Spatial Storytelling

Your active involvement in SIGGRAPH 2026 is crucial for fostering collaborative creation and enhancing immersive experiences through cutting-edge computer graphics and interactive techniques. We are excited that you are submitting your work for consideration.

Log into the submission portal, select the “Make a New Submission” tab, select “General Submission” and select “your presentation format” under “Presentation Formats.”

To see the information you need to submit, view the sample submission form.

In particular, please be aware of these fields:

• Presentation formats:
  • Talk — Spatial Storytelling Talks (20-40 minutes) and showcase experimentation and problem-solving in the creative process, featuring XR, wearables, volumetric video, projection mapping, haptics, SLAM, and other spatial technologies.
  • Demo — A live-demonstration (20-30 minutes) of what you’ve built and importantly, how you’ve built it. This can have elements of a talk in it.
  • Panel — Sessions (45 minutes) are for content designed to be led by a moderator alongside 3-4 expert panelists on a topic that benefits from varied viewpoints and experience. The best panels go beyond presentations, they create dialogue, invite reflection, and spark new collaborations across domains.
  • Performance — (15-20 minutes)
    • Real-time interaction: Systems that respond to live motion, environmental changes, or audience participation.
    • Blending of physical and digital elements: Performances that intertwine embodied action with spatial technologies to construct and transform live space in real time.
    • Movement-driven storytelling: Narratives brought to life through dance, theater, or physical expression, enriched by digital innovation.
    • Interactive environments: Spaces or installations where viewers engage with the art, creating a dynamic experience that shifts with their presence.

Spatial Storytelling Talks and Panels:

If you want to submit a talk or panel related to Spatial Storytelling, please use the Talks or Panels presentation format. This ensures all talks and panels are reviewed and juried consistently across all programs.

Spatial Storytelling Performances or Demos:

If your submission is a performance or demo within the Spatial Storytelling theme, select the Spatial Storytelling Presentation Format. After you enter your title, you will select if you are submitting a Spatial Storytelling performance or a demo. These presentation formats  are specifically formatted for you to enter submission information on interactive or performing formats.

Please make sure to check the “Consideration for Spatial Storytelling Program” box in order to submit for the program.

• Identification of all Contributors. Full names of primary content creators/presenters. (Note: Each contributor must be identified with their full name, affiliation, and a unique email address. Duplicate email addresses within a submission are not allowed.)
• Title, a 50-word description of your submission that we can use in promotional materials if your work is accepted.
• One representative image suitable for use on the conference website and in promotional materials. See the Representative Image Guidelines tab located on the Submissions FAQ page.
• Abstract: The abstract should include what area you work in, what is novel about your work, and how this work fits into existing work. The document you submit for review should be a single column PDF, which can be prepared in Microsoft Word or LaTeX – we recommend the use of LaTeX, and the “manuscript” parameter to the \documentclass will prepare the PDF as a one-column document:  \documentclass[manuscript]{acmart} If you are using Microsoft Word to prepare your submission, print the document to a PDF file. This “submitted for review” PDF may be more than two pages in length. If accepted for presentation, the final PDF version of your documentation can be up to three pages in length, including references, and will be generated in TAPS from your Microsoft Word or LaTeX source material. Abstracts should include authors’ names and affiliations, as the review process is “single blind.”
• Length and Format: For Talks there are two Talks formats: 20- or 40-minute presentations, including a 5-minute Q&A session. Due to scheduling constraints, the jury will be significantly more demanding of submissions that request the longer length, so please be sure to justify why you need the extra time. If your Talk can be adapted to either the short or longer length, we encourage you to request either length and let the jury decide which is more appropriate. Unfortunately, based on scheduling and venue constraints, your preference is not guaranteed.
• A list of potential submission categories and keywords is provided to help ensure your submission is reviewed and juried appropriately. Please select the categories and keywords carefully.

Optional:

• Up to six supplementary images and/or a maximum three-minute supplementary video. We strongly encourage wide format images and MP4 video files. File size should not exceed 200 MB. The files must be uploaded using the online submission system.
• Supplementary text document (PDF). This material can include text and images to help the jury further understand any unique results of your submission beyond the merits of your required abstract. This material is only for optional jury use and might not be reviewed. Critical information for your submission should be noted in your abstract. There are no limits to the length of supplementary text, but please remember that this material is for optional jury use, and reviewers may be overwhelmed by large volumes of supplementary information. Please try to limit the supplementary material to four pages if possible.
• For more information about uploading files for your submission, please see the Submissions FAQ.

Common Evaluation Criteria
Jurors are asked to evaluate your submission using four criteria: concept, novelty, interest, and quality.

Concept
How exceptional are the ideas, problems, solutions, aesthetics, etc., presented in this submission? How coherently does the submission convey its overall concept?

Novelty
How new and fresh is this work? Is it a new, groundbreaking approach to an old problem, or is it an existing approach with a slightly new twist? You must first demonstrate to the jury that your work is sufficiently different from existing approaches.

Interest
Will conference participants want to see this? Will it inspire them? Are the results or approach appealing to a broad audience? This is partly a measure of how broad the potential audience is and partly a measure of the overall clarity and novelty of the submission.

Quality, Craft, and Completeness
This is a measure of how well written the abstract is and the quality of the supporting materials. The abstract must effectively communicate both the problem and the solution in enough detail and clarity that the jury can evaluate it. If your submission has an animation, simulation, or interactive component, then including a video is essential.

