In this panel, we will discuss the current status and the future challenges of human resource development efforts in the digital content field in Asian countries. The panel invites representatives from three Asian regions, Hong Kong, Singapore and Japan, and the ACM SIGGRAPH organization. The discussion will focus on the digital content industry, digital content development and engineering education, including computer graphics, interactive techniques, animation and other visual arts. This panel discussion is organized jointly by the Computer Graphic Arts Society (CG-ARTS) and the SIGGRAPH Asia 2015 Symposium on Education.

Moderators:
Miho Aoki, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Shuzo John Shiota, Computer Graphic Arts Society, Polygon Pictures Inc.

Panelists:
Ricky Fong, Hong Kong Trade Development Council (Hong Kong)
Issei Fujishiro, Computer Graphic Arts Society, Keio University (Japan)
Dallim Park, Seoul Metropolitan Government, Culture Convergence Economy Division (South Korea)
Loong Choon See, Singapore Economic Development Board (Singapore)

Presenter(s)

Miho Aoki , University of Alaska Fairbanks

Shiota Shuzo , Polygon Pictures Inc.

Colleen Case , Schoolcraft College