[VRIC Laval Virtual 2011] - Official Conference Program

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VRIC Laval Virtual 2011 Final Program

50 conferences – 14 countries represented!

 

Conference registration on www.laval-virtual.org

 

Wednesday 6th April

 

Symposium 1 - Ability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies (AVRAT)

 

Chair: Evelyne KLINGER, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, France

Co-chair: Paul SHARKEY, University of Reading, UK

 

This full day symposium is dedicated to the contribution of Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies to the recovery of abilities.

 

Ce symposium d'une journée est consacré aux apports de la réalité virtuelle et des technologies associées à la récupération des capacités cognitives et motrices.

 

9h – Registration

 

10h – Introduction: Evelyne Klinger, Arts et Métiers ParisTech

 

10h15 - AVRAT Keynote Speaker: Professor Anne-Sophie RIGAUD, MD, PhD, Broca Hospital, Paris, France: Accessibility of assistive technology for elderly people with sensory and cognitive deficits

 

11h15 – Coffee Break & VRIC Posters Presentation

 

11h 30 – VRIC Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session): Jeffrey Ventrella, MIT, USA: Virtual Body Language

 

12h30 – Lunch (included in registration fees)

 

14h – VRIC Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session): Massimo ZANCANARO,i3 Research Unit, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento, Italy: Constructive misunderstandings: a computer scientist’s report on the design of collaborative technologies for children on the autism spectrum

 

15h – AVRAT Session, chaired by Paul Sharkey, University of Reading, UK

 

15h – P5, Development of a spatial memory task in realistic virtual environments, Sebastian Koenig, University of Canterbury, New Zealand

 

15h30 – P9, Legare, Developing social connections, Isabelle CHEMIN, association CHEMIN DES SENS, France

 

16h – Coffee Break & VRIC Posters Presentation

 

16h15 – P7, The Use of Game Level Editors to Create Virtual Environments for the Treatment of Anxiety: Effects on Presence and Anxiety Levels, Eric Malbos, Macquarie University, Australia

 

16h 45 – P29, Design and Evaluation of a Virtual Environment for the Treatment of Anger, Willem-Paul Brinkman, Delft University of Technology, Netherlands

 

17h15 – P31, Design Methodology of a Shopping Simulator for Cognitive Stroke Rehabilitation, Karen Reynolds, Flinders University, Australia

 

17h45 – Discussion

 

18h - End of Symposium

20h - GALA DINNER (Same location)

 

 

Wednesday 6th April

Symposium 5 - New technologies for new uses

Chair : Eric Seulliet, La Fabrique du Futur, France

 

The need for new products and services is accelerating at a fast pace as new usages emerge. Therefore enterprises need to speed up the innovation process and to better target the true needs of the consumers. 3D and immersive environments are ideal tools for co-creation purposes and living lab approaches with the end users.

 

Le besoin de nouveaux produits et services s'accélère à un rythme rapide au fur et à mesure que de nouveaux usages émergent. C'est pourquoi les entreprises doivent rapidement cibler les nouveaux besoins des consommateurs. La 3D et les environnements immersifs sont des outils idéaux pour la co-création et les approches « Living Lab » avec les utilisateurs finaux.

 

9h – Registration

10h – Introduction & Keynote: Eric Seulliet, La Fabrique du Futur, France

 

11h – Coffee Break & VRIC Posters Presentation

 

11h 30 – VRIC Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session): Virtual Body Language, Jeffrey Ventrella, MIT, USA

 

12h30 – Lunch (included in registration fees)

 

14h – VRIC Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session): Constructive misunderstandings: a computer scientist’s report on the design of collaborative technologies for children on the autism spectrum, Massimo ZANCANARO, i3 Research Unit, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento, Italy

 

15h –P12, Authentic Simulation of Spatial Environment in Cyber-Microcosm as the Ultimate Virtual-Reality Context for Situated Langage Learning, Kim Tae-Kyun, Jung Gung-Hun, Park Jong-Hee, Department of Information and Communications, Kyungpook National University, Taegu, Korea.

