ICAT 2000 CONFERENCE PROGRAM

_{Place : National Taiwan  University Main Library (B1F)}

Wednesday, October 25, 2000

9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m.

Opening

9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Invited Speech I: Bringing the Real to Virtual Reality
Anselmo Lastra
University of North Carolina, USA

10:20 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Session I: Interaction Technology

I-1: Shape Forming by Cutting and Deforming Operations

Koichi Hirota¹, Atsuko Tanaka¹, Michitaka Hirose², Toyohisa Kaneko³
1: University of Tokyo, Japan
2: Toyohashi University of Technology
3: OMRON Corporation

I-2: Haptic Texture Presentation in a Three-Dimensional Space

Yasushi Ikei, Masashi Shiratori, Shuichi Fukuda
Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology, Japan

I-3: Interactive Two-Handed Terrain and Set Design in Immersive Environments

Falko Kuester, Bernd Hamann, Ken Joy
University of California, USA

I-4: Communication with VR Training System using Voice and Behavior

Kazuaki Tanaka, Tomoaki Ozaki, Norihiro Abe
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

I-5: Development of R-Cubed Manipulation Language - The Design of RCML 2.0 System

Dairoku Sekiguchi, Wei-Chung Teng, Yasuyuki Yanagida, Naoki Kawakami, Susumu Tachi
University of Tokyo, Japan

14:00 p.m. – 15:20 p.m.

Session II: Computer Graphics/Rendering

II-1: Hair Shape Modeling from Video Captured Images and CT Data

Ali Md. Haider, Toyohisa Kaneko
Toyohashi University of Technology, Japan

II-2: Terrain Rendering with View-Dependent Level-of-Detail Caching

Ming Fan Ueng, Jung Hong Chuang
National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan

II-3: View-Dependent Focal Blur for Immersive Virtual Environments

Naoki Hashimoto, Masayuki Nakajima
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

15:40 p.m. – 17:00 p.m.

Session III: Medical Application & Artificial Life

III-1: Analysis of Resolution of Elbow Joint Rotation with Visual Information

Tohru Hayashi,Keitaro Naruse, Hiroshi Yokoi, Yukinori Kakazu
Hokkaido University, Japan

III-2: An Orthopedic Virtual Reality Surgical Simulator

Ming-Dar Tsai¹, Shyan-Bin Jou¹, Ming-Shium Hsieh²
1: Institute of Information and Computer Engineering,
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
2: Taipei Medical College Hospital, Taiwan

III-3: Animation Synthesis for Virtual Fish from Video

Hiroki Takahashi, Junji Hatoya, Naoki Hashimoto, Masayuki Nakajima
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

17:00 p.m. – 17:30 p.m.

Performing Art (Musical)

17:30 p.m. – 19:00 p.m.

Welcome Reception

Thursday, October 26, 2000

9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

Invited Speech II: The evolution of virtual Humans in NVE systems
Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann
University of Geneva, Switzerland

10:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Session IV: Networked Virtual Reality

IV-1: Multimedia Virtual Laboratory on the Gigabit Network

Tetsuro Ogi^{1, 2, 3}, Toshio Yamada¹, Makoto Kano², Koji Yamamoto³,
Koichi Hirota², Michitaka Hirose²
1: University of Tokyo, Japan
2: The University of Tokyo
3: Mitsubishi Research Institute

IV-2: Supporting Team Work in Collaborative Virtual Environments

Gernot Goebbels¹, Plinio Thomaz Aquino¹, Martin Göbel¹, Vali Laioti²
1: German National Research Center for Information Technology, Germany
2: University of Pretoria, South Africa

IV-3: Distributed Collaborative Virtual Environment: Pauling World

Simon Su¹, R. Bowen Loftin², David T. Chen¹, Yung-Chin Fang¹,
Ching-Yao Lin¹
1: University of Houston, USA
2: Old Dominion University, USA

IV-4: The Study of a Computer-Supported Collaborative Virtual Design System with VRML-JAVA- EAI

Hao-Ren Ke, Hung-Chun Chiu, Chien-Hung Tsao, Zen-Chun Shih
National Chiao-Tung University, Taiwan

IV-5: Shared Virtual Reality Interior Design System

Tomi Korpipää^{1, 2}, Koichi Minami¹, Tomohiro Kuroda¹, Yoshitsugu Manabe¹, Kunihiro Chihara¹
1: Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan
2: VTT Electronics, Oulu, Finland

14:00 p.m. – 15:20 p.m.

Poster Session

P-1: Image-Based Building Shadow Generation Technique for Virtual Outdoor Scene

Xiaohui Zhang, Masayuki Nakajima
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

P-2: Precise Surface Model Generation from Slice Images for Medicine and Archeology

Yasuhiro Watanabe, Kazuaki Tanaka, Norihiro Abe, Hirokazu Taki,
Yoshimasa Kinoshita, Akira Yokota
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

P-3: Interaction with Medical Volume Data on a Projection Workbench

Ching-Yao Lin, R. Bowen Loftin², Ioannis A. Kakadiaris¹, David T. Chen¹, Simon Su1¹
1: University of Houston, USA
2: Old Dominion University USA

P-4: Control of Force Display Device by the Force Sensing System using EMG.

