SIGGRAPH 2002: 29th Annual Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques

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Chair(s):

Tom Appolloni -
- Harris Corporation

Location:

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Dates:

July 21-26, 2002

Experience Overview(s):

Learning Overview(s):

Number of Attendees:

17,274

Number of Exhibitors:

225

Conference Committee Members:

ACM SIGGRAPH Conference Chief Staff Executive: Dino Schweitzer, Capstone Solutions, Inc.
SIGGRAPH 2002 Conference Manager: Janet McAndless Capstone Solutions, Inc.
Accounting /Conference Management /Copy Coordination/Marketing and Media/Registration: Smith, Bucklin, & Associates, Inc.
Audio/Visual Support: AVW-TELAV Audio Visual Solutions
Conference Administration: Capstone Solutions, Inc.
SG/Exhibition Management: Hall-Erickson, lnc.
General Services: Freeman Decorating Company
Graphic Design/Editing/Web Site: Q LTD
Travel Agent: I.T.S. Group of ExpoExchange
Web Graphics: Simon Allardice, clingfish.com

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Conference Committee Chairs:

Committee Chairs

Art Gallery: Karen Sullivan, Ringling School of Art and Design
Community Outreach: Nancy Wood, San Antonio College
Computer Animation Festival: John McIntosh, School of VISUAL ARTS
Courses: Valerie Miller, Georgia State University
Creative Applications Lab: Tony Baylis, National Center for Supercomputing Applications, University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign
Educators Program: James L. Mohler, Purdue University
Emerging Technologies: Scott Senften
GraphicsNet: Joe Cychosz, WarldServer, Inc. and Purdue University CADLAB
International Resources: Thierry Frey, Enition S.A.
Organizational Development: Bob Berger, USAA
Panels: Christopher David Shaw, Georgia Institute of Technology
Papers: John E Hughes, Brown University
Pathfinders: Ann Theresa Eakes, Northwest Vista College
Publications: Stephen N. Spencer, University of Washington
SIGGRAPH 2001 Conference Chair: Lynn Pocock, New York Institute of Technology
SIGGRAPH 2003 Conference Chair: Alyn Rockwood, Colorado School of Mines
SIGGRAPH 2004 Conference Chair: Dena Slothower, Stanford University
sigKlDS: Marc Barr, Middle Tennessee State University
Sketches & Applications: Douglas R. Roble, Digital Domain
Special Sessions: Jackie White, California State University, Los Angeles
Student Volunteers: Shannon Tucker, University of Maryland, Baltimore
Studio: Dan Collins, Arizona State University/PRISM

Acknowledgments and Awards Announced During the Conference:

Awards

SIGGRAPH 2002 Computer Graphics Achievement Award: Kirk
Type: [Computer Graphics Achievement Award ]
Awardee(s): [Kirk ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]

Olivier Coulon, Aude Danset, Paolo De Lucia, and Ludovic Savonniere

SIGGRAPH 2002 Electronic Theater Jurys Choice: Coulon
Type: [Electronic Theater Jurys Choice ]
Awarded Work: [Le Déserteur]
Awardee(s): [Coulon ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]

SIGGRAPH 2002 Outstanding Service Award: Herzog
Type: [Outstanding Service Award ]
Awardee(s): [Herzog ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]

SIGGRAPH 2002 Significant New Researcher Award: Gortler
Type: [Significant New Researcher Award ]
Awardee(s): [Gortler ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002]

SIGGRAPH Videos Reviews Containing Conference Content:

SVRs

Washed Up
Director(s): [Bell ]
Studio(s): [Will Vinton Studios ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #]

Gorillaz “Rock Da House”
Director(s): [Candeland ] [Hewlett ]
Studio(s): [Passion Pictures ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #01 ]

Picture Diary
Director(s): [Kim ]
Studio(s): [Rochester Institute of Technology ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #01 ]

