Associate professor Tim McGraw was recognized at the 17th Annual ACM SIGGRAPH Conference on Motion, Interaction, and Games (MIG 2024), held at George Mason University's Mason Square in Arlington, Virginia. McGraw's paper, titled "Gram-Schmidt Voxel Constraints for Real-Time Destructible Soft Bodies," not only earned him the Best Long Paper award but also the Best Presentation award.
The award-winning paper introduces a novel method for real-time simulation of destructible soft bodies. McGraw's approach employs voxel constraints based on the Gram-Schmidt orthonormalization process, allowing for enhanced computational efficiency and precise modeling of breakable structures. This research offers a fresh perspective on destructible modeling, potentially reshaping how interactive systems approach real-time physics-based animations.
The ACM SIGGRAPH MIG conference is a platform for researchers from diverse fields such as computer graphics, game technology, robotics, and simulation to present cutting-edge research and foster collaboration. The conference featured keynotes from leading experts, paper sessions on topics like character animation and virtual reality, and interactive social events designed to encourage networking and idea exchange.