(Chicago, IL) – Now in its second year, the SIGGRAPH Mobile program presents the latest advances in mobile technologies, graphics, and apps. In talks, workshops, panels, and demonstrations, mobile innovators from around the world explore powerful new graphics techniques, game production for handheld devices, visualizations with augmented reality, and how mobile games can help save the world's rainforests.
"We are very excited about this year's SIGGRAPH Mobile program. We are seeing a lot of innovation in graphics as well as mobile applications, and it is clear that mobile is now an established part of SIGGRAPH," said Lars Erik Holmquist, SIGGRAPH Mobile Chair and Principal Research Scientist at Yahoo! Labs. "Some of the top companies in mobile graphics hardware will present their latest technologies, including ARM, NVIDIA, Intel, and QUALCOMM."
According to Holmquist, some of the interesting application areas include mobile games for positive change, augmented reality for museums, and new ways to take digital photographs. There will also be workshops and talks about how to make mobile graphics and apps across many platforms. Plus, there will be a theatre group that uses iPads in live performances and a toy robot anyone can control with a mobile phone in addition to a hands-on, interactive area.
SIGGRAPH Mobile Highlights:
Challenges With High-Quality Mobile
Graphics
Sam Martin, Geomerics Ltd.; Marius Bjørge, Sandeep
Kakarlapudi, Jan-Harald Fredriksen, ARM Holdings, plc.
This talk identifies and explores potential solutions to the challenges that exist in bringing AAA-quality graphics to mobile, including the new features exposed by OpenGL ES 3.0, the trend to high-resolution screens, and a novel "on chip" deferred-rendering technique for Mali GPUs.
Mobile Visual Computing in C++ on Android
Yun-Ta Tsai, Orazio Gallo, David Pajak, Kari Pulli, NVIDIA
Research
This workshop teaches the basics to get started quickly with your visual-computing project on Android using native C++ code, from setting up tools to running your first native application, and it dives into deeper topics, including computer vision with OpenCV, camera control on FCam, and performance tuning.
Red Ball - Performing With iPads
Marla Schweppe, Rochester Institute of Technology; Darren
Stevenson, PUSH Physical Theatre
PUSH Physical Theatre, a Rochester-based group, added iPads to their traditional tools of magic, mime, and movement in the performance of Red Ball. They added five iPads to the mix, performing with graphics created by Marla Schweppe.
Social Reform Through Mobile Gaming
(Seed.Genesis)
Alexis Polanco, Danielle Esmaya, Nathaniel Martin, Bradley
Chun, Mateusz Mrowiec, Joseph Hewitt, New Jersey Institute of
Technology
Team Seed believes that mobile games provide the level of immersion required to renew society's interest in protecting our rainforests.
Sphero Augmented Reality: When Balls Become
Beavers
Jonathan Carroll, Fabrizio Polo, Orbotix, Inc.
The moving robot "fiducial" takes augmented reality on mobile devices to an entirely new level.
The Collaborative Composite Image, the MAG
Project
Susan Lakin, David Halbstein, Rochester Institute of
Technology
A collaborative project involving students and faculty in the School of Photography and the 3D Digital Design Department of the School of Design at Rochester Institute of Technology with the curators of the Memorial Art Gallery (MAG) in Rochester created an augmented-reality experience using paintings from the MAG's permanent collection.
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About SIGGRAPH 2013 SIGGRAPH 2013 will bring thousands of computer graphics and interactive technology professionals from five continents to Anaheim, California for the industry's most respected technical and creative programs focusing on research, science, art, animation, music, gaming, interactivity, education, and the web from Sunday, 21 July through Thursday, 25 July 2013 at the Anaheim Convention Center. SIGGRAPH 2013 includes a three-day exhibition of products and services from the computer graphics and interactive marketplace from 23-25 July 2013. More details are available at SIGGRAPH 2013 or on Facebook and Twitter.
About ACM SIGGRAPH
The ACM Special Interest Group on Computer Graphics and
Interactive Techniques is an interdisciplinary community
interested in research, technology, and applications in computer
graphics and interactive techniques. Members include researchers,
developers, and users from the technical, academic, business, and
art communities. ACM SIGGRAPH enriches the computer graphics and
interactive techniques community year-round through its
conferences, global network of professional and student chapters,
publications, and educational activities.
About ACM
ACM, the Association for Computing Machinery is the
world's largest educational and scientific computing society,
uniting educators, researchers, and professionals to inspire
dialogue, share resources, and address the field's challenges. ACM
strengthens the computing profession's collective voice through
strong leadership, promotion of the highest standards, and
recognition of technical excellence. ACM supports the professional
growth of its members by providing opportunities for lifelong
learning, career development, and professional networking.
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