WS1: Workshop on Wearables for Outdoor Augmented Reality
Abstract
Augmented Reality (AR) is a successful application area of Wearable Computing, especially for Outdoor AR where mobility is an important factor. The most successful wearable computer to date is the mobile phones, which are also an excellent platform for Outdoor AR systems. Wearable Outdoor AR systems in general are widely utilized in various domains, including architecture, military, tourism, navigation, and entertainment. Such diverse usages impose several challenges on researchers from both areas of augmented reality and wearable computing, such as interaction, activity and context recognition, wearability, design, and modeling. We invite researchers from relevant disciplines to a one-day workshop held in conjunction with ISWC 2012 to present novel works and discuss the application of state-of-the-art wearable computing research to outdoor augmented reality systems. The workshop also provides an opportunity for directed discussion sessions to identify current issues, research topics, and solution approaches, which lead to the proposal of future research directions.
Considered within the context of Wearables for Outdoor Augmented Reality, the related research topics include, but are not restricted to:
- wearable augmented reality applications and systems
- interaction technique
- input devices
- outdoor tracking technologies
- modeling, model reconstruction
- wearability, wearable AR system design
- activity and context recognition
- use cases, usability study, and evaluations
The workshop aims to present an overview of latest research work in the area of Wearable Outdoor AR, and to provide an opportunity for the participants to have a focused discussion to identify future research directions. There is a great potential to apply the latest research in wearable computing, such as gesture recognition, wearable interaction, wearability design, and activity and context recognition, to outdoor AR research. The workshop is targeted at researchers from both research areas of wearable computing and outdoor AR, as well as any related application disciplines.
Call for Papers and Important Dates
The workshop will be an opportunity to present position papers on topics relevant to Wearable Outdoor Augmented Reality. We invite submission of 2-4 page position papers using the IEEE Computer Science Press 8.5x11-inch two-column format (LaTeX and Microsoft Word templates), to be sent to Thuong.Hoang@unisa.edu.au. The position papers will be reviewed by the organizing committee and external reviewers. Authors will be notified of the results and will receive instructions for submitting the final version. The schedule for submission and notifications is as follows:
Submission due: 13 April 2012 Notifications to authors: 23 April 2012 Final version due: 30 April 2012
We are seeking papers that are DIRECTLY related to the area of Wearables for Outdoor Augmented Reality. The authors are required to describe explicitly how their technologies are applied to Wearables for Outdoor Augmented Reality.
Accepted papers will be included in the electronic adjunct proceedings distributed to participants of ISWC 2012. Authors presenting at the workshop are invited to co-author a journal paper outlining the ten future research challenges and/or future directions for Wearable Outdoor Augmented Reality research, based on the outcomes of the discussion held at the workshop. The paper is to be submitted to an appropriate journal.
Agenda
The workshop is divided into two parts: - Morning presentations:- Purpose: researchers present their works, directly related to Wearables for Outdoor Augmented Reality.
- Format: presentations.
- Topic: The topics/agenda for the presentations and discussions MUST be directly related to the area of Wearables for Outdoor Augmented Reality. They include, but are not limited to:
- wearable augmented reality applications and systems
- interaction techniques
- input devices
- outdoor tracking technologies
- modeling and model reconstruction
- wearability and wearable AR system design
- activity and context recognition
- use cases, usability study, and evaluations
- Purpose: discussions about the current issues and future research challenges of Wearables for Outdoor Augmented Reality.
- Format: directed discussions.
- Outcome: outlining ten research challenges and/or future directions for Wearables for Outdoor Augmented Reality. Participants are invited to co-author a journal paper based on the outcomes of the discussions, to be submitted to an appropriate journal.