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                            Computer Animation'97

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

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                              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

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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

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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

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   * 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

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10-50:11-10 Coffee Break

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11-10:12-40 Session II

                   Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality

Session Chair: Prof. T.L. Kunii, University of Aizu, Japan

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   * 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

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12-40:14-00 Lunch

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14-00:16-10 Session III

                Capture Techniques and Multimedia Interfaces

Session Chair: Prof. S.-Y. Shin, KAIST, South Korea

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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

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   * 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

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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

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17-30 Cocktail

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Friday June 6, 1997

9-00:10-40 Session IV

                           Geometric Deformations

Session Chair: Dr. P.K. Kalra, University of Geneva, Switzerland

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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

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   * 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

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10-40:10-50 Coffee Break

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10-50:12-20 Session V

                           Behavioural Animation

Session Chair: Prof. N. Magnenat Thalmann, University of Geneva, Switzerland

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   * 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

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12-20:14-00 Lunch

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14-00:16-00 Session VI

                             Animation Systems

Session Chair: Prof. Q. Peng, University of Zhejiang, China

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   * 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

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16-00:16-20 Coffee Break

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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

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17-30:18-30 Visit at MIRALab, CUI, University of Geneva