Advance Program

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Start End Nov. 10 Nov. 11 Nov. 12
08:30 09:00 Registration (Scope Entrance)
08:45
Welcome Speech (SLT)
09:00 10:10 Keynote 1
SLT
Keynote 2
SLT
Keynote 3
SLT
10:10 10:30 Coffee Break (Scope Lobby)
10:30 12:35 Session 1A
SLT
Session 2A
SLT
Session 3A
SLT
12:10
12:10
12:35 14:00 Lunch
City Chinese Restaurant
Lunch
City Top
13:40 14:00
14:00 15:40 Session 1B
SLT
Session 2B
(Short Papers)
SLT
Tutorial A
SET1
Local Tour
meet at University Circle
15:40 16:00 Coffee Break (Scope Lobby)
16:00 17:40 Session 1C
SLT
Session 2C
(Short Papers)
SLT
Tutorial B
SET1
18:00 18:00
18:00 22:00 18:00
Reception
SCM
19:00
20:00 Banquet
Jade Garden Restaurant
22:00


VenueAddress
SLT (Scope Lecture Theatre)City University of Hong Kong
SET1 (Room SET1)City University of Hong Kong
SCM (School of Creative Media)SCM Lab Area (ACAD-Red Zone 2/F), City University of Hong Kong
City Chinese Restaurant8/F Amenities Building, City University of Hong Kong
City Top9/F Amenities Building, City University of Hong Kong
Jade Garden Restaurant4/F, Star House, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon (Tel: 2730-6888)
University CircleCity University of Hong Kong


Day 1: Nov. 10
Keynote 1
09:00-10:10Turning VR Inside Out: Thoughts about Where We are Heading
Steven Feiner

Session 1A: Object Interactions and Collisions
Chair: Qunsheng Peng
10:30-10:55Fast and Reliable Collision Culling using Graphics Hardware
Naga K. Govindaraju, Ming C. Lin, Dinesh Manocha
10:55-11:20Interactive Collision Detection for Complex and Deformable Models using Programmable Graphics Hardware
Wei Chen, Huagen Wan, Hongxin Zhang, Hujun Bao, Qunsheng Peng
11:20-11:45The Grappl 3D Interaction Technique Library
Mark Green, Joe Lo
11:45-12:10Multi-Layered Deformable Surfaces for Virtual Clothing
Wingo Wong, George Baciu, Jinlian Hu
12:10-12:35Animating Reactive Motions for Biped Locomotion
Taku Komura, Howard Leung, James Kuffner

Session 1B: Animation and Simulations
Chair: Gerard Kim
14:00-14:25Animating Complex Hairstyles in Real-Time
Pascal Volino, Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann
14:25-14:50A Lightweight Algorithm for Real-Time Motion Synthesis
Katsuaki Kawachi, Takeo Kanade, Hiromasa Suzuki
14:50-15:15Marker-free Kinematic Skeleton Estimation from Sequences of Volume Data
Christian Theobalt, Edilson de Aguiar, Marcus A. Magnor, Holger Theisel, Hans-Peter Seidel
15:15-15:40Scalable Pedestrian Simulation for Virtual Cities
Soteris Stylianou, Marios M. Fyrillas, Yiorgos Chrysanthou

Session 1C: Human Interactions and Perceptions
Chair: David Roberts
16:00-16:25Observing Effects of Attention on Presence with fMRI
Sungkil Lee, Gerard Jounghyun Kim, Janhan Lee
16:25-16:50Supporting Social Human Communication between Distributed Walk-in Displays
David Roberts, Robin Wolff, Oliver Otto, Dieter Kranzlmueller, Christoph Anthes, Anthony Steed
16:50-17:15Using a Vibro-tactile Display for Enhanced Collision Perception and Presence
Jonghyun Ryu, Gerard Jounghyun Kim
17:15-17:40FreeWalk/Q: Social Interaction Platform in Virtual Space
Hideyuki Nakanishi, Toru Ishida

Day 2: Nov. 11
Keynote 2
09:00-10:10Recent Advances in Visibility Determination for Large and Complex Virtual Environments
Daniel Cohen-Or

