Debate, dispute, and Q&A on the past, present, and future of computer graphics. Following each Panel presentation, attendees and presenters are invited to meet in the Panels breakout room for continued discussion.

Full Conference registration allows attendees access to all SIGGRAPH 97 Panels. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis. Please be sure to arrive early to get seating for the Panels you wish to attend.

Panels Breakout Room   West Hall A

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All SIGGRAPH 97 Panels are simultaneously interpreted into Japanese.

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Online Panels
Four panels are convening online for pre-conference discussion:

Putting a Human Face on Cyberspace: Designing Avatars and the Virtual Worlds They Live In
Sounding Off on Audio: The Future of Internet Sound
Motion Capture and CG Character Animation
Medical Illustration & Visualization: Why Do We Use CG and Does It Really Make a Difference in Creating Meaningful Images?  

Wednesday, 6 August
		10:15 am - noon		Deconstructing Play: Theory and Practice
		10:15 am - noon		Facial Animation: Past, Present, and Future
		2 pm - 3:45 pm		Can We Get There From Here?: Current Challenges in Cloth Modeling, Design, and Animation
		2 pm - 3:45 pm		Narrative Environments: Virtual Reality as a Storytelling Medium
		4 pm - 5:45 pm		Motion Capture and CG Character Animation
		4 pm - 5:45 pm		The Differences Between Here and There: What Graphic Design Brings to E-Space
Thursday, 7 August
		8:15 am - 10 am		Interfacing Reality: Exploring Emerging Trends Between Humans and Machines
		10:15 am - noon		What 3D API for Java Should I Use and Why?
		10:15 am - noon		Community/Content/Interface: Creative Online Journalism
		2 pm - 3:45 pm		Educating the Digital Artist for the Entertainment Industry: The Collision of Academia and Business
		2 pm - 3:45 pm		Medical Illustration & Visualization: Why Do We Use CG and Does It Really Make a Difference in Creating Meaningful Images?
		4 pm - 5:45 pm		Putting a Human Face on Cyberspace: Designing Avatars and the Virtual Worlds They Live In
Friday, 8 August
		8:15 am - 10 am		Sounding Off on Audio: The Future of Internet Sound
		10:15 am - noon		Image-Based Rendering: Really New or Deja Vu?
		1:30 pm - 3:15 pm		The Rhetoric of the Synthetic: Images of the Body in Technology, Business, and Culture
		3:30 pm - 5:15 pm		Experiences with Virtual Reality Applications

Panel Organizers | Panels Committee