SIGGRAPH 1994: 21st Annual Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques
Chair(s):
- Dino Schweitzer
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- Capstone Solutions, Inc.
Location:
Orlando, Florida, United States of America
Dates:
July 24-29, 1994
Experience Overview(s):
Learning Overview(s):
Number of Attendees:
25,000
Number of Exhibitors:
269
Conference Committee Members:
ACM SIGGRAPH Program Director: Donna Baglio
Accounting: Smith, Bucklin, & Associates
Audio/Visual Support: AVW Audio Visual, Inc.
Conference Coordinator: Patti Harrison
Conference Management: Smith, Bucklin, & Associates
Copy Coordination: Smith, Bucklin, & Associates
Deputy Conference Coordinator: Linda Jean Maher
Environmental Space Designer: Walt Bransford, Premisys Corporation
Events Planning Chair: Brian Blau, Autodesk, Inc.
Exhibition Management: Hall-Erickson, Inc.
Exhibits Chair: David J. Kasik, Boeing Commercial Airplane Group
Graphic Design/Editing: Quorum Incorporated
International Operations Chair: John Michael Pierobon
Marketing Chair: Randy Nickel, Technology Marketing Consulting
Merchandise Chair: Mark Hall, Sun Microsystems Computer Corporation
Public Relations Chair: Carol Byram, Sony Computer Peripheral Products Company
Public Relations/Marketing: Hi-Tech Communications, Inc.
Registration Chair: Jeff Jortner, Sandia National Laboratories
Speaker Materials Chair: Leigh C. Morgan
Service Contractor: GES Exposition Services
Travel Agent: ATI Travel Management, Inc.
Conference Committee Chairs:
Art and Design Show Chair: Deanna Morse, Grand Valley State University
Audio/Visual and Donations Chair: David Spoelstra, DFS Consulting
Computer Systems Chair: Ralph Orlick, University of Illinois at Chicago
Courses Chair: Michael Bailey, San Diego Supercomputer Center
Electronic Media Chair: Gray Lorig, Barking Trout Productions
Electronic Theater Co-Chair: Lucy Petrovich, Savannah College of Art and Design
Electronic Theater Co-Chair: Kathy Tanaka
Organization Development Chair: Raoul Buron, US Air Force Academy
Panels Chair: Mike Keeler, Silicon Graphics, Inc.
Papers Chair: Andrew Glassner, Xerox PARC
SIGkids Chair: Nancy Ingle, Evans High School
Student Volunteers Chair: Gary Jackemuk, Digital Domain
The Edge Co-Chair: Jacquelyn Ford Morie, University of Central Florida
The Edge Co-Chair: Christopher Stapleton, Jack Rouse Associates
VROOM Co-Chair: Maxine D. Brown, University of Illinois at Chicago
VROOM Co-Chair: Thomas A. Defanti, University of Illinois at Chicago
Acknowledgments and Awards Announced During the Conference:
SIGGRAPH Videos Reviews Containing Conference Content:

Listerine ‘Arrows’
Director(s): [Pinkava]
Studio(s): [Pixar]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #03]

D’Apres Le Naufrage
Director(s): [Marchal]
Studio(s): [Mikros Image]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #05]

Endgame
Director(s): [Kuffner]
Studio(s): [Stanford Computer Graphics Laboratory]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #06]

The Holy Bird
Director(s): [Debuchi]
Studio(s): [Digital Studio SA]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #07]

Coke ‘Comic Hero’ Japan
Director(s): [Johnson]
Studio(s): [Pacific Data Images (PDI)]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #09]

The True Story of the Roman Arena
Director(s): [Knox]
Studio(s): [Digital Pictures]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #10]

Outside In
Director(s): [Levy] [Maxwell] [Munzner]
Studio(s): [The Geometry Center]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #13]

Moxy
Director(s): [Stevenson]
Studio(s): [Colossal Pictures] [Cartoon Network]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #14]
Animations Shown at the Conference:

Modelling the Female Body: A Survey of Computer Generated Women, 1980-1993
Studio(s): [University of Massachusetts]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Seafari
Director(s): [Kamberg]
Studio(s): [Rhythm & Hues Studios]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #99, Track #02]

Listerine ‘Arrows’
Director(s): [Pinkava]
Studio(s): [Pixar]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #03]

D’Apres Le Naufrage
Director(s): [Marchal]
Studio(s): [Mikros Image]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #05]

Endgame
Director(s): [Kuffner]
Studio(s): [Stanford Computer Graphics Laboratory]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #06]

