Artifact Details
Title
ACM/SIGGRAPH: Silas Entertainment - The Story of Computer GraphicsCatalog Number
102639064Type
Moving ImageDate
2000-06-07Credits
Silas EntertainmentPublisher
Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). SIGGRAPHDuration
00:09:30Dimensions
6" cassetteFormat
Betacam SPDescription
Documentary movie with compilation of historically significant footage from prior conferences.From tape label: "ACM SIGGRAPH'S HDTV DOCUMENTARY premiered at the Los Angeles Shrine Auditorium on August 8, 1999. "The Story of Computer Graphics" chronicles the history of the industry, its impact on society, and the excitement of future possibilities. As an official SIGGRAPH history project, great care was taken to produce a lasting document that will inform and inspire generations to come, including educating the general public about computer graphics. Segments in the film discuss display issues like vector vs. raster, color and frame buffers, and the early SAGE years."
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