VRST 2012 : The 18th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology
         Dec 10 - 12, 2012
         Toronto, Canada
http://graphics.science.uoit.ca/vrst2012

Last Call For Papers

The ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology (VRST) is  
an international
forum for the exchange of experience and knowledge among researchers  
and developers
concerned with virtual reality software and technology. VRST will  
provide an opportunity
for VR researchers to interact, share new results, show live  
demonstrations of their
work, and discuss emerging directions for the field. The event is  
sponsored by ACM SIGCHI
and SIGGRAPH.

VRST 2012 will be held downtown in Toronto, Canada. Toronto is an  
international business
hub, a commercial capital, one of the top financial centres in the  
world, and is a major
player in almost every economic sector. It features a very diverse and  
multicultural
population of more than 6 million in the metropolitan area. As a  
result, Toronto has
great shoppin, offers a wide variety of food choices, and cultural  
experiences. The
conference will be hosted by the University of Ontario Institute of  
Technology. VRST 2012
aims at bringing together VR researchers from around the world to present the
state-of-the-art advances in this ever-growing dynamic area.

We invite you to participate in the ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality  
Software and
Technology (VRST) 2012. ACM VRST 2012 seeks original, unpublished  
papers documenting
original research contributions, practice and experience, or novel  
applications, from all
areas of virtual, mixed and augmented reality.

The VRST technical program consists of high quality technical papers  
that are reviewed
and selected by an international program committee. Papers are  
solicited on all technical
aspects of Virtual Reality and related technologies, including but not  
limited to the
following topics:
- Systems (see also below)
- Interaction Techniques
- Modeling and Simulation
- Collaborative / Networked Virtual Environments
- Real-Time Rendering
- Augmented Reality
- Input / Output Devices
- Human Factors
- Haptics & Audio Interfaces
- Applications of Virtual Reality, such as Training Systems and Serious Games

This year the conference will feature a special track on VR Systems  
papers. This track
will focus on
- Architectures, Frameworks, and System Design
- Reusability, Extensibility, and Adaptivity
- Performance Testing & Evaluation

Submissions are sought that describe original, unpublished work on the  
conference topics.
VRST 2012 uses an anonymous submission process for paper submissions.  
Conference
proceedings will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Please  
follow the style
guidelines for Word or the 'tighter' style at
http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates" for  
formatting your paper.
We invite both long and short paper submissions, where short papers  
are up to 4 pages and
long papers up to 8 pages.

Paper must be submitted at: http://precisionconference.com/~vrst

Long & short paper submission deadline: July 15, 2012.
Notification deadline: August 31, 2012.
Posters and demos: September 30, 2012.

Program Co-chairs:
         Wolfgang Stuerzlinger, York University, Toronto, Canada
         Marc Latoschik, University of Würzburg, Germany
         Bill Kapralos, University of Ontario Institute of Technology,  
Oshawa, Canada
Contact e-mail: [log in to unmask]

Organizing Chair:
         Mark Green, University of Ontario Institute of Technology,  
Oshawa, Canada


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