VAR4Good@ISMAR2018: Workshop on Virtual and Augmented Reality for Good at IEEE ISMAR Conference MOC Events Center Munich, Germany, October 20, 2018 |
Conference website | http://ar4good.org |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=var4goodismar2018 |
Submission deadline | July 22, 2018 |
Virtual Reality (VR) and Augmented Reality (AR) are becoming mainstream, with major corporations releasing consumer products, and non-experts using the systems to solve real world problems outside the traditional VR/AR laboratory. With the research and technological advances, it is now possible to use these technologies in almost all domains and places. This provides a bigger opportunity to create applications that intend to impact society in greater ways than beyond just entertainment.
After two successful gatherings, the 3rd Virtual and Augmented Reality for Good (VAR4Good) workshop will keep bringing together researchers, developers, and industry partners in presenting and promoting research that intends to solve real-world problems using augmented and virtual realities. The 3rd VAR4Good will keep providing a platform to grow a research community that discusses challenges and opportunities to create Virtual and Augmented Reality for Good: VR/AR that helps humankind and society in more impactful ways.
Submission Guidelines
We invite application and position papers (2-4 pages, excluding references), that address the way that VR/AR technologies can solve real-world problems in various application domains including, but not limited to, health, the environment, education, sports, the arts, and applications in support of special needs such as assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative applications.
List of Topics
Our focus and preference will be on applications that are beyond general uses of VR/AR such as entertainment and recreational gaming; we seek submissions describing work with specific goals and methods aimed at improving the lives of individuals, communities, or society. This include but are not limited to VR/AR application in the context of:
- Healthcare
- Education
- Agriculture
- Social Wellness
- Environment Conservation
Organizing Committee
- Arindam Dey, University of South Australia
- Mark Billinghurst, University of South Australia
- Greg Welch, University of Central Florida
- Edgar J. Rojas Muñoz, Purdue University
Venue
The workshop will be held at the 17th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), to be held in Munich, Germany.
Contact
All questions should be emailed to Arindam Dey, at arindam[dot]dey[at]unisa[dot]edu[dot]au (arindam.dey@unisa.edu.au)
Announcements
The submission deadline has been updated! The new deadline for submissions is July 22nd (07/22/18).