SIGGRAPH 2015 Blog: SIGGRAPH 2012 Game Industry Content Summary Guide

The following is a roundup of all content at SIGGRAPH 2012 originating from the game industry as compiled by Naty Hoffman, SIGGRAPH 2012 Games Chair and Technical Director for Activision.

Introduction:

This post lists all the content at SIGGRAPH 2012 originating from the game industry; note that in addition to the sessions on this list, SIGGRAPH 2012 also includes many relevant presentations from other industries (animation, VFX people, research, software and hardware vendors, etc.).

Summaries:

SIGGRAPH 2012 will feature content from 33 game development studios and industry R&D groups:

Activision Studio Central
Avalanche Studios
Bioware Austin
Bungie
CCP
Crytek
DICE
DONTNOD Entertainment
Double Fine Productions
EA Canada
Epic Games
Firaxis
Gobo Games
Guerrilla Games
High Moon Studios
Id Software
Limbic Software
LucasArts
Maxis
Microsoft Studios User Research Lab
Naughty Dog
NetherRealm Studios
Ninja Theory
Petroglyph Games
Project Soul/Namco Bandai Games
Q-Games
Relic Entertainment
SCEA R&D
Square Enix Research
tri-Ace
Ubisoft Montreal
Valve
Vicarious Visions

This content will cover 20 game titles:

ADRIFT
Civilization V
DmC Devil May Cry
DOTA 2
Dust 514
End of Nations
Far Cry 3
Just Cause 2
Killzone 3
Mortal Kombat
Once Upon A Monster
Pixeljunk 4AM
Rage
SimCity
Soulcalibur 5
SSX
Star Wars 1313
Star Wars: The OId Republic
Uncharted 3
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine
Plus content will cover game engines and various industry R&D projects

The lists below break out the game industry presentations by conference program. Each session lists the participating game development studios and any specific games covered.

Courses

Advances in Real-Time Rendering in Games Part I and Part II: Bungie, CCP (Dust 514), Epic Games, Ubisoft Montreal, Firaxis (Civilization V), Vicarious Visions, Gobo Games
Beyond Programmable Shading: DICE
Character Rigging, Deformations, and Simulations in Film and Game Production: Bioware Austin (Star Wars: The Old Republic)
Efficient Real-Time Shadows: Guerrilla Games (Killzone 3)
Virtual Texturing in Software and Hardware: Id Software (Rage)
Practical Physically-Based Shading in Film and Game Production: Ubisoft Montreal (Far Cry 3), Activision Studio Central, tri-Ace

Talks

Furry, Floppy, Fuzzy: Once Upon a Monster's Fur Pipeline: Double Fine Productions (Once Upon a Monster)
What If Earth was Flat - Building Globe UI of SSX: EA Canada (SSX)
From a Calm Puddle to a Stormy Ocean - Rendering Water in Uncharted: Naughty Dog (Uncharted 3)
Adaptive Level-of-Detail System for "End of Nations": Petroglyph Games (End of Nations)
Screen Space Decals in Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine: Relic Entertainment (Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine)
Asking the Impossible on SSX: Creating 300 tracks on a ten-track budget: EA Canada (SSX)
Fast Generation of Directional Occlusion Volumes: Maxis (SimCity)
Local Image-based Lighting with Parallax-corrected Cubemaps: DONTNOD Entertainment (ADRIFT)
Creating Vast Game Worlds - Experiences from Avalanche Studios: Avalanche Studios (Just Cause 2)
Character Customization of Soulcalibur 5 In-Depth: Project Soul/Namco Bandai Games (Soulcalibur 5)