SIGGRAPH 2024 Educators Schedule

Submitted by wobbe on Fri, 07/05/2024 - 10:51
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On this page you can find sessions organized by (members of) the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committe, as well as a few other sessions of interest to educators

As in years past, we are also presenting student work in a competition and as submitted by faculty, including the assignments, which will be posted soon:

  • SpaceTime Gallery 2024
  • Faculty Submitted Student Work

Please note that all times listed are Mountain Daylight Time (MDT)

SUNDAY July 28, 2024

9:00 AM - 10:30 AM Student / Futures: Creative Careers in Animation, Computer Graphics, and Interactive Techniques
Johannes DeYoung		 Educator's Forum
Mile High 3C
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM ACM SIGGRAPH and Programs for Educators
Glenn Goldman and Rick Lewis		 ACM SIGGRAPH Village
Room 301
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM ACM SIGGRAPH and Programs for Educators - Part 2
Glenn Goldman and Rick Lewis		 ACM SIGGRAPH Village
Room 301
3:45 PM - 5:15 PM A Whirlwind Introduction to Computer Graphics for Complete Beginners
Mike Bailey		 Course
Mile High 4

MONDAY July 29, 2024 - Educators Day

Location: Room 207

9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Substance 3D Education: Inspiring Minds, Designing Futures
Alwyn Hunt - Adobe
10:15 AM - 10:45 AM Preparing Students for AI and Accelerated Data Science: NVIDIA Teaching Kits and University Ambassador Program
Will Ramey - NVIDIA
11:00 AM - 11:30 AM More Than Virtual Production: Film & Media Education with the Epic Games Ecosystem
Jamie Hurcomb - Epic Games
11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Empowering Artists in the Digital Age
Justin Hoey, Epic ArtStation
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM From Pixels to 3D: A Guide to Photogrammetry Systems and Workflow
Jingyi Zhang - Pixel Light Effects
Lunch Break
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Build Basics and Break Creative Boundaries with Foundry
Christy Anzelmo, Juan Salazar, Charli Holt, Kirstyn Salehi - Foundry
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM The Perks of being a Houdini Instructor
John Moncrief, Nicole Campbell, Seth Holladay, Parris K. Egber - SideFX

Tuesday, 30 July 2024

10:45AM - 12:15PM Educator's Forum: Looking Towards the Future Room 207
10:45AM The Future of Teaching Computer Graphics
Edward Angel, Dave Shreiner
11:07AM There Can Be (at least) Two Introductory Graphics Courses: Teaching Introduction to Non-interactive Computer Graphics
Michael Shah
11:29AM Emerging Approaches in CG Education Aimed at Enhancing Visual Communication Skills Through Reverse Engineering
Harutaka Matsunaga,Kazunori Miyata
11:51AM Looking Towards the Future - Open Discussion
2:00 PM - 2:30 PM Educator's Day
Academic Partnership and Talent Development at Electronic Arts
Konrad Tollmar - Electronic Arts		 Room 207
2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Educator's Forum: Educator's Day Q&A Room 207
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Mentoring PhD Students in Computer Graphics
Daniel Ritchie		 Birds of a Feather
Room 705
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM Building Render Farms in Academic Institutions: A Case Study of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Emily Kuehn		 Birds of a Feather
Room 706
2:15 PM - 3:15 PM Chapters: How to Join or Start an ACM SIGGRAPH Chapter
AJ Christensen		 ACM SIGGRAPH Village
Room 301
3:45PM - 5:15PM Educator's Forum: Collaboration & Diversity  Room 207
3:45PM CG Animation, Neurodiversity, and Autistic College Students
Judy Kriger, Jane Thierfeld Brown, Amy Rutherford
4:07PM Adjacencies
Johannes DeYoung, Mike Rader
4:30PM Project Grand Path: An Inclusive, Interdisciplinary, Collaborative, Project Based Learning Model
Julie Goldstein
4:52PM Bridging the Gap Between Education and Practice in Japan's CG Industry: A Focus on Diversity and Evolving Perceptions
Harutaka Matsunaga, Kazunori Miyata

Wednesday, 31 July 2024

9:00AM - 10:00AM Computer Graphics & Animation Research Projects
William Joel		 Birds of a Feather
Room 708-710
10:45AM - 12:15PM Educator's Forum: Game Programming Room 207
10:45AM Integrating Independent Contributions in a Game Programming Assignment
Chao Peng, Lizhou Cao, David Schwartz, Huadong Zhang
11:07AM Level-Up Logics: Leveraging Three Game Design Platforms to Teach Coding
Topher Maraffi
11:29AM Game Programming - Open Discussion
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM History: Telling Tales: Stories from SIGGRAPH’s Past
Mary Whitton, Bonnie Mitchell		 Room 301
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Educator's Forum - Panel: Inclusive Community: Accessibility and Neurodiversity in Classroom, Industry, and Academia
Mayet Anreassen (Moderator) with Cheryl Briggs, Glenn Goldman, Shoko Kimura, and Judy Kriger		 Room 207
3:45PM - 5:15PM Educator's Forum: AI in Education Talks Room 207
3:45PM Case Study: Creating the Infrastructure for Ethical AI Use at Savannah College of Art and Design
Dan Bartlett
4:07PM Empowering Creativity With Generative AI in Digital Art Education
Caleb Kicklighter, Jinsil Hwaryoung Seo, Mayet Andreassen, Emily Bujnoch
4:30PM Teaching Design With Consumer-ready Artificial Intelligence and Virtual Reality: A Case Study
Hoa Vo
4:52PM The 'How-To' as a Post-AI Assessment Tool
Roman Mitch

Thursday, 1 August 2024

9:00AM - 10:00AM An Open Forum to Discuss Accessibility and Neurodiversity in Classroom, Industry and Academia
Nandhini Giri, Miho Aoki		 Birds of a Feather
Room 207
 
10:45AM - 12:15PM Educator's Forum: Reaching Out to the Arts Room 207
10:45AM Metahuman Theatre: Teaching Photogrammetry and Mocap as a Performing Arts Process
Topher Maraffi
11:07AM Making STEAM: Build Your Custom Electric Guitar
Sara Sanders
11:30AM Exploring the Dichotomy of Nature and Tech Through an Interactive Media Assignment
Justin Johnson
11:52AM 360° Animation Projects by Students With a Background in Traditional Stop-motion Techniques
Nahomi Maki
2:00 PM - 3:30 PM Educator's Forum: Town Hall: Hot Topics in Education
William Joel		 Room 207
3:00 PM - 4:00 PM How to Get Your Resume & Reel Noticed
Craig Slagel		 Birds of a Feather
Room 708-710

 

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