Hideo Kita, Keitaro Naruse, Hiroshi Yokoi, Yukihiro Kakazu
Hokkaido University, Japan

P-5: Molecular Virtual Reality System with Force Feedback Device

Hiroshi Nagata, Rieko Tanaka, Masaaki Hatsuta, Kanako Wakamiya,
Hiroshi Mizushima
National Cancer Center Research Institute, Japan
Mitsubishi Space Software Co. Ltd., Japan

P-6: Controlling Two Remote Robot Arms with Direct Instruction using HapticMaster and Vision System

Takao Horie, Norihiro Abe, Kazuaki Tanaka, Hirokazu Taki
Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

P-7: Interactively Directing Virtual Crowds in a Virtual Environment

Tsai-Yen Li, Jian-Wen Lin, Yi-Lin Liu
National Chengchi University, Taiwan

P-8: Effects of Viewing Angle on Performance of Wayfinding and Cognitive-Map Acquisition

Masao Ohmi
Kanazawa Institute of Technology, Japan

P-9: Implementation and Evaluation of GIS using IPT

Kuang Li Chen¹, Tuck Seng Kong¹, Jun Kukimoto¹, Noriyuki Kitajima¹,
Byungdug Jun², Takashi Takeda¹
1: Nagasaki Institute of Applied Science, Japan
2: PECK Ltd., Japan

15:40 p.m. – 17:30 p.m.

Session V: Virtual Reality and Mixed Reality

V-1: Dynamic Analysis for Realistic Motion Simulation in Virtual World

Daisuke Tsubouchi¹, Tetsuro Ogi², Hirohisa Noguchi¹
1: Keio University, Japan
2: MVL Research Center Telecommunications Advancement Organization of Japan

V-2: An Immersive Modeling Workbench using a Combination of Two- and Three-Dimensional Interface

Haruo Takemura, Hayato Yoshimori, Masatoshi Matsumiya, Naokazu Yokoya
Nara Institute of Science and Technology, Japan

V-3: A Rendering Module of MPEG-4 System Based on VRML 97 for Virtual and Natural Scene Integration

Kuo-Luen Perng, Yu-chung Lee, Wei-Ru Chen, Yu-Li Huang, An-Lun Teng,
Ming Ouhyoung
National Taiwan University, Taiwan

V-4: Composition of 3D Graphic Objects and Panorama

Chu-Song Chen¹, Wen-Ten Hsieh^{1, 2}
1: Academia Sinica, Taipei, Taiwan
2: National Taiwan University, Taiwan

18:30 p.m. – 21:00 p.m.

Banquet

Dinner Talk: Self-Organized Objects with the GROWTH Model

Yoichiro Kawaguchi
University of Tokyo, Japan

Friday, October 27, 2000

9:00 a.m. – 9:50 a.m.

Invited Speech III: A Story of SPIDAR

Makoto Sato
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

10:10 a.m. – 12:30 p.m.

Session VI: Device Development

             VI-1: High Resolution Displays and Roadmap
          Darrel G. Hopper
          Air Force Research Laboratory, USA

VI-2: Haptic Interface with 7 DOF using 8 Strings: SPIDAR-G
          Seahak Kim, Masahiro Ishii, Yasuharu Koike, Makoto Sato
          Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

VI-3: 4+4 Fingers Haptic Display in the Mixed Reality Environment

Keita Yamada, Somsak Walairacht, Shoichi Hasegawa, Masahiro Ishii,
Yasuharu Koike, Makoto Sato
Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

VI-4: Development of a Sensory Data Glove using Neural-Network-Based Calibration
            Chin-Shyurng Fahn, Herman Sun
          National Taiwan University of Science and Technology, Taiwan

14:00 p.m. – 15:00 p.m.

Session VII: Virtual Art

VII-1: The proposal of an Interaction Design Based on Self-awareness:
Toward the Reformation of Self-realization
          Isato Kataoka,Atsuhito Sekiguchi, Katsunori Simohara, Michio Okada,Osama Katai
          Kyoto University,IAMAS,ATR-Internation,ATR-MIC
VII-2: A Primary Study on the Design of an Imperse Campus
            Peisuei Lee,Shou-Yen Lin,Uh-li Su,Tzuchin Chen,Ding-Wuu Vale Wu,
          Sheng-Chi Yu,Bin-Shyan Jong,Yuan-Liang Liu,Yuan Kang
          International Academy of Media Arts and Sciences,Chung Yuan Christian University

15:10 p.m. – 16:00 p.m.

Audio Art

VII-3: The Monologue Opera-The New Era
             Masahiro Miwa, Shinjiro Maeda
           International Academy of Media Arts and Science
VII-4: Trends of Music Composition on computer
             Dye  Wu  

16:20 p.m. – 17:20 p.m.

Haptic Art

VII-5:Media Installation "Hide-and-Seek"
           Kumiko Kushiyama,Shinji Sasada
           Waseda University,Japan Electronics College
VII-6: Apropos dancing Technology-Using a CD and Computer Animation to  Assist Choreography
             Yi-Jen Huang
           National Taiwan College of Physical Education  

17:30 p.m.

Performing Art (Musical)