Laval Virtual

このページはフランスLaval市で毎年3月末に開催されている欧州最大のVRイベント「Laval Virtual」についての日本語情報を提供しています。

 

■ 公式Web https://www.laval-virtual.org/en/

■ 過去のLaval Virtual 関連情報
https://www.shirai.la/event/lavalvirtual/

■ 公式YouTubeチャンネル

https://www.youtube.com/user/lavalvirtual

 

Laval Virtual ReVolution 2017 – TransHumanism++

 

LAVAL VIRTUAL REVOLUTION 2017 CALL FOR DEMOS

Presentations of the world’s most innovative achievements in the field of virtual reality, augmented reality and their future applications, Laval Virtual ReVolution is an annual honor of the world’s finest VR projects by Laval Virtual. It is a hall of fame that decides the best Virtual Reality demonstration and/or application from all over the world. Virtual Reality is not only a technology but also a never ending story about the history between computers and humans. We cannot know the ending of this story yet, as we still need to find and walk one of the many possible paths that will lead us to a future navigated by brilliant stars.

Future voyagers will continue to stare at those stars along their way. While the Virtual Reality culture can also be built by academic papers or commercial products independently, we would like to suggest a new relation between developmental projects and the general public at on-site demonstrations. If a project has impact, technology and persuasiveness, it might move the general public and change our common sense. So, this means a revolution in the history of Virtual Reality.

Please try to join today’s stardom with your exciting projects and share in the activity from all over the world! We hope to accept your brilliant projects which can help to foster the current conceptions of Virtual Reality and make changes to the current human-computer interfaces and Virtual Reality history.

[TransHumanism++]

Laval Virtual ReVolution 2017 calls for innovative virtual reality demo projects that fall under the theme, “TransHumanism++”.

Transhumanism (abbreviated as H+) is an international intellectual movement which aims at transforming the human society by developing widely available sophisticated technologies that will greatly enhance human intelligence, physical condition, and psychological capacities. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Transhumanism

Transhumanists support the emergence and convergence of technologies including nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science. They also welcome hypothetical future technologies such as simulated reality, artificial intelligence, superintelligence, 3D bioprinting, mind uploading, chemical brain preservation and cryonics. They believe that humans can and should use these technologies to surpass the limitations of humankind.

Laval Virtual ReVolution 2017 seeks to act as a milestone for the realization of “Transhumanism + future of {Virtual Reality + Arts + Culture}”. We welcome the submission of scientific experiences and academic demos that showcase a brighter future for humankind with the aid of Transhumanism projects. Some examples of Transhumanism projects include super human sports which can be enjoyed in everywhere by anyone at every time with augmented human technologies. Demonstrations will be judged based on for their durability, innovation, and value of entertainment or human-being.

 

Technology Demonstration

  • New device and integrations
  • Super Human Sports
  • Handicap and universal design experience
  • Scientific Demonstration
  • Large space demonstration
  • Haptic interface
  • Display technologies
  • Interactive Arts
  • Entertainment VR
  • New Media Designs
  • New Game Systems
  • New Human Interfaces and Displays

… And new use, public testing, Proof of Concept (PoC)  of VR are encouraged. The accepted abstract will be published by online proceedings.

 

Current Virtual Reality technology includes computer generated graphics, display technologies, haptics, force feedback and interface design in the context of implementing new experiences that encourage users to use a virtual system to enhance their real, mundane lives. It may be called as entertainment system in current virtual reality. However its function may be linked to humanism which bring us into the next generation of human being. Share your experience, and proof it in the professional and public during Laval Virtual 2017. ReVolution is best opportunity to demonstrate your projects to professional and for the grand public.

 

Submission via EasyChair

REGISTRATION  ShortenURL: https://j.mp/LVREVO17

 

[Mandatory Items]

  • Video: not longer than 5 min
  • Abstract: Recommend to use ACM Proceedings format. The paper must be in PDF format, page should be 2 to 10 pages. File extension must be PDF.
  • Install plan: logistic, floor plan and experience scenario for professional and public day
  • Representative picture: a photo which can explain entire experience for the public

 

[Scoring Criteria]

All submissions  will be reviewed by the jury committee, which consists of academic and industrial professionals of engineering and art, according to the following criteria:
Originality : Novelty in technical and artistic sense
Creativity : Bringing about interest and excitement
Feasibility : Rate of implementability to realize your concept
Safety and logistics for abroad : The project must be suitable for oversea exhibition
Attractivity : Presence and Impact for the visitor of Laval Virtual

 

[Submission Deadline and Result announcement]

  Submission ID creation deadline: 31/DEC/2016 (End of 2016 in GMT)

  Submission update close: 6/JAN/2017

  Result: 23/JAN/2017

 

[Acceptance classes]

Invites : Flight tickets (3 person maximum), accommodation (3 person maximum), LV Party tickets + Lunch + Dinner + Stand for all days

  4 projects from partner events and open competition.

