EPSRC Visualization and Virtual Environments Community Club (VVECC)

Augmenting the Real World: Augmented Reality and Wearable Computing
18 April 2000
at the University of Loughborough

Chair: Prof Roy Kalawsky

A one day conference of the EPSRC Visualization and Virtual Environments Community Club dealing with augmenting the real world through the use of augmented reality and wearable computing was held at Loughborough University on 18 April 2000. The aim of the conference was the exploration of the intersection between real and computer maintained worlds. This was an extremely successful conference and brought together some of the leading practitioners from around the world. Two highlights of the event included a keynote address by Mark Billinghurst (Human Interface Technology Laboratory, University of Washington, USA) and a final summing up session by Professor Fred Brooks (Department of Computer Science, University of North Carolina, USA).

Abstracts and presentation materials

Welcome Address Keynote Address: Mark Billinghurst - Human Interface Technology Laboratory, University of Washington, Seattle - Research Directions in Wearable Computing abstract / slides as PDF (3.8MB) Session 1 - morning: Augmented Reality DERA - Seeing into the Future: The potential of Augmented Reality for Advanced Embedded Training Systems - Alex Stedmon abstract / slides as PDF Loughborough University - Experimental Research into Human Cognitive Processing in an Augmented Reality Environment - Roy Kalawsky + Kevin Hill abstract / slides as PDF (2.0MB) Open University/Loughborough - Making Light Work in Augmented Environments - Eric Tatham abstract / slides as PDF (5.3MB) / associated movie as AVI (no sound), best viewed in conjunction with the slides (6.9MB) Open Forum/Debate Session 2 - afternoon: Wearable Computing Birmingham University - Augmented Art Galleries - Chris Baber abstract / slides as PDF Essex University - A user interface framework for wearable computing - Neill Newman and Adrian Clark abstract / slides as PDF (3.0MB) Essex University - An augmented reality tour guide for archaeological sites - David Johnston and Adrian Clark abstract / slides Loughborough University - in Field Computer for Human Factors based Evaluations - Roy Kalawsky abstract / slides as PDF (3.2MB) Bristol University - Wearable Computing: Bristol Fashion - Cliff Randell abstract / slides as PDF / associated movie as MPG (no sound), best viewed in conjunction with the slides (4.0MB) Open Forum/Debate Final Summing Up Session - Professor Fred Brooks - University of North Carolina Professor Fred Brooks very kindly agreed to summarise the whole conference with respect to the international scene. The audio of Professor Brooks' extemporaneous remarks is available in MP3 format - note, you will need to turn the volume up (6.1MB).

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