 

15h30 - P13, Generation of immersive environments from Information Systems, Didier SEBASTIEN, University of La Reunion, France

 

16h – Coffee Break & VRIC Posters Presentation

 

16h30 – P21, Eco-driving performance assessment with in-car visual and haptic feedback assistance, Anne Parodi-Keravec, Renault SAS, Technical center for simulation, France

 

17h – P22, Creation and communication in virtual worlds, experimentations with OpenSim, Edwige Lelievre, Julien Levesque, ENSAD and University Paris 8, France

 

17h30 - P24, Distributed Cognition, Mimic, Representation and Decision Making, Robert E. Wendrich, University of Twente, Netherlands

 

18h – P28, Hierarchical Puppetry - from ragdoll physics to avatar expression, Jeffrey Ventrella, United States

18h30 - End of Symposium

20h - GALA DINNER (Same location)

 

 

Wednesday 6th April

Symposium 2 - New user experiences and interfaces for the web of things

Chair: Frédérique PAIN, Alcatel Lucent, Bell Labs, France

 

 

 

Virtualization of physical things that surrounds us presents a novel challenge for the product industry and especially User Experience (UX) practitioners. Augmenting real-world objects with virtual objects addressable on the Web allows for new machine-to-machine interactions to be designed but also for a new user experience to be shaped.

 

La virtualisation des objets qui nous entourent représente un nouveau défi pour l'industrie. Objets augmentés, communiquants, adressables sur le Web… Ils permettent des interactions de machine à machine et de nouvelles  expériences pour leurs utilisateurs.

 

 

9h – Registration

 

10h – Keynote Speaker: P37, The Bridge Between Physical and Digital Worlds: Implications for the Design of Internet-Enabled Products, Pierrick Thébault, Alcatel Lucent Bell Labs, France

 

11h – Coffee Break & VRIC Posters Presentation

 

11h 30 – VRIC Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session): Virtual Body Language, Jeffrey Ventrella, MIT, USA

 

12h30 – Lunch (included in registration fees)

 

 

 

Wednesday 6th April

 

Symposium 4 - New Immersive Displays of the Near Future

Chair : Carolina Cruz-Neira, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA

 

 

The symposium will explore the current trends in the development of display technologies, exciting research being done in this area, and the new application venues that are opening by the new technologies. This symposium provides the attendees with the opportunity to expand their thinking about ways to use contemporary display devices in a myriad of application contexts.

 

Ce symposium est consacré aux tendances actuelles dans le développement des technologies d'affichage et aux nouvelles applications possibles. Il offre aux participants l'occasion d'élargir leur réflexion sur les façons d'utiliser les nouveaux périphériques d'affichage et d’interaction dans une multitude de contextes d'application.

 

14h – VRIC Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session): Constructive misunderstandings: a computer scientist’s report on the design of collaborative technologies for children on the autism spectrum, Massimo ZANCANARO, i3 Research Unit, Bruno Kessler Foundation, Trento, Italy

 

15h – Keynote Speaker: New Immersive Displays of the Near Future, Carolina Cruz-Neira, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, USA

 

15h30 - P3, Transparent Electrostatic Tactile Surface, a way to programmable textures, Zoran Radivojevic, NOKIA, United Kingdom

 

16h – Coffee Break & VRIC Posters Presentation

P19, Poster, Low-cost and home-made immersive systems, For home or for work, KUNTZ, Sébastien, CIGER, Jan, VRGeeks, Paris, France

 

16h30 – P34, The Jumper Metaphor: An Effective Navigation Technique for Immersive Display Setups, Benjamin Bolte, University of Munster, Germany

 

17h – P35, Cutting the Cord: Wireless Mixed Reality Displays, Mathis Csisinko, Vienna University of Technology, Austria

 

17h30 – P36, Energy-Efficient Low Cost Multi-View Display Based on Pulsed LED-LCD Projectors, Achim Pross, Fraunhofer IAO, Germany

