From news@nas.nasa.gov Fri Jun 2 18:33:06 1995 Return-Path: Received: from mx4.u.washington.edu by stein2.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.05/UW-NDC Revision: 2.33 ) id AA04107; Fri, 2 Jun 95 18:33:06 -0700 Received: from hitl-new.hitl.washington.edu by mx4.u.washington.edu (5.65+UW95.05/UW-NDC Revision: 2.31 ) id AA20562; Fri, 2 Jun 95 18:33:05 -0700 Received: from ames.arc.nasa.gov (ames.arc.nasa.gov [128.102.18.3]) by hitl.hitl.washington.edu (8.6.12/8.6.12) with SMTP id SAA11809 for ; Fri, 2 Jun 1995 18:33:04 -0700 Received: from cnn.nas.nasa.gov by ames.arc.nasa.gov with SMTP id AA18924 (5.65b/IDA-1.4.3 for scivw@hitl.washington.edu); Fri, 2 Jun 95 18:33:03 -0700 Received: (from news@localhost) by cnn.nas.nasa.gov (8.6.12/NAS.6.1) id SAA19261 for ames.arc.nasa.gov!sci-virtual-worlds; Fri, 2 Jun 1995 18:33:01 -0700 Newsgroups: sci.virtual-worlds,comp.graphics,comp.visualization,comp.human-factors Path: cnn!bryson From: bryson@nas.nasa.gov (Steve T. Bryson) Subject: VRAIS 96 CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Message-Id: Followup-To: sci.virtual-worlds Sender: news@nas.nasa.gov (News Administrator) Nntp-Posting-Host: wk300.nas.nasa.gov Organization: Numerical Aerodynamic Simulation, NASA Ames Distribution: local Date: Sat, 3 Jun 1995 01:32:56 GMT Apparently-To: sci-virtual-worlds@ames.arc.nasa.gov Status: OR V R A I S ' 9 6 C A L L F O R P A R T I C I P A T I O N The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Presents the IEEE Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium 1996 March 30 - April 3 1996 Santa Clara Marriott Santa Clara, California, USA (San Francisco Bay Area) Sponsored by: IEEE Neural Networks Council Virtual Reality Technical Committee IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on Computer Graphics **** All submissions due by September 1, 1995 **** Tutorial Session: March 30-31, 1996 General Session: April 1-3, 1996 Exibition: March 31 - April 2, 1996 The VRAIS '96 organizing committee requests your participation! We welcome submissions of papers, panels, tutorials, videos, exhibits, and research demonstrations. For more details and up-to-date information, watch our web site at **** http://www.eece.unm.edu/eece/conf/vrais **** I N V I T A T I O N ___________________________________________________________ I invite you to take part in the IEEE 1996 Virtual Reality Annual International Symposium (VRAIS '96), which will mark the third entry in the VRAIS series. Taking place in the heart of Silicon Valley in the San Francisco Bay Area, VRAIS '96 promises to be the premiere venue in 1996 for the presentation of research and development in virtual reality. Virtual reality is a tremendously interdisciplinary field. Computers, graphics, human factors, interfaces, audio, haptics, and many other disciplines come into play. All of these fields have a place in VRAIS '96. If you do research and/or development in virtual reality, the VRAIS audience will be interested in hearing what you have to say. This year we are also encouraging the submission of results in the application of virtual reality to many areas, including medicine, science, training and entertainment. We invite your participation in many forms! We continue the papers, panels, tutorials, exhibits and videos which have set the high technical standards of VRAIS. In an effort to expand the quality of VRAIS, we have some new offerings. * We are adding a new venue: peer-reviewed research demonstrations which will allow the attendee to experience first-hand the results of state-of-the-art research in virtual reality. * In order to help students be active participants in virtual reality research we are instituting the use of student volunteers. The registration costs of these volunteers will be waived in exchange for help in running VRAIS '96. Student volunteers will be significant contributors to the success of VRAIS. * We will be including the video proceedings with the bound proceedings at no extra cost. VRAIS '96 will be located in the Santa Clara Marriott, a hotel with an intimate atmosphere across from Great America theme park. The Marriott is located 1/2 mile from the San Jose light rail, only a 15 minute ride from downtown San Jose. Please watch our Web site at http://www.eece.unm.edu/eece/conf/vrais. As VRAIS '96 matures these pages will be updated to tell you the latest features and developments. Speaking for the VRAIS '96 conference committee, we look forward to seeing you in March! General Chair Steve Bryson CSC/NASA Ames Research Center P A P E R S ___________________________________________________________________ VRAIS '96 seeks original high-quality technical papers in all areas of virtual reality. Topics of interest include (but are not limited to): SOFTWARE HARDWARE Computer Graphics Computational Hardware Simulation Graphics Hardware Animation and Behavioral Modeling Displays Sensors and Actuators APPLICATIONS HUMAN FACTORS Prototype and Fielded VR Systems Issues and Studies SYSTEMS TECHNIQUES AND TOOLS Architectures Environment Design and Development Distributed and Shared VR Interaction and Navigation Telepresence Calibration Augmented Reality Acceptance Criteria: Papers should describe original research; generalized solutions to specific problems of importance to the advancement of virtual reality; and working tools and applications developed to at least the prototype stage. Research papers should describe: * the problem being addressed * previous work and how the current work differs * a detailed description of the research and how it addresses the stated problem * and results from tests or studies performed Solution papers should provide: * a discussion of the problem * details of the implementation (adequate to allow an expert in the field to judge the work) * and the results of experiments showing how the work is a general solution to the stated problem Application papers should describe: * the application task * the reason for applying VR * details and justification of the chosen design and implementation * difficulties encountered in the design