History Presentation

Links to the pages used for History Presentation:

Agenda:

• Brief Introduction to the session by Bonnie (2 minutes)
  • short introduction of Bonnie and Jan
  • 1974 Boulder Colorado but interest and research in CG goes back much further
  • Today it is such an integrated part of our lives we could not imagine life without CG
  • Capturing that history: Pioneers leading the way…
  • (presenters introduce themselves when they start their talk)
• SIGGRAPH History Committee and stories by Mary (15 minutes)
• History of SIGGRAPH Video Reviews (SVR) and stories of the past by Dana (15 minutes)
• SIGGRAPH History Online Archive (history.siggraph.org) by Bonnie, Jan, and team: Felix, Lindsey, Alexa, Luis

• Bonnie
  • Main page and overview and history of proj:
  • https://history.siggraph.org/
    Previous archive cloned:
  • https://digitalartarchive.siggraph.org/
    Working on new history since Oct 2020 but content and programming: Jan 2021
  • https://history.siggraph.org/
• Jan
  • Project Supported by ACM and SIGGRAPH under the DAC and History committee (bottom of page)
  • https://history.siggraph.org/
  • Working with Pioneers to digitize their collection
  • Team of Interns
  • Overview of menus
• Felix – animations & SVRs
  • Brief intro – major, goals, how you got involved in this project
  • 1269 animations!  for 8 years
  • https://history.siggraph.org/caf-view-all-animations/
    • Show 2001
  • 2000 The big hairy spider https://history.siggraph.org/animation-video-pod/big-hairy-spider-by-bradley-bowling/
  • Show backend – https://history.siggraph.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=41109&action=edit
  • SVR issues
    • https://history.siggraph.org/svr-view-all-siggraph-svrs/
    • Select 2000-2009
• Lindsey – learning (courses)
  • Brief intro – major, goals, how you got involved
  • About 400 courses!!
  • Show all courses https://history.siggraph.org/courses-view-all/
  • Show courses for 1992 https://history.siggraph.org/learning-overview/siggraph-1992-courses/
  • Show Radiosity course in 1992 by Michael Cohen
  • https://history.siggraph.org/learning/radiosity-by-cohen-campbell-greenberg-hanrahan-rushmeier-et-al/
  • Show the outline for that course
  • file:///Users/bonniem/Downloads/1992-11-Contents-Radiosity.pdf
• Alexa – programming the interface
  • Brief intro – major, goals, how you got involved in this project
  • Show all svrs – https://history.siggraph.org/svr-view-all/
  • Show all svr by issue – (note: big icons are now fixed)
    • https://history.siggraph.org/svr-view-all-by-issue/
  • Appy hour https://history.siggraph.org/appy-hour/
  • Appy hour – view all https://history.siggraph.org/appy-hour-view-all/
  • Experience View All Summary Page Template https://history.siggraph.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=42891&action=edit
  • Learning https://history.siggraph.org/learning-view-all/
  • Show the functions.php https://history.siggraph.org/wp-admin/theme-editor.php?file=functions.php&theme=optimizer_pro
• Luis
  • Brief intro – major, goals, how you got involved in this project
  • View all contributors https://history.siggraph.org/contributors/
  • View all SIGGRAPH contributors https://history.siggraph.org/view-all-contributors/
  • People Summary Template https://history.siggraph.org/wp-admin/post.php?post=3298&action=edit
  • Emerging Technologies Presenter https://history.siggraph.org/contributor-type-emerging-technologies-presenter/
  • Ernest Edmonds https://history.siggraph.org/artwork/ernest-edmonds-art-systems-1968-to-2018/
  • Data export https://history.siggraph.org/view-export-data/
  • View People Data https://history.siggraph.org/view-people-data/
• Bonnie
  • Art Show
  • https://history.siggraph.org/exhibition/siggraph-1983-art-show/
  • ETech
  • https://history.siggraph.org/experience-overview/siggraph-2005-emerging-technologies/
  • Computer Graphics Quarterlies
  • https://history.siggraph.org/computer-graphics-quarterly-view-all/
  • https://history.siggraph.org/publication/computer-graphics-feb-1994-vol-28-no-1/
• Jan
  • Awards
    • Coons
    • https://history.siggraph.org/steven-anson-coons-award/
    • CG Achievement
    • https://history.siggraph.org/computer-graphics-achievement-award/
    • Distinguished Artist Award
    • https://history.siggraph.org/distinguished-artist-award/
    • Electronic Theater Awards (in progress)
    • https://history.siggraph.org/electronic-theater-jurys-choice/
  • Collectibles
    • Mugs and Coffee Cups
    • https://history.siggraph.org/mugs-glasses/
    • Pins
    • https://history.siggraph.org/pins-buttons/

CONCLUSION

• Please contact us at historyarchives@siggraph.org
• https://history.siggraph.org/get-involved-or-contribute-materials/
• Scan, photograph and make inventories of your collection
• Repository to put things

Q&A