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Presentation: DAC & SIGGRAPH 2025 Creative Content Overview
Type: ACM SIGGRAPH Village Talk
Coordinated by: Rebecca Ruige Xu
Event Date and Time: 10 August 2025 : 3:30pm – 4:30pm PDT
Introduction:

Additional speakers TBA
Description:

This session offers a preview of SIGGRAPH 2025’s creative programming. Chairs and Directors from various conference programs will share highlights of their featured projects, upcoming events, and curatorial visions. Attendees will get an early look at how this year’s conference explores new directions in digital art, encourages cross-disciplinary collaboration, and invites creative experimentation across media and technology.

The session also introduces the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community (DAC), which supports global dialogue among artists, designers, and technologists. Through programs like SPARKS Lightning Talks, digital exhibitions, and student competitions, DAC fosters connections between art, computer graphics, and interactive media. Learn more at dac.siggraph.org.
Location:
Vancouver Convention Center, West Building, Rooms 208-209
SIGGRAPH 2025 website: https://s2025.conference-schedule.org/presentation/?id=thea_104&sess=sess325
Coordinators(s):
Rebecca Ruige Xu

Rebecca Ruige Xu, professor of computer art and animation at Syracuse University, focuses her research on the intersection of data visualization, experimental animation, and interactive media. She investigates how emerging technologies can transform creative practices, particularly in artistic data representation, visual music, and digital performance. Her projects have been exhibited globally at venues like ISEA, SIGGRAPH, and Ars Electronica. A co-founder of the ChinaVIS Arts Program, Xu also chaired the IEEE VIS Arts Program in 2023 and 2024 and currently chairs the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Committee.