and implementation and how they were overcome * and the impact of the VR technology on the application Industry technologists are encouraged to submit papers. A selection of the best VRAIS '96 papers will be extended and included in a special issue of IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications (CG&A) on VR. Papers must be in English and must be submitted in a format of no more than eight double column, single spaced pages. In a cover letter, please include the complete title of the paper and name, address, phone, fax, and email information for the author who will be the point of contact. Send 6 copies of the full paper (fax and email papers will not be accepted) and associated videotapes to: Sharon Stansfield sastans@sandia.gov By U.S. mail: By courier: Sharon Stansfield Sharon Stansfield Sandia National Laboratories Sandia National Laboratories P.O. Box 5800, MS 0951 1515 Eubank Blvd. SE Albuquerque, NM 87185-0951 Albuquerque, NM 87123 P A N E L S ___________________________________________________________________ Panels are presentations that cover a specific area from several perspectives including lively discussion of controversial issues. Panel proposals should include: * a title for the panel session * a brief description of the overall issues to be discussed * an abstract of each panelist's presentation * the names and contact information of the organizer and panelists For more information on panel submissions, contact: Sharon Stansfield Sandia National Laboratories sastans@sandia.gov T U T O R I A L S _____________________________________________________________ Tutorials are half-day or full-day in length covering topics of interest to the virtual reality community. They may present introductory or advanced topics and may be broad-based overviews or deal with specialized topics. Some suggested topics are: * Hardware: I/O devices, their uses, integration, experiences, design * Software: architecture, networking, modeling, rendering, tools * Applications: specific domains, experiences * Human Factors: usability, psychophysical effects Tutorials will be selected based on relevance, timeliness, and coherence. A tutorial submission is a three-page proposal that includes: * a detailed description of the subject to be taught * brief biographies of the instructors * a syllabus including the length of time needed to cover each topic * the instructors' contact information For more information on tutorial submissions, contact: Chris Codella codella@watson.ibm.com Submit tutorial proposals via email or send to: By U.S. mail: By courier: Chris Codella Chris Codella IBM T.J. Watson Research Center IBM T.J. Watson Research Center P.O. Box 704 30 Saw Mill River Rd. Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 Hawthorne, NY 10532 V I D E O S ___________________________________________________________________ Video submissions demonstrate hardware and software systems and applications. Each video should stand on its own. A submission consists of: * 3 copies of a video segment not to exceed 5 minutes in length in 1/2 inch NTSC VHS format * a one-page information sheet containing a 200 word abstract plus references and acknowledgments; title, authors, affiliations, and contact information including email address for the lead author Label tapes with title and authors. For more information on video submissions, contact: Joseph M. Rosen, M.D. Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center joseph.rosen@Dartmouth.edu S T U D E N T V O L U N T E E R S ___________________________________________ Student volunteers will play a vital role in the operation of VRAIS '96. Each student volunteer's registration will be waived in return for a minimum number of hours worked. Student volunteers will be selected from applications based on references. For more information about student volunteers, contact: Mark Green University of Alberta mark@cs.ualberta.ca R E S E A R C H D E M O N S T R A T I O N S _________________________________ The conference will provide space to non-commercial organizations for research demonstrations in virtual reality. Demonstrations will be selected based on a peer-review process. Demonstrators will be required to provide their own equipment. For more information on research demonstrations, contact: Henry Sowizral Boeing Computer Services sowizral@atc.boeing.com E X H I B I T S ______________________________________________________________ Vendors, manufacturers, and publishers are invited to display and demonstrate their latest innovations to the movers and shakers of virtual reality. Potential exhibitors are encouraged to contact the Exhibits and Demonstrations Chair for more information. Who Should Exhibit at VRAIS '96 VRAIS '96 is aggressively pursuing both new exhibitors and new attendees in industrial, academic, and scientific disciplines. Exhibiting companies should have or be developing products or services in: * Input devices o Trackers o Wands o Gloves * Output devices o 3D sound o Haptic displays (force and tactile) * Display devices o Head mounted o Head coupled o 3D projection * Software o World building (CAD) o Translation o Animation o Applications o Educational o Tools * Hardware o Workstations o Rendering Boards o Graphics solutions * Virtual Reality systems * Publishers The VRAIS '96 conference committee is committed to increasing the diversity of participants and exhibitors over past years' conferences while maintaining the conference's high technical quality. The conference will be advertised within the United States and internationally via direct mail, electronic mail, the World Wide Web, press releases, journals, and newsletters. For more information on exhibits, contact: Henry Sowizral Boeing Computer Services sowizral@atc.boeing.com The VRAIS '96 organizing committee welcomes your participation in the premier technical conference on virtual reality and looks forward to seeing you in March 1996. -- Steve Bryson MS T27A-1 NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, Ca. 94035 (415) 604-4524 fax: (415) 604-3957 bryson@nas.nasa.gov