From: Doug Bowman <bowman@vt.edu>
 Date: February 6, 2004 10:35:42 AM EST
 To: 3dui List <3d-ui@hitl.washington.edu>
 Subject: IEEE VR 2004 Workshop: Beyond Wand and Glove Based Interaction
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 IEEE VR 2004 Workshop
 Beyond Wand and Glove Based Interaction
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 Date:
 Sunday, March 28 (full day)
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 Location:
 Chicago, Hotel Intercontinental
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 Organizers:
 Bernd Froehlich (Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany)
 Yoshifumi Kitamura (Osaka University, Japan)
 Doug Bowman (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA)
 This workshop will be held as a part of IEEE Virtual Reality 2004,
 March 27-31, 2004.
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 Aims and Scope of the Workshop
 This workshop focuses on input devices and interaction techniques for
 virtual environments (VEs). Traditionally, tracked wands and some type
 of gloves have been the predominant input devices for VEs and this is
 probably still the case. Reasons for this include their commercial
 availability and the lack of alternatives. During the past few years,
 a small set of new devices has been developed and this is still an
 active area of research. Among those devices are the personal
 interaction panel, Wanda, the Cubic Mouse, the CAT, Fakespace's
 NavPod(TM), the Yoyo, and Intersense's wireless pointer. Most of these
 devices require customized interaction techniques and they perform
 certain tasks very well.
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 The design space for multi-degree of freedom input devices is quite
 large. Besides the form factor and the spatial layout of sensors,
 there is a large variety of sensor types and combinations possible,
 e.g. isotonic, elastic, isometric sensors can be chosen for each
 degree of freedom. Input devices are also not limited to six degrees
 of freedom. Often additional degrees of freedom can be used to support
 different interaction modalities. Task-based evaluation and comparison
 of different input devices is also very important.
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 Workshop Format
 The workshop will be divided into four parts. A short introductory
 tutorial on VR input technologies will cover hardware and software
 issues. The main part will consist of short presentations (10 minutes)
 and long presentations (20 minutes) selected from submissions. An open
 panel discussion follows and an extended demo session will close the
 workshop. During the breaks there will be also time for hands on
 demos.
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 Topics of interest include but are not limited to:
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 • Input devices for VEs
 • Interaction techniques
 • Application areas that require custom input technologies
 • Evaluation of VE input devices
 • Interesting sensors and actuators for input devices
 • Tactile and haptic enhancements for input devices
 • Interface technology (A/D converters, wireless, …)
 • Real world interface props
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 Participants
 This workshop is ideal for:
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 • Developers of new input devices for VEs
 • Designers of VE interaction techniques and user interfaces
 • Developers of VE applications requiring complex interaction
 • Users of VEs seeking alternative interaction modalities
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 Submissions
 To be considered for a short or long presentation during the
 workshop, prepare a 2-page (short presentation) or 4-page (long
 presentation) abstract in the IEEE conference proceedings format. No
 full papers required. Please include pictures and/or video with your
 submission if possible. Live demos are encouraged. To be considered
 for a hands-on demonstration during the workshop, prepare a 1-page
 description of the demo, including information on space, equipment,
 and power requirements for the demo. List equipment that you will
 bring yourself separately from equipment to be provided by the
 organizers.
We are planning to have at least one passive stereo
 projection driven by a Linux/windows PC available. For questions
 please contact workshop organizers.
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 An abstract should be submitted through the official web site in PDF
 format by
February 13, 2004.
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 Important Dates
 • Submissions due:
February 13, 2004
 • Review decisions expected:
February 18, 2004
 • Print Ready document:
March 5, 2004
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 Doug Bowman (540) 231-2058 (voice)
 Assistant Professor (540) 231-6075 (fax)
 Computer Science bowman@vt.edu (email)
 Virginia Tech http://people.cs.vt.edu/~bowman/
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