CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
IEEE VR 2005 Workshop on New Directions in 3D User Interfaces

Workshop date: Saturday, March 12 (full day)

Submission deadline: January 31, 2005

Location: Bonn, Germany (as part of IEEE Virtual Reality 2005)

Aims and Scope of the Workshop
This workshop focuses on novel research in three-dimensional user interfaces
(3D UIs). The workshop builds on and expands the scope of last year's workshop
"Beyond Wand and Glove Based Interaction." The theme of the workshop will
again be on moving beyond the “common” and “traditional” (if one can use those
words with respect to such a young research area) approaches to 3D UIs. Just
as wands, 3D mice, and gloves became traditional input devices for 3D UIs, a
handful of well-known interaction techniques and UI metaphors also became de
facto standards (often because they were the default interaction techniques in
widely-used software toolkits). In this workshop, we want to spotlight
research that investigates novel methods of 3D interaction for immersive
virtual environments (VEs), augmented and mixed reality (AR/MR), and desktop
3D systems. We invite you to submit research papers and position papers for
this event (see “Submissions” below).

Workshop Format
The workshop will begin with a presentation on the current state of the art in
3D UIs and promising future directions. The main part of the workshop will
consist of short research presentations, grouped into several thematic areas.
Following each group, we will engage in a guided discussion of that area. We
also hope to include a few longer presentations that survey a particular
sub-area of 3D UIs, take a position on a controversial topic in the field, or
propose a research agenda. The day will conclude with a panel discussion and
time for informal networking and demos.

Topics of interest
Workshop paper topics include but are not limited to:
·   3D input devices
·   3D display devices
·   3D interaction techniques
·   3D user interface metaphors
·   collaborative 3D interaction
·   evaluation methods for 3D UIs
·   application of existing devices/techniques in novel contexts (e.g. to AR,
UbiComp, etc.)
·   migration of existing techniques to new display platforms

Participants
This workshop is ideal for:
·   Developers of new input or display devices for 3D UIs
·   Designers of 3D interaction techniques and user interfaces
·   Developers of 3D applications requiring complex interaction
·   Users of VEs, AR, or desktop 3D systems seeking alternative interaction
methods

Submissions
There are two categories of submissions: research papers and position papers.
All submissions will be reviewed by the organizers. Accepted submissions will
be published in the official workshop proceedings (book with ISBN), which will
be distributed to all paying workshop attendees.

Research papers: To be considered for a 10-minute research presentation during
the workshop, prepare a paper of no more than four (4) pages in the IEEE
conference proceedings format. Papers should describe novel research related
to 3D UIs (see a partial list of topics above). Please include pictures and/or
video with your submission if possible.

Position papers: To be considered for a 15-20 minute position presentation,
prepare an abstract of no more than two (2) pages in the IEEE conference
proceedings format. Position presentations can have a variety of topics. One
might present a sub-area of 3D UIs, describe why the area is important, and
survey the most important new research in the sub-area. Another might propose
a research agenda for some aspect of 3D UIs. Yet another might make an
argument on a controversial topic in the field, such as the standardization of
3D UIs. These presentations should be designed to raise questions and inspire
discussion among the attendees. Abstracts should indicate the topic of the
presentation and also the qualifications of the presenter.

Submission instructions: All papers should be submitted through the workshop's
official web site in PDF format by January 31, 2005. Please contact the
workshop organizers if you have any questions.

Important Dates
·   Submissions due: January 31, 2005
·   Review decisions expected: February 7, 2005
·   Print Ready document due for accepted submissions: February 15, 2005 (due
to the time required to print the proceedings)

Discussants
If you are interested in serving as a "discussant" (leading the discussion of
a group of related research papers), please contact the organizers.

Organizers
Doug Bowman (Virginia Tech, USA)
Bernd Froehlich (Bauhaus-University Weimar, Germany)
Yoshifumi Kitamura (Osaka University, Japan)
Wolfgang Stuerzlinger (York University, Canada)