Tippett Studio Digital Human and Make Up Effects for “Blade 2”
Studio(s): [Tippett Studio ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #01 ]

Capital FM
Director(s): [Nicolas ] [Nicolas ]
Studio(s): [Duran Duboi ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #02 ]

Chinese Buffet
Director(s): [Cinquegrano ]
Studio(s): [Ringling School of Art and Design ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #02 ]

“Carl & Ray:" Tippett Studio 3D Character Animation Work for Blockbuster Entertainment
Director(s): [Williams ]
Studio(s): [Tippett Studio ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #02 ]

Alma
Director(s): [Larrea ]
Studio(s): [Ringling School of Art and Design ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #03 ]

EDF La Vallée
Director(s): [Bardou-Jacquet ]
Studio(s): [BUF Compagnie ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #03 ]

Thermasilk “Dagger”
Director(s): [Aveillan ]
Studio(s): [La Maison ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #03 ]

Perk
Director(s): [Kastelic ]
Studio(s): [Bugbrain Studio ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #04 ]

The Cathedral
Director(s): [Baginski ]
Studio(s): [Platige Image ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #04 ]

Wolfman
Studio(s): [NVIDIA ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #04 ]

Coffee Love
Director(s): [Primosch ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #05 ]

Tekken 4 “Opening Movie"
Director(s): [Yoda ]
Studio(s): [Namco ltd.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #05 ]

Vizzavi “Chicken Smiles”
Director(s): [Coffin ]
Studio(s): [Passion Pictures ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #05 ]

Graphical Modeling and Animation of Ductile Fracture
Director(s): [O'Brien ]
Studio(s): [University of California, Berkeley ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #06 ]

Les Crabes
Director(s): [Vogel ] [Lavoix ]
Studio(s): [Mikros Image ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #06 ]

Sony Playstation 2 “The Wolfman”
Director(s): [Hope ]
Studio(s): [Passion Pictures ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #06 ]

Egg-Cola
Director(s): [Kim ]
Studio(s): [Independence, Inc ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #07 ]

The Bummer
Director(s): [Duncan ] [Kikuta ]
Studio(s): [Ringling School of Art and Design ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #07 ]

Within an Endless Sky
Director(s): [Winkel ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #07 ]

Super Furry Animals “It's Not the End of the World”
Director(s): [Nicolas ] [Nicolas ]
Studio(s): [Duran Duboi ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #08 ]

The Stinker
Director(s): [Stockglausner ]
Studio(s): [Ringling School of Art and Design ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #08 ]

Advanced Rule-Based Simulation for “Check-in To Disaster”
Director(s): [Frieflner ]
Studio(s): [CA Scanline Production GmbH ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #09 ]

Condensed Tannins: Their Role in UTI Prevention
Director(s): [Hurd ] [De Smet ]
Studio(s): [Hurd Studios ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #09 ]

Nike “Freedom 1 & 2”
Director(s): [Hoffman ]
Studio(s): [Pixel Envy, Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #09 ]

Fast Rendering for Photo Realistic Trees in Daylight
Director(s): [Nakamae ]
Studio(s): [Sanei Co.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #10 ]

Gjenta
Director(s): [Bakke ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #10 ]

La mort de Tau
Director(s): [Boulbès ]
Studio(s): [Lardux Films ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #10 ]

Gorillaz at the Brit Awards
Director(s): [Candeland ] [Hewlett ]
Studio(s): [Passion Pictures ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #11 ]

Portals
Director(s): [Picard ]
Studio(s): [National Research Council of Canada ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #11 ]

Thermasilk “Sorceress'
Director(s): [Sauvard ]
Studio(s): [La Maison ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #11 ]

Fusorario
Director(s): [Panissier ]
Studio(s): [Atelier d'image et d'informatique ENSAD ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #12 ]

Swabb
Director(s): [Trosclair ]
Studio(s): [Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #12 ]

The Levis HVC
Director(s): [Markel ]
Studio(s): [Vancouver Film School ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #12 ]

