Pre-recorded Sessions: From 4 December 2020 | Live Sessions: 10 – 13 December 2020
4 – 13 December 2020
Pre-recorded Sessions: From 4 December 2020 | Live Sessions: 10 – 13 December 2020
4 – 13 December 2020
#SIGGRAPHAsia | #SIGGRAPHAsia2020
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Extended Reality (XR) refers to all environments that combine real and virtual elements generated by computer technology and wearables. It includes representative forms such as Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR), and Virtual Reality (VR). XR is a superset which includes the entire spectrum from "the complete real" to "the complete virtual" in the reality–virtuality continuum.
Following the success of the Virtual and Augmented Reality category at previous SIGGRAPH Asia conferences, and in particular, the newly established XR program last year, we are again looking for the latest research and development results in XR to be showcased at the SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 XR Program.
This includes state-of-the-art solutions for interactive technologies, immersive installations, storytelling, new approaches for creative expression, novel displays, and collaboration within VR, AR, and MR Environments.
We will also have an exciting invited presentation by our featured speaker: Dr. Ivan Poupyrev (http://www.ivanpoupyrev.com). Ivan is currently heading a team at Google’s Advanced Technology and Projects (ATAP), where he is focussed on designing for our future digital lifestyle. His recent projects include Jacquard (mass-producible clothes that can sense multi-touch) and Soli (a miniature radar for gesture sensing).
The SIGGRAPH Asia XR program offers a highly visible and interactive venue to present the latest in XR emerging digital media and interactive technologies. If you are doing anything innovative in the XR space, we would love to show your work at SIGGRAPH Asia 2020. We are looking forward to receiving your demonstration proposals!
Due to the Covid pandemic, SIGGRAPH Asia will be held on a fully virtual platform. To keep the spirit of the in-person XR program, we have decided upon the following format:
As part of your submission materials, you will be asked to describe how you are going to present your demo online. We welcome all creative approaches!
If you have any questions about whether you might be a potential XR presenter, please send them to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Submissions are due on 31 July 2020, 23:59 UTC/GMT.
Before you prepare a proposal, please carefully review these topics of interest for SIGGRAPH Asia Extended Reality (XR):
The Extended Reality (XR) is interested in submissions that can be an interactive one-on-one experience, a group experience, or a presentation that features a few participants with multiple onlookers, and can be explored interactively at a personal computer or mobile device with a head-mounted display (HMD) with minimal setup.
Log in to the SIGGRAPH Asia Submission System, select “Begin New Submission”, and then select the “Create” button in the General Submission form. You will be asked for:
It is important to help us understand how the project will engage attendees during SIGGRAPH Asia. Please include the following information:
Non-native English speakers may use the English Review Service to help improve the text of submissions. Please note that the process takes time, so plan accordingly.
For more information about uploading files for your submission, please see Uploading Files.
For additional submission information, please see Submissions FAQ.
Online submission forms must be completed no later than 31 July 2020, 23:59 UTC/GMT | 31 July 2020, 16:59 Los Angeles (U.S.A. - California) | 01 August 2020, 01:59 Paris (France) | 01 August 2020, 08:59 Daegu (South Korea)
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Submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:
A jury will select the top-rated submissions for presentation at SIGGRAPH Asia, and all submitters will be notified of their submission status: accepted, conditionally accepted, or rejected. In all cases, the jury will provide detailed feedback to submitters.
In very rare cases, submissions may be conditionally accepted. If your work is conditionally accepted, you must demonstrate your submission to a jury member in person so that it can be measured against the criteria above. Jurors who have a conflict of interest with your submission will not be permitted to review your submission.
All contributors to SIGGRAPH Asia Annual Conferences are now required to use ACM's rights management system to grant rights to publish accepted content rather than through the SIGGRAPH Asia Submission System. Essentially, submission tracking, jury review, and acceptance remain the same, but now the rights management is through ACM, the parent organization of SIGGRAPH Asia.
You will be asked to complete an ACM rights management form, which includes permission to record and distribute the audio and video of your recorded presentation through official channels of ACM/SIGGRAPH Asia. For most content types, this will be a Permission and Release form, which allows authors to retain copyright.
More Information on these options (the FAQ is particularly useful)
As a contributor to an ACM-sponsored event, the following expectations apply to you, should your content be accepted for presentation:
Once your contribution is accepted, you will receive a link via email to the appropriate form for your contribution.
ACM Rights Management Form
If your work is accepted for presentation at SIGGRAPH Asia:
The main form of presentation in the Extended Reality (XR) is a demonstration, which will be available throughout the conference. You are responsible for ensuring that your demonstration is manned during all opening hours of the XR area.
Presenters / Contributors of each accepted submission have to register for at least one conference pass. Please visit our registration page to view the various registration categories for each program. Please see the Recognition Benefits for a summary of what you will receive if your work and/or proposal are accepted by SIGGRAPH Asia.
You can apply for a 100% discount via the submission system, one presenter per accepted submission.
Once your contribution is accepted, you will receive a link via email to the appropriate form for your contribution. You will be required to prepare the final print-ready file following the specifications in the acceptance notification.
You will be able to update your basic submission information so that it can be included in the conference program and website. This information needs to be finalized two weeks after acceptance.
If your work is accepted, you will be required to prepare the final print-ready file following the specifications in the acceptance notification.
Please note: The schedule to provide your final material after receiving the acceptance notification is very tight. Please plan your personal schedule accordingly.
For instructions about preparation and delivery of your final content for publications, please carefully follow the instructions in the acceptance letter.
You will be able to update your basic submission information and any final materials so that it can be included in the conference program and web site. This information needs to be finalized two weeks after receipt of acceptance notifications. Please be prepared to deliver your final versions of your information and work on or before these dates.
Yes, if at all possible. Video documentation is highly recommended. Time-based documentation is the best way to illustrate how conference attendees will actually experience your project. We may also use the video in publicity for the XR Program.
A work in progress may be submitted if it represents a large portion of the final version. Just a video prototype is not enough. A functional prototype must be demonstrated before the deadline. Please explain in detail what additions will be made prior to the installation on the extended abstract. You will need to convince the reviewers that your work will be ready for demonstration in time for the conference.
If, due to bandwidth restrictions, you cannot upload a high-resolution image or supplemental movies, please instead upload a lower-resolution version. If we need to include a higher-resolution version for reviewers' review or publication stills, we will contact you to make arrangements.
You will be able to change your email address in the SIGGRAPH Asia Submission System.
Yes. But you are allowed to edit your online submission account until the deadline: 31 July 2020, 23:59 UTC/GMT.
Yes. For instance, you could submit a demonstration based on a paper published at a previous SIGGRAPH conference. Be sure to list these related submissions in your proposal and make clear how your XR proposal expands on and is different from these.
All deadlines are 23:59 UTC/GMT.
17 June 2020
English Review Deadline
Authors should aim to submit their work 2 weeks (or more) before the program deadline via the SIGGRAPH Asia Submission System.
1 July 2020
31 July 2020 (Extended)
Submission Deadline
July - August 2020
Jury Review
28 August 2020
Acceptance Notification
21 September 2020
Final Materials Due
4 - 13 December 2020
SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 Virtual Event Days
*Publications content will be available in the ACM Digital Library one week prior to the conference.