SIGGRAPH 2006 may have been a smaller show in Boston earlier this month, but there was still a whirlwind of activity in the exhibition hall centered on the latest innovations. You can read the highlights in this week’s report. Meanwhile, Fred Galpern provides a rundown on LightWave 9, assisted by the open beta program of the last year. In film news, Alain Bielik reveals why WORLD TRADE CENTER boasts the essence of great invisible vfx, and Tara DiLullo finds out how the latest in CG technology and animation know-how has aided SNAKES ON A PLANE.

Bill Desowitz
Editor