A history of ACM SIGGRAPH

Abstract

From a small group of like-minded scientists drawn to the dynamics of computer-generated images to a driving force in computer graphics bringing together thousands from around the world, SIGGRAPH continues to chart the course for this diverse and ever-changing field.

References

1. Carlson, W. An Historical Timeline of Computer Graphics and Animation. Nov. 20, 2006; accad.osu.edu/~waynec/history/timeline.html.
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3. Evans, D. Keynote Address: Battelle computer graphics conference., Computer Graphics 8, 1 (1974), 5--11; doi.acm.org/10.1145/ 988476. 988478.
4. Machover, C. Looking back to SIGGRAPH's beginnings. An interview with Sam Matsa. Computer Graphics (Feb. 1998), 25--27; doi.acm.org/10.1145/279389.279427.
5. van Dam, A. The shape of things to come. Computer Graphics (Feb.1998), 34--36; doi.acm.org/10.1145/279389.279446.
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Index Terms

• Computing methodologies

  • Computer graphics

• Social and professional topics

  • Professional topics

    • Computing profession

      • Computing organizations

    • History of computing