The Holy Bird
Director(s): [Debuchi]
Studio(s): [Digital Studio SA]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #07]

Coke ‘Comic Hero’ Japan
Director(s): [Johnson]
Studio(s): [Pacific Data Images (PDI)]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #09]

The True Story of the Roman Arena
Director(s): [Knox]
Studio(s): [Digital Pictures]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #10]

Outside In
Director(s): [Levy] [Maxwell] [Munzner]
Studio(s): [The Geometry Center]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #13]

Moxy
Director(s): [Stevenson]
Studio(s): [Colossal Pictures] [Cartoon Network]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]
[SVR Issue #101, Track #14]
Art Show Entries:
Learning Entries:

Type: [Art Papers & Presentations]
Computer Sculpture: New Horizons Presenter(s): [Keskeys]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Art Papers & Presentations]
The Aesthetics and Practice of Designing Interactive Computer Events Presenter(s): [Wilson]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
3D Visualization of Medical Data Organizer(s): [Ney]
Presenter(s): [Ney] [Fishman] [Fuchs] [Hanrahan] [Kikinis] [Lorensen] [Meinzer] [Yoo]
Entry No.: [24]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Advanced Topics in Radiosity Organizer(s): [Rushmeier]
Presenter(s): [Rushmeier] [Cohen] [Lischinski] [Schröder] [Shirley] [Teller]
Entry No.: [28]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
An Introduction to Physically-Based Modeling Organizer(s): [Witkin]
Presenter(s): [Witkin] [Baraff] [Kass]
Entry No.: [32]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Animation Tricks Organizer(s): [Blinn]
Presenter(s): [Blinn] [Henne] [Lasseter] [Perlin] [Wedge]
Entry No.: [01]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Character Animation Systems Organizer(s): [Elson]
Presenter(s): [Elson] [Snoddy] [Sturman] [Trager] [Wahrman]
Entry No.: [09]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Computational Representations of Geometry Organizer(s): [Naylor]
Presenter(s): [Naylor] [Bajaj] [DeRose] [Edelsbrunner] [Kaufman] [Rossignac]
Entry No.: [23]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Computer Vision for Computer Graphics Organizer(s): [Carlbom]
Presenter(s): [Carlbom] [Freeman] [Klinker] [Lorensen] [Szeliski] [Terzopoulos] [Waters]
Entry No.: [03]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Copyright Protection for Software, Graphics, and Multimedia Organizer(s): [Samuelson]
Presenter(s): [Samuelson]
Entry No.: [29]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Cover Wavelets and their Applications in Computer Graphics Entry No.: [11]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Designing Real-Time Graphics for Entertainment Organizer(s): [Helman]
Presenter(s): [Helman] [Crowe] [Fischler] [Johnston] [Jones] [Limber] [Rohlf]
Entry No.: [14]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Developing Advanced Virtual Reality Applications Organizer(s): [Bryson]
Presenter(s): [Bryson] [Feiner] [Pausch] [Proffitt] [Sowizral] [van Dam]
Entry No.: [02]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Digital Illusion Distributed Interactive Entertainment Organizer(s): [Dodsworth]
Presenter(s): [Dodsworth] [Billups] [Harris] [Mamaghani] [Pearce]
Entry No.: [07]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Fundamentals and Overview of Computer Graphics Organizer(s): [Lathrop]
Presenter(s): [Lathrop] [Fichera] [Glassner] [Machover]
Entry No.: [18]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Graphic Design for Usable User Interfaces Organizer(s): [Marcus]
Presenter(s): [Marcus] [Heidrich] [Letz] [Melican]
Entry No.: [20]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
High-Technology Marketing: Key Concepts for Bringing New Technology to Market Organizer(s): [Nickel]
Presenter(s): [Nickel]
Entry No.: [25]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
How to Produce Your Own CD-ROM Organizer(s): [Cunningham]
Presenter(s): [Cunningham] [Langer] [Rosebush] [Rowell]
Entry No.: [05]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Introduction to Perception-Based Visualization Organizer(s): [Levkowitz] [Rheingans]
Presenter(s): [Levkowitz] [Rheingans] [Eick] [Grinstein] [Pickett]
Entry No.: [19]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Introduction to Volume Visualization Imaging Multi Dimensional Scientific Data Entry No.: [10]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Modeling Natural Phenomena Organizer(s): [Musgrave]
Presenter(s): [Musgrave] [Ebert] [Fournier] [Gardner] [Prusinkiewicz]
