news center
NEWS CENTER
SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Successfully Concluded Its Very First Hybrid Edition in Tokyo, Japan

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 Successfully Concluded Its Very First Hybrid Edition in Tokyo, Japan

Over 3,000 attendees from 41 countries and regions attended the physical event in Tokyo, Japan, as well as virtually. SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 inspires conversations about the future of computer graphics and interactive techniques with heavyweights from Sony, Akili Interactive, BANDAI NAMCO Studios, Weta Digital, DNEG, Kamizake Douga, MacLean Visual Effects, Sola Digital Arts, SQUARE ENIX, Toei Animation, Ubisoft & more. Artists and creators were presented with various awards in recognition of their top-notched works at SIGGRAPH Asia 2021.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Registration - TIF Lobby Gallery

Congratulations to all the winners and thanks to everyone at SIGGRAPH Asia 2021. As the long-term partner of SIGGRAPH Asia, Fox Renderfarm wishes Siggraph Asia a better Computer Animation Festival in 2022!

2021 Closing & 2022 Opening Session - SIGGRAPH Asia

Tokyo, Japan, 22 December 2021 – This year’s edition of SIGGRAPH Asia, themed ‘LIVE!’, marked the very first hybrid edition in ACM SIGGRAPH’s history. SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 overcame all obstacles and challenges amidst Covid-19, and successfully concluded its live program at the Tokyo International Forum in Japan. Held from 14 – 17 December 2021, the event reunited over 3,000 attendees from 41 countries and regions. The onsite event was held in compliance to the Covid-19 regulations from the government, local authorities, and the exhibition industry, ensuring the safety and well-being of all in-person attendees.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Opening + Keynotes - TIF Hall C + Online

“Despite a lack of clarity as to what lies ahead due to COVID-19, we decided in summer of this year to conduct the very first hybrid SIGGRAPH Asia,” said Shuzo John Shiota, Conference Chair of SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 & CEO, Polygon Pictures Inc. “It turned out to be a massive undertaking, and COVID continued to obstruct our progress. Against adverse conditions, we were able to create an illustrious conference, providing great insights into the current world of computer graphics and interactive techniques, as well as rekindling the SIGGRAPH and SIGGRAPH Asia communal spirit, both online and onsite. I’d like to extend my heartfelt gratitude to all who have contributed to this enormous undertaking”.

“I am extremely proud of what the SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 team has achieved this year, pulling off an incredible show onsite and online. The feedback from the global Computer Graphics community has been very positive, reaffirming our stand to continue holding the hybrid event despite the many curve balls being thrown at us due to Covid-19. It’s amazing how this industry is so closely knit and supportive of one another. We look forward to creating an even larger reunion for the CG industry next year in Daegu, South Korea!” added Prakash Ramajillu, SIGGRAPH Asia Chief Staff Executive & Division Director (Technology, DigitalMedia, Entertainment & Mobility), Koelnmesse Pte Ltd.

A diverse range of conference program sessions

Close to 130 speakers presented at the conference in-person and around 400 presenters joined the virtual platform to discuss the latest industry developments and future of the computer graphics and interactive techniques industry. The exciting line-up featured distinguished keynote speakers such as Toru Katsumoto, Executive Deputy President and CTO at Sony Group Corporation, and Matt Omernick, Co-Founder and Chief Creative Officer at Akili Interactive. Toru Katsumoto’s session on ‘Creativity x Technology - How to fill the world with emotion’ brought us through the history of innovation in the creative industry and discussed possibilities enabled by technology made available to creators in the fields of music, movies and games. Matt Omernick’s session on ‘Video Games as Medicine’ dived into how Digital Therapeutic products like EndearvorRx are changing the face of medicine, and how cognitive health and entertainment will live harmoniously together in the future.

Other highlights from the conference included the Featured Sessions program which invited industry figureheads such as Bandai Namco Studios, Weta Digital, DNEG, DNEG Animation, Kamizake Douga, MacLean Visual Effects, Sola Digital Arts, Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, SQUARE ENIX, Toei Animation, Ubisoft Divertissements, giving the community exclusive insights on the remarkable VFX works behind films like Dune, Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, Blade Runner, Apple TV's Foundation series, The Mitchells vs. The Machines, Wish Dragon, Ron's Gone Wrong, which are available on-demand on the virtual platform.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Technical Papers - TIF Hall B5 + Online

The Technical Papers program continues to be the anchor program of SIGGRAPH Asia and showcased 94 specially curated papers. The Technical Papers at SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 adhere to the highest scientific standards and are chosen through a rigorous and highly refined peer-review process. This year, SIGGRAPH Asia had most of the presenters beamed onsite at the Tokyo International Forum, to take on live questions from the local and online attendees.

The Trade Exhibition featured close to 30 virtual and onsite exhibitors showcasing the latest developments in hardware and software applications in the Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques space. Companies and brands include FORUM8, IMAGICA GROUP, Digital Hollywood University, KONICA MINOLTA, Amazon Web Services, BANDAI NAMCO, Carpe Diem Solutions, CyberAgent, ELSA Japan, Houdini SideFX, Huawei Russian Research Institute, NVIDIA, NHK Art, iPresence and SkyVision. iPresence created a virtual SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 exhibition tour, which allows remote attendees to travel into the exhibition hall from anywhere around the world. Experience it today!

