C onference on Virtual Reality Software and Technology 2003 will be held on October 1-3, 2003, at Osaka University Convention Center, Osaka, Japan. Osaka has served as a center of the Japanese economy since ancient times, as a gateway overseas. In modern times, as the forerunner of the industrial revolution, Osaka has led the Japanese economy, giving birth to many vital industries including entertainment areas. Osaka is near Kyoto and Nara, the ancient capitals of Japan. Participants will also enjoy unique food culture in Osaka.

VRST is a primary annual international conference on recent research and development of virtual reality. The conference proceedings are published by ACM Press. The first VRST was held in Singapore in 1994 and since then it has been held in Japan (1995), Hong Kong (1996), Switzerland (1997), Taiwan (1998), United Kingdom (1999), Korea (2000), Canada (2001), and Hong Kong(2002).

VRST 2003 solicits high quality papers containing original research results in all aspects of virtual reality and related areas. The conference themes include but are not limited to the following topics:

Interaction Techniques and Devices
Collaborative VEs and Networked VEs
Haptics
Visual/Audio Interfaces
Hardware Devices
Human Factors
Graphics Algorithms
Modeling and Simulation
Real-Time Rendering
VR System Architecture
Augmented/Mixed Reality Software and Systems
VR based Entertainment and Education
Medical/Industrial Applications

Information for Authors

A paper should be in English and in the Conference Publications Format. Papers must be no longer than ten pages, including references, appendices, and figures. They must include title, author names, contacts and affiliations, abstract, keywords, body, and references. The abstract must be 150 words or less and must be included in the paper. All papers will be reviewed by an international program committee.

A paper should be submitted through the official web site in PDF format. All papers will be reviewed and processed electronically. The information on the paper and a contact author's email address, mailing address, phone number, and fax number also must be submitted through the official web site by May 6, 2003.

Movies or other materials can also be submitted through official web site. The format of movies must be AVI/QuickTime/MPEG-1 within 3 minutes. And the size of all materials must not be exceed 100 mega bytes. These submissions also must be received by May 6, 2003.

VRST2003 slide templates are available in PC versions. The files are in compressed archive form, Zip. You will need an archive utility like Winzip to extract the templates and image files.
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Important Dates

VRST2003 Committee Members