Michael T. Jones
Most Recent Affiliation(s):
- Google Inc.
Other / Past Affiliation(s):
- Silicon Graphics Computer Systems, Inc, _Director
- Intrinsic Graphics
- Brigham Young University, Computer Science
Bio:
SIGGRAPH 1997
Michael Jones is the engineering director responsible for Silicon Graphics Advanced Graphics Software department which designs and produces several well known graphics APIs, OpenGL, Cosmo OpenGL, OpenGL++, Image Vision Library, OpenInventor, Molecular Inventor, IRIS Performer, and OpenGL Optimizer. He has developed high performance visual simulation systems for several years and prior to joining Silicon Graphics worked in diverse areas including visual simulation color conversion of monochrome films and serials optimization of cellular telephone antenna placement and the nationwide routing of delivery trucks. He has been a professional computer programmer since the seventh grade. His personal interests include sheep wrestling used book sales afternoon drives and the poetry of Hopkins.
SIGGRAPH 1995
Michael Jones works in Silicon Graphics’ Advanced Graphics Division where he manages the IRIS Performer engineering team. He has worked with high-performance visual simulation systems for the last 5 years. Prior to joining Silicon Graphics, he worked in diverse areas, including high-performance visual simulation, color conversion of monochrome films and serials, optimization of cellular telephone antenna placement, and the nationwide routing of delivery trucks. He has been a professional computer programmer since the seventh grade. His personal interests include work and sleep.
Course Organizer:
Learning Category: Presentation(s):
Type: [Talks (Sketches)]
Motion capture for natural tree animation Presenter(s): [Long] [Reimschussel] [Britton] [Jones]
[SIGGRAPH 2009]
Type: [Panels]
As the World Turns: Debating & Examining Online Digital Earth Technologies Presenter(s): [Rhyne] [Johnson] [Brutzman] [Kim] [Jones] [Leberl]
Entry No.: [02]
[SIGGRAPH 2008]
Type: [Panels]
Scene Graph APIs: Wired or Tired Presenter(s): [Bass] [Clay] [Jones] [Hook] [Sowizral]
Entry No.: [08]
[SIGGRAPH 1999]
Type: [Technical Papers]
The clipmap: a virtual mipmap Presenter(s): [Tanner] [Migdal] [Jones]
[SIGGRAPH 1998]
Type: [Courses]
Designing Real-Time Graphics for Entertainment Organizer(s): [Jones]
Presenter(s): [Jones] [Carmack] [Goslin] [Miyamoto] [Hook] [Clay] [Tarolli]
Entry No.: [21]
[SIGGRAPH 1997]
