Sunday, 30 July

 
Talks: Game On
HDR TV Output and Lighting Gears of War 4
Gears of War 4: Custom high-end graphics features and performance techniques
2-3:30 pm, Room 408AB

 
Talks: I Like to Move it, Move it
High Performance Animation in Gears of War 4
3:45-5:15 pm, Room 403AB

 
Technical Papers Fast Forward
6-8 pm, South Hall K

Monday, 31 July

If I am feeling like seeing a ground-breaking game animation sessions, I would go to:

 
Technical Papers: Learning to Move
Deeplogo: Dynamic Locomotion Skills Using Hierarchical Deep Reinforcement Learning
Phase-Functioned Neural Networks for Character Control
9-10:30 am, Room 153

  
Keynote Session: Fireside Chat With Floyd Norman
11 am-12:45 pm, South Hall K

But if it's real-time graphics I am in the mood for, I would go to:

 
Courses
Advances in Real-Time Rendering, Part II
2-5:15 pm, Room 408AB

 
Computer Animation Festival
Electronic Theater
6-8 pm, South Hall K

 
SIGGRAPH 2017 Conference Reception
8-10 pm, California Science Center

Tuesday, 1 August

 
Talks: It's a Material World
Gears of War 4: Creating a Layered Material System for 60fps
Fast Automatic Level of Detail for Physically-based Materials
9-10:30 am, Room 153

    
Poster Sessions
(View Game related Posters)
12:15-1:15 pm, South Hall J Entrance

 
Course
OPEN PROBLEMS IN REAL-TIME RENDERING
2-5:15 pm, Room 408AB

  
Real-Time Live!
6-7:45 pm, South Hall K

Wednesday, 2 August

 
Technical Papers: Speech and Facial Animation
A Deep Learning Approach for Generalized Speech Animation
Audio-Driven Facial Animation by Joint End-to-End Learning of Pose and Emotion
9-10:30 am, Room 153

 
Talks: Procedural with Caution
Interactive Environment Creation with Sprout
10:45 am-12:15 pm, Room 403AB

 
Talks: It's Alive! Alternative Immersions
Field Trip to Mars
2-3:30 pm, Room 402AB

    
Appy Hour
5-7 pm, South Hall H

Thursday, 3 August

 
Talks: Realities of VR Production
Building an Animation Pipeline for VR Stories
9-10:30 am, Room 408AB

Attend the first paper related to games in:

 
Technical Papers: Human Motion
Multi-Contact Locomotion Using a Contact Graph With Feasibility Predictors
10:45-11:55 am, Room 153

Then join the Production Session:

  
Production Session
Blizzard Entertainment Presents: The Making of the Overwatch Animated Shorts
10:45-12:15 pm, South Hall K

Important Tip

As you assemble your schedule, don’t forget to allocate some of your “free time” to a slow stroll through:

     
The Exhibition’s energetic real-time marketplace of technology
South Halls H/J

    
The Experience Hall’s Art Gallery, Emerging Technologies, Studio, and VR Village
South Hall G

    
Posters packed with speculation and achievement
South Hall J Entrance

    
Production Gallery, a one-of-a-kind exhibit recognizing the art, processes, and physical materials involved in bringing major studio projects to the screen. 
Concourse Foyer