Hong Kong ACM SIGGRAPH – an ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter

The Awards seek to recognise and honour the best works produced by the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Industry and to promote excellence in this field.

The Awards includes three Award Streams: Animation & Visual Effects, Entertainment & eSports Software and Interaction Design.

Winners will be entitled to free participation in some large-scale ICT events (e.g. International ICT Expo) for marketing exposure.

Application deadline: 27^th June 2022 by 12:00 noon

Further details and conditions are available at the website: https://www.hkdea.org/ict2022

Enquiry

Email: icta@hkdea.org

Tel: 3594 6722

June 24, 2021June 24, 2021

Seminar Topic : Commercial Interactive Games (商業互動遊戲)

Date : 24 June 2021

Time : 7:30pm – 8:00pm

Venue : VAR Learning Zone, STEM Education Centre, VTC Kowloon Bay Complex

Speaker: Mr. Calvin CHAN

About the Speaker :

Mr. Chan is the Managing Director of Supertech Entertainment Technology Ltd. He has more than 10-year experience in game development and was in charge of the development of over 100 Interactive game projects. His company received the “UNITY Best Simulation Game 2014 Gold Award” from the Unity Award 2014 and the “Best Digital Entertainment (Entertainment Software) Silver Award” from the Hong Kong ICT Awards 2013.

June 22, 2021June 22, 2021

Webinar

Date: 24 June 2021

Time: 6:00pm-6:30pm

Topic: Digital Literacy for Interactive Technology

Speaker: Dr. Clifford CHOY

About the speaker:

Dr. Choy received his BEng(Hons) and PhD from the Department of Electronic and Information Engineering, the Hong Kong Polytechnic University (HKPU) in 1992 and 1998 respectively. From 1997 to 1999, he worked in a local software company in developing mission critical business applications and Internet applications for companies, including leading the reengineering project of payroll system for HACTL. He is currently an Assistant Professor in the School of Design, HKPU. His research focuses on design knowledge management, creativity support, knowledge representation and maker culture. He was the director of the first featured Maker Faire Hong Kong in 2015 and 2017.

Time: 6:30pm-7:00pm

Topic: VR Application Creation with Emerging Technologies

Speaker: Mr. Terence TSENG

About the speaker:

Mr. Tseng is the founder, CEO and CTO of Motive Force Technology Limited. Mr. Tseng specializes in computer generated environment with over 15 years of professional experience. He founded Amzon (HK) Limited which later was acquired by a Canadian listed company for achieving a great success in the field of computer graphics and interactive multimedia environment. Mr. Tseng devoted himself to research and development of immersive virtual reality technology and established Motive Force Technology Limited in 2016. He successfully developed immersive VR enabler, collaborative VR system with cloud-based database analysis and plug-n-play VR sports system. He led the company to lay solid foundation in the technology industry in Hong Kong.

Video conferencing (Microsoft Teams) link (Click to join the webinar):

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May 19, 2021

The Hong Kong ICT Awards 2021: Digital Entertainment Award is now calling for entries

The Awards seek to recognise and honour the best works produced by the Hong Kong Digital Entertainment Industry and to promote excellence in this field.

The Awards includes three Award Streams: Animation & Visual Effects, Entertainment & eSports Software and Interaction Design*.

*Art Tech project is newly added in this edition, including projects or products integrating technology and art / creative industries. In 2020 Policy Address of Chief Executive, the government will actively promote and support the development of Art Tech in Hong Kong.

Winners will be entitled to free participation in some large-scale ICT events (e.g. International ICT Expo) for marketing exposure.

