An interview with Jason Brynford-Jones (best known as "Chinny") of Softimage on the status of software for 3D computer animation, as well as Softimage's 20th birthday. Ever wonder just how much has changed in 20 years, and where Softimage and XSI are today, then listen to this interview! Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 10/4/2006 (12:41)

An interview with Steven DeBenedictis of SolidWorks Corporation on their Cosmic Blobs software for 3D creation and computer animation for kids. Well known for their high-end software, Cosmic Blobs was designed for kids to learn the world of 3D. Cosmic Blobs was recently updated and is now Universal Binary to run at native speeds on Intel Macs.Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 10/4/2006, revised 6/26/2007 (7:52)

Siggraph is well known for its display of cutting edge technology, so what booth had the longest lines? In this interview with InSpeck's Marco Estrela, we discuss their 21st century photo booth, which makes a 3D scan, and then using a laser, writes to a small block of plastic, encasing your image in 3D forever! Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 9/26/2006 (5:20)

In this interview with Doug Little of Wacom Technologies we discuss the use of tablet technology for creative work. If you have ever cursed at your mouse, or found the controls just too limited, then maybe you should consider a tablet! Maybe the artists and animators over at Pixar and ILM know something you don't! Recorded at the Siggraph/ACM Conference in Boston, Massachusetts, in August 2006 by Harris Fogel. Posted 9/25/2006 (9:23)