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ABOUT THE EPISODE
Thanks for joining us for another SIGGRAPH Spotlight! In this episode, SIGGRAPH 2021 Retrospective Chair Andres Burbano (associate professor, Universidad de los Andes) sits down with computer graphics industry icon Alvy Ray Smith. Here, Alvy discusses his rich history with computer graphics and takes a deep dive into the three parts of his upcoming book, “A Biography of the Pixel.” Finally, Andres and Alvy share hints about the Retrospective program at SIGGRAPH 2021. 

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MUSIC 
Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. 

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LINKS
*Episode*
http://alvyray.com/ | https://s2021.siggraph.org/ | https://mitpress.mit.edu/books/biography-pixel 

*Social Media*
http://blog.siggraph.org/ | https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences | https://twitter.com/siggraph | https://www.youtube.com/user/ACMSIGGRAPH | https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/acm-siggraph/  

*Conference Website*
https://s2021.siggraph.org/

SIGGRAPH Spotlight

44 – A Conversation With Alvy Ray Smith

A panel completo, conversamos con spoilers sobre la película SUPERMAN (2025) de James Gunn.  ¡Ojalá les guste! 

Y recuerden que pueden encontrar lo mejor del formato físico en www.filmico.tv y contenido exclusivo, pre-estrenos y más en www.patreon.com/hermeselsabio

¡El FlimCast de Superman!

ABOUT THE EPISODE

In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, SIGGRAPH 2025 Technical Papers Test-of-Time Awards Chair Sylvain Paris catches up with two of this year’s Test-of-Time award winners: Kavita Bala (“Learning Visual Similarity for Product Design With Convolutional Neural Networks”, 2015) and Hui Huang (“L1-Medial Skeleton of Point Cloud”, 2013). The guests share why they think their research has withstood the test of time, advancements in 3D graphics, and advice for other researchers who aspire to make lasting contributions to the body of computer graphics knowledge. 

MUSIC 
Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. 

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LINKS 
*Episode*
https://blog.siggraph.org/2025/06/siggraph-2025-technical-papers-awards-best-papers-honorable-mentions-and-test-of-time.html/ | https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2766959 | https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2461912.2461913 

*Social Media* 
http://blog.siggraph.org/ | https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences | https://twitter.com/siggraph | https://www.youtube.com/user/ACMSIGGRAPH | https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/acm-siggraph/   

*Conference Website* 
https://s2025.siggraph.org/ | https://s2025.siggraph.org/register/ |  https://s2025.conference-schedule.org/


90 – Kavita Bala and Hui Huang on Influential Computer Graphics Research

On episode 395, USACE Chief Historian John Lonnquest shares the legacy of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and their role in building NASA’s spaceflight infrastructure. 

Houston We Have A Podcast: Constructing NASA Infrastructure

Hey, everybody! Kristen, Tim, Brett, and Sid are back this week to discuss Heretic + Hexen remastered by Nightdive Studios, the multiplayer reveal for Battlefield 6, and much more.

Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 520: Four on the Floor

ABOUT THE EPISODE

In this episode of SIGGRAPH Spotlight, ACM SIGGRAPH History Archive Co-Director Bonnie L. Mitchell is joined by two legends in computer graphics: Ed Catmull, co-founder of Pixar, and Frederic Parke, whose early innovations set the stage for decades of digital advancement. The conversation journeys through the early days of SIGGRAPH, the rapid evolution of digital imagery, and the lasting impact of a community that continues to drive computer graphics and animation forward.

MUSIC 
Podcast theme, "SIGGRAPH," composed by Julius Dobos. 

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LINKS 
*Episode *
https://s2025.siggraph.org/program/computer-animation-festival/ | https://s2025.conference-schedule.org/ | https://s2025.conference-schedule.org/presentation/?id=misc_159&sess=sess321 | https://s2025.conference-schedule.org/presentation/?id=cafcur_101&sess=sess322 | https://history.siggraph.org/person/edwin-ed-catmull/ | https://history.siggraph.org/person/frederic-i-parke/ 

*Social Media* 
http://blog.siggraph.org/ | https://www.facebook.com/SIGGRAPHConferences | https://twitter.com/siggraph | https://www.youtube.com/user/ACMSIGGRAPH | https://www.instagram.com/acmsiggraph/ | https://www.linkedin.com/company/acm-siggraph/   

*Conference Website* 
https://s2025.siggraph.org/ | https://s2025.siggraph.org/register/ |  https://s2025.conference-schedule.org/

91 – Ed Catmull and Frederic Parke: Pioneering Animations and the SIGGRAPH Legacy

Gracias a los amiguis de Diamond Films y de El Honesto Mike (¡prueben la palta frita!) nos juntamos a conversar del estreno terroroso TOGETHER (2025, estreno jueves 14) y de por qué nos gustan tanto las películas de terror. ¡No se lo pierdan! Sígannos en redes y así se enteran de estos eventos, con público siempre es mejor la cosa. ¡Ojalá les guste! Y quédense tranquilos que la conversa sobre TOGETHER es sin spoilers. 

