P3D CFP: 1999 Stereoscopic Displays and Applications Conference

[Andrew Woods <andrew@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi All,

The Call for Papers for the 1999 Stereoscopic Displays and Applications
conference is now available.  See below for details or check out the
conference website: http://www.stereoscopic.org

The 1999 conference will be held for 3 days over the period
23-29 January, 1999 at the San Jose Convention Centre, San Jose,
California.

Please consider writing a paper for next year's conference.
Abstracts are due June 29, 1998.

Best Regards,
Andrew Woods.
Conference Committee,
Stereoscopic Displays and Applications conference.

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Announcement and Call for Papers:

             Stereoscopic Displays and Applications X
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Part of IS&T/SPIE's Symposium on
Electronic Imaging '99: Science and Technology
23-29 January 1999    San Jose Convention Center   San Jose, California USA

Conference Chairs: John O. Merritt, The Merritt Group/Interactive
   Technologies Div.; Scott S. Fisher, Telepresence Research, Inc.

Program Committee: Janusz Konrad, INRS-Telecommunications (Canada); Shojiro
   Nagata, Japan 3D Forum/InterVision (Japan); Michael A. Weissman, 
   3-D Video Inc.; Andrew J. Woods, Ctr. for Marine Science and 
   Technology/Curtin Univ. of Technology (Australia)

This conference will focus on the most recent advances in stereoscopic
display hardware and software technologies, as well as applications that
illustrate the user-interface issues and cost/benefit trade-offs of
stereoscopic 3D displays. For both real-world and computer-generated
imaging applications, there is a growing need for display techniques that
permit the user to perceive objects in their relative spatial locations and
to move through the display space and manipulate objects easily and
accurately. A parallel focus on human interface research and applications
requirements is intended to help guide future development and evaluation of
3D display technologies. The conference will permit practitioners and
researchers from industry and academia to exchange current information on
stereoscopic display techniques and applications. Demonstrations of
technologies and applications are HIGHLY encouraged and facilities for
stereoscopic still and video projection will be provided.

Papers are solicited for, but are not limited to, the following topics:

* advances in stereoscopic display technologies
      - autostereoscopic displays, "virtual window" displays and other 
          3D displays
      - methods for recording, playback, and processing of stereoscopic video
* digital stereoscopic imaging 
      - digital processing and compression of stereoscopic imagery
      - stereoscopic image synthesis: 2D to 3D conversion, depth map 
          generation and multi-viewpoint generation
      - transmission standards supporting digital stereoscopic images
      - software and hardware issues for computer display of 
          stereoscopic images
* 3D image acquisition/generation techniques
      - single-and multi-lens camera systems
      - motion parallax, volume projection, graphical construction, and 
          other stereoscopic image generation techniques 
* design, development, and evaluation of stereoscopic display systems for
     teleoperation, telerobotics, telepresence, telesurgery, and 
     augmented reality 
* applications of stereoscopic displays in areas such as: scientific
     visualization, medical imaging, industrial inspection, communications,
     entertainment, broadcast/cable TV, training, CAD/CAM, molecular 
     modeling, advertising, and others 
* human factors issues in stereoscopic display system evaluation
      - benefits for processing and compression of stereoscopic images
      - task performance comparisons with non-stereoscopic displays
      - side-benefits of stereoscopic display techniques
      - evaluation methodologies (e.g. depth-acuity measurement)
* user-interface issues in stereoscopic display system design
      - perceptual and cognitive guidelines for stereoscopic displays
      - 3D manipulation and control of viewpoint
      - ortho-stereo, hyper-stereo, and geometry of perceptual space.

Dates of Importance:
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ABSTRACT (500 words) DUE DATE: 29 JUNE 1998
Early notification of acceptance: 21 September 1998
Final Summary (200 words) for the Final Program Due Date: 23 November 1998
FINAL MANUSCRIPT DUE DATE: 28 DECEMBER 1998 

Abstract Submission:
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Details are available from the SD&A website:  http://www.stereoscopic.org


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