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Trade Exhibition - TIF Hall E

Exhibitor Talks covered technical topics such as using Houdini in medical product design and medical visualization; digital content creation on AWS; IMAGICA GROUP and Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology’s R&D on video content creation for their innovative displays on how to provide viewers with visual experiences; and NTT Human Informatics Laboratories sharing of the cutting-edge Tokyo Olympics 2020 project and the world of live entertainment in the Metaverse era.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Exhibitor Talks - TIF G409 - Online

The Experience Hall, held in the same venue as the Trade Exhibition, encompasses the Art Gallery, Emerging Technologies and XR showcases. In the Art Gallery, 15 cutting-edge works were selected from 147 submissions around the world, addressing questions of what the rituals, behaviors and modes of the future will look like in light of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Art Gallery Curation Committee also hosted a gallery tour for the Japanese audience during the exhibition days. Additionally, Art Gallery talks were held virtually to discuss the future of art and the role of art gallery in the face of new factors such as the pandemic and NFTs.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Art Gallery - TIF Hall E - Online

The Emerging Technologies program, themed “Awaken Our Bodies”, showcased 19 exhibits onsite and online which included novel and high-quality 3D projection mapping technologies, haptic interfaces, robotic avatars and virtual humans, input interfaces, music experiences, and VR experiences with novel sensations like wet, temperature, wind, and scent. Live demonstrations and Q&A sessions took place concurrently for both onsite and online delegates.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Emerging Technologies - TIF Hall E - Online

Attendees explored the XR program to discover 19 immersive technologies and experiences such as Dislocation, which examined the internal processes that develop during a dislocation and offers a visual depiction of a person forced into extreme circumstances. Another interesting XR showcase was the Dementia Eyes – a mobile AR experience which simulates the visual symptoms of senile dementia based on pathology and medical workers’ experience with patients. Live demonstrations and Q&A sessions took place concurrently for both onsite and online delegates.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - XR - TIF Hall E - Online

Live drawing performances and CG Production Meetup also took place at the Experience Hall Talk Stage, in the Experience Hall. The live drawing performances by BANDAI NAMCO Studios, Ubisoft Entertainment, SQUARE ENIX and SAFEHOUSE were spectacular and had overwhelming attendance onsite. These live performances were recorded and will be uploaded onto the virtual platform for the online attendees. CG Production Meetup featured 48 companies from the Games, Interactive Techniques, Computer Graphics and Animation space, and attracted over 300 students for the 2 sessions on 15 and 16 December 2021.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Games Live Drawing - TIF Hall E

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - CG Production Meetup - TIF Hall E

Real-Time Live!, a showcase of virtual technologies demonstrated live in front of our onsite and online attendees, wrapped up SIGGRAPH Asia 2021. As a part of the hybrid event, five local presenters showcased their demonstration on stage at Tokyo International Forum, while the other four livestreamed their demonstrations.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Game Gallery - TIF Hall E

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Posters - TIF Hall E

Artists and Creators Recognized at SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 – Awards

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Computer Animation Festival - TIF + Online

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Online Zoon Sessions

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 presented the following artists and creators with various awards in recognition of their top-notched works:

The winners for Real-Time Live! are:

§ BEST IN SHOW: CodeMiko: An Interactive Vtuber Experience, Presenter: CodeMiko, codemiko project, LLC, USA
§ PEOPLE’S CHOICE: Fencing Tracking and Visualization System, Presenters: Yuya Hanai, Daito Manabe, Kyle McDonald, Satoshi Horii, Futa Kera, Kisaku Tanaka, Motoi Ishibashi

The Computer Animation Festival honored the top talents in animation:

§ BEST IN SHOW: Twenty Something (USA), Director: Aphton Corbin

Twenty Something & Nona | Official Trailer

§ BEST STUDENT PROJECT: Le Retour des Vagues (France), Directors: Manon Cansell, Alejandra Guevara Cervera, Edward Kurchevsky, Francisco Moutinho de Magalhães, Hortense Marian

Le Retour des Vagues | Trailer

§ BEST STUDENT PROJECT: Les larmes de la Seine (France), Directors: Yanis Belaid, Eliott Benard, Nicolas Mayeur, Etienne Moulin, Hadrien Pinot, Lisa Vicente, Philippine Singer, Alice Letailleur

Les larmes de la Seine | Trailer

§ JURY SPECIAL: Only a Child (United Kingdom, Switzerland), Director: Simone Giampaolo

Only a Child

The Emerging Technologies program will also be announcing their winner for the ‘Best Online Demonstration Award’ soon.

Registration may be closed, but the virtual platform remains open and accessible to attendees to watch the on-demand content till 11 March 2022. Next year’s edition, SIGGRAPH Asia 2022, will be held at EXCO, Daegu, South Korea, from 6 - 9 December 2022. Visit http://sa2022.siggraph.org for more details.

