Commenting on: Top 5 things I would like to see at SIGGRAPH based on what I know so far

I'm not one of the lucky ones going to SIGGRAPH this year, but I've heard about a few things already that have drawn my attention! Aside from the talks on real-time rendering and shaders, there are a number of hot topics, demos and products that have been announced - here are my top 5 based on what I have read.

• Stereoscopic 3D
  There will be autostereoscopic displays (i.e. no glasses required), talks dedicated to stereoscopic 3D, screenings of 3D shorts, etc. 3D stereo imaging is finally going mainstream.
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