Advances in Artificial Reality and Tele-Existence: 16th International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence, ICAT 2006, Hangzhou, China, November 29 - December 1, 2006. Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
Gesture Recognition Based on Context Awareness for Human-Robot Interaction....Pages 1-10
Evolving Creatures in Virtual Ecosystems....Pages 11-20
The Application of Affective Virtual Human in Intelligent Web Tutoring System....Pages 21-27
Extracting Behavior Knowledge and Modeling Based on Virtual Agricultural Mobile Robot....Pages 28-37
Human Motion Interpolation Using Space-Time Registration....Pages 38-47
Multi-stream Based Rendering Resource Interception and Reconstruction in D3DPR for High-Resolution Display....Pages 48-57
VirtualPhonepad : A Text Input Tool for Virtual Environments....Pages 58-64
An Animation System for Imitation of Object Grasping in Virtual Reality....Pages 65-76
Generating Different Realistic Humanoid Motion....Pages 77-84
Handheld AR for Collaborative Edutainment....Pages 85-96
VR-Based Simulation for the Learning of Gynaecological Examination....Pages 97-104
Visual Perception Modeling for Intelligent Avatars....Pages 105-112
Steering Behavior Model of Visitor NPCs in Virtual Exhibition....Pages 113-121
Scalable Architecture and Content Description Language for Mobile Mixed Reality Systems....Pages 122-131
A Novel Sound Localization Experiment for Mobile Audio Augmented Reality Applications....Pages 132-142
A Tangible User Interface for Remote Collaboration System Using Mixed Reality....Pages 143-154
Multi-sensor Data Fusion Based on Fuzzy Integral in AR System....Pages 155-162
AR Baseball Presentation System with Integrating Multiple Planar Markers....Pages 163-174
An Efficient 3D Registration Method Using Markerless Image in AR-Based CNC Machining Simulation....Pages 175-184
Shared Design Space: Sketching Ideas Using Digital Pens and a Large Augmented Tabletop Setup....Pages 185-196
AR Table Tennis: A Video-Based Augmented Reality Sports Game....Pages 197-206
Enhancing Immersiveness in AR-Based Product Design....Pages 207-216
Personal Information Annotation on Wearable Computer Users with Hybrid Peer-to-Peer Communication....Pages 217-227
An Initialization Tool for Installing Visual Markers in Wearable Augmented Reality....Pages 228-238
Increasing Camera Pose Estimation Accuracy Using Multiple Markers....Pages 239-248
Exploring Human-Robot Interaction Through Telepresence Board Games....Pages 249-261
Projected Reality – Content Delivery Right onto Objects of Daily Life....Pages 262-271
An Evaluation of an Augmented Reality Multimodal Interface Using Speech and Paddle Gestures....Pages 272-283
An Augmented Reality System for Computer Maintenance....Pages 284-291
Multi-view Video Composition with Computer Graphics....Pages 292-301
Floating Virtual Mirrors: Visualization of the Scene Behind a Vehicle....Pages 302-313
A Scalable Framework for Distributed Virtual Reality Using Heterogeneous Processors....Pages 314-323
A Collaborative Virtual Reality Environment for Molecular Modeling....Pages 324-333
An Interest Filtering Mechanism Based on LoI....Pages 334-343
Study on Data Collaboration Service for Collaborative Virtual Geographic Environment....Pages 344-353
VCS: A Virtual Collaborative Space Based on Immersive Teleconferencing....Pages 354-360
A Scalable HLA-Based Distributed Simulation Framework for VR Application....Pages 361-371
Location-Based Device Ensemble Architecture for a Spatial Reality Enhancement of Distributed Multimedia Presentation....Pages 372-383
Air-Jet Button Effects in AR....Pages 384-391
Perceptualizing a “Haptic Edge” with Varying Stiffness Based on Force Constancy....Pages 392-405
Multi-sensory Perception of Roughness: Empirical Study on Effects of Vibrotactile Feedback and Auditory Feedback in Texture Perception....Pages 406-415
The Research of Spiritual Consolation Object with the Function of Affective Computing....Pages 416-424
Real Time Dynamics and Control of a Digital Human Arm for Reaching Motion Simulation....Pages 425-436
Emotion Recognition Using Physiological Signals....Pages 437-446
Animation Preserving Simplification for MPEG Based Scalable Virtual Human....Pages 447-456
