Spatial Storytelling

Your active involvement in SIGGRAPH 2025 is crucial for fostering collaborative creation and enhancing immersive experiences through cutting-edge computer graphics and interactive techniques. We are excited that you are submitting your work for consideration.

Log into the submission portal, select the “Make a New Submission” tab, select “Spatial Storytelling” and select “your presentation format” under “Presentation Formats.” To see the information you need to submit, view the sample submission form.

In particular, please be aware of these fields:

• Presentation formats:
  • Talk –  Talk sessions (20-40 minutes) that take the form of case studies, academic research, technical developments, improved pipeline tools, education and curriculum, professional development, or social commentary. Five minutes of Q&A time will be reserved at the end of each talk session.
  • Panel – Panel sessions (45 minutes) are best for content designed to be led by a moderator alongside 3-4 expert panelists on a topic that benefits from varied viewpoints and experience.
  • Demo – A live-demonstration (20-30 minutes) of what you’ve built and importantly, how you’ve built it. This can have elements of a talk in it.
  • Performance –  (15-20 minutes)
    • Real-time interaction: Systems that respond to live motion, environmental changes, or audience participation.
    • Blending of physical and digital elements: Performances that use augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), or mixed-reality setups to enhance live action.
    • Movement-driven storytelling: Narratives brought to life through dance, theater, or physical expression, enriched by digital innovation.
    • Interactive environments: Spaces or installations where viewers engage with the art, creating a dynamic experience that shifts with their presence.

• Unique emails per contributor are required.
• One representative image suitable for use on the conference website and in promotional materials. See the Representative Image Guidelines tab located on the Submission FAQ page.
• Abstract: The abstract should include what area you work in, what is novel about your work, and how this work fits into existing work. The document you submit for review should be a single column PDF, which can be prepared in Microsoft Word or LaTeX – we recommend the use of LaTeX, and the “manuscript” parameter to the \documentclass will prepare the PDF as a one-column document:  \documentclass[manuscript]{acmart} If you are using Microsoft Word to prepare your submission, print the document to a PDF file. This “submitted for review” PDF may be more than two pages in length. If accepted for presentation, the final PDF version of your documentation must be no more than two pages in length, including references, and will be generated in TAPS from your Microsoft Word or LaTeX source material. Abstracts should include authors’ names and affiliations, as the review process is “single blind.”
• Length and Format: For Talks there are two Talks formats: 20- or 40-minute presentations, including a 5-minute Q&A session. Due to scheduling constraints, the jury will be significantly more demanding of submissions that request the longer length, so please be sure to justify why you need the extra time. If your Talk can be adapted to either the short or longer length, we encourage you to request either length and let the jury decide which is more appropriate. Unfortunately, based on scheduling and venue constraints, your preference is not guaranteed.
• A list of potential submission categories and keywords is provided to help ensure your submission is reviewed and juried appropriately. Please select the categories and keywords carefully.

Optional:

• Up to six supplementary images and/or a maximum three-minute supplementary video. We strongly encourage wide format images and MP4 video files. File size should not exceed 200 MB. The files must be uploaded using the online submission system.
• Supplementary text document (PDF). This material can include text and images to help the jury further understand any unique results of your submission beyond the merits of your required abstract. This material is only for optional jury use and might not be reviewed. Critical information for your submission should be noted in your abstract. There are no limits to the length of supplementary text, but please remember that this material is for optional jury use, and reviewers may be overwhelmed by large volumes of supplementary information. Please try to limit the supplementary material to four pages if possible.
• Educator’s Resources Submission. Those submitting content to a SIGGRAPH conference can indicate interest in donating materials of value to the education community on the ACM SIGGRAPH Education Committee website. Learn more.
• For additional submission information, please see the Submission FAQ page.

Common Evaluation

Jurors are asked to evaluate your submission using four criteria: concept, novelty, interest, and quality.

Concept

How exceptional are the ideas, problems, solutions, aesthetics, etc., presented in this submission? How coherently does the submission convey its overall concept?

Novelty

How new and fresh is this work? Is it a new, groundbreaking approach to an old problem, or is it an existing approach with a slightly new twist? You must first demonstrate to the jury that your work is sufficiently different from existing approaches.

Interest

Will conference participants want to see this? Will it inspire them? Are the results or approach appealing to a broad audience? This is partly a measure of how broad the potential audience is and partly a measure of the overall clarity and novelty of the submission.

Quality, Craft, and Completeness

This is a measure of how well written the abstract is and the quality of the supporting materials. The abstract must effectively communicate both the problem and the solution in enough detail and clarity that the jury can evaluate it. If your submission has an animation, simulation, or interactive component, then including a video is essential.

Non-Disclosure Agreements

SIGGRAPH reviewers cannot sign non-disclosure agreements for submissions. For information on patents and confidentiality, see the Submission FAQ page.

1. You will be notified of acceptance or rejection of your presentation in early May 2025. If your Talk is accepted you will receive an email from “rightsreview@acm.org” with a link to your ACM Rights Management form within 72 hours of notification of acceptance of your work to the conference.Your representative image and text may be used for promotional purposes. Several SIGGRAPH 2025 programs will prepare preview videos of accepted content for pre-conference promotion, which may include a portion of the video you submitted for review. You may grant or deny us the ability to use the representative image and submitted video for these purposes on the ACM Rights Management form.