El Honesto Mike en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/elhonestomike   
Diamond Films Chile: https://www.instagram.com/diamondfilmschile   
Lo mejor del formato físico: https://www.filmico.tv/ 
Patreon para material exclusivo, pre-estrenos, etc: www.patreon.com/hermeselsabio  


FlimCast Live: Together (2025) + películas de terror, desde El Honesto Mike.

Hey friends! This week Tim, Brett, and Sid are back with exciting PlayStation Plus Game Catalog news for August, some early Battlefield 6 thoughts, and ideas for gaming-themed tattoos.

Official PlayStation Podcast Episode 521: Meet Space

On episode 398, Chris Edelen, acting vehicle integration office manager for NASA’s Orion Program, discusses the spacecraft that will carry astronauts around the Moon on Artemis II.

Houston We Have A Podcast: Artemis II: The Orion Spacecraft

¿Oye? ¿Y tú viste los capítulos S01E10 Y E11 de Los Soprano? Porque en “A Hit is a Hit” Christopher se encuentra con unos raperos que quieren compensaciones y Tony se junta con los vecinos… Y en “Nobody Knows Anything” sí que queda la grande oye. Dos excelentes capítulos comentados en esta entrega del mejor podcast sobre la serie del momento.  

Si quiere seguirnos en nuestra cuenta de memes/sopranos por aquí: https://www.instagram.com/bada.bingers/ 

Y si quiere acceder a pre-estrenos (muy anticipados), material exclusivo, etc. lo esperamos en www.patreon.com/hermeselsabio 

¿Oye, y tú ya viste Los Soprano? Capítulos S01E10 y 11.

Con ustedes un extenso programa sobre THE FANTASTIC FOUR: FIRST STEPS (2025). Esta conversación está dividida en dos: La primera parte son nuestras primeras impresiones grabadas in-situ a la salida de la función de prensa de la película. Tiene sonido ambiente, cameos, y pocos spoilers salvo los que se le salen a Paulo. Las más de dos horas y media restantes es la conversación que tuvimos en el estudio días después, con spoilers y con opiniones de todo el panel. Esperamos les guste esta conversación y a continuación un par de enlaces de interés: 

- Aquí encontrarán lo mejor del formato físico en bluray/DVD y más: www.filmico.tv 
- Aquí pueden encontrar pre-estrenos, material exclusivo y más: www.patreon.com/hermeselsabio   

The Fantastic Four: First Steps (2025).

Algorithms can compose music, write poetry and generate art. Artificial intelligence wins literature contests and has work exhibited in galleries, but experts contend we’ve only scratched the surface of what is possible. Aleksandra Przegalińska is an academic, working in the field of AI philosophy, affective data and machine learning. She explores the question of how AI can accelerate the human potential for producing art. In conversation with Ewa Drygalska.

Unsound Talk 01: Non-Human Aesthetics - Rethinking Creativity in the Age of AI

'A dazzling, vibrant, vision-changing book. I ended it wonderstruck at the fungal world. A remarkable work by a remarkable writer’ Robert Macfarlane, author of Underland

The more we learn about fungi, the less makes sense without them.

Neither plant nor animal, they are found throughout the earth, the air and our bodies. They can be microscopic, yet also account for the largest organisms ever recorded. They enabled the first life on land, can survive unprotected in space and thrive amidst nuclear radiation. In fact, nearly all life relies in some way on fungi.

These endlessly surprising organisms have no brain but can solve problems and manipulate animal behaviour with devastating precision. In giving us bread, alcohol and life-saving medicines, fungi have shaped human history, and their psychedelic properties have recently been shown to alleviate a number of mental illnesses. Their ability to digest plastic, explosives, pesticides and crude oil is being harnessed in break-through technologies, and the discovery that they connect plants in underground networks, the ‘Wood Wide Web’, is transforming the way we understand ecosystems. Yet over ninety percent of their species remain undocumented.

Entangled Life is a mind-altering journey into a spectacular and neglected world, and shows that fungi provide a key to understanding both the planet on which we live, and life itself.

'One of those rare books that can truly change the way you see the world around you. Astounding' Helen MacDonald, author of H Is for Hawk

Entangled Life - written and read by Merlin Sheldrake

ABRIDGED BY ISOBEL CREED AND JILL WATERS | PRODUCED BY LIZZIE DAVIES AND THE WATERS COMPANY FOR BBC RADIO 4, FIRST BROADCAST NOVEMBER 2020 | MUSIC: ISLANDS BY COSMO SHELDRAKE

BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week

Introduction to Entangled Life, as featured on BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week

SIGGRAPH Spotlight is a podcast that explores cutting-edge projects and topics in computer graphics and interactive techniques, one episode at a time. Episodes are hosted by ACM SIGGRAPH leaders and feature experts spanning everything from animation and visual effects to engineering and virtual reality. 

This show was founded as an extension of ACM SIGGRAPH's annual conference.

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