Date: Thu, 12 Dec 2002 03:39:34 -0500
From: "Raimund Dachselt" <dachselt@inf.tu-dresden.de>
Subject: CFP: Content Production Workshop at Web3D 2003
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          WORKSHOP - Call for Participation


   „Adopting and Augmenting X3D for Efficient 3D
     Content Production: Concepts and Tools"

           at the Web3D 2003 Symposium,
  8th International Conference on 3D Web Technology

           March 9 - March 12, 2003
            in Saint Malo, France

    http://www-mmt.inf.tu-dresden.de/web3d2003/


                AIMS AND SCOPE

We invite you to participate in the half-day workshop
„Adopting and Augmenting X3D for Efficient 3D Content
Production: Concepts and Tools", which takes places
during the Web3D 2003 symposium. The goals are:

- to broaden the X3D view to the support of higher-level
   concepts and dedicated tools.
- to discuss a production process for 3D applications
   (like games, training applications, visualizations)
   based on X3D using modern component and framework
   concepts.
- to develop visions on how to use, how to improve and
   how to extend X3D for an efficient production of 3D
   applications.
- to open and encourage a discussion as well as to
   develop ideas on the actual usage/employment of
   X3D, the integration with other Web solutions and
   (media) standards and tools associated with it.
- to establish contacts among people with similar
   interests.


This workshop covers the following topics:

- higher-level approaches on top of X3D (such as
   frameworks, APIs, component approaches etc.),
   especially higher-level object frameworks riding
   above the X3D scene graph.
- usage of X3D in the production of 3D applications,
   use cases and best practice examples.
- tools supporting X3D (which is not limited to pure
   X3D authoring tools, but also grammar, schema and
   SAI-authoring support, node construction etc.).
- suggestions & methodologies for language extensions
   (new nodes, components, profiles; how to create,
   integrate and standardize them).


                      SUBMISSIONS

Participants are encouraged to submit a position statement.
A position statement should address one of the following
topics:

1. How does efficient 3D application production with
    X3D look like?

2. Which tools could support an X3D based production?

3. How does X3D need to be extended in order to
    accommodate modern authoring methodologies?

Position statements will be reviewed by the organization
committee of the workshop. Accepted position statements
will be presented at the beginning of each plenary
discussion about the topics stated above. The position
statements will provide the basis for the discussion in
each of the three sessions. Please submit your position
statement till February 23, 2003. Position statements
submitted until January 2, 2003 that are accepted will
also be published on the Web3D conference proceedings
CD-ROM.

Please send your submission via e-mail to web3d@agc.fhg.de
Position statements should be submitted as PDF, plain
text, HTML, or Word documents. The text of a submission
should be up to 3 pages long and should include Name,
Affiliation, Contact Address and Session Topic. Additional
materials (text, video, pictures, 3D models etc.) are
welcome to support the submission. Unless clearly
indicated otherwise, submission of a position statement
and associated materials implies permission for a
publication on the Web and the symposium CD-ROM.


                  FURTHER INFORMATION

    http://www-mmt.inf.tu-dresden.de/web3d2003/

or

    mailto:web3d@agc.fhg.de


                WORKSHOP ORGANIZATION

Raimund Dachselt
TU Dresden Multimedia Technology Group
dachselt@inf.tu-dresden.de

Dr. Ralf Dörner
Fraunhofer AGC
doerner@agc.fhg.de