Welcome: 3m x 3m Stand ( Wednesday to Sunday )

  Top projects from the open submission

Weekend: Stand ( Saturday to Sunday, only for the grand public days  )

  Jury recommend project from the open submission

 

[new!] “TransHumanism++ Stadium”

  Large space (around 5m x 10m), scheduled demo, 2 hours per session (10-12h, 13-15h, 16-18h)

 

[Winners 2017]

Invited project from ACM SIGGRAPH

LightAir: a Novel System for Tangible Communication With Quadcopters Using Foot Gestures and Projected Images,  Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology
‪https://twitter.com/o_ob/status/758679223745732608‬

Perceptually Based Foveated Virtual Reality, NVIDIA Corporation
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_I5Dxdbjqg

 

[Program Committee] TBD

Akihiko SHIRAI, Session Chair, Kanagawa Institute of Technology

Alexandre Bouchet, CLARTE

Abdelmajid Kadri, Arts et Métiers ParisTech
Carolina Cruz-Neira, University of Arkansas
Jean-Marc Seigneur, University of Geneva
Juan De Joya, Pixar Animation Studios
Philippe David, SNCF
Thierry Frey, ACM SIGGRAPH
Machiko Kusahara, Waseda University
Masahiko Inami, Univ. of Tokyo
Marco Sacco, EuroVR
Yoichi Ochiai, Univ. of Tsukuba

 

[Official Sponsor] Gumi Inc. https://www.gu3.co.jp/en

[Program Partner]

Super Human Sports Society https://superhuman-sports.org/

International collegiate Virtual Reality Contest (IVRC) https://ivrc.net/2016/en

ACM SIGGRAPH https://www.siggraph.org/

 

[Website] https://www.laval-virtual.org/

[Contact] [email protected]

 

Laval Virtual 2016

Laval Virtual 2016

ラバル・バーチャル2015：第18回 バーチャル技術とその使用に関する国際会議と見本市

開催期間： 2016年3月23～27日

開催地： フランス・ラバル(Laval, France)

LAVAL VIRTUAL は、最新技術やバーチャルリアリティ、拡張現実、リアルタイム3D、没入型体験、ヒューマンコンピュータインタラクション、インタラクティブデザインの分野において欧州市場へのアプローチと革新的なアプリケーションを発見する最高の機会です。

国際公募VRデモ展 ReVolution は毎年現れる新たな技術の中で、最も革新的なプロジェクトに対して展示や称賛の機会を与えます。
専門家や科学者によって構成された審査員に選出された最高のプロジェクトは LAVAL VIRTUAL に招聘され展示する機会を得ることができます。

Laval Virtual は、公式に日本の国際学生VRコンテスト（IVRC）や米国ACM SIGGRAPHとの提携を締結しており、展示参加された優秀なVR作品の交換交流を行っています。昨年度は、IVRC2014より、「CHILDHOOD」（筑波大）が招待され、展示発表を行いメディア・一般・専門家に大きな評価を得ました。
国際公募デモセッション「ReVolution」は2006年より開催されており、一般市民・専門家に向けて。イノベーションをテストできる最高の場となっています。日本の研究者や企業におけるVR作品のフランスでの評価は高く、ReVolution2015では幾多の強豪を潜り抜け、展示枠9作品中、5作品が日本より展示されました。
ReVolutionから米国ACM SIGGRAPHに選出される特別推薦もあります。

国際会議VRICは毎年、世界中から優秀な企業、研究室が集まるVRとAR国際会議で、すべての論文がACMデジタルライブラリに収録されます。そのほか授賞式・見本市・レセプション、美しい街の風景など見どころの多いイベントです。

—— first call for demo —–
Laval Virtual ReVolution 2016
         [ REAL VIRTUALITY ]
Now it starts call for demo, we are waiting your innovation!
“Living in a world of increasingly visual signs, we need to learn that even the most ‘realistic’ signs are not what they appear to be.”
– Semiotics for Beginners, Daniel Chandler
Bring your reality into a virtual one. It is an ideal dream of VR. Currently, a lot of VR contents are developed but it is in a context of contents development using current hardware. The subject is the exploration of new level of VR techniques, not only in virtual. Strong technology connects us between REAL and VIRTUAL. Imagination realized an experience within a fantasy. Smart implementation brings a future scene of science fiction movie to our daily life.
The demonstration proposal is estimated as virtual reality for the professional and public but not as limited as below:
– Scientific and Technical virtual reality demonstration
– Innovative and practical Virtual Reality application
– Real thing into super quality virtual reality creation
– Virtual realization to realize Real experience
– Imagination and Fantasy experience in Real
– Super Real to experience extending human being
Acceptance classes:
– Welcome: A 3x3m sq. booth from Wednesday to Sunday tear-down
– Invited: Welcome + travelling (flight, TGV and accommodation + Banquet invitation)
Submission Material:
Webform via EasyChair:
Video: A most important submission material, not longer than 5 min.
Abstract: double column, VRIC style 2 pages maximum.
Install plan: logistic, floor plan and experience scenario for professional and public day.
Representative picture: a photo which can explain entire experience for the public.
Important Dates
 Express session:
   Deadline: 31st, December, 2015 (End of 2015 in GMT)
   Result: mid January 2016
 Late breaking: TBD
 Conference: 23rc – 27th, March , 2016
Contact:
 revolution at laval-virtual.org
Facebook
 https://www.facebook.com/LavalVirtualReVolution/

公式Web： https://www.laval-virtual.org/en/
日本語情報: https://blog.shirai.la/lavalvirtual/