| 1981 | 3D graphics and the wave theory. Hans P. Moravec |
| 1981 | A VLSI architecture for updating raster-scan displays. Satish Gupta, Robert F. Sproull, Ivan E. Sutherland |
| 1981 | A computer aid for man machine modelling. E. C. Kingsley, N. A. Schofield, K. Case |
| 1981 | A frame buffer system with enhanced functionality. Franklin C. Crow, M. W. Howard |
| 1981 | A lens and aperture camera model for synthetic image generation. Michael Potmesil, Indranil Chakravarty |
| 1981 | A method of interactive visualization of CAD surface models on a color video display. Peter R. Atherton |
| 1981 | A methodology for the specification of graphical user interface. Mark Green |
| 1981 | A reflectance model for computer graphics. Robert L. Cook, Kenneth E. Torrance |
| 1981 | A software test-bed for the development of 3-D raster graphics systems. Turner Whitted, David M. Weimer |
| 1981 | A system design revolution (Panel Session). Robert F. Sproull, James H. Clark |
| 1981 | A visible polygon reconstruction algorithm. Stuart Sechrest, Donald P. Greenberg |
| 1981 | ANSI X3H3 Technical Committee on Computer Graphics (Panel Discussion). Peter R. Bono, Richard Puk, Ted Reed, Mark Skall, Tom Wright |
| 1981 | An application of color graphics to the display of surface curvature. John C. Dill |
| 1981 | An attribute binding model. Michael T. Garrett |
| 1981 | An integrated system for creating and presenting complex computer-based documents. Steven Feiner, Sandor Nagy, Andries van Dam |
| 1981 | Animating facial expressions. Stephen Platt, Norman I. Badler |
| 1981 | Austere C3 graphics. Robert Todd, Patrick DeShazo |
| 1981 | Contour filling in raster graphics. Theo Pavlidis |
| 1981 | Creating repeating hyperbolic patterns. Douglas Dunham, John Lindgren, Dave Witte |
| 1981 | DATAPLOT - an interactive high-level language for graphics, non-linear fitting, data analysis, and mathematics. James J. Filliben |
| 1981 | Effective use of color in computer graphics. Joan Truckenbrod |
| 1981 | Filtering edges for gray-scale displays. Satish Gupta, Robert F. Sproull |
| 1981 | Filtering high quality text for display on raster scan devices. James T. Kajiya, Michael Ullner |
| 1981 | Frame-to-frame coherence and the hidden surface computation: Constraints for a convex world. Harold Hubschman, Steven W. Zucker |
| 1981 | GRAMPS - A graphics language interpreter for real-time, interactive, three-dimensional picture editing and animation. T. J. O'Donnell, Arthur J. Olson |
| 1981 | Gaze-orchestrated dynamic windows. Richard A. Bolt |
| 1981 | Inbetweening for computer animation utilizing moving point constraints. William T. Reeves |
| 1981 | Merging and transformation of raster images for cartoon animation. Bruce A. Wallace |
| 1981 | Parallel processing image synthesis and anti-aliasing. Richard Weinberg |
| 1981 | Presidents' Forum. |
| 1981 | Proceedings of the 8th Annual Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques, SIGGRAPH 1981, Dallas, Texas, USA, August 3-7, 1981 Doug Green, Tony Lucido, Henry Fuchs |
| 1981 | Shading of regions on vector display devises. D. T. Lee |
| 1981 | Tablet-based valuators that provide one, two, or three degrees of freedom. Kenneth B. Evans, Peter P. Tanner, Marceli Wein |
| 1981 | The George Washington University Core System implementation. James D. Foley, Patricia A. Wenner |
| 1981 | Towards a laboratory instrument for motion analysis. Ronald Baecker, David Miller, William T. Reeves |
| 1981 | Two aspects of domain designing: C@@@@ curve rendering and blended map projections. Alyn P. Rockwood, Thomas W. Jensen |
| 1981 | Variational geometry in computer-aided design. V. C. Lin, David C. Gossard, R. A. Light |
| 1981 | Vectorized procedural models for natural terrain: Waves and islands in the sunset. Nelson L. Max |
| 1981 | Video Panel Session on Interactive Systems. Ronald Baecker |