Application deadline: 16^th July 2021 by 12:00 noon

Further details and conditions are available at the website: www.hkictawards.hk

Enquiry

Email: icta@hkdea.org

Tel: 3594 6722

December 25, 2020December 25, 2020

HKIE webinar – How COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of VAR for training

Date, time & venue

9 Jan 2021;10:00am-11:30am;Webinar via Zoom

CPD Webinar on “How COVID-19 has accelerated the adoption of VAR for training”

Organizers

HKIE – Manufacturing, Industrial & Systems Division

HK ACM SIGGRAPH Professional Chapter

Supporting Organization

The Lift & Escalator Contractors Association

Objective:

VAR has been well established and implemented in training for various industries in Hong Kong. VAR technologies allow engineering trainees to virtually enter any restricted areas, perform different tasks and react to safety-critical and rare events. It could maximize training safety and minimize risk. VAR can help the trainees in improving their ability to react in emergency situations. It could also support industries in reducing training cost. We shall also look into the effect of COVID-19 on the adoption of VAR for training. This webinar will invite experts from the industries for sharing their experience of these matters. We’re sure all participants should be benefit from attending the webinar.

Speaker lists:

Mr. Daniel Chan, Technical and Field Support Director of Schindler Lifts (HK) Ltd. cum Member and VR Training Development Convener of The Lift & Escalator Contractors Association – “The use of VR Simulators in the Lift Maintenance Training in Hong Kong”
Mr. Terence Tseng, CEO & CTO – Motive Force Technology Limited – “How VAR Applications work in the pandemic of COVID-19”
Panel Discussion (Moderator: Ir Tim Lee, Project Manager of VAR Learning Project Office of IVE Engineering and the speakers)

Language: Cantonese supplement with English terminology

For more information and registration: click here

November 24, 2020December 9, 2020

SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 – Hong Kong Chapter Party : Virtual Hang Out in Cheung Chau

Due to the latest situation of COVID-19 in Hong Kong, the “Hong Kong Chapter Party-Virtual Hang Out in Cheung Chau” is cancelled.

~~Date: 13 December 2020 (Sunday)~~

~~Korea Time: 12:00 noon – 1:30 p.m.~~

~~Hong Kong Time: 11:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.~~

To e-meet with participants of SIGGRAPH Asia 2020, Hong Kong Chapter is going to have a BBQ activity on a beautiful and wonderful island in Hong Kong called “Cheung Chau Island” on 13 December at Korea Time 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm. Cheung Chau Island is a traditional fishing village and embraces many traditional Hong Kong cultures.

While we’re eating the chicken wings and steaks with cans of beer in Cheung Chau, you can join us and have fun with us. We will definitely show you the cultures and things on the island. For instance,

– Sight-seeing on the island

– Watching dragonboat race

– Looking at Cheung Chau Bun Festival and Bun Scrambling Competition

– Demonstrating Taichi martial art

– Touring the food market, etc.

Please do join us and hang out with your fellow Chapter members and friends in Cheung Chau on 13 December.

Download poster and rundown

Please register ~~here~~

November 23, 2020

SIGGRAPH ASIA 2020

SIGGRAPH ASIA 2020 Virtual – The 13 ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia

Date: 4-13 Dec 2020

Registration: https://sa2020.siggraph.org/en/

SIGGRAPH Asia, the annual ACM SIGGRAPH Conference and Exhibition on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Asia, attracts the most respected technical and creative people from all over the world who are excited by computer graphics research, science, art, animation, gaming, interactivity, education and emerging technologies. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 will take place in a fully virtual format.

For more information, please visit http://sa2020.siggraph.org.

May 18, 2020

SIGGRAPH Asia 2019

SIGGRAPH Asia 2019 was held in Brisbane, Australia on 17-20 November 2019.
Some of Hong Kong Chapter’s members flew to Brisbane to take part in SIGGRAPH Asia 2019. Besides attending the scheduled programmes / seminars of SIGGRAPH Asia, they participated in the chapters workshop held by organizer to discuss concerns and business specific to chapters including website and digital tools. Some also attended the larger ACM SIGGRAPH Volunteering meeting in which the next year event SIGGRAPH Asia 2020 was promoted that it will be held in Daegu, South Korea on 17-20 November 2020. Furthermore, the officers of Hong Kong Chapter also joined the Student Volunteer session to help promoting our ACM SIGGRAPH chapters to the student volunteers of SIGGRAPH Asia.
Last but not least, they took part in networking activities with other chapters, e.g. dinner gathering, reception, etc. to get to know more friends from other cities.