Nintendo “Symphony”
Director(s): [Aveillan ]
Studio(s): [La Maison ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #13 ]

Wunderwerk
Director(s): [Sieber ]
Studio(s): [Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #13 ]

A Flatpack Project
Director(s): [Haddon ]
Studio(s): [Bournemouth University ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #14 ]

Fifty Percent Grey
Director(s): [Robinson ]
Studio(s): [Zanita Films ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #14 ]

Save the Manatee
Director(s): [Presser ] [Ramsey ]
Studio(s): [Chronic Design ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #14 ]

Mars Exploration Rover Launch
Director(s): [Maas ]
Studio(s): [Cornell University ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #15 ]

My VH1 Music Awards ‘01
Studio(s): [PSYOP Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #15 ]

Top Gum
Director(s): [Vinyals ]
Studio(s): [Virtual Effects S.L.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #15 ]

Le Regard sans tain
Director(s): [Coulon ] [Pisler ] [Stehr ]
Studio(s): [Supinfocom ] [One Plus One ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #16 ]

Mosquito
Director(s): [Kleinman ]
Studio(s): [Framestore CFC ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #16 ]

Toyota Corolla “Imagination”
Director(s): []
Studio(s): [Pixel Envy, Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #16 ]

Mouse
Director(s): [Wawszczyk ]
Studio(s): [Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #17 ]

PDFA “Brain” PSA
Studio(s): [PSYOP Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #17 ]

Playgroup “Number One”
Director(s): [Houplain ] [de Crécy ]
Studio(s): [Duran Duboi ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #17 ]

Insight
Director(s): [Schreck ]
Studio(s): [Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #18 ]

Levi's “Odyssey”
Director(s): [Glazer ]
Studio(s): [Framestore CFC ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #18 ]

Panic Room
Director(s): [Fincher ]
Studio(s): [BUF Compagnie ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #18 ]

Hiccup 101
Director(s): [Sances ]
Studio(s): [Ringling School of Art and Design ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #19 ]

Mini “Martians”
Director(s): [Palmer ]
Studio(s): [Passion Pictures ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #19 ]

Passing Moments
Director(s): [Fincher ]
Studio(s): [BUF Compagnie ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #19 ]

Nothing Special
Director(s): [Barrois ] [Janke ] [Petit ]
Studio(s): [Supinfocom ] [One Plus One ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #20 ]

Puppet
Director(s): [Kaplow ]
Studio(s): [Ringling School of Art and Design ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #20 ]

Vizzavi “Tennis”
Director(s): [Coffin ]
Studio(s): [Passion Pictures ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #20 ]

Flora “Jack Spratt”
Director(s): [Coffin ]
Studio(s): [Passion Pictures ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #21 ]

Polygon Family: Episode 2
Director(s): [Chida ]
Studio(s): [Polygon Pictures Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #21 ]

SOS
Director(s): [Miyasaki ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #21 ]

Digital Kung-Fu Fighters and Face Replacement for 6- "The One”
Studio(s): [Kleiser-Walczak ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #22 ]

In and Out
Director(s): [Kim ]
Studio(s): [California Institute of the Arts ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #22 ]

Recycle Bein'
Director(s): [Boidin ] [Garulli ] [Rabhi ] [Tambellini ]
Studio(s): [Supinfocom ] [One Plus One ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #22 ]

Fishman: The Scales of Justice
Director(s): [Bransfield ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #23 ]

Monkey Pit
Director(s): [Fowler ]
Studio(s): [Ringling School of Art and Design ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #23 ]

Sarah
Director(s): [Bonnard ] [Malagutti ] [Ramiere ] [Renault ]
Studio(s): [Supinfocom ] [One Plus One ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #23 ]

Framed
Director(s): [Carney ]
Studio(s): [DeAnza College ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #24 ]

Sally Burton
Director(s): [Kubik ]
Studio(s): [Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #24 ]

