From - Wed Jan 16 10:02:44 2002 Date: Tue, 15 Jan 2002 08:39:02 +0100 From: Marco Zens Subject: [EG general] Web3D 2002 Symposium Announcement ------------ MPEG4 -- VRML -- X3D -- Java3D -- and more -------------- Web3D 2002 Symposium Announcement 7th International Conference on 3D Web Technology http://Web3DSymposium.org February 24-February 28, 2002 Tempe, Arizona, USA Sponsored by ACM SIGGRAPH and the WEB3D CONSORTIUM in cooperation with Eurographics ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Symposium Outline: The symposium will focus on the frontiers of 3D technologies and multimedia. The annual Web3D Symposium is a major event in the Web3D community which unites researchers, developers, experimenters, and artists in a dynamic learning environment. Attendees share and explore methods of using, enhancing or creating new 3D web technology such as MPEG4, VRML, X3D, and Java3D. The program includes technical and commercial presentations, tutorials, workshops, trade show and web3d art show. Keynote Speakers: Ben Shneiderman, University of Maryland, USA Peter Ryce, Macromedia Inc., USA Michael Kaplan, Adobe Systems Inc., USA Symposium Topics: - High performance 3D graphics for distributed environments and teleoperation systems. - 3D graphics for wireless PDAs & cellular phones. - Animated humanoid figures and complex reactive characters. - Specifications, languages, or abstractions for specifying 3D geometry and their behaviors. - Methods for designing, representing, interacting with and visualizing complex geometry and structure. - Geometry/object behaviors in web3D settings. - 3D simulation & haptic systems to enable medical treatment, rehabilitation & training over distances. - Interaction methods for web based 3D graphics systems. - Innovative user interface paradigms for navigating real-time 3D graphics environments and virtual worlds. - Multimodal user interaction in virtual worlds. - 3d e-commerce and product visualization. Important Dates: Pre-advance Registration December 31, 2001 Advance Registration and Hotel Cut-Off Jannuary 24, 2002 Web3D Symposium 2002 February 24-28, 2002 Conference Chair: Michael G. Wagner, UMA Information Technology AG, Vienna, Austria Conference Co-Chairs: K. Selcuk Candan, Arizona State University, USA Christian Bouville, France Telecom, France Program Chair: Matthew T. Beitler, University of Pennsylvania, USA For more information, please visit http://Web3DSymposium.org . ------------ MPEG4 -- VRML -- X3D -- Java3D -- and more --------------