Stephen Hill
selfshadow.com
Stephen Hill
@selfshadow.com
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I'm finally writing up how Nanite Tessellation works. The first few blogs posts are up. More will be coming.
graphicrants.blogspot.com/2026/02/nani...
Nanite Tessellation
Nanite Tessellation, aka Nanite Dynamic Tessellation, aka Nanite Dynamic Displacement was the next major feature I worked on after Nanite it...
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February 2, 2026 at 2:40 AM
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We are pleased to announce that I3D 2026 will be hosted at Lucasfilm in May 2026.

Conference Dates and Location:
Lucasfilm - 1110 Gorgas Ave, San Francisco, California 94129, USA
13 (Wednesday) to 15 (Friday) of May, 2026

For more details:
Conference Homepage: i3dsymposium.org/2026/
December 20, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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Some more on the making of our ILM Rebel Hideout. www.ilm.com/rebel-hideou...
Welcome to the Rebel Hideout: ILM’s Employee-made ‘Star Wars’ Gathering Place
Learn the inspiring story of a group of dedicated ILM and Lucasfilm employees who turned their dreams into a reality....
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August 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
SIGGRAPH 2025 links: blog.selfshadow.com/2025/08/15/s.... I'll be adding more soon. Let me know if I'm missing anything.
SIGGRAPH 2025 Links
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August 16, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Most of the slides and course notes for the SIGGRAPH 2025 Physically Based Shading in Theory and practice course are now online, with more to follow:
blog.selfshadow.com/publications...
SIGGRAPH 2025 Course: Physically Based Shading in Theory and Practice
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August 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
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The papers session on Rendering is now available! youtu.be/Jj80CZ_1sMY
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I3D 2025 Papers Session 5 - Rendering
YouTube video by I3D Symposium
youtu.be
July 3, 2025 at 8:52 PM
The SIGGRAPH Physically Based Shading course is back this year: blog.selfshadow.com/publications...
SIGGRAPH 2025 Course: Physically Based Shading in Theory and Practice
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June 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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EON: A practical energy-preserving rough diffuse BRDF; by Portsmouth, Kutz, and Hill. www.jcgt.org/published/00...
March 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM