CALL FOR PAPERS: ACM SIGGRAPH VRCAI 2012: The 11th International Conference on Virtual Reality Continuum and Its Applications in Industry
December 2-4, 2012, Singapore

http://conference.ntu.edu.sg/vrcai2012/

We invite submissions of:

• Industrial Workshops and Special Session Proposals
• Full Papers (up to 10 pages)
• Short Papers (up to 4 pages)
• Poster Papers (1 page)

All accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings and will be included in ACM digital library (EI-indexed).

Authors of Selected Full papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their manuscripts for possible publication in a special issue of the Journal of Computer Animation and Virtual Worlds by John Wiley or other journals.

Topics include (but are not limited to):

FUNDAMENTALS
Ubiquitous MR/AR
Wearable and Mobile MR/AR
Distributed and Collaborative MR/AR
Robotics and Tele-Presence
Aural, Haptic and Olfactory Augmentation
Geometrically, Physically and Image Based Modeling
3D Modeling, Interpretation and Reconstruction
Multi-resolution and Multi-scale Methods
Level of Detail, Model Compression and Simplification
Real-time Rendering, Image-based Rendering, and 3D Auditory Rendering
Rendering and Visualization of Large-scale Models
Real-time Visual Tracking and Registration
Avatars and Virtual Community
Metaverse
Immersive Virtual Environments

SYSTEMS
Clustered VR
High Performance VRC Computing
Large-scale Simulation
Immersive, Semi-immersive and Desktop Systems
Walk-through, Fly-over and Reach-in Systems
Motion Tracking and Calibration
Projection and Display Systems
Active and Passive Stereo Systems
3D Scanner, Digital Mock-up and Reverse Engineering

INTERACTIONS AND INTERFACES
Collaborative and Interactive Virtual Environment
Multimodal Interface
Visual Interface
Speech Interface
Haptic/Tactile Interface
Natural Interface
3D Enabled Devices
Interaction Design
Social and Interactive Computing and Media
Interactive Graphic Design; Interactive Sound Design
Human Factors and Ergonomics

APPLICATIONS
Aerospace
Architecture, Construction and Building
Arts
Education, Virtual Classroom and Learning, and Training
Engineering and Design
E-Commerce
Game/Entertainment
Geology, Geography and GIS
Life Science, Medicine and Healthcare
Manufacturing
Transportation and Logistics
Fashion, etc.

IMPORTANT DATES:

Full Papers (max. 10 pages)

Submission: August 15, 2012
Notification of acceptance: September 15, 2012
Camera ready: October 1, 2012

Short Papers (max. 4 pages), Workshop Papers (15-20 pages)and Posters (1 page)

Submission: September 15, 2012
Notification of acceptance: October 15, 2012
Camera ready: November 1, 2012

CONTACTS:

ACM SIGGRAPH VRCAI 2012
Tel:  +65 6592 1897
Email: VRCAI2012@ntu.edu.sg

COMMITTEE:

General Chairs:
Daniel THALMANN – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
Enhua WU – Academia Sinica and University of Macau, China
Zhigeng PAN – Hangzhou Normal University, China

Program Chairs:
Abdennour El RHALIBI – Liverpool John Moores University, UK
Nadia MAGNENAT-THALMANN – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and MIRALab, University of Geneva, Switzerland
Matt ADCOCK – CSIRO ICT, Australia

Local Organization Chair:
Yiyu CAI – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Industrial Workshops Chair:
Frank Yunqing GUAN – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Financial Chair:
Jing ZHANG – Nanyang Technological University, Singapore