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ICAT is the oldest international conference on virtual reality and tele-existence. ICAT 2006 not only looked for innovations in the technology itself, but also explored novel ways to transfer and express information and creative ideas to the society and people. The 16th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence was held at the Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China from November 29 to December 1, 2006. The main purpose of the conference is to provide opportunities for researchers and practitioners to present their research findings and exchange opinions on the development and use of such systems. The conference included plenary invited talks, workshops, tutorials, and paper presentation tracks. The main conference received 523 submissions in total from 21 different countries, including China (mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan), USA, UK, Germany, Austria, France, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, etc. , of which 138 papers were accepted for this volume and 11 papers were invited to submit extended versions for a special issue of International Journal of Virtual Reality (IJVR, 5(4)).
List of contents
Anthropomorphic Intelligent Robotics, Artificial Life.- Augmented Reality/Mixed Reality.- Distributed and Collaborative VR System.- Haptics, Human Factors of VR.- Innovative Applications of VR.- Motion Tracking.- Real Time Computer Simulation.- Tools and Technique for Modeling VR Systems.- Ubiquitous/Wearable Computing.- Virtual Heritage, Virtual Medicine and Health Science.- Virtual Reality.- VR Interaction and Navigation Techniques.
About the author
Michael Haller, Prof. Dr. phil., geboren 1945, war während 25 Jahren als Journalist in leitender Funktion in verschiedenen Medien des deutschen Sprachraums tätig. Von 1993 bis zu seiner Emeritierung Ende 2010 hatte Haller den Lehrstuhl für Journalistik an der Universität Leipzig inne. Er ist wissenschaftlicher Direktor des Instituts für Praktische Journalismus- und Kommunikationsforschung in Leipzig und Leiter der Journalismusforschung an der Hamburg Media School. Hauptforschungsgebiete: Redaktions- und Qualitätsforschung sowie journalistische Methoden und Berufsethik. Er ist Gründungsherausgeber von Message, Internationale Zeitschrift für Journalismus, sowie Verfasser zahlreicher wissenschaftlicher Publikationen und einschlägiger Standardwerke zum praktischen Journalismus.
Summary
ICAT is the oldest international conference on virtual reality and tele-existence. ICAT 2006 not only looked for innovations in the technology itself, but also explored novel ways to transfer and express information and creative ideas to the society and people. The 16th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence was held at the Zhejiang University of Technology, Hangzhou, P. R. China from November 29 to December 1, 2006. The main purpose of the conference is to provide opportunities for researchers and practitioners to present their research findings and exchange opinions on the development and use of such systems. The conference included plenary invited talks, workshops, tutorials, and paper presentation tracks. The main conference received 523 submissions in total from 21 different countries, including China (mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan), USA, UK, Germany, Austria, France, Australia, Canada, Korea, Japan, Malaysia, Mexico, etc. , of which 138 papers were accepted for this volume and 11 papers were invited to submit extended versions for a special issue of International Journal of Virtual Reality (IJVR, 5(4)).
