Access Grid to power 'Emerging Technologies' at SIGGRAPH 2005

released May 31, 2005

The SIGGRAPH 2005 Emerging Technologies exhibition will feature 32 interactive installations from research labs, universities, independent artists, and industries that explore the dynamics of technology as it relates to the human experience, communication, and interaction.

"Emerging Technologies continues to be a launching pad for new technologies or new ways to use technology either for the benefit of life or as a work of art," said Donna J. Cox, SIGGRAPH 2005 Emerging Technologies chair and director of the Visualization Division at NCSA. "These installations take attendees on challenging virtual, interactive, communicative, or mental journeys—from hang-gliding over Rio de Janeiro to haptic video. Attendees will be challenged on how they think or look at the world around them."

Making its SIGGRAPH debut this year is the Access Grid, which will enable a global collaborative performance piece, international art panels, and multi-site community interaction. The Access Grid's 1,500 users throughout the world interact through thousands of nodes, designed spaces that contain the high-end audio and visual technology needed to provide a high-quality, compelling user experience. The nodes are also used as a research environment for development of distributed data and visualization corridors, and to study issues related to collaborative work in distributed environments. The SIGGRAPH 2005 node includes three large screens in a dedicated Access Grid space, where attendees can participate in worldwide events.

For more information on SIGGRAPH 2005, to be held July 31 to Aug. 4 in Los Angeles, go to http://www.siggraph.org/s2005/.

 

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