aevaMar 13, 2023

All us SDF rendering enthusiasts should have some kind of virtual conference so we can compare notes on what we've all tried and save each other a lot of time. We could call it something fancy like SIGSDF (Special Interest Group Signed Distance Frobs).

We could start with just the "well, that didn't quite work" track for now, unless anyone's actually managed to solve it and is willing to share.

Show threadaevaMar 13, 2023
Now, that's "special interest" in the autism sense, not in the ACM sense, if there's a difference.
Show threadaevaMar 13, 2023
I suppose the difference is whether or not there's a $200/year subscription fee
Show threadaevaMar 14, 2023
ok so virtual conferences are a lot of work to run still. what if we just do a pretend conference. like, everyone who wants to submit a talk just record it and put it on youtube or something and then tell the event organizer about the talk's existence before the deadline to get it included in the event proceedings, and then on the day of the event the listing is made public and maybe we hang out in a chat room or something?
cupeMar 15, 2023
Show threadaeva
#poll suppose I were to against my better judgement "organize" a "conference" this summer via the above method, would you be interested in participating? The topic would be rendering / meshing / procgen with SDFs and other implicit functions, but we could also have a track for tangential topics.
I would submit a talk
4.3%
I would watch
84.3%
not interested / show results
11.3%
Poll ended at .
Mar 14, 2023 at 5:05pmWeb
Show threadaevaMar 14, 2023
the tentative conference dates are probably the weekend nearest to either the summer solstice or maybe the autumnal equinox (northern hemisphere)
Show threadaevaMar 14, 2023
although I kind of like the idea of a recurring surprise conference that just happens once there's been enough talks submitted 🤔
Show threadkechpajaMar 14, 2023
@aeva Not to this topic, but I like the format idea and would imagine submitting to something similar on a different subject.
Show threadmymMar 14, 2023
@aeva i would provide emotional support to the organizer
Show threadaevaMar 15, 2023
@mym eeeee ♡
Show threadTiota SramMar 15, 2023
@aeva honestly the world needs more if these, academic or not. I don't do rendering ATM but I love implicit functions. I likely don't have the bandwidth to put something together but might try. My fractal coordinates stuff would in theory fit well into signed distance fields and you're making me want to do this since it would be a good excuse to foray into 3D.
Show threadaevaMar 15, 2023
@tiotasram that would be wonderful! we'll see where it's at when the poll closes. only one person so far has voted for the "would submit a talk" option ._. so probably not
Show threadIsaac 'Atridas' Serrano GuaschMar 15, 2023
@aeva "I would like to submit a talk but I know myself and it'd be quite unlikely I actually would"
Show threadaevaMar 15, 2023
@Atridas big mood
Show threadIsaac 'Atridas' Serrano GuaschMar 15, 2023
@aeva Seriously if that happens I'm going to give it my best shot
Show threadaevaMar 15, 2023
@Atridas well from the poll results so far we have 2.6 speakers ._.
Show threadaevaMar 15, 2023
@Atridas which is not to say that it can't happen, it just means I'd probably need to like shake people up individually for submissions >_>
Show threadJosh JersildMar 15, 2023
@aeva @Atridas I definitely did a SDF modification (a multi-channel flavor for sharper corners) but it was so long ago I can't even remember what it was so if I can find that code (a big maybe) and it's not stupid, maaaaayyyybbeee?
Show threadIsaac 'Atridas' Serrano GuaschMar 15, 2023
@JoshJers @aeva my main issue is that I don't do SDF special interest right now but I'd try to shoehorn something in the tangential track
Show threadcupeMar 15, 2023
@aeva hmmm, in so order to give a talk I always need to be promoted or baited or nerd-sniped somehow because I forget which of the things I know are relevant for other people. Let's see whether I can do that to myself :) also, what about making a "panel" (several people with different SDF-related backgrounds and approaches hang out in a recorded zoom call)?
Show threadRevision DemopartyMar 15, 2023

@cupe

If you get into the self-nerd-sniping zone and come up with too many good talk ideas, you'd be more than welcome to come do a seminar at Revision! 😄

(yes, shameless thread hijacking, Aeva's pretend conference comes first of course... we propose "nonference" as the working title)

Show threadaevaMar 15, 2023
@revisionparty @cupe hijack away :D the important thing is the friends we make along the way
Show threadRevision DemopartyMar 15, 2023
@aeva @cupe 🤗