Allan Schaffer (allan++at++southpark.engr.sgi.com)
Wed, 15 Jul 1998 12:05:40 -0700 (PDT)
Please join us in Orlando at SIGGRAPH '98 (July 21-23) to see and
hear the latest & greatest about IRIS Performer. We have a great
lineup of events and interesting experiences that you will all want
to see for yourselves!
Check it out:
o SIGGRAPH '98 Friends of Performer Meeting. Come and meet with
other Performer users, talk to Performer engineers, hear the
latest news about Performer releases and features, pick up a
genuine Performer goodie or two, and more!
Date: Wednesday evening, July 22
Time: 7:00pm - 9:00pm <-- note time change
Loc: Omni Rosen Hotel, Salon 7 & 8
Agenda:
7:00-7:30 Cocktail Reception
7:30-7:45 IRIS Performer Roadmap - Brian Cabral
7:45-8:00 Fahrenheit Update - Sharon Clay
8:00-8:15 Q&A
8:15-8:30 IRIS Performer Update - Allan Schaffer
8:30-9:00 Tech Talk & Demos
Note that we've changed the time to 7pm (with talks beginning
at 7:30) to avoid a conflict with the SGI Developer reception
also taking place that evening.
o IRIS Performer in the SGI booth. Come visit the Graphics API
station in the SGI technology booth (#1609) where we will be
showing off the latest IRIS Performer and OpenGL Optimizer
demos and features. Schedule:
Tue. July 21st 10:00am - 2:00pm: OpenGL Optimizer
2:00pm - 6:00pm: IRIS Performer
Wed. July 22nd 10:00am - 2:00pm: IRIS Performer
2:00pm - 6:00pm: OpenGL Optimizer
Thu. July 23rd 10:00am - 1:30pm: OpenGL Optimizer
1:30pm - 5:00pm: IRIS Performer
o The Experience. An eyeball-rattling, mind-boggling theater.
You'll be fully immersed in large-scale, real-time flight and
land simulations and will take a wild ride on a virtual jungle
cruise. Be prepared for the ultimate 3D roller coaster ride
then feast your senses on the master pieces in our virtual art
gallery. The Experience is a great example of the Silicon
Graphics RealityCenter, featuring wrap-around, high-resolution,
high-brightness visual display and seamless multi-channel
graphics projection system to support an awesome field of view
PLUS touchscreen display control, multi-channel digital audio,
and support for 3D, 2D and Web applications. In the SGI
technology booth, #1609.
o Courses and papers of interest to IRIS Performer developers
Papers: Hardware Acceleration
Thursday, July 23, 8:30 a.m.
- The Clipmap: A Virtual Mipmap
Real-Time Graphics for Visual Simulation: Advanced
Techniques from the Top Down
Course #20, Monday, July 20, 8:30-5 p.m.
Algorithms developed for flight simulators running on
multimillion-dollar systems have evolved into useful methods
for real-time interactive applications on much less
expensive computers. This course explores those visual
simulation algorithms and tricks that still require high-end
hardware. It also details sophisticated techniques for
handling large complex scenes in real time.
Advanced Geometric Techniques for Ray Casting Volumes
Course #4, Sunday, July 19, 1:30-5 p.m.
Hardware-assisted volume rendering techniques for solving
common practical problems. The course introduces a framework
that unifies treatment of volumes and geometry and then
presents effective techniques for handling such commonly
occurring tasks as deforming volumes, defining arbitrarily
shaped regions of interest, clipping to nonplanar surfaces,
and rendering multiple volumes.
A Visual Introduction to OpenGL Programming
Course #7, Sunday, July 19, 1:30-5 p.m.
An introduction to writing interactive graphics programs
using the OpenGL API. Instead of snippets of code and
static, captured images, this course features interactive
tools to visualize and experiment with computer graphic
concepts, such as transformations, lighting, and texture
mapping.
Advanced Graphics Programming Techniques Using OpenGL
Course #17, Monday, July 20, 8:30-5 p.m.
Practical solutions to domain-specific graphics application
problems. Emphasis is on techniques for interactive graphics
running on mainstream graphics hardware. Topics are drawn
from the major graphics application areas, including CAD,
visual simulation/gaming, image processing, scientific
visualization, and special effects.
Rendering with Radiance: A Practical Tool for Global Illumination
Course #33, Tuesday, July 21, 8:30-5 p.m.
Essential information for artists, designers, and
researchers interested in creating realistic images with the
Radiance System that has been used for virtual sculpture,
theatrical backdrop rendering, and validating computer
vision systems for the space shuttle. Four experts
demonstrate their work and provide tips for using the
software to solve practical problems in lighting analysis,
theater lighting, daylighting design, and more.
Parallel Graphics and Visualization Technology
Course #42, Tuesday, July 21, 1:30-5 p.m.
Issues and challenges of incorporating parallelism into
hardware and software rendering systems: the development of
parallel graphics; state-of-the-art graphics hardware
architectures and parallelism in the software that uses
them; design of fully parallelized rendering systems;
software rendering on massively parallel supercomputers.
Authoring Compelling and Efficient VRML97 Worlds
Course #45, Tuesday, July 21, 1:30-5 p.m.
Get the knowledge required to make intelligent decisions
about creating VRML97 content that runs efficiently on
modern VRML97 browsers. Topics include measuring and
predicting run-time performance, texture and sound
techniques to minimize download without sacrificing
performance or looks, navigation aids to reduce the burden
of 3D navigation, and how VRML97 browsers optimize their
rendering.
o Other Graphics API activities outside the booth.
Fahrenheit Technology Forum
Wednesday, July 22nd
9:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Omni Rosen, Salon 1
By Invitation Only.
Contact Chris Insinger (insinger++at++engr.sgi.com) by July 16th.
IRIS Performer SIG Meeting (as above)
Wednesday, July 22nd
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Omni Rosen, Salon 7 & 8
Silicon Graphics Developer Reception
Wednesday, July 22nd
6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
Omni Rosen, Ballroom A & B
By invitation only. One person per company, RSVP by July 16th.
See http://www.sgi.com/developers/nibs/1998/siggraph.html
OpenGL Optimizer SIG Meeting
Wednesday, July 22nd
7:00pm - 9:00pm
Peabody Hotel, Plaza Ballroom C
OpenGL SIG Meeting
Thursday, July 23rd
1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Omni Rosen, Salon 22
o See http://www.sgi.com/events/siggraph98 for a complete listing
of other Silicon Graphics activities at SIGGRAPH '98
That's quite a lot, so be sure to print this message and bring it
with you to Orlando, so you'll always know where to go next...
See you at SIGGRAPH '98!
Allan
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Allan Schaffer allan++at++sgi.com
Silicon Graphics http://reality.sgi.com/allan
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