Another busy day.
Attended a "Computational Photography" course and then another Interactive Classroom on podcasting in the Guerilla Studio. The session was called "Podcasting Emptiness Into a Sea of Fullness for a Moment of Rest" and it was run by, Daniel Peltz, a professor from the Rhode Island School of Design. Participants were given cameras and media access passes and we were sent out to video tape the silent and dark spaces at the conference (not an easy task). When everyone had returned to the classroom we compiled our videos into one podcast which will be broadcast on the SIGGRAPH site. The end result was beautiful.
Afterwards, took in the other half of the Emerging Technologies displays. Then the keynote address, a panel discussion on "Digital Rights and Restrictions" (intense) in the afternoon.
Gotta go get dolled up for the big cyber fashion show at the Roxy tonight. I'll post some video tomorrow.
Monday, July 31, 2006
Sunday, July 30, 2006
Day 2 - SIGGRAPH 2006
Attended 'The Art of "Open Season": Traditional 2D Styling with Today's Bells and Whistles' this morning and got a behind-the-scenes look at how a feature animated film is created. This isn't quite my cup of tea, the creation process is much more in-depth than I would usually go, but some of the info might come in handy.
The Guerrilla Studio podcasting workshop I took in the afternoon (Recordings of Place: Creating a Memoire of a Location) was a bit more practical. Picked up some techniques I will definitely use. I will attend one of the break-out sessions later on in the week to pretty up the podcast I created - the presenter noted that the completed projects will be published on the SIGGRAPH site.
Also took in an art panel discussion, "Locative Media: Urban Landscape and Pervasive Technology within Art". Some interesting discussion especially in regards to technology and surveillance.
The Emerging Technologies exhibition was pretty intense. I only took in half the exhibition as it got a bit overwhelming after a couple of hours. Here's some pics. The first is of a projected pond that was touch responsive and the second is of an augmented reality tennis game.
The Guerrilla Studio podcasting workshop I took in the afternoon (Recordings of Place: Creating a Memoire of a Location) was a bit more practical. Picked up some techniques I will definitely use. I will attend one of the break-out sessions later on in the week to pretty up the podcast I created - the presenter noted that the completed projects will be published on the SIGGRAPH site.
Also took in an art panel discussion, "Locative Media: Urban Landscape and Pervasive Technology within Art". Some interesting discussion especially in regards to technology and surveillance.
The Emerging Technologies exhibition was pretty intense. I only took in half the exhibition as it got a bit overwhelming after a couple of hours. Here's some pics. The first is of a projected pond that was touch responsive and the second is of an augmented reality tennis game.
Saturday, July 29, 2006
Day 1 - SIGGRAPH 2006
THE OTHER BOSTON
Siggraph 2006 Web Site
The conference is much bigger than I expected. Registration was madness. Next year I'll skip registering in person and have my package mailed. I met a grad student from the FIMS program on the flight - he'll be presenting a paper on Monday.
My hotel has a beautiful view of the Charles River and is right across the street from Bukowski's Bar.
Siggraph 2006 Web Site
The conference is much bigger than I expected. Registration was madness. Next year I'll skip registering in person and have my package mailed. I met a grad student from the FIMS program on the flight - he'll be presenting a paper on Monday.
My hotel has a beautiful view of the Charles River and is right across the street from Bukowski's Bar.
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