From: rick@cs.arizona.edu (Rick Schlichting) Subject: REV-DONF: ATIP Report: Virtual Reality Software Technology (VRST) '96, Hong Kong Date: 7 Jul 1996 21:40:42 -0700 Organization: University of Arizona CS Department, Tucson AZ [Copies of the public portions of previous ATIP reports can be obtained using anonymous FTP from host ftp.cs.arizona.edu, directory japan/ATIP.reports. They can also be accessed on the World Wide Web (WWW) using URL http://www.cs.arizona.edu/japan/www/atip_reports.html ] ======================================================================== ASIAN TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION PROGRAM (ATIP) REPORT: ATIP96.059 : Virtual Reality Software Technology (VRST) '96, Hong Kong To: Distribution From: D.K.Kahaner, [kahaner@atip.or.jp] This is file name "atip96.059" Date: 5 Jul 1996 ATIP96.059 : Virtual Reality Software Technology (VRST) '96, Hong Kong ABSTRACT: Virtual Reality Software Technology (VRST) '96, is the third annual conference on virtual reality software and associated hardware technology. It was sponsored by ACM (Association of Computing Machinery) and was held at the University of Hong Kong, 1-4 July, 1996. Hong Kong. A first day of tutorials was followed by about two dozen papers in a single track over three days. Geographic balance, regional participation, and overall quality was very good, although industrial participation was lacking. =====================START OF REPORT ATIP96.059=========================== Copyright (c) 1996 by the Asian Technology Information Program (ATIP) This material may not be published, modified or otherwise redistributed in whole or part, in any form, without prior approval by ATIP, which reserves all rights. ATIP96.059 : Virtual Reality & Software Technology (VRST) '96, Hong Kong CONTENTS 1. INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW 2. PAPERS (TITLES & AUTHORS) 3. SELECTED SUMMARIES/COMMENTS 4. GENERAL COMMENTS 5. CONTACT ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. INTRODUCTION/OVERVIEW VRST (Virtual Reality Software Technology) is the third annual conference on virtual reality software and associated hardware technology. It is sponsored by ACM (Association of Computing Machinery). VRST'96 was held at the University of Hong Kong 1-4 July, 1996. The first and second VRST were held in Singapore and Tokyo respectively. VRST'96 was a one track conference with about 70 registered attendees, and included about 30 talks during three days of papers as well as an opening day of tutorials. This was an international conference, and this year's chairman was Mark Green, from the University of Alberta. Nevertheless, VRST has always had a strong Asian component, and this year's was no exception, with more than half the papers from scientists at Asian institutions, including Hong Kong, China, Japan, Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore. Next year's VRST'97 will be held in Switzerland. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. PAPERS (TITLES & AUTHORS) VRST'96 topics included the following. Time Critical Rendering Interactive Modeling Gestures & Grasping Modeling Tracking Algorithms Behaviors Interaction A list of presentation titles and authors is given below. Section 3 provides summaries of and comments about selected presentations. ATIP subscribers may request further details including copies of conference papers. INVITED PRESENTATION Close Encounters with VR: 100,000 Experiences Gurminder Singh, National University of Singapore, Singapore ----- TIME CRITICAL RENDERING A Framework for Real-Time Rendering in VR Mark Green Real-time Multi-resolution Modeling for Complex Virtual Environments Veysi Isler, Rynson W.H. Lau, and Mark Green Distributed LoD Algorithm for Complex Virtual Environment Wenwei Liu, Jintao Li ----- INTERACTIVE MODELING VLEGO: A Simple Two-handed Modeling Environment Based on Toy Blocks K.Kiyokawa, H.Takemura, Yoshiaki Katayama, Hidehiko Iwasa and Naokazu Yokoya Geometric modeling in CAVE Herbert Edelsbrunner, Ping Fu, Jiang Qian A 3D Virtual Environment for Creating New Fireworks Hiroaki Nishino, Kazuyoshi Korida, Kouichi Utsumiya ----- GESTURES AND GRASPING Recognition of Space-Time Hand-Gestures using Hidden Markov Model Yanghee Nam and KwangYun Wohn A Sign Language Recognition system Using Hidden Markov Model and Context Sensitive Search Rung-Heui Liang, Ming Ouhyoung Multi-Finger Manipulation of virtual Objects Ronan Boulic, Serge Rezzonico, Daniel Thalmann Grasp an Object With Tactile and Force Feedback - Grasping Mouse M. Akamatsu ----- MODELING Modeling Virtual Space in Architecture David Kurmann, and Maia Engeli Building Virtual Cities: Applying Urban Planning Principles to the Design of Virtual Environments Bob Ingram, John Bowers, Steve Benford Virtual Reality Applications in Civil Engineering Fabian Hadipriono ----- TRACKING Camera Based Beacon Tracking: Accuracy and Applications Franz Madritsch, Franz Leberl, Michael Gervautz A Self-Tracking Augmented Reality System Ulrich Neumann, Youngkwan Cho Development of an Effective Motion Capture System Based on Data Fusion and Minimal Use of Sensors Michitaka Hirose, Guy Deffaux and Yoshiyuki Nakagaki ----- DEMO SESSION Osmose Char Davies, Georges Mauro, John Harrison, Dorota Blaszczak, and Rick Bidlack SOFTIMAGE Montreal Virtually Lo Pan John Bradford, Department of Architecture, University of Hong Kong ----- ALGORITHMS Quick Collision Detection of Polytopes in virtual Environments Kelvin Chung and Wenping Wang Exploiting the Frame Coherence in Visibility for Walk/Fly-through JunHyeok Heo, SoonKi Jung and KwangYun Wohn System Support for Scalable Distributed Virtual Worlds Karl O'Connell, Vinny Cahill ----- BEHAVIORS A Language for Describing Behavior of and Interaction With Virtual Worlds Gabriel Zachmann Two Computational Model for Animation of the Deformable Objects Meihe Xu and Zesheng Tang The Laboratory for Human Interaction in the Virtual Environment Will Cockayne, Michael Zyda, Paul Barham, Don Brutzman, and John Falby ----- INVITED PRESENTATION A Look Behind The Scenes Of Virtual Reality Applications Carolina Cruz-Neira, Iowa State University ----- INTERACTION Immersion, Presence and Performance in VEs: An Experiment With Tri-dimensional chess Mel Slater, Vasilis Linakis, Martin Usoh, Rob Kooper Virtual Object Manipulation Using Dynamically Selected Constraints with Real-Time Collision Detection Yoshifumi Kitamura, Amy Yee and Fumio Kishino Hands Free Imaged-based VR System for the Masses - Virtual Museum Desmond Hii Three Dimnensional Input Function Using Nonverbal Voice Interface Hiroshi Tominaga, Tatsuhiro Yonekura The Brain Bench Planner and Trainer for Minimal Access Surgery Luis Serra, Tim Poston, W. 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