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 AWARD
L'oiseau qui danse
Director and Producer: Jean-Marie Marbach, Independent, France
JURY SPECIAL AWARD
Vermin
Director: Jérémie Becquer, Miyu Distribution, Luxembourg
Producer: Michelle Ann Nardone, Miyu Distribution, Denmark
BEST 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
Winner: 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
2nd 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
3rd 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
3rd 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
Winner: Rapture of the Deep VR
Author(s): Monja Dietrich, Vincent Suttner, Theres Buehler
Organization, Country: Filmakademie Baden-Württemberg GmbH, Germany
2nd Place: The player is the star - Futuristic vision for Mixed Reality World df
Author(s): Hirofumi Motoyama
Organization, Country: Bandai Namco Studios. Inc, Japan
3rd Place: Art Plunge: Experiencing the Inner Worlds of Famous Artworks
Author(s): Martin Eklund, Space Plunge, VRcollab, Singapore; Martin Christensen, Space Plunge, Independent, Sweden
3rd 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 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 COMMITTEE
Relaxushion: Controlling the Rhythm of Breathing for Relaxation by Overwriting Somatic Sensation, by Yuki Ban, The University of Tokyo, Japan
