[Ieee_vis] Call for Participation - ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Community SPARKS lightning talks

[Rebecca Ruige Xu]

The Art of Scientific Visualization: Perceiving the Imperceptible
https://dac.siggraph.org/the-art-of-scientific-visualization-perceiving-the-imperceptible/

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Call for Participation (Due April 12th, 2023): https://forms.gle/WqcwKtxSJCrW6niC6

Session Description:

Our understanding of the world is limited by the capacity of our senses to ingest information and by our brain’s ability to interpret it. Through the use of technology, we know that the universe we live in is far more complex and richer with information than what can be perceived by humanity. From microscopic to cosmic, information that transcends our lived experiences is difficult to comprehend. Our ability to augment our senses with technology has resulted in an accumulation of vast amounts of data, often in a form that needs to be translated to be understood. This SPARKS session explores the conceptual and creative aspects of scientific visualization.

When raw numbers are converted to graphic or animated illustrations, important decisions must be made to facilitate human comprehension, interpretation, and analysis of often inconceivable natural phenomena. The use of art and design principles, coupled with an understanding of human perception and cognition, as well as a thorough command of computer graphics technologies enables scientific visualization artists to reveal the complexities of the incredible world we live in. Through the use of computer animation, graphic illustration, virtual reality, immersive installation, 3d printing, augmented reality and other mediums of sensory expression, scientific visualization artists and scientists are the important mediators between the known and the unknown, the seen and the unseen, and the imperceptible and the perceived.

Moderator Bios:

Bonnie Mitchell is a new media artist and Professor at Bowling Green State University in Digital Arts, in Bowling Green, Ohio, USA. Mitchell is a member of the ISEA International Advisory Committee and ACM SIGGRAPH History and Digital Arts Committee where she focuses on the development of their online archives. She is currently the SIGGRAPH 2023 conference History Chair in charge of the immersive Time Tunnel, history displays and retrospective talks. Her current creative practice focuses on development of physically immersive data visualization environments that showcase climate change over time.  Mitchell’s artworks explore spatial and experiential relationships to our physical, social, cultural and psychological environment through interaction, abstraction and audio. She has created numerous abstract visual music installations and animations that have been shown in hundreds of venues world-wide.

Rebecca Ruige Xu teaches computer art as a Professor in the College of Visual and Performing Arts at Syracuse University. Her research interests include artistic data visualization, experimental animation, visual music, interactive installations, digital performance, and virtual reality. Xu’s work has appeared at many international venues including IEEE VIS Arts Program; SIGGRAPH & SIGGRAPH Asia Art Gallery; ISEA; Ars Electronica; Museum of Contemporary Art, Italy; Los Angeles Center for Digital Art, etc. She is the co-founder of the ChinaVIS Arts Program. Currently, Xu serves as the Chair of the ACM SIGGRAPH Digital Arts Committee and IEEE VIS’23 Arts Program Co-Chair.

Event Site: https://dac.siggraph.org/the-art-of-scientific-visualization-perceiving-the-imperceptible/

Event Date/Time:

Los Angeles, USA Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 1:00 pm PDT
New York, USA Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 4:00 pm EDT
London, United Kingdom Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 9:00 pm BST
Paris, France Fri, Apr 28, 2023 at 10:00 pm CEST
Sydney, Australia Sat, Apr 29, 2023 at 6:00 am AEST

Any question, please email arts at siggraph.org<mailto:arts at siggraph.org>









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