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Beyond the Talk: SIGGRAPH Roundtables for Creative Exchange
DescriptionEngage. Reflect. Connect.
New this year, SIGGRAPH 2025 introduces Roundtables, a series of intimate, speaker-led discussions designed to foster meaningful, in-depth conversations beyond the stage.
Each 90-minute roundtable brings together up to 10 participants per table in a focused, informal setting. Each table centers on a specific topic aligned with a SIGGRAPH 2025 Talk and is facilitated by the speaker who presented it. These sessions are a unique opportunity to share experiences, ask questions, and explore emerging ideas in a small-group format, with peers, contributors, and community members from across disciplines.
Participation is first-come, first-served at each 10 participant table, so we strongly encourage attendees to arrive early to secure a seat at the topic of their choice.
Session Format:
Each roundtable follows a simple and engaging structure:
• A short (3–5 minute) reflection by the speaker to kick off the conversation
• A 60-minute, participant-led discussion on the table’s focus theme
• A closing 10-minute summary of shared insights and takeaways
Roundtable Themes:
Table 1: From Stage to Screen: Performing Characters in Real Time; Exploring how live performance and motion capture bring digital characters to life instantly with Ben Mars
Table 2: Animating the Natural World; Exploring procedural techniques for bringing vegetation, wind, and environment to life in animated storytelling with Arunachalam Somasundaram
Table 3: Table 3: AI for 3D: Rethinking the Creative Process; How intelligent systems are reshaping design, modeling, and imagination in CG. with Ian Huang
Table 4: Immersive Worlds-Storytelling Across Dimensions; Bridging story, interaction, and space through tech with Christopher Panzetta and Julian Humml
Table 5: Teaching the Future-Education, AI & CG; Innovative strategies in CG education and AI literacy with Rochele Gloor, Joe Geigel, Eve Bolotova and Scott Milner
Table 6: The Shading Spectrum-LookDev and Rendering Innovation; Advancing shading and look development across pipelines with Patrick YU Wang and Trent Crow
Table 7: Sustainable Screens-Green Innovation in Graphics; Greener production practices in real-time rendering and careers beyond entertainment with Rulon Raymond and Michael Tanzillo
Table 8: Epic Simulations: Taming the Chaos, Exploring the technical and creative challenges of physically-based simulations in production with Eston Schweickart
Table 9: Performance Engineered; Innovation in character creation, from rigs to stages with Leon Sooi and David Gray
Table 10: Cultural Memory & Spatial Media and Expanding 3D content creation with neural techniques and cultural heritage with Lukasz Mirocha and Juan Carlos Olmos Guerra
If you’re looking for creative exchange, bold ideas, and engaging conversation with some of the most innovative minds at SIGGRAPH, this is your table!
Important Note:
Roundtables are not intended for job-seeking, recruiting, or formal presentations. They are designed for open dialogue, shared learning, and genuine peer connection.
New this year, SIGGRAPH 2025 introduces Roundtables, a series of intimate, speaker-led discussions designed to foster meaningful, in-depth conversations beyond the stage.
Each 90-minute roundtable brings together up to 10 participants per table in a focused, informal setting. Each table centers on a specific topic aligned with a SIGGRAPH 2025 Talk and is facilitated by the speaker who presented it. These sessions are a unique opportunity to share experiences, ask questions, and explore emerging ideas in a small-group format, with peers, contributors, and community members from across disciplines.
Participation is first-come, first-served at each 10 participant table, so we strongly encourage attendees to arrive early to secure a seat at the topic of their choice.
Session Format:
Each roundtable follows a simple and engaging structure:
• A short (3–5 minute) reflection by the speaker to kick off the conversation
• A 60-minute, participant-led discussion on the table’s focus theme
• A closing 10-minute summary of shared insights and takeaways
Roundtable Themes:
Table 1: From Stage to Screen: Performing Characters in Real Time; Exploring how live performance and motion capture bring digital characters to life instantly with Ben Mars
Table 2: Animating the Natural World; Exploring procedural techniques for bringing vegetation, wind, and environment to life in animated storytelling with Arunachalam Somasundaram
Table 3: Table 3: AI for 3D: Rethinking the Creative Process; How intelligent systems are reshaping design, modeling, and imagination in CG. with Ian Huang
Table 4: Immersive Worlds-Storytelling Across Dimensions; Bridging story, interaction, and space through tech with Christopher Panzetta and Julian Humml
Table 5: Teaching the Future-Education, AI & CG; Innovative strategies in CG education and AI literacy with Rochele Gloor, Joe Geigel, Eve Bolotova and Scott Milner
Table 6: The Shading Spectrum-LookDev and Rendering Innovation; Advancing shading and look development across pipelines with Patrick YU Wang and Trent Crow
Table 7: Sustainable Screens-Green Innovation in Graphics; Greener production practices in real-time rendering and careers beyond entertainment with Rulon Raymond and Michael Tanzillo
Table 8: Epic Simulations: Taming the Chaos, Exploring the technical and creative challenges of physically-based simulations in production with Eston Schweickart
Table 9: Performance Engineered; Innovation in character creation, from rigs to stages with Leon Sooi and David Gray
Table 10: Cultural Memory & Spatial Media and Expanding 3D content creation with neural techniques and cultural heritage with Lukasz Mirocha and Juan Carlos Olmos Guerra
If you’re looking for creative exchange, bold ideas, and engaging conversation with some of the most innovative minds at SIGGRAPH, this is your table!
Important Note:
Roundtables are not intended for job-seeking, recruiting, or formal presentations. They are designed for open dialogue, shared learning, and genuine peer connection.
Event Type
Talk
TimeMonday, 11 August 20252:00pm - 3:30pm PDT
LocationWest Building, Room 306
Research & Education
Not Livestreamed
Not Recorded
Animation
Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning
Education
Spatial Computing
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