From: Laurent.Moccozet@cui.unige.ch (Laurent Moccozet) Subject: CONF: Computer Animation'97: Advanced Program Date: Tue, 13 May 1997 07:24:41 +0000 (GMT) Organization: University of Geneva Computer Animation'97 http://cawww.unige.ch/ June 5-6, 1997 - Geneva, Switzerland Batelle Institute Building A 7 Route de Drize 1227 Carouge Sponsored by * Swiss National Research Foundation * University of Geneva ( MIRALab-CUI) * EPFL (LIG) In cooperation with * Computer Graphics Society (CGS) * International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP), Working Group 5.10 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Advanced Program Local Registration Opening Session Session I Algorithms and Methods in Animation Session II Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Session III Capture Techniques and Multimedia Interfaces Panel I Session IV Geometric Deformations Session V Behavioural Animation Session VI Animation Systems Panel II ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Thursday June 5, 1997: from 8-00 Local Registration 9-00:9-10 Opening Session Nadia Magnenat Thalmann, CA'97 co-chair 9-10:10-50 Session I Algorithms and Methods in Animation Session Chair: Prof. D. Thalmann, LIG, EPFL, Switzerland ------------------------- Invited Speaker: Prof. S.-Y. Shin, KAIST , South Korea Fast Collision Detection among Multiple Moving Spheres D.-J. Kim - KAIST, South Korea, L.J. Guibas - Stanford University, S.-Y. Shin - KAIST, South Korea ------------------------- * Emotional Posturing: A Method Towards Achieving Emotional Figure Animation D.J. Densley, P.J. Willis - University of Bath, England * Animating Flow Fields: Rendering of Oriented Line Integral Convolution R. Wegenkittl, E. Groeller, W. Purgathofer - Vienna University of Technology, Austria ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-50:11-10 Coffee Break ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 11-10:12-40 Session II Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality Session Chair: Prof. T.L. Kunii, University of Aizu, Japan ------------------------- * Collaborative Environments of IntelligentBox for Distributed 3D Graphic Applications Y. Okada, Y. Tanaka - Hokkaido University, Japan * Interaction between Real and Virtual Humans in Augmented Reality S. Balcisoy, D. Thalmann - EPFL, Switzerland * PROVIS: A Platform for Virtual Prototyping and Maintenance Tests O. Balet, H. Luga, Y. Duthen, R. Caubet - Paul Sabatier University, Toulouse, France ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12-40:14-00 Lunch ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14-00:16-10 Session III Capture Techniques and Multimedia Interfaces Session Chair: Prof. S.-Y. Shin, KAIST, South Korea ------------------------- Invited Speaker: Prof. T.L. Kunii, University of Aizu, Japan Capturing and Analyzing Stability of Human Body Motions using Video Cameras Y. Shinagawa - University of Tokyo,, Japan J. Nakajima, T.L. Kunii - University of Aizu, Japan, K. Hara ------------------------- * Automatic 3D Cloning and Real-Time Animation of a Human Face M. Escher, N. Magnenat Thalmann - University of Geneva, Switzerland * Formal Description of Auditory Scenes A. Darvishi, H. Schauer - University of Zurich, Switzerland * An Animation Interface Designed for Motion Capture T. Molet, Z. Huang, R. Boulic, D. Thalmann - EPFL, Switzerland 16-10:16-20 Coffee Break ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16-20:17-00 Panel I The European Platform for Animation and VR (PAVR) Chair: P.J. Willis, University of Bath, England Panelists: members of PAVR European Network ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17-30 Cocktail ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Friday June 6, 1997 9-00:10-40 Session IV Geometric Deformations Session Chair: Dr. P.K. Kalra, University of Geneva, Switzerland ------------------------- Invited Speaker: Prof. Q. Peng, University of Zhejiang, China Arc-Length-Based Axial Deformation and Length Preserved Animation Q. Peng, X. Jin, J. Peng - University of Zhejiang, China ------------------------- * Dirichlet Free-Form Deformations and Their Application to Hand Simulation L. Moccozet, N. Magnenat Thalmann - University of Geneva, Switzerland * Assessment Criteria for 2D Shape Transformations in Animation J. Yu, J.W. Patterson - University of Glasgow, England ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-40:10-50 Coffee Break ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 10-50:12-20 Session V Behavioural Animation Session Chair: Prof. N. Magnenat Thalmann, University of Geneva, Switzerland ------------------------- * Autonomous Behavior Control of Virtual Actors Based on the AIR Model J. Sato, T. Miyasato - ATR, Japan * Behavioural Simulation in Voxel Space H. Zhang, B. Wywill - University of Calgary * Multilevel Modelling of Virtual Urban Environments for Behavioural Animation S. Donikian - IRISA-CNRS, Rennes, France ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 12-20:14-00 Lunch ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 14-00:16-00 Session VI Animation Systems Session Chair: Prof. Q. Peng, University of Zhejiang, China ------------------------- * Layered Modular Action Control for Communicative Humanoids K.R. Thorisson - MIT, USA * CASUS An Object-Oriented Three Dimensional Animation System for Event-Oriented Simulators V. Luckas - IDG, Germany, T. Broll - ZGVD, Germany * Dynamic Behaviours for Computer Animation: the Use of JAVA I.J. Palmer - University of Bradford, England * Virtual Images as a "Line-Test" to Real Image Animation A.C. Valente, O.E. Mealha - University of Aveiro, Portugal ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16-00:16-20 Coffee Break ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 16-10: 17-00 Panel II Animation Systems: What are the new trends ? Chairs:N. Magnenat Thalmann - University of Geneva, Switzerland, D. Thalmann - EPFL, Switzerland Panelists: * R. Earnshaw, University of Bradford, England * Q. Peng, University of Zhejiang, China * B. Wyvill - University of Calgary, Canada * M. Sperka - Slovak University of Technology, Bratislava, Slovakia ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 17-30:18-30 Visit at MIRALab, CUI, University of Geneva ~~~~~~~~~~~ Laurent Moccozet Laurent.Moccozet@cui.unige.ch MIRALab/CUI, Universite de Geneve Tel:+41(22)705-77-64/63 24 Rue du General Dufour Fax:+41(22)705-77-80 CH 1211 Geneve 4 http://miralabwww.unige.ch/~moccozet