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A very exciting contest!:-><br>
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The last two years, the contest content was provided as VRML.<br>
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<td>Call for Participation: 3DUI Contest</td>
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<td>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 18:20:06 -0700</td>
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<td>Evan Suma <a class="moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:easuma@GMAIL.COM"><easuma@GMAIL.COM></a></td>
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<td>3DUI (3D User Interfaces) Mailing List
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<td><a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:3DUI@LISTSERV.vt.edu">3DUI@LISTSERV.vt.edu</a></td>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size: 14pt; line-height:
115%;">Call for
Participation: 3DUI Contest</span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Description</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">This year, IEEE 3DUI will hold the 3rd annual
3DUI Contest.
It is open to anyone interested in 3D user interfaces, from
researchers to
students, enthusiasts, and professionals. The goal is to find
innovative
solutions to classic 3DUI problems (navigation, selection,
manipulation). Think
outside the box, unleash your creativity, and show your ideas to
the 3DUI
community! You may use whatever software and hardware you want to
achieve the
task, including, but not limited to: simple mouse/keyboard,
specialized
controllers, haptic devices, multi-touch tables, 3D trackers,
head-mounted
displays, projection systems, etc.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Problem Description</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Build an application to enable collaborative
navigation
through a complicated 3D environment.<span>
</span>The system should be designed for two simultaneous users,
each of which
will have their own separate interface and completely different
physical
locations such that verbal or nonverbal communication is not
possible (e.g. in two
separate rooms). The first user should be only presented with a
first-person
view of the environment, with the goal of completing a scavenger
hunt for items
placed throughout the environment in the most efficient way
possible (traveling
the shortest distance in the quickest amount of time). The second
user can be
presented with more complete information about the world,
including a global
view of the scene and other user.<span> </span>The
second user’s goal is to assist the first user in navigating
through the
environment by creating, placing, and manipulating content such as
wayfinding
aids.<span> </span>However, direct verbal or text
communication between the two users is not allowed.<span> </span>You
may choose to use similar equipment for
both users, or alternatively may choose to use drastically
different interfaces
and interaction techniques for each role.<span>
</span>The effectiveness and originality of the interfaces will be
one of the
criteria used to judge the winners of the contest.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The environment designed to test the interface
is up to the
individual teams to design.<span> </span>However, it
should be difficult and complicated to navigate.<span> </span>As
sparse, open environments would be
trivially easy, we expect that an appropriate environment would
contain complex
architecture, multiple branching pathways, and obstacles/clutter
to move
around.<span> </span>It should also require
navigating in all three dimensions, including height – for
example, by flying
up and down or by moving between multiple levels (e.g. floors in a
building).<span> </span>The appropriateness of the environment
designed
to test the interface will be one of the criteria used to judge
the winners of
the contest.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">All teams should perform a pilot study with
several pairs of
users (at least two pairs).<span> </span>Minimally,
the study should record the time to complete the task, as well as
user ratings
for ease of use, intuitiveness, etc.<span>
</span>Other measures can, and should, be included in the
evaluation.<span> </span>The quality and rigor of the study
design
will be one of the criteria used to judge the winners of the
contest, but a
large number of participants is not required.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Rules</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Teams of up to five people can submit
solutions.<span> </span>We expect the following material to be
submitted:</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt
"Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>A video that presents the solution to the
public, including an explanation of the equipment, software, and
interaction
techniques used to solve the problem.<span>
</span>Additionally, the video should include representative
footage of example
users as they perform the task.<span> </span>If your
group is selected, the video will be included in the electronic
proceedings.<br>
<br>
</p>
<p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-indent: -0.25in;"><span
style="font-family: Symbol;"><span>·<span style="font: 7pt
"Times New Roman";">
</span></span></span>A short paper of two pages, with a
description
of the solution, details about the hardware and software used, and
results from
the basic user study.<span> </span>If your group is
selected, this paper will be included in the 3DUI proceedings, and
therefore
must be formatted using the IEEE Computer Society format.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The winner be determined by a panel of expert
judges, based
on the video and paper submissions.<span> </span>The
judging will be based upon a variety of criteria, including: the
effectiveness
of the solution at accomplishing the task; how innovative the
solution was; the
rigor of the evaluation; and the professional quality of the video
and paper.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">If your group is selected, you will be also
invited to
participate in a live demo session at the conference, where you
will be given
the opportunity to directly showcase your work to the 3DUI
community.<span> </span>If a live demo is not feasible, then we
will
publicly display your video during the conference session.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Videos should have a length of approximately
4-6 minutes,
and should include the title along with the names/affiliations of
the
contestants.<span> </span>The submitted file should
be a high quality compressed video with a size of no more than
50MB.<span> </span>We will accept videos in MPEG (.mpg),
Quicktime
(.mov), AVI (.avi), MP4 (.mp4), Matroska (.mkv), or Flash Video
(.flv) formats.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The submission deadline is <b>January 3, 2012</b>.<span>
</span>The paper
and videos must be submitted directly to the chairs on that date
in
camera-ready format.<span> </span>There will not be
time to submit another version for the proceedings, so care must
be taken to
ensure all materials are of high quality.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Prizes</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">To be determined.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> </p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Contact Information</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">The contest chairs are:</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Evan Suma, Institute for Creative Technologies,
University
of Southern California</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Amy Ulinski, University of Wyoming</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Robert Teather, York University</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">You may contact us at:<span>
</span><a moz-do-not-send="true"
href="mailto:3duicontest@gmail.com">3duicontest@gmail.com</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b>Organization and
Important Dates</b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">October 12: The contest is opened.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">January 3:<span> </span>Submission
date for the papers and videos.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">January 10: Notification of acceptance to the
contest.</p>
<p class="MsoNormal">March 4-5: Live demo session and announcement
of winners at
the conference.</p>
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