 

18h – P20, A Multiview Multitouch Surface for 3D Content Visualization and Viewpoint Sharing, Jean-Baptiste de la Riviere, Immersion SAS, France

 

18h30 – Panel: The ways to use contemporary display devices & new application contexts

 

19h - End of Symposium

20h - GALA DINNER (Same location)

 

 

Thursday 7th April

 

Symposium 3 - Haptics for Telepresence, Teleoperation and Collaborative Environments

Chair: Mehdi AMMI, CNRS/LIMSI, Univ. Paris-Sud 11, Haptic-SIG, France

Co-chair: Jérôme PERRET, Haption, Haptic-SIG, France

 

 

While haptic sense provides the most natural way to interact and physically feel the environment, it also has an important role in communication and collaboration between users through co-located and remote configurations. This workshop intends to foster exchanges among participants and exhibit recent and original findings in the field of Haptics for Telepresence, Teleoperation and Collaborative Environments.

 

Bien que le sens haptique soit la manière la plus naturelle d'interagir et de ressentir physiquement un environnement virtuel, il a aussi un rôle important pour la communication et la collaboration entre les utilisateurs par le biais de configurations co-localisées ou télé-opérées. Ce symposium vise à favoriser les échanges entre les participants et à présenter les résultats récents et inédits dans le domaine de l'haptique pour la Téléprésence, la téléopération et les environnements de collaboration.

 

 

8h30 – Registration

 

Session 1 Chair: Mehdi AMMI, CNRS/LIMSI, Univ. Paris-Sud 11, France

 

9h - Conference introduction: Haptics for Telepresence, Teleoperation and Collaborative Environments, Mehdi AMMI, CNRS/LIMSI, Univ. Paris-Sud 11, Haptic-SIG, France

 

9h30 - P23, Software Architecture for a Multimodal Platform Applied to Cooperative Manipulation Tasks, WIRZ Raul, CERRADA Pablo, BARRIO Jorge, FERRE Manuel, AYESTARAN Marta , UPM-CSIC, Spain

 

10h - P27, SMS Text Based Affective Haptic Application, Kazi Masudul ALAM, Abdulmotaleb SADDIK EL, Sandro HARDY, Akther AYSHA, Multimedia Communications Research Laboratory, MCRLab, University of Ottawa, Canada

 

10h30 - P8: Design of haptic interaction elements of consumer products, Monica Bordegoni, Umberto Cugini, Francesco Ferrise, Politecnico di Milano, Italy

 

11h – Coffee Break & VRIC Posters Presentation

 

11h 30 – VRIC Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session): Hand Screens, Wrist Watches and iPads: an Archaeology of Wearable Media, Erkki Huhtamo, UCLA Media Design ARTS, Los Angeles, USA

 

12h30 – Lunch (included in registration fees)

 

 

Session 2 Chair: Jerome Perret, Haption, France

 

 

14h – VRIC Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session): Abderrahmane Kheddar, Human-Humanoid Haptic Joint Actions, AIST Joint Robotic Laboratory, UMI3218/CRT, Tsukuba, Japan

 

15h - P25, Modeling an active virtual object for gesture analysis using a haptic interface, Diana HERRERA, Jean-Loup FLORENS, Laboratoire ICA, Grenoble INP, France

 

15h30 - P30, TSF: A Versatile New Tissue Simulation Framework, Greg Ruthenbeck, Fabian Lim, Karen Reynolds, Flinders University, Australia

 

16h – Coffee Break & VRIC Posters Presentation

 

16h30 – Panel

 

17h - End of Symposium

 

18h15 – Shuttle from Exhibition to Laval Theatre

 

19h – Laval Virtual Awards at Laval Theatre & Cocktail

20h30 – Laval Virtual Awards Cocktail

 

22h & 22h15 - Shuttle from Laval Theatre to Exhibition car park

 

 

 

Thursday 7th April

 

Symposium 6 - "Laval Virtual ReVolution2011" - World Performance of VR Applications

Chair: Akihiko SHIRAI, KAIT Univ., Japan

Co-chair: Simon RICHIR, Arts et Metiers ParisTech, France

 

 

Presentation of the world's most innovative achievements in the field of virtual reality, augmented reality and their future applications.