Non-Disclosure Agreements
SIGGRAPH reviewers cannot sign non-disclosure agreements for submissions. For information on patents and confidentiality, see the Submissions FAQ page.

You will be notified of acceptance or rejection of your presentation in mid-April 2026. If your submission is accepted, you will receive an email from “rightsreview@acm.org” with a link to your ACM Rights Management form within 72 hours of notification of acceptance of your work to the conference.

Your representative image and text may be used for promotional purposes. Several SIGGRAPH 2026 programs will prepare preview videos of accepted content for pre-conference promotion, which may include a portion of the video you submitted for review. You may grant or deny us the ability to use the representative image and submitted video for these purposes on the ACM Rights Management form.

Complete Stage 2: Program Materials by Tuesday, 28 April 2026, which includes:

• Provide the name and email of the contributor to receive and distribute the contributor registration codes.
• Review your submission through the submission portal and add a 50-word summary statement suitable for conference publicity.
• Provide a valid ORCID identifier. (ACM requires that all accepted contributors register and provide ACM with valid ORCID identifiers prior to publication.) Corresponding contributors are responsible for collecting these ORCID identifiers from co-contributors and providing them to ACM as part of the ACM eRights selection process. You and your co-contributors can create and register your ORCID identifier at https://orcid.org/register. ACM only requires you to complete the initial ORCID registration process. However, ACM encourages you to take the additional step to claim ownership of all of your published works via the ORCID site.

Publication
If your submission is accepted, you must prepare and submit a revised up to three-page abstract for inclusion in the ACM Digital Library. This abstract must be submitted by Tuesday, 19 May 2026. Please prepare your abstract using templates and instructions.

When your ACM Rights Management Form has been delivered to ACM, you will then receive an email from “tapsadmin@aptaracorp.awsapps.com” with information about the preparation and delivery of your material to TAPS for publication.

Make sure that emails from “rightsreview@acm.org” and “tapsadmin@aptaracorp.awsapps.com” are part of the “allow list” in your email program, so that you do not miss these email messages.

The source (Word or LaTeX) of your abstract, as well as any supplemental materials, must be delivered to TAPS, ACM’s article production system. TAPS will generate the PDF and HTML5 versions of your abstract for publication in the ACM Digital Library. The TAPS-generated PDF of your abstract must be no more than three pages in length, including references.

You must deliver your material to TAPS, resolve any formatting issues identified by TAPS or by the proceedings production editor, and approve your material for publication by Tuesday, 19 May 2026. If you cannot meet that deadline, you will not be allowed to present your material at SIGGRAPH 2026.

Information about the preparation and delivery of your final material to TAPS also can be found here.

In-Person Presentations 

If your Talk or Panel is accepted, the contributor must:

• Only present accepted, jury-reviewed content. Presenting new content is not allowed.
• Attend and present your Talk/Panel in-person at SIGGRAPH 2026 in Los Angeles.
• Contributors should plan to present from their own personal laptops. SIGGRAPH will provide the adapters needed to connect personal computers to the session projector.

Please note: Panels are anchored by people and discussion, not presentations. Panels should not rely on PowerPoint slides, video clips, or other visual materials.

If your Demo or Performance is accepted, the contributor must:

• Attend and present your Demo or Performance in-person at SIGGRAPH 2026 in Los Angeles.

Presenter Recognition

Spatial Storytelling Short Talk or Demo (20 minutes)
Contributor Registration Benefit: One contributor per accepted Spatial Storytelling Short Talk or Demo receives 25% off Experience registration and above

Spatial Storytelling Long Talk (40 minutes)
Contributor Registration Benefit: Up to two contributors per accepted Spatial Storytelling Long Talk receives 25% off Experience registration and above

Spatial Storytelling Panel
Contributor Registration Benefit: Up to six contributors per accepted Spatial Storytelling Panel receives 25% off Experience registration and above

Spatial Storytelling Performance
Contributor Registration Benefit: Up to two contributors per accepted Spatial Storytelling Performance receives a 100% complimentary Experience registration

To present your Spatial Storytelling submission at SIGGRAPH 2026 contributors must be registered at the Experience and above registration level.

You will receive an email by early May explaining how to access the registration discount code as well as instructions for registering. The contributor using the discount code is eligible for the early-bird registration rate regardless of when registration is completed. Any additional contributor who will be presenting the Spatial Storytelling submission is required to register at the appropriate registration level for the program, and prevailing registration rates will apply.

All deadlines are 22:00 UTC/GMT unless otherwise noted.

10 February 2026, 22:00 UTC/GMT
Submission deadline.

Mid-April 2026
Acceptance or rejection notices are sent to all submitters.

28 April 2026
Deadline to make any changes to materials (i.e., approved title changes, contributors names, descriptions) for publication on the website.

19 May 2026
Three-Page Abstract deadline. If we do not receive your abstract by 19 May, you will not be allowed to present at SIGGRAPH 2026. 

17 July 2026
Official publication date for the ACM Digital Library.

Please Note: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of your conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. (For those rare conferences whose proceedings are published in the ACM Digital Library after the conference is over, the official publication date remains the first day of the conference.)

19-23 July 2026
SIGGRAPH 2026
Los Angeles Convention Center
Los Angeles, California