Session 2A: Applications and Systems
Chair: Hanqiu Sun
10:30-10:55Scanning and Rendering Scene Tunnels for Virtual City Traversing
Jiang Yu Zheng, Yu Zhou, Min Shi
10:55-11:20Modeling and Rendering of Walkthrough Environments with Panoramic Images
Angus M.K. Siu, Ada S.K. Wan, Rynson W.H. Lau
11:20-11:45Design and Evaluation of a Wind Display for Virtual Reality
Taeyong Moon, Gerard Jounghyun Kim
11:45-12:10GameOD: An Internet Based Game-On-Demand Framework
Frederick W.B. Li, Rynson W.H. Lau, Danny Kilis
12:10-12:35A CAVE System for Interactive Modeling of Global Illumination in Car Interior
Kirill Dmitriev, Thomas Annen, Grzegorz Krawczyk, Karol Myszkowski, Hans-Peter Seidel

Session 2B: Real-time Interactions and Rendering (Short Papers)
Chair: Yiorgos Chrysanthou
14:00-14:20Towards Full-Body Haptic Feedback: The Design and Deployment of a Spatialized Vibrotactile Feedback System
Robert W. Lindeman, Robert Page, Yasuyuki Yanagida, John L. Sibert
14:20-14:40An Efficient Representation of Complex Materials for Real-Time Rendering
Wan-Chun Ma, Sung-Hsiang Chao, Bing-Yu Chen, Chun-Fa Chang, Ming Ouhyoung, Tomoyuki Nishita
14:40-15:00Huge Texture Mapping for Real-Time Visualization of Large-Scale Terrain
Wei Hua, Huaisheng Zhang, Yanqing Lu, Hujun Bao, Qunsheng Peng
15:00-15:20A Voxel Based Multiresolution Technique for Soft Tissue Deformation
Lenka Jerabkova, Torsten Kuhlen, Timm P. Wolter, Norbert Pallua
15:20-15:40A Framework for 3D Visualisation and Manipulation in an Immersive Space using an Untethered Bimanual Gestural Interface
Yves Boussemart, Francois Rioux, Frank Rudzicz, Michael Wozniewski, Jeremy R. Cooperstock

Session 2C: Techniques and Applications (Short Papers)
Chair: Yoshifumi Kitamura
16:00-16:20The MORGAN Framework: Enabling Dynamic Multi-User AR and VR Projects
Jan Ohlenburg, Iris Herbst, Irma Lindt, Thorsten Frohlich, Wolfgang Broll
16:20-16:40Fast Model Tracking with Multiple Cameras for Augmented Reality
Alberto Sanson, Umberto Castellani, Andrea Fusiello
16:40-17:00Occlusion Handling for Medical Augmented Reality using a Volumetric Phantom Model
Jan Fischer, Dirk Bartz, Wolfgang Strasser
17:00-17:20NOYO: 6DOF Elastic Rate Control for Virtual Environments
Andreas Simon, Mario Doulis
17:20-17:40Tailor Tools for Interactive Design of Clothing in Virtual Environments
Michael Keckeisen, Matthias Feurer, Markus Wacker

Tutorial A
13:40-15:40From Visual Simulation to Virtual Reality to Games
Michael Zyda

Tutorial B
16:00-18:00Populating Virtual Cities with Avatars: Practical Solutions
Yiorgos Chrysanthou, Daniel Cohen-Or, Celine Loscos and Franco Tecchia

Day 3: Nov. 12
Keynote 3
09:00-10:10Reality-augmented Virtuality: Modeling Dynamic Events from Nature
Marcus Magnor

Session 3A: Devices and Haptics
Chair: Taku Komura
10:30-10:55Transpost: All-Around Display System for 3D Solid Image
Rieko Otsuka, Takeshi Hoshino, Youichi Horry
10:55-11:20Telerehabilitation: Controlling Haptic Virtual Environments through Handheld Interfaces
Mario Gutierrez, Patrick Lemoine, Daniel Thalmann, Frederic Vexo
11:20-11:45Multi-resolution Haptic Interaction of Hybrid Virtual Environments
Hui Chen, Hanqiu Sun
11:45-12:10Electrostatic Tactile Display with Thin Film Slider and Its Application to Tactile Tele-Presentation Systems
Akio Yamamoto, Shuichi Nagasawa, Hiroaki Yamamoto, Toshiro Higuchi



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