2. Complete Stage 2: Program Materials by Monday, 12 May 2025, which includes:
   • Review your submission through the submission portal to confirm or update the list of contributors(s), affiliation(s), and 50-word summary statement suitable for conference publicity.
   • Provide a valid ORCID identifier. (ACM requires that all accepted contributors register and provide ACM with valid ORCID identifiers prior to publication.) Corresponding contributors are responsible for collecting these ORCID identifiers from co-contributors and providing them to ACM as part of the ACM eRights selection process.

   You and your co-contributors can create and register your ORCID identifier at https://orcid.org/register. ACM only requires you to complete the initial ORCID registration process. However, ACM encourages you to take the additional step to claim ownership of all of your published works via the ORCID site.

3. Publication: When your ACM Rights Management Form has been delivered to ACM, you will then receive an email from “tapsadmin@aptaracorp.awsapps.com” with information about the preparation and delivery of your material to TAPS for publication.Please make sure that emails from “rightsreview@acm.org” and “tapsadmin@aptaracorp.awsapps.com” are part of the “allow list” in your email program, so that you do not miss these email messages.The source (Word or LaTeX) of your abstract, as well as any supplemental materials, must be delivered to TAPS, ACM’s article production system. TAPS will generate the PDF and HTML5 versions of your abstract for publication in the ACM Digital Library. The TAPS-generated PDF of your abstract must be no more than two pages in length, including references.You must deliver your material to TAPS, resolve any formatting issues identified by TAPS or by the proceedings production editor, and approve your material for publication by Tuesday, 27 May 2025. If you cannot meet that deadline, you will not be allowed to present your material at SIGGRAPH 2025.Information about the preparation and delivery of your final material to TAPS also can be found at https://homes.cs.washington.edu/~spencer/taps/taps.html.

4. In-Person Presentations: If your Talk or Panel is accepted, the contributor must:
   • Only present accepted, jury-reviewed content. Presenting new content is not allowed.
   • Attend and present your Talk/Panel in-person at SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver.
   • Contributors should plan to present from their own personal laptops. SIGGRAPH will provide the adapters needed to connect personal computers to the session projector.

   Please note: Panels are anchored by people and discussion, not presentations. Panels should not rely on PowerPoint slides, video clips, or other visual materials.

   If your Demo or Performance is accepted, the contributor must:

   • Attend and present your Demo or Performance in-person at SIGGRAPH 2025 in Vancouver.

5. Presenter Recognition:
   

   – SPATIAL STORYTELLING SHORT TALK OR DEMO (20 minutes)

   Eligibility: One contributor per accepted Spatial Storytelling talk
   Contributor Registration Benefit Per Presentation: 25% off Experience registration and above; discount does not apply to Exhibits Only or Virtual Access registrations

   – SPATIAL STORYTELLING LONG TALKS (40 minutes)

   Eligibility: Up to two contributors per accepted Spatial Storytelling talk
   Contributor Registration Benefit Per Presentation: 25% off Experience registration and above; discount does not apply to Exhibits Only or Virtual Access registrations

   – SPATIAL STORYTELLING PANEL

   Eligibility: Up to six contributors per accepted Spatial Storytelling panel
   Contributor Registration Benefit: 25% off Experience registration and above; discount does not apply to Exhibits Only or Virtual Access registrations

   – SPATIAL STORYTELLING PERFORMANCE

   Eligibility: Up to two contributors per accepted submission
   Contributor Registration Benefit: 100% Experience registration
   Registration level needed to attend this program: Experience registration and above

   To present your Spatial Storytelling submission at SIGGRAPH 2025, contributors must be registered at the Experience registration level.

   You will receive an email by early June explaining how to access the registration discount code as well as instructions for registering. The contributor using the discount code is eligible for the early-bird registration rate regardless of when registration is completed. Any additional contributor who will be presenting the Spatial Storytelling submission is required to register at the appropriate registration level for the program, and prevailing registration rates will apply.

All deadlines are 22:00 UTC/GMT unless otherwise noted.

11 March 2025, 22:00 UTC/GMT
Submission deadline.

Early May 2025
Acceptance or rejection notices are sent to all submitters.

12 May 2025
Deadline to make any changes to materials (i.e., approved title changes, contributors names, descriptions) for publication on the website.

27 May 2025
Two-page abstract deadline. If we do not receive your two-page abstract by Tuesday, 27 May, you will not be allowed to present at SIGGRAPH 2025.

8 August 2025
Official publication date for the ACM Digital Library

Please Note: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of your conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. (For those rare conferences whose proceedings are published in the ACM Digital Library after the conference is over, the official publication date remains the first day of the conference.)

10-14 August 2025
SIGGRAPH 2025
Vancouver Convention Centre
Vancouver, Canada

SIGGRAPH prioritizes conversations and industry contributions that spotlight how diversity, equity, and inclusion makes our communities, industries, and teams stronger. Conference programs provide a safe place to grow, discuss, learn from one another, and to bridge boundaries with the goal of making our community more inclusive and accessible to all. SIGGRAPH encourages submissions that spotlight DEI content across every SIGGRAPH program.