[image title=”img_1216″ size=”medium” id=”503″ align=”none” linkto=”[site_url]/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/img_1216.jpg” ]I have just spent the week at Siggraph Asia in Singapore. We have posted some stories on fxguide and more coming. We interviewed some great people – sitting down with Rob Cook of Pixar was a personal highlight for me, but so too was having time to attend papers. You can get too busy and forget the heart of the conference which is the papers and classes. Without full crew and our usually crammed schedule I got to do things like study Mental Ray Shaders for 3.5 hours with Master Zap – (very cool) and hear some really inspiring papers from researchers from all over the world. The other inspiring event was the Electronic Theatre and it only served as a reminder of how much we lost when they stopped the ET this year in LA. So John, Jeff and I have started a petition for the return for the ET in New Orleans. Please if you love Siggraph like we do – take a moment to sign it . You can find details at
http://www.fxguide.com/qt/550/bring-back-the-siggraph-electronic-theater

And spread the word – we are counting on you guys. People often thank us for fxguide and fxphd – but we are asking for something back for Xmas – please sign the petition!