ScandAR
The Second Annual Scandinavian Workshop on Augmented Reality
December 8th and 9th 2011
Aalborg University, Aalborg Øst, Denmark
On December 8th and 9th, 2011, Aalborg University in Denmark will host the second ScandAR workshop and would like to invite all those interested in Augmented Reality to attend.
Augmented Reality (AR) is a field of research that explores how the digital content can be seamlessly blended with the real world. Although the first AR systems were developed over forty years ago the field has recently become very popular due to the availability of easy to use tools and growing number of commercial applications.
There are a number of research groups in Scandinavia that have been conducting research in AR and related areas, however in some cases these groups have been disconnected from each other. This workshop continues on from the first ScandAR meeting organized by Mark Billinghurst and Savioja Lauri that was held in Helsinki, December 2010. The goal of the workshops is to conduct an informal meeting that allows Scandinavian [1]researchers to network with each other, present research work from their research groups, and discuss common areas for future work.
Participation
Attendees can participate in the workshop in a number of ways:
- as a workshop audience member
- give a short (15 – 30 minute) presentation of their work
- provide a live demonstration
- give an overview of their lab or research group
- take part in a workshop discussion
The community to-date represented at the workshop is interested in presentations that relate to all aspects of Augmented Reality including but not limited to: AR hardware and software, tracking and display technologies, user interface/experience design, general application design considerations, evaluation methods, industrial, home and leisure applications and future research directions. We strongly support interdisciplinary research and are interested in a broad mix of attendees to enable spirited discussions.
Attendees who would like to give a presentation should contact the organizers below.
Program
ScandAR will be a two day program with an optional workshop dinner on Thursday December 8th.
Day One – Thursday, December 8th
09:30 – 10:00 Registration, Coffee and Rolls
10:00 – 10:15 Welcome
10:15 – 12:00 Morning Presentations:
– Dave Murphy, Nokia
Research: [pptx, 63MB]
Mirror Worlds and Mixed Reality.
– Simon McCallum, Gjøvik University College: [pdf, 16.5 MB]
Lighting in AR, and Games for Layar
[Coffee Break]
– Jens Grubert, Graz
University of Technology: [pdf, 1.4 MