IP: CFP: Workshop on Technologies for Interactive Movies

[Dave Farber <farber@cis.upenn.edu>]

            *** WORKSHOP ANNOUNCEMENT ***


         Technologies for Interactive Movies


Place: University of Bristol, UK
Date:  September 13, 1998  (Before the ACM-MM98 Conference)


Workshop is organized by:
ATR Media Integration & Communications Research Laboratories




ABSTRACT:


"Interactive movies" is one of the future  concepts of the entertainment
media in which  participants will be able  to  dynamically interact with
the actors  and environments in  the movies.  New  opportunities for the
active involvement in movies will  be created through the integration of
internet technologies with   specialized techniques for  creating  plot,
role,  and  character in movies.   In order to realize  such interactive
movies,  it is   necessary  to understand  basic cinematic   techniques,
interaction technologies, and the creation of compelling content through
effective  storytelling. The combination    of web based   mediation and
generative  simulation of   story  events will  enable  participants  to
experience   the dynamic unfolding  of   movies through the  interactive
involvement with virtual actors and the world which they inhabit.


Recent advances  in  technologies  for generating interactive   stories,
which  will vary depending upon the  activities of the  audience and the
story line of   the movie,  enable the   creation of a  new approach  to
interactive  movies.  Various kinds  of   computer graphics technologies
necessary    for    realizing virtual     actors  and   scenes  will  be
described. Real-time  interactions,    generative   methods   for  scene
creation, and  web  based  mediation  are  the  key  technologies to  be
covered.




REGISTRATION:


Attendance at the workshop  is open, however, prior  to the workshop  we
request that you send  email to Edward Altman (altman@krdl.org.sg) along
with a brief statement of your background and interests. Note: According
to ACM-MM  policy (http://www.acm.org/sigmm/MM98/index.html) in order to
attend  the workshop,  it is  necessary to be   registered for the  full
conference and the particular workshop you wish to attend.


WEB PAGE INFORMATION:


For additional information, please visit our web site at:
http://www.mic.atr.co.jp/~nakatsu/workshop2.html


ORGANIZERS:


Ryohei Nakatsu   ATR Media Integration & Communications Lab, Japan
Edward Altman    Kent Ridge Digital Lab, Singapore
Claudio Pinhanez MIT Media Lab, USA