09/28/07 - HC-2007 - 10th International Conference on Human and Computers 2007

Upon the occasion of its 10th anniversary, the International Conference on Human and Computers (which is usually held at the University of Aizu, Japan), will be held at the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf, Germany, from December 13th - 15th, 2007. It provides a forum that addresses all aspects related to interactions between humans and computers. Engineers and scientists in academia, industry, and government present their latest research findings and exchange ideas and knowledge.

Conference topics include 3D Computer Graphics; AI-based Techniques in HC; Kansai and Cognitive Engineering; Computer Science in Engineering, Medicine, and Cultural Heritage; Humans and Education; New Trends in HC (mobile, ubiquitous, tangible computing); Robotics; Virtual Environments and Mixed Reality; and Web-Based Human Computer Interaction.

Additionally, to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the 3D Forum Society, the International Symposium on 3D Image Technologies will be held concurrently at the University of Electro-Communications, Tokyo. Participants at both will join in a video network conference.

More information concerning the call for papers and registration is available under: mirevicast.medien.fh-duesseldorf.de/hc2007

05/07/07 - Free Download: Spatial Augmented Reality Merging Real and Virtual Worlds by Oliver Bimber and Ramesh Raskar

The book “Spatial Augmented Reality Merging Real and Virtual Worlds” by Oliver Bimber and Ramesh Raskar that has been published by A K Peters LTD can be downloaded as full text PDF. The download requires a registration (firstname, lastname and e-mail) and the individual use is free of charge. The PDF (7MB) is sent by e-mail on request. With requesting the file, the user agrees to receive product information and news from A K Peters which can easily be unsubscribed. The authors invite those readers who found the book useful to make a donation at www.krebshilfe.de or www.cancer.org.

Registration at: www.uni-weimar.de/medien/ar/SpatialAR/download.php

05/02/07 - Co-operation with Enactice 2007

The Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting has concluded a publication agreement with ENACTIVE/07 – the 4th International Conference on enactive Interfaces which will be held in Grenoble, France from November 19th to November 22nd, 2007. ENACTIVE/07 continues promoting the concept of Enaction in the field of Information and Communication Technologies to encourage the emergence of a new generation of human-computer interfaces. The research in the field of enactive interfaces involves a multidisciplinary research community including creative researchers, theorists, innovative engineers and producers. Therefore, the conference covers a multifaceted list of topics like philosophy, technology, human action and perception, and enactive applications and will feature scientific papers and posters as well as workshops and an exhibition. A number of selected articles will be published in a special issue of the Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting.

For further details on ENACTIVE/07 see: www.enactive2007.org

04/25/07 - GRAPP 2007 Special Issue Submissions

The authors of selected articles from the conference have been invited on April 20th, 2007 to submit their documents and we have already received first submissions. The deadline for the GRAPP 2007 Special Issue is May 31st, 2007, so there is time to expand and update the articles before submission. Authors are invited to enrich their manuscripts with more detailed descriptions, experiments or studies and reflect discussions from the conference.

After the submission, the articles undergo a peer-review process with at least three independent experts from the appropriate field of research who rate the article and make comments and annotations. This phase takes usually three to four weeks. The collected comments are summarized and forwarded in an anonymous form to the authors.

To submit your article, please, visit the website: www.gapworks.de and submit your article using the "GRAPP 2007 Special Issue" container. See the 'GAP for Authors' Guide for a detailed howto concerning the use of the submission system.

03/29/07 - Special Issue GRAPP 2007 featuring Interactive Environments for Computer Graphics

The Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting continues the cooperation with GRAPP 2007 - 2nd International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications that has been held in Barcelona, Spain, from 8 - 11 March, 2007. The conference’s major topic was Interactive Environments for Computer Graphics which have become an important research field, especially concerning entertainment applications. A number of selected articles from the fields of Geometry and Modeling, Rendering, Animation and Simulation and Interactive Environments will be published in a Special Issue of the Journal appearing in 2007. The article submissions from the conference will be peer-reviewed and refereed by international experts.

The articles from the previous conference GRAPP 2006 can be found here: GRAPP 2006 Special Issue

01/29/07 - Cooperation with PerGames 2007

The 4th International Symposium on Pervasive Gaming Applications PerGames 2007 will be held in Salzburg, Austria, from June 11th – 12th, 2007. The series of international symposia address technical and design issues of pervasive gaming research. Innovative input devices, mobile computing entertainment and emerging pervasive game concepts are only a few topics that are discussed. The symposium is co-Located with ACM Conference on Advancements in Entertainment Technologies (ACE).

The Journal of Virtual Reality and Broadcasting continues the cooperation with PerGames and will publish a number of selected best papers from the symposium in a special issue.

More information: www.pergames.de