I made it to SIGGRAPH. Lots of cool stuff and lots of people mingling about—I’m guessing about 3,000+. There’s a mix of artists, academics, and developers here. Many locals. And lots of talk of movie-quality animation.
The hotest thing I’ve seen so far? 23” Wacom display/digitizers. Lot’s of interest here.
It’s too bad there isn’t a 23” Tablet. Yeah, I know you couldn’t carry it around easily, but it sure would be nice.