The Snowman
Director(s): [Nakamura ]
Studio(s): [Duck Soup Studios ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #24 ]

Blinks of Exile
Director(s): [Alsood ]
Studio(s): [Atelier d'image et d'informatique ENSAD ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #25 ]

Nuts & Bolts
Director(s): [Krein ]
Studio(s): [Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #25 ]

Sprout
Director(s): [Peterson ]
Studio(s): [PDI/Dreamworks ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #25 ]

Kaya's Screen Test
Director(s): [Baptistão ]
Studio(s): [Vetor Zero ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #26 ]

Like a Swarm of Angry Bees...
Director(s): [Tan ]
Studio(s): [The University of Oregon ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #26 ]

Ratten - sie werden Dich kriegen!
Director(s): [Lühdorf ]
Studio(s): [SZM Studios, GmbH ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #27 ]

Tanabata
Director(s): [Ono ]
Studio(s): [Digital Hollywood ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #27 ]

Le Déserteur
Director(s): [Coulon ] [Danset ] [De Lucia ] [Savonniere ]
Studio(s): [Supinfocom ] [One Plus One ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #141, Track #28 ]

The Monkey King
Director(s): [Kriegman ]
Studio(s): [Shadow Digital LLC ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #28 ]

Le Conte du monde flottant
Director(s): [Escalle ]
Studio(s): [Mistral Films ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #142, Track #29 ]

Animations Shown at the Conference:

Animations

Angel
Director(s): [Lim ]
Studio(s): [Indiestory Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Animation Theater Title Sequence
Director(s): [Lee ] [Walker ]
Studio(s): [Calliope Studios ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

AT&T “Building Blocks”
Director(s): [Oakes ]
Studio(s): [Curious Pictures ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Auto
Director(s): [Jun ] [Yun ]
Studio(s): [Indiestory Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Bin Can Can
Director(s): [Agland ]
Studio(s): [University of Technology Sydney ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Biohazard Game Footage
Director(s): [Mikami ]
Studio(s): [CAPCOM ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Dinotopia
Director(s): [Brambilla ]
Studio(s): [Framestore CFC ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Dodge “Sky's The Limit”
Studio(s): [Digital Domain, Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Electronic Theater Title Sequence
Director(s): [Herigstad ]
Studio(s): [H Design Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Gatorade “Action Figures”
Director(s): [Hendler ]
Studio(s): [Digital Domain, Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Go-Riki
Director(s): [Fujii ]
Studio(s): [Digital Hollywood ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Human Face Project
Director(s): [Yeatman ]
Studio(s): [Walt Disney Animation Studios ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Le Boulet
Director(s): [Berberian ] [Forestier ]
Studio(s): [Mikros Image ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring
Studio(s): [Digital Domain, Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Lord Of The Rings: The Fellowship Of The Ring*
Director(s): [Jackson ]
Studio(s): [Weta Digital Ltd.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Pocari “Better Than Oxygen/Tennis”
Studio(s): [Digital Domain, Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Spider-Man
Director(s): [Raimi ]
Studio(s): [Sony Pictures Imageworks ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Star Wars: Episode II “Attack of the Clones”
Studio(s): [Industrial Light & Magic ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

The Coin
Director(s): [Lari ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

The Road to San Antone
Director(s): [McGee ]
Studio(s): [Primal Screen ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

The Sum of All Fears
Studio(s): [Rhythm & Hues Studios ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

The Time Machine
Studio(s): [Digital Domain, Inc.]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Vermeer, Master of Light
Director(s): [Krakora ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Walking with Beasts
Director(s): [Haines ] [James ] [Patterson ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]

Washed Up
Director(s): [Bell ]
Studio(s): [Will Vinton Studios ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]
[SVR Issue #143, Track #]

World of Warcraft Teaser
Director(s): [Huggins ]
Studio(s): [Blizzard Entertainment ]
[SIGGRAPH 2002 ]