV

2019-07-12

SIGGRAPH Spotlight welcomes SIGGRAPH 2019 Production Sessions Chair Derrick Nau (CG texture & look development artist, DreamWorks) as he leads our latest podcast discussion on VFX for streaming. Derrick is...

Episode 24 – Machine Learning and AI

2019-07-01

In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, host and SIGGRAPH 2019 Technical Papers Chair Olga Sorkine-Hornung (professor, ETH Zurich) sits down with four of the leading minds in machine learning and...

Episode 23 – Evolution of AR

2019-05-10

SIGGRAPH Spotlight welcomes Kent Bye (Voices of VR) to the podcast as host of this timeless episode. Bye takes the mic to lead the discussion and share his expertise and...

Episode 22 – Women in Computer Graphics

2019-03-06

Just in time for Women’s History Month, SIGGRAPH 2019 Conference Chair Mikki Rose (senior fur technical director, Blue Sky Studios) is joined by Jinko Gotoh (a producer and consultant in...

Episode 21 – CG in Latin America

2018-12-21

Welcome back to SIGGRAPH Spotlight! In this episode, ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member Santiago Echeverry (professor, University of Tampa) sits down with Hernando Bahamon (animation director, Globizco Inc.; and,...

Episode 20 – Rianti Hidayat

2018-10-26

SIGGRAPH Spotlight is back with an all-new episode! Join International Resources Committee member Bektur Ryskeldiev and SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Student Volunteer (SV) Lead Rianti Hidayat, as they discuss working on...

Episode 19 – Gaming in the Middle East

2018-10-26

In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, ACM SIGGRAPH International Resources Committee member Afsaneh Rafighi (computer scientist, Simba Technologies) is joined by Hasan Karimi (president, Iran Computer and Video Games Foundation)....

Episode 18 – Augmented Reality with Niantic, Inc.

2018-10-19

In this week’s episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2018 Virtual, Augmented & Mixed Reality Chair Pol Jeremias-Vila (Pixar Animation Studios) sits down with Niantic, Inc.’s Diana Hu (lead, augmented reality...

Episode 17 – Independent Storytelling & Innovation

2018-07-20

In an all-new episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2018 Production Sessions Chair Emily Hsu (associate producer, Blizzard Entertainment) sits down with a panel of independent creators in production and animation...