SIGGRAPH Asia 2021 - Closing of 2021, SACAG Chair, Opening of 2022

Key Words

search
3D Art Competitions|3D Tool|Trailer|Fox Renderfarm Promotion|Cloud Rendering Farm|Annecy Festival|MILESTONES|Fox Renderfarm|Desktop Client|Blender|Bollywood films|Hum3D Contest|NVIDIA|Silkroad Digital Vision|Malaysian Animated Films|Indiajoy|Architectural Visualization|CGarchitect Architectural 3Dawards|Best cloud rendering services|Render cloud|VFX|Upin & Ipin|Green Book|Fox Renderfarm Interview|Mission Mangal|Kre8tif!|Fox Renderfarm Mini Program|CG|CG Tech Summit Malaysia|film works|cloud rendering|Golden Horse Award|Shadow|SIGGRAPH Asia 2018|Morrigan Flebotte|VWArtclub Annual *Contest|Asswad Mouhamad|animation works|IMax Studio|Boonie Bears|Renderosity|Gary S. Kennedy|Evermotion Challenge 2018|Brian Beaudry|Bobby Bala|Mohit Sanchaniya|Katapix Media|Flying Car Productions|Razer|The Shipment|FoxRenderfarm|CG Tech Summit|Alpacalypse Productions|halloween|Hum3d Survial Car Challenge|Federico Ciuffolini|Ralf Sczepan|Iavor Trifonov|Clarisse|CGTS Malaysia|Isotropix|C4D|Tomasz Bednarz|V-Ray|Cinema 4D|MAXON|siggraph caf|Evermotion challenge 2017|CGTrader Space Competition|film of the year|Le Anh Nhan|Planet Unknown|Fox Renderfarm 2017 Achievements|CSFF|Julio Soto|boar 2017|Deep|SIGGRAPH Asia 2017|Chris Sun|Glass Cage|Making Life of Bri' n Chris|anthem studios|The Rookies|Peter Draper|Makuta VFX|Baahubali 2|CG Competition|enchantedmob|CG Studios|Academy Awards|CGVray|weeklycgchallenge|SketchUp|siggraph 2017|Chris Buchal|SIGGRAPH Asia|LightWave|Indigo Renderer|Rafael Chies|V-Ray RT|CPU Rendering|NVIDIA Iray|Chaos Group|OctaneRender|Redshift|STAR CORE|CICAF|VR|Mr. Hublot|Ribbit|GPU Rendering|Linux|Monkey Island|LuxRender|HPC|Render Farm|Life of Bri|WORLD LAB|Michael Wakelam|3D Rendering|Online Render Farm|Alibaba|Baahubali|VAX|Malaysia|2015 Hangzhou Computing Conference|Oscar|SIGGRAPH|CGTrader|Kunming Asia Animation Exhibition|Evermotion|RenderMan|

Categories


Fox Renderfarm News

Fox Renderfarm Projects

Fox Renderfarm Lectures

CG Challenges

Top News

Blog

Fox News

Fox Talk

Trending

Recent News List


Warner Bros. Drops Official Teaser for 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'

Warner Bros. Drops Official Teaser for 'Beetlejuice Beetlejuice'

2024-03-28

"陰陽師0 (Onmyoji 0)": A Mesmerizing Journey Through the Veil of Time

"陰陽師0 (Onmyoji 0)": A Mesmerizing Journey Through the Veil of Time

2024-03-27

Mark the Date! Meet Fox Renderfarm at Annecy Festival 2024

Mark the Date! Meet Fox Renderfarm at Annecy Festival 2024

2024-03-26

Get Ready for the Fallout: The TV Series Set to Shake Up Your Screen!

Get Ready for the Fallout: The TV Series Set to Shake Up Your Screen!

2024-03-25

Featured Artwork for February of FGT Art 2024 Announced!

Featured Artwork for February of FGT Art 2024 Announced!

2024-03-22

Craft Your Steampunk Masterpiece: Compete in the "Steampunk: New History" 3D Contest

Craft Your Steampunk Masterpiece: Compete in the "Steampunk: New History" 3D Contest

2024-03-21

Matthias ‘Brachii’ – Unveiling Myths Through 3D Artistry

Matthias ‘Brachii’ – Unveiling Myths Through 3D Artistry

2024-03-20

The Wild Robot: DreamWorks Animation’s Heartwarming Tale of Nature and Technology

The Wild Robot: DreamWorks Animation’s Heartwarming Tale of Nature and Technology

2024-03-19

Unveiling Winter's Wonderland: A Journey Through Kv3D's Winning Masterpiece

Unveiling Winter's Wonderland: A Journey Through Kv3D's Winning Masterpiece

2024-03-18

Partners

  • Foxrenderfarm

    パワフルなレンダーファームサービス

  • TPN
  • TPN

    相談窓口

    担当:並木茂

    Eメール: sales-jp@foxrenderfarm.com

    Tel: 090-4064-9520

    お問合せ

Fackbook Customer Reviews