A Virtual Reality Training System for Robot Assisted Neurosurgery....Pages 457-466
The Experiment of Improving Students’ Spatial Ability by Using VGLS....Pages 467-473
Sketch Based 3D Animation Copy....Pages 474-485
Extracting Space Welding Seam for Virtual Teach-In of Robotic Welding System....Pages 486-493
Primary-Color-Based Spatial Layout Features and New Image Matching Algorithm Based on Dual Features....Pages 494-501
Ridge-Valley Lines Smoothing and Optimizing....Pages 502-511
Mynews: Personalization of Web Contents Transcoding for Mobile Device Users....Pages 512-521
Visualization Application in Clothing Biomechanical Design....Pages 522-529
Robot Position Estimation and Tracking Using the Particle Filter and SOM in Robotic Space....Pages 530-539
Robust Motion Tracking in Video Sequences Using Particle Filter....Pages 540-547
Fast Motion Estimation Using Spatio-temporal Correlations....Pages 548-556
Bi-directional Passenger Counting on Crowded Situation Based on Sequence Color Images....Pages 557-564
Moving Object Detection Based on a New Level Set Algorithm Using Directional Speed Function....Pages 565-574
An Integrated Robot Vision System for Multiple Human Tracking and Silhouette Extraction....Pages 575-583
Disparity Weighted Histogram-Based Object Tracking for Mobile Robot Systems....Pages 584-593
Towards Robust 3D Reconstruction of Human Motion from Monocular Video....Pages 594-603
Wavelet Scalable Video Coding with Minimal Average Temporal Distance for Motion Estimation....Pages 604-613
Single Camera Remote Eye Gaze Tracking Under Natural Head Movements....Pages 614-623
High-Quality Shear-Warp Volume Rendering Using Efficient Supersampling and Pre-integration Technique....Pages 624-632
A Simple, Efficient Method for Real-Time Simulation of Smoke Shadow....Pages 633-642
Reducing Interrupt Latency at Linux Kernel Level for Real-Time Network....Pages 643-650
Investigation of Surface Integrity in the Case of Chemical Mechanical Polishing Silicon Wafer by Molecular Dynamics Simulation Method....Pages 651-659
Independent Component Analysis Approach for the Neurobiological Recording Data....Pages 660-665
Real-Time Virtual Surgery Simulation Employing MM-Model and Adaptive Spatial Hash....Pages 666-675
Creating Dynamic Panorama Using Particle Swarm Optimization....Pages 676-685
Real-Time and Realistic Simulation of Large-Scale Deep Ocean Surface....Pages 686-694
Exploiting Frame-to-Frame Coherence for Rendering Terrain Using Continuous LOD....Pages 695-704
Light Field Modeling and Its Application to Remote Sensing Image Simulation....Pages 705-714
Simple and Fast Terrain Rendering Using Graphics Hardware....Pages 715-723
Animating Grass in Real-Time....Pages 724-731
Gaussian Mixture Model in Improved HLS Color Space for Human Silhouette Extraction....Pages 732-741
Geometry Compression Using Spherical Wavelet....Pages 742-752
Dynamic Radiosity on Multi-resolution Models....Pages 753-763
Mesh Simplification Algorithm Based on N-Edge Mesh Collapse....Pages 764-774
3-D Personalized Face Reconstruction Based on Multi-layer and Multi-region with RBFs....Pages 775-784
Recognition and Location of Fruit Objects Based on Machine Vision....Pages 785-795
A New Algorithm of Gray Watermark Embedding....Pages 796-801
A Semiautomatic Nonrigid Registration in Liver Cancer Treatment with an Open MR System....Pages 802-810
Example-Based Realistic Terrain Generation....Pages 811-818
Bayesian Mesh Reconstruction from Noisy Point Data....Pages 819-829
Efficient Retrieval of 3D Models Based on Integer Medial Axis Skeleton....Pages 830-838
Implicit Surface Boolean Operations Based Cut-and-Paste Algorithm for Mesh Models....Pages 839-848
Meshes Simplification Based on Reverse Subdivision....Pages 849-860
Kd-Tree Based OLS in Implicit Surface Reconstruction with Radial Basis Function....Pages 861-870
Retrieving 3D CAD Model with Regional Entropy Distributions....Pages 871-879
Virtual Tang-Style Timber-Frame Building Complex....Pages 880-888
An Accelerating Rendering Method of Hybrid Point and Polygon for Complex Three-Dimensional Models....Pages 889-900
User Mediated Hypermedia Presentation Generation on the Semantic Web Framework....Pages 901-907
