Drum roll, please… 🥁 Registration is open for SIGGRAPH 2026! 🎉 Connect across industries, spark fresh conversations, and experience the power of intersections in computer graphics and interactive techniques, 19–23 July in Los Angeles. Choose from multiple in-person registration options — including Full Conference, Experience, and Discover — and secure your spot early. Rates increase after 8 May. 🎟️ s2026.siggraph.org/register/

⏰ Your last opportunity to present at SIGGRAPH 2026 is here. Birds of a Feather (BOF) sessions give you the chance to bring your idea, topic, or community discussion to SIGGRAPH. These informal, community-led gatherings are built for open exchange across computer graphics and interactive techniques. 📅 Submit by 18 June: s2026.siggraph.org/program/b… photo by Yuki Wong © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH

More sessions. More speakers. More reasons to get excited. The SIGGRAPH 2026 schedule is updated regularly with new presentations, experiences, and opportunities. Take a look at what’s already on the schedule and check back often as more content is added every day. ✨ Your next favorite session could be waiting. s2026.conference-schedule.or… photo by Matthias von Loebell © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH

Want the latest SIGGRAPH 2026 updates delivered straight to your inbox? Join the SIGGRAPH mailing list for conference news, program highlights, registration reminders, featured sessions, and more. Whether you're planning your schedule or deciding which experiences to attend, we'll keep you up to date on key sessions, can't-miss events, and the latest conference announcements. s2026.siggraph.org/join-mail… photo by Matthias von Loebell © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH

Play. Explore. Immerse. The SIGGRAPH 2026 Experience Hall brings together interactive art, emerging technologies, immersive experiences, hands-on learning, and spatial storytelling — all in one place. Take a sneak peek at what's waiting in Los Angeles and start planning your SIGGRAPH experience. youtube.com/watch?v=g9Hjl3rP…

Which SIGGRAPH 2026 experience will you choose? 🎟️ Full Conference Supporter 🎟️ Full Conference 🎟️ Experience 🎟️ Discover No matter how you participate, you'll be part of the conversations, ideas, and connections shaping what's next in computer graphics and interactive techniques. Rates increase 12 June at 11:59 pm PDT. Register now to secure the best available pricing. s2026.siggraph.org/register/ photo by Matthias von Loebell © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH

What happens when generative AI moves beyond creating assets and starts generating experiences? At #SIGGRAPH2026, Tripo AI takes the stage to explore the evolution of 3D generative AI — from production-ready assets to world models that can simulate dynamic, interactive environments. Chief Scientist Dr. Yanpei Cao and the Tripo AI research team will share the breakthroughs driving this shift and what it could mean for the future of interactive content creation. Join them on 22 July at 2:30 pm PDT: s2026.siggraph.org/program/k…

Rates increase tomorrow for SIGGRAPH 2026. SIGGRAPH 2026 brings together work across entertainment, education, robotics, architecture, and beyond — connecting disciplines through computer graphics and interactive techniques. Make sure you've secured your spot at the best possible rate: s2026.siggraph.org/register/ photo by David Weng © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH

Set against the harsh realities of apartheid-era South Africa, Electronic Theater film “Apart” tells a powerful story of connection in a divided world. Two young boys, Themba and Joel, form an unlikely and dangerous friendship. As fear, hate, and social pressure threaten to pull them apart, their bond is tested in a profound way — ultimately through a life-saving act that challenges everything they’ve been taught about each other. A moving reminder of how empathy and understanding can emerge even in the most fractured environments. Learn more: s2026.conference-schedule.or… “Apart” © 2026 Social Popcorn Films. Written by Spike Lee, Tim Jones, Jeff Leisawitz, and Lubabalo Mtati. Directed by Pola Maneli. Animation by The Youth & Colossal.

New to SIGGRAPH 2026 or coming back after a break? This is your starting point. Join 'SIGGRAPH for Beginners – Welcome to the Conference!' for a friendly, practical introduction to the week ahead. Whether you’re attending for the first time or just need a refresher, this session will help you get oriented, feel confident navigating the program, and make the most of your experience. Plus, stick around for a relaxed Meet & Greet with drinks and snacks to kick off the week and connect with fellow attendees. 📌 Bookmark this session so you don’t miss it. s2026.conference-schedule.or… photo by John Fujii © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH

Get an inside look at the #VFX of Netflix’s 'The Boroughs' as FX Supervisor Tara DeMarco breaks down creatures, environments, TV distortion effects, and more, along with behind-the-scenes insight into the creative and technical challenges that shaped the series. (cc: @beforesmag) beforesandafters.com/2026/06…

