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Sensing and Input for Media-centric Systems (SIMS 02): A Workshop/Symposium
Organized by the University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) Center for
Research in Electronic Art Technology (CREATE) and Graduate Program in Media
Arts and Technology (MAT), co-sponsored by the UC Digital Media Innovation
(DiMI) Program
To be held at UCSB, Santa Barbara, California, USA, June 20/21, 2002
Event Web Site: http://www.create.ucsb.edu/sims
Abstract
The technology of user input to computers, and of computer tracking of one
or more users, is central to an increasing range of application domains. As
illustrated by several recent technical/artistic conferences (e.g., the DiMI
Digivations event, the IEEE Multimedia Technology and Applications
Conference, and the UC-Digital Arts Research Network “N2N” gatherings),
UC-based researchers at several campuses, and California-based industrial
concerns, are among the most active and innovative contributors to the
fields of sensing, tracking, and control in distributed interactive systems.
Nevertheless, both the communication of R&D results from the universities,
and the coordination of product development with advanced user needs, need
to be improved.
We are organizing a two-day symposium/workshop (SIMS 02) to take place June
20-21, 2002 to advance the field of computer sensing, input mapping, and
control distribution. The participants will share results from R&D teams in
industry and academia, and work together on some of the major issues we
face. The event will include (1) an educational component (open to both
students and event participants), (2) technology transfer in the form of
presentations and posters, and (3) assessment and planning in the form of
“birds-of-a-feather” sessions.
Introduction
The trend for all classes of computer software to incorporate ever richer
media, and to use ever higher-level input/output devices, means that system
developers must integrate applications with user interfaces that provide
multi-modal interaction. The next generation of software will incorporate
computer tracking and gesture sensing of multiple users, wide-area
distribution of both sensing/control information and streaming media
content, integration with large-scale scientific, simulation, and media
analysis/synthesis tools, and immersive-I/O multimedia user interfaces.
The technology involved in human-computer interfaces has undergone a radical
transformation since the 1980s; systems today may support any of several
modes of input, including gestural input, camera-tracking of users, or voice
input. Although the most common output medium is still mono-optic graphical
display, several cost-effective techniques exist for immersive 3-dimensional
visual rendering, spatialized multi-channel sound playback, and even haptic
feedback. Hardware/software infrastructures that enable flexible control of
large networked applications will find users from science/engineering,
education, and the arts.
Sensing, tracking, and control is a field of R&D where basic research
questions can still be found (e.g., in computer vision, controller
ergonomics, control protocols, event distribution models, and multi-user
tracking), while at the same time many useful systems have been implemented
and even made it to the commercial marketplace. California-based
universities and companies are among the leaders both the research and the
product development aspects of this field
The Event
The SIMS 02 symposium/workshop will be a two-day event, starting with a
series of six 90-minute tutorials Thursday morning, followed by a group
luncheon. Thursday afternoon and Friday consist of a mix of invited talks
and poster/demo sessions where all participants are invited to present or
demonstrate some component of their work.
The invited papers will focus on (1) surveys of technologies and
applications, and (2) “position papers” about the challenges for future
development.
In the poster/demo sessions, participants to present R&D and application
results in a variety of formats in the MAT, CREATE, and eStudio facilities.
We will emphasize that the presentations should address both the content of
the work and its context and wider relevance.
Friday afternoon is devoted to “birds-of-a-feather” sessions on a number of
topics to be chosen by the participants on-site; potential topics include
vision-based interfaces, control distribution protocols, gesture mapping,
high-level control APIs, and multi-user systems.
SIMS 02 will be held in the facilities of the UCSB CREATE Center, the MAT
Graduate Program, the eStudio, and the UCSB Departments of Music and Art
Studio. The plenary sessions will be held in the Music 1145 lecture hall;
the tutorials in the CREATE, eStudio, and MAT teaching spaces, and the
demo/poster sessions in the CREATE studios, the RIDL R&D lab., and the MAT
center.
There will be a $100 registration fee for SIMS 02.
The Document
One of the contributions of SIMS 02 will be the preparation of a Proceedings
volume; it will consist of the invited survey/position papers and two-page
project/product overviews from all participants. It will be produced to be
available at the time of the event, and will provide background data and
links for on-going reference.
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Schedule
Thursday 6/20/02
9:00 - 10:30 AM Tutorials 1/2
10:30 AM - 12:00 PM Tutorials 3/4
12:00 - 1:30 PM Tutorials 5/6
1:30 PM Luncheon (on campus)
2:30 - 4:00 PM Invited Talks 1/2
4:00 - 6:30 PM Short presentations, Poster/Demo sessions
7:30 PM Dinner (off campus)
Friday 6/21/02
9:00 - 10:30 AM Invited Talks 3/4
10:30 AM - 1:30 PM Short presentations, Poster/Demo sessions
1:30 PM Luncheon
3:00 - 4:00 PM Topical BOF 1/2
4:00 - 5:00 PM Topical BOF 3/4
5:00 - 6:30 PM Wrap-up Panel
7:30 PM Dinner (off campus)
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Call for Proposals
Papers or demonstration proposals may be submitted in the following areas:
- Gestural input and motion capture devices
- Feature extraction algorithms for gesture input
- Gestural input mapping strategies
- Immersive user interfaces and virtual environments as applications
- Software interfaces and libraries for SIMS
- Interaction with real-time sound and animation systems
- Distributed architectures for SIMS
- Innovative applications of sensing and input technologies
Formats:
Short papers: 15 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions, 4 pages.
Long papers: 25 minutes presentation, 5 minutes questions, 8 pages.
Demonstrations: 30 minutes presentation, 4 pages
Posters: 4 pages
What to submit: 1-page abstracts or full papers are acceptable. We will be
using the format prescribed by the Association for Computing Machinery
(ACM); there are templates for MS-Word, WordPerfect, and LaTex available
from their Web site at http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html.
(Authors may drop the sections on "Categories and Subject Descriptors" and
"General Terms," but should otherwise adhere to the ACM format.)
Deadline for submissions: May 20,2002
Notification of acceptance: June 3, 2002
Event: June 20/21, 2002
Please submit all materials electronically to
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Contact: Stephen Travis Pope, Andreas Engberg
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Program Committee
Kevin Almeroth, UCSB Dept of CS and MAT Program
Andrew Beall, UCSB Dept. of Psychology
Steve Berman, UCSB Digital Media Innovation Program
Andreas Engberg, UCSB CREATE
Alex Kouznetsov, UCSB CREATE and Dept. of Dance
JoAnn Kuchera-Morin, UCSB Dept of Music and MAT Program
George Legrady, UCSB Dept. of Art Studio and MAT Program
Stephen Travis Pope, UCSB CREATE and MAT Program
Curtis Roads, UCSB MAT Program
Matthew Turk, UCSB Dept of CS and MAT Program
Ioannis Zannos, UCSB CREATE
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