PRESENCE: Call for Participation: "The Human Figure in VE Systems"
PRESENCE will devote a special issue to "The Human Figure in Virtual =
Environment Systems". Co-editors of this special issue are David =
Zeltzer of MIT and Michael Zyda of the Naval Postgraduate School.
The focus of this issue is on both hardware and software technologies =
for integrating the human figure into VE systems, either as =
"autonomous actors" under program control, or as "guided actors"
controlled by humans in a master/slave mode. Areas of interest =
include, but are not limited to:
-- Applications that require or would benefit from the inclusion of =
human figures;
-- Representing, controlling and interacting with autonomous human =
agents;
-- Technology for instrumenting human VE participants; Software for =
recording and interpreting human movements and managing interacti=
ons =
with actors and objects in the virtual world;
-- Technologies that allow combinations of human participants and =
autonomous or guided actors to jointly manipulate objects in the =
virtual world, perhaps with force feedback.
Human figure simulation research has been ongoing for several =
decades. We are particularly interested in papers that survey and =
reflect on the "grand challenges" for human figure simulation and =
interaction, including discussions of the nature of progress made in =
the field in the intervening years, and the difficult problems that =
remain unsolved. What will be the likely state-of-the-art of human =
figure simulation in five years? In fifty years? =
We are interested in technical papers, position papers surveying the =
field and forum papers describing the frontiers of integrating the =
human figure into VE systems. We have the complete issue to fill, =
which means we desire=CAtraditional research papers, lab reviews, and =
"What's Happening" submissions. For the What's Happening section, =
we request information on conference announcements, and other =
VE/teleoperation events.
PRESENCE is the premier journal of teleoperation and virtual =
environments. Manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the =
understanding that they represent original material and are not =
being considered for publication elsewhere.
Manuscripts should be in 12 point type, using double-spaced pages =
for all text, including references. For more information, see the =
"Instructions to Contributors" note on the inside back cover of =
PRESENCE Vol. 3 No. 2 and later issues. Please include an electronic =
mail address to which receipt acknowledgment can be sent. FAXed =
submissions will NOT be accepted.
Send 7 copies of each submitted paper (one for each co-editor, and =
one for each of 5 reviewers) to David Zeltzer at the following =
address:
David Zeltzer
PRESENCE Human Figure Issue
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Room 36-763, 50 Vassar Street
Cambridge MA 02139
Tel: (617) 253-5995
FAX: (617) 258-7003
e-mail: dz@vetrec.mit.edu
The deadline for submissions to this special issue is May 15, 1995. =
Submitted papers must be at MIT by that date in order for us to =
have sufficient review time for our publication schedule. =
Important deadlines:
-- Submission of papers: May 15, 1995
-- Acceptance notification: July 15, 1995
-- Submission of final, camera-ready papers: September 1, 1995
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