From the Guest Editor: Introduction to the History Project Car/Much over SIGGRAPH 98 History Chair The SIGGRAPH history project was initiated co commemorate SIGGRAPH's 25th conference. It was meant to look mainly on the 1974 through 1998 era (from 51GGRAPH's first conference to its 25th), but occasionally it moves outside those boundaries (not being afraid to color outside the lines!). The focus inside this issue of Computer Graphics documents most of what is in the SIGGRAPH 98 history events. In this kind of a history project we've called on a number of our knowledgeable, talented and opinionated colleagues to help us choose the people, events and technology that we would like co particularly note. The marvelous people who worked with us on this project are most definitely not cold, aloof historians. Rather they are warm-blooded toilers in the field who have deep, intimate knowledge of what computer graphics has been over the last two and a half decades. Many of our choices for what was to be included were "no-brainers." As soon as one mentions computer graphics, things obviously come to mind. In some other cases, our choices may seem idiosyncratic and they probably are. They reflect the
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