Previs has evolved from a planning tool into a key part of the production process. At SIGGRAPH 2026, leaders from Netflix Animation, Sony Pictures Animation, Sony Pictures Imageworks, Blizzard Entertainment, Wētā FX, and Industrial Light & Magic will discuss how previs is shaping creative workflows, technical pipelines, and production decisions across Animation, VFX, and Games. Bookmark 'The Previs Battleground: Precision Planning vs Creative Freedom' and join the conversation on the evolving role of previs in modern production. s2026.conference-schedule.or… © Netflix

How many lights does a scene actually need? At SIGGRAPH 2026, researchers from Tsinghua University and LIGHTSPEED will present Technical Paper 'LightOpt: Lights Optimization for Real-time Rendering,' a framework that automatically reduces the number of lights in real-time scenes while preserving visual quality. If you're interested in real-time graphics, rendering efficiency, and game engine innovation, don't miss this presentation. s2026.conference-schedule.or… © 2026 Luyan Cao & Kui Wu, LIGHTSPEED

🚨 Graphics professionals, creative technologists, researchers, artists, developers, and curious minds: this is your sign. SIGGRAPH 2026 registration rates increase after 12 June. Don't let your future self ask why you waited. Join us in Los Angeles, 19–23 July and get ready for five days of innovation, inspiration, community, and experiences you won't find anywhere else. s2026.siggraph.org/register/ photo by Yuki Wong © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH

SIGGRAPH 2026 Keynotes bring together imagination, invention, and the future of graphics. 🎤 Lanny Smoot, one of Disney’s prolific inventors, shares insights from a career in research, innovation, and immersive entertainment systems — highlighting how cross-disciplinary thinking drives breakthroughs in technology and storytelling. ⚙️ Sponsored Keynote by Bolt Graphics explores next-generation GPU design, rethinking architecture to enable real-time path tracing and advanced simulation for creators and researchers. Learn more: s2026.siggraph.org/program/k… photo by Vib Soundrarajah © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH

Music meets physics in 'A MIDI-Controlled Water-Droplet Interface for Generating Droplet Impact Sounds.' Presented in the SIGGRAPH 2026 Emerging Technologies program, this work transforms water droplets into a real-time performance instrument. Using MIDI control, solenoid valves, and tubular resonators, the system shapes rhythm, pitch, and volume through the precise behavior of physical droplets. s2026.conference-schedule.or… © 2026 Taisei Kato. A MIDI-controlled water-droplet interface for generating droplet impact sounds.

A living system of art, computation, and biology comes together in 'Simulacra Naturae – Entangled Biomes: Generative Ecosystems driven by Brain Organoid Intelligence.' Presented in the SIGGRAPH 2026 Art Gallery, the work explores how biological activity, generative algorithms, and embodied interaction can co-evolve within a multisensory environment. Learn more: s2026.conference-schedule.or… © Metaesthetica: Research-Driven Design Collective

🎮 Two programs, one focus: the future of interactive experiences. SIGGRAPH 2026 Games Summit highlights real-time game development, production pipelines, performance capture, audio worlds, and AAA systems. Frontiers Workshops showcase research in digital twins, spatial computing, quantum machine learning, graphics in medicine, and fabrication. 🔖 Explore and bookmark sessions in these programs and much more: s2026.conference-schedule.or… photo by David Weng © 2025 ACM SIGGRAPH

Code tells a story. At SIGGRAPH 2026, 'Write Once, Read ALWAYS: Reading Computer Graphics through Critical Code Studies' examines how source code can provide insight into culture, philosophy, and the ways we model and imagine the world through computer graphics. Join us for this Frontier Talk. s2026.conference-schedule.or… Representative image from the cover of Critical Code Studies, courtesy of the author/publisher, used with permission for promotional, educational, and marketing materials.

A noisy night becomes an unexpected creative experiment in the Production Session “Dear Upstairs Neighbors”: Artist-Centered, AI-Assisted Expressionistic Animation. Created by a hybrid team of animation artists and AI researchers, the film combines hand-crafted storyboards, character animation, and concept art with custom generative image and video models fine-tuned on original artwork. Attend this session to explore a video-to-video workflow showing how traditional tools and generative systems were combined to support an evolving painterly style and close creative collaboration across disciplines. s2026.conference-schedule.or… © 2026 Google DeepMind