Award Winners

SIGGRAPH Asia 2018 Awards submissions from various programs. Recognizing individuals who have made exceptional effort in their community through their research, teaching, service, or writing.


Computer Animation Festival Award Winners

Best In Show AwardBEST IN SHOW AWARD

L'oiseau qui danse

Director and Producer: Jean-Marie Marbach, Independent, France

 

Jury Special AwardJURY SPECIAL AWARD

Vermin

Director: Jérémie Becquer, Miyu Distribution, Luxembourg
Producer: Michelle Ann Nardone, Miyu Distribution, Denmark

 

Best Student Film AwardBEST STUDENT FILM AWARD

Reverie

Director: Philip Louis Piaget Rodriguez, Miyu Distribution, Mexico
Producer: Michelle Ann Nardone, Miyu Distribution, Denmark

 

VR/AR Award Winners

BEST VR/AR TECHNOLOGY VOTED BY COMMITTEE

Best VR/AR Technology Voted by Committee - WinnerWinner: FiveStar VR: Shareable Travel Experience Through Multisensory Stimulation To The Whole Body

Author(s): Kouichi Shimizu, Gaku Sueta, Kentaro Yamaoka, Kazuki Sawamura, Yujin Suzuki, Keisuke Yoshida, Vibol Yem, Yasushi Ikei, Tomohiro Amemiya, Makoto Sato, Koichi Hirota, Michiteru Kitazaki
Organization, Country: Tokyo Metripolitan University, NTT Communication Science Laboratories, Univ. of Electro-Communications, Toyohashi Univ. of Technology, Japan

 

Best VR/AR Technology Voted by Committee - 2nd Place2nd Place: MR360 Interactive: Playing With Digital Creatures In 360° Videos

Author(s): Taehyun Rhee, Andrew Chalmers, Ian Loh, Kazuki Kumagai, Lohit Petikam, Ben Allen, Ken Anjyo
Organization, Country: Victoria University of Wellington, OLM Digital, Inc, New Zealand, Japan

 

Best VR/AR Technology Voted by Committee - 3rd Place3rd Place: Lotus: Enhancing The Immersive Experience In Virtual Environment With Mist-Based Olfactory Display

Author(s): Yang-Sheng Chen, Ping-Hsuan Han, Kong-Chang Lee, Chiao-En Hsieh, Jui-Chun Hsiao, Che-Ju Hsu, Kuan-Wen Chen, Chien-Hsing Chou, Yi-Ping Hung
Organization, Country: National Taiwan University, National Taipei University of Technology, National Chiao Tung University , Tamkang University, Tainan National University of the art, Taiwan

 

Best VR/AR Technology Voted by Committee - 3rd Place3rd Place: Space Fusion: Context-Aware Interaction Using 3D Scene Parsing

Author(s): Hiroyuki Yabe, Daichi Ono, Tsutomu Horikawa
Organization, Country: Sony Interactive Entertainment Inc., Japan

 

BEST VR/AR CONTENT VOTED BY COMMITTEE

Best VR/AR Content Voted by Committee - WinnerWinner: Rapture of the Deep VR

Author(s): Monja Dietrich, Vincent Suttner, Theres Buehler
Organization, Country: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Germany

 

Best VR/AR Content Voted by Committee - 2nd Place2nd Place: The player is the star - Futuristic vision for Mixed Reality World df

Author(s): Hirofumi Motoyama
Organization, Country: Bandai Namco Studios. Inc, Japan

 

Best VR/AR Content Voted by Committee - 3rd Place3rd Place: Art Plunge: Experiencing the Inner Worlds of Famous Artworks

Author(s): Martin Eklund, Space Plunge, VRcollab, Singapore; Martin Christensen, Space Plunge, Independent, Sweden

 

Best VR/AR Content Voted by Committee - 3rd Place3rd Place: Flow Zone: A Cross-Modal Music Creation VR Experience to Induce Flow

Author(s): Tanner L. Person, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, Japan; Benjamin Outram, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, United Kingdom; Kouta Minamizawa, Keio University Graduate School of Media Design, Japan

 

Emerging Technologies Award Winners

Best Demo Voted by AttendeesBEST DEMO VOTED BY ATTENDEES

Hap-Link: Wearable Haptic Device on the Forearm that Presents Haptics Sensations Corresponding to the Fingers, by Taha Moriyama, The University of Electro-Communications, Japan

 

Best Demo Voted by CommitteeBEST DEMO VOTED BY COMMITTEE

Relaxushion: Controlling the Rhythm of Breathing for Relaxation by Overwriting Somatic Sensation, by Yuki Ban, The University of Tokyo, Japan

 
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