Progressive Transmission of Vector Map Data Based on Polygonal Chain Simplification....Pages 908-917
Image-Based Fast Small Triangle Rasterization....Pages 918-927
On Volume Distribution Features Based 3D Model Retrieval....Pages 928-937
Personalized Model Deformation Based on Slice Space Representation....Pages 938-947
Flexible Camera Setup for Visual Based Registration on 2D Interaction Surface with Undefined Geometry Using Neural Network....Pages 948-959
Painterly Rendering with Vector Field Based Feature Extraction....Pages 960-968
Reducing Time Cost of Distributed Run-Time Infrastructure....Pages 969-979
Wearable Multimodal Interface for Helping Visually Handicapped Persons....Pages 980-988
Personalized Primary Port: Analysis of User View for the Smart Environment....Pages 989-997
Mobile Information Presentation Schemes for Supra-adaptive Logistics Applications....Pages 998-1007
Interactive Collaborative Scene Assembly Using AR on Mobile Phones....Pages 1008-1017
Design of the Multimedia Communication Protocol and System for Wireless LAN....Pages 1018-1025
Representation of Color in Ancient Noh Masks....Pages 1026-1034
Modeling and Immersive Display of Cultural Heritage....Pages 1035-1044
Personalized Content Presentation for Virtual Gallery....Pages 1045-1054
Accessible Information from Radiated Sound of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Lithotriptor for Improving Fragmentation Efficiency....Pages 1055-1061
Visualization of Segmented Color Volume Data Using GPU....Pages 1062-1069
Research on Segmentation Algorithm of 3d Medical Data....Pages 1070-1077
Kidney Diseases Diagnosis System for Sensation Type Using Physiological Signal Analysis....Pages 1078-1087
A Computer-Aided Driving Posture Prediction System Based on Driver Comfort....Pages 1088-1097
Height-Based Deformation and Ray Supersampling for Colon Unfolding....Pages 1098-1107
Content-Based Retrieval of Cultural Relic Images in Digital Museum....Pages 1108-1117
Virtual Biology Modeling Method Based on Validity Confirmation Mechanism....Pages 1118-1127
Virtual Reconstruction of Two Types of Traffic Accident by the Tire Marks....Pages 1128-1135
A Seamless Visualizaton Model of the Global Terrain Based on the QTM....Pages 1136-1145
Photographs Alignment and High Dynamic Range Image Composition Based on Varying Exposure Levels....Pages 1146-1155
Elastic Algorithm: A New Path Planning Algorithm About Auto-navigation in 3D Virtual Scene....Pages 1156-1165
Mental Representation of Spatial Structure in a Virtual Room-Sized Space....Pages 1166-1174
A Novel Planar Walking Algorithm for Virtual Walking Machine....Pages 1175-1185
An Interactive System of Virtual Face Pose Estimation....Pages 1186-1192
An Efficient Manipulation of Game Contents on Heterogeneous Platforms Using MR Interface....Pages 1193-1203
Manipulation of Field of View for Hand-Held Virtual Reality....Pages 1204-1211
Hierarchical 3D Data Rendering System Synchronizing with HTML....Pages 1212-1222
Fragment Indexing of XML-Based Metadata for Digital TV Contents....Pages 1223-1232
Using a MyoKinetic Synthesizer to Control of Virtual Instruments....Pages 1233-1242
View-Dependent Simplification of Complex Urban Scenes Using Weighted Quadtrees....Pages 1243-1252
Indoor Environment Modeling for Interactive VR – Based Robot Security Service....Pages 1253-1262
Research on Mass Terrain Data Storage and Scheduling Based on Grid GIS....Pages 1263-1272
Multi-touch Interaction for Table-Top Display....Pages 1273-1282
Reliable Omnidirectional Depth Map Generation for Indoor Mobile Robot Navigation Via a Single Perspective Camera....Pages 1283-1292
Enhanced 3D Interaction with Augmented Visual Information....Pages 1293-1304
Research and Application of Virtual Reality in the Field of Web-Based Education....Pages 1305-1309
Indoor/Outdoor Pedestrian Navigation with an Embedded GPS/RFID/Self-contained Sensor System....Pages 1310-1321
A Communication Model of Scents Mediated by Sense-Descriptive Adjectives....Pages 1322-1332
Hand Shape Recognition Using a Mean-Shift Embedded Active Contour (MEAC)....Pages 1333-1341
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