 

Présentation des réalisations les plus novatrices au monde dans le domaine de la réalité virtuelle, de la réalité augmentée et de leurs applications futures.

 

8h30 – Registration

 

9h – Opening Address: Akihiko SHIRAI, KAIT Univ., Japan

 

9h05 – ReVolution 2011 Invited Projects (15 min each)

 

- JoryJory

- The Interactive Tops

- Sense-Roid

- HINOCO

 

10h10 - Welcome+ projects (12 min each)

 

- Bird-call Window

- Ether Synthesizer

- CartooNect

- Invoked computing

 

11h – Coffee Break & VRIC Posters Presentation

 

11h 30 – VRIC Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session): Hand Screens, Wrist Watches and iPads: an Archaeology of Wearable Media, Erkki Huhtamo, UCLA Media Design ARTS, Los Angeles, USA

 

12h30 – Lunch (included in registration fees)

 

18h15 – Shuttle from Exhibition to Laval Theatre

 

19h – Laval Virtual Awards at Laval Theatre & Cocktail

20h30 – Laval Virtual Awards Cocktail

 

22h & 22h15 - Shuttle from Laval Theatre to Exhibition car park

 

 

 

Thursday 7th April

 

Symposium 7 – Virtual Arts

Chair : Alain LIORET, Arts et Technologies de l'Image, Université Paris VIII, France

Co-Chair : Jeffrey VENTRELLA, artist/researcher, San Francisco, USA, Keynote Speaker

 

 

This symposium is about Virtual Arts, all including some technologies for new kind of realization. With Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality, but also worlds inhabited by artificial creatures, modern artists can make performances, installations, real-time worlds of pictures, virtual theater, virtual cinematography, and more... The Art of XXIth century is just beginning.

 

Ce symposium est consacré à tous les Arts virtuels et aux technologies qui permettent la création de réalisations inédites et étonnantes. Avec la réalité augmentée, la réalité mixte, la réalité virtuelle, mais aussi les mondes habités par des créatures artificielles, les artistes modernes peuvent monter des performances, des installations, créer des mondes en temps réel, des images, du théâtre virtuel, de la cinématographie virtuelle, et plus encore... L'art du XXIème siècle ne fait que commencer.

 

 

14h – VRIC Keynote Speaker (Plenary Session): Abderrahmane Kheddar, Human-Humanoid Haptic Joint Actions, AIST Joint Robotic Laboratory, UMI3218/CRT, Tsukuba, Japan

 

15h – P14, Emergence of a space medium, Garnier Francois, EnsadLab,  Ecole Nationale Superieure des Arts Decoratifs, France

 

15h30 – P4, What Matters in Digital Art? The (Digital) Soul!, Pierre BERGER, Les Algoristes, France

 

16h – Coffee Break & VRIC Posters Presentation

- P32, Experience of Infinity, Mehrdad Garousi, painter, photographer, and fractal artist, Iran

- The wave particle of Art, Libero Acerbi, Italy

 

16h30 – Special Keynote by Alan Dorin, Monash University, Australia

 

17h – P10, Composing for the Interactive Medium, Robyn Taylor, University of Alberta, Canada

 

17h30 – P2, Proticipation: The Australia Council and Social Media Arts in Virtual Worlds, Dr Ricardo Peach, Australia Council for the Arts, Australia

 

18h - P18, In the clouds - virtual experience of a matter, Nathalie DELPRAT, Universite Pierre et Marie Curie, Paris and LIMSI-CNRS, Orsay, France

 

18h30 – End of Symposium

 

19h – Laval Virtual Awards at Laval Theatre & Cocktail

20h30 – Laval Virtual Awards Cocktail

 

22h & 22h15 - Shuttle from Laval Theatre to Exhibition car park