Denis Pitzalis
C2RMF
Paris, France

Invited Speakers
Geneviève Lucet
UNAM
Mexico

Talk Title: Virtual Reality, a Knowledge Tool for Cultural Heritage

Aim of the Special Session
The event will provide an opportunity to exchange opinions, experiences and proposals on the best virtual tools for the Cultural Heritage, mainly applied to architectural, archaeological sites and/or museum objects. Interdisciplinary and multi-disciplinary researches concerning both innovative Cultural Heritage Informatics and use of technology for the 3D representation, either dynamic or not are waited for presentation. The scope includes the main 3D phases of CH information technology: initial data capture/digitization, visualization, simulation, rapid prototyping and dissemination of results to the scientific community and the general public.

Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
- Reproduction Techniques and Rapid Prototyping in CH
- Data Acquisition Technologies focusing on Photogrammetry and Laserscanning
- Virtual restoration in sculpture
- Polychromy, simulation and spectral rendering
- 3D Data Capture and Processing in CH
- Sub-aquatic 3D capture
- Visualisation Techniques (desktop, VR, AR)
- Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality and mobile devices
- Non-Photorealistic Rendering of CH Data
- Computer Animation for CH Applications and Virtual Heritage
- Virtual Museum Applications (e-Museums and e-Exhibitions)
- Novel Internet-based CH Applications
- Usability, Effectiveness and Interface Design for CH Applications
- Innovative Graphics Applications and Techniques
- Interactive Environments and Applications
- Archaeological Analysis and Interpretive Design

Program Committee
David Arnold, UK
J. A. Beraldin, Canada
Paolo Cignoni, Italy
Roberto Cipolla, UK
Pierre Drap, France
Carlos Hernandez, UK
Jean-Hugues Lauret, France
Geneviève Lucet, Mexico
Benachir Medjdoub, UK
Franco Niccolucci, Italy
George Pavlidis, Greece
Christian Père, France
Hugo Pires, Portugal
Christophe Renaud, France
Preszmyslaw Rokita, Poland

Proceedings
All accepted and registered papers will be published in the conference proceedings book with an ISBN reference, which will be issued by INSTICC Press. The proceedings will be available at the time of the special session.There will be also a CD-ROM publication.