Entry No.: [22]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
New Directions for Fractal Modeling in Computer Graphics Organizer(s): [Hart]
Presenter(s): [Hart] [Musgrave] [Prusinkiewicz] [Voss] [Saupe]
Entry No.: [13]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Procedural Modeling, Texturing, and Rendering Techniques Organizer(s): [Ebert]
Presenter(s): [Musgrave] [Peachey] [Perlin] [Worley] [Wyvill]
Entry No.: [08]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Programming Distributed 3D Graphics in a PEX Environment Organizer(s): [Howard] [Neal]
Presenter(s): [Howard] [Neal] [Gaskins] [Schultz] [Stevenson] [Wilmsen]
Entry No.: [15]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Programming Open Inventor, Object-Oriented OpenGL Toolkit Organizer(s): [Mott]
Presenter(s): [Mott] [Enderton] [Gregory] [Sabella] [Strauss] [Wiegand]
Entry No.: [21]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Programming Virtual Worlds Organizer(s): [Lastra] [Fuchs]
Presenter(s): [Fuchs] [Lastra] [Ghee] [Mine] [Naughton-Green] [Pausch]
Entry No.: [17]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Sound Synchronization and Synthesis for Computer Animation and Virtual Reality Organizer(s): [Hahn]
Presenter(s): [Hahn] [Bargar] [Lytle] [Rydstrom] [Takala]
Entry No.: [12]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
Taking the Leap: Profits and Pitfalls of Entrepreneurial Venturing Organizer(s): [Smaby]
Presenter(s): [Smaby] [Barels] [Liebman] [Treleaven]
Entry No.: [31]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
The OpenGL Graphics Interface Organizer(s): [Rost]
Presenter(s): [Rost] [Akeley] [D'Amora] [Dennis] [Roussos]
Entry No.: [30]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Courses]
The Science of Digital Color Organizer(s): [Poynton]
Presenter(s): [Poynton]
Entry No.: [26]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Approaches to Teaching Introductory Computer Graphics Organizer(s): [Larrondo-Petrie]
Presenter(s): [Bresenham] [Lansdown] [Laxer] [Owen]
Entry No.: [05]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Art and Technology- Very Large Scale Integration Organizer(s): [Meyer]
Presenter(s): [Davis] [Jepsen] [Johnson] [Rosenthal]
Entry No.: [09]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Computer Graphics - Are We Forcing People to Evolve? Organizer(s): [Wilson]
Presenter(s): [Laurel] [McKenna] [Shlain]
Entry No.: [10]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Computer Graphics and Economic Transformations Organizer(s): [Bransford]
Presenter(s): [Klein] [Moody] [Reed] [Rothschild]
Entry No.: [03]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Exploiting Networks for Visualization and Collaboration - No Network Roadblocks? Organizer(s): [Rhyne]
Presenter(s): [Santos] [Brett] [Cox] [Brutzman]
Entry No.: [06]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Information Visualization - The Next Frontier Organizer(s): [Gershon]
Presenter(s): [Bushell] [Mackinlay] [Ruh] [Spoerri] [Tesler]
Entry No.: [08]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Mechanics of the Information Highway Organizer(s): [Caruso]
Presenter(s): [Barrett] [Lorenzo] [Grosso] [Kaiser] [Naughton]
Entry No.: [01]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Optimization - An Emerging Tool in Computer Graphics Organizer(s): [Marks]
Presenter(s): [Cohen] [Ngo] [Shieber] [Snyder]
Entry No.: [07]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Panel: Computer Technology and the Artistic Process - How the Computer Industry Changes the Form and Function of Art Organizer(s): [DeKoven]
Presenter(s): [Binkley] [Entis] [Maxwell] [Smith]
Entry No.: [13]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Panel: Determinants of immersivity in Virtual Reality - Graphics vs. Action Organizer(s): [Mitchell]
Presenter(s): [Bricken] [Laurel] [Martinez] [Rosen]
Entry No.: [14]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Panel: Is Visualization Really Necessary? The Role of Visualization in Science, Engineering, and Medicine Organizer(s): [Gershon]
Presenter(s): [Gass] [Friedhoff] [Ferrin] [Meinzer] [Pearlman]
Entry No.: [16]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Panel: Reading the Fine Print - What Benchmarks Don't Tell You Organizer(s): [Rost]
Presenter(s): [Bushnell] [Cooper] [Schneble] [Thorsen-Jensen]
Entry No.: [15]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]

Type: [Panels]
Panel: Why is JD Interaction So Hard, and What Can We Really Do About It? Organizer(s): [Gomez]
Presenter(s): [Carey] [Fields] [van Dam] [Venolia]
Entry No.: [12]
[SIGGRAPH 1994]