[www-vrml] CFP: VAST 2007 Workshop on Virtual Museums

[Krzysztof Walczak <walczak@kti.ae.poznan.pl>]

VAST 2007 Workshop: Virtual Museums - Cultural Heritage, Education, Entertainment

A workshop on Virtual Museums will be organised jointly by INTUITION 
and EPOCH Networks of Excellence as a part of the VAST 2007 conference 
in Brighton (UK) in November 2007 (www.vast2007.org).

Workshop description:

Virtual Reality, Mixed Reality and Games Technologies have reached 
the level of maturity and quality that makes possible their use in 
a diversity of real life applications. Cultural heritage, education, 
and entertainment are notable examples of application domains that 
can largely benefit from the use of these technologies, especially 
when the synergy between these domains is properly exploited. Virtual 
museums offer convenient access to cultural heritage resources - both 
existing and reconstructed - at the same time enabling creation of 
highly educational and entertaining interactive experiences.

The workshop will focus on tools, techniques and case studies related 
to presentation of cultural heritage and fine art with the use of 
VR, MR and Game technologies. The addressed topics can range from 
scanning and modelling techniques for cultural and educational objects, 
through content management and scenario creation to interactive presentation 
of the virtual exhibitions either in local installations or remotely over 
the Internet.

General Chairs:

David Arnold, University of Brighton, UK
Mirabelle D'Cruz, University of Nottingham, UK
Krzysztof Walczak, Poznan University of Economics, PL

Program Chairs:

Sue Cobb, University of Nottingham, UK
Martin White, University of Sussex, UK
Wojciech Wiza, Poznan University of Economics, PL

Program Committee:

Paolo Cignoni, ISTI National Research Council, Pisa, IT
Maria Economou, University of the Aegean, GR
Arjan Egges, Center of Advanced Gaming and Simulation, NL
Vitomir Jevremovic, Center for Digital Archaeology, RS
Katerina Mania, University of Sussex, UK
Daniel Pletinckx, Visual Dimension bvba, BE
Maria Roussou, Makebelieve, GR
Robert Sitnik, Warsaw University of Technology, PL

Submission Guidelines:

All contributions must be original, unpublished work. Papers should 
not exceed 8 pages (4 pages minimum). Contributions must be written 
and presented in English. Authors should follow paper preparation guidelines 
available at the VAST website (www.vast2007.org).

Papers should be submitted electronically to: wiza@kti.ae.poznan.pl

Important Dates:

Paper submission: *** November 4th, 2007 ***
Notification of acceptance: *** November 9th, 2007 ***
Camera-ready papers: November 15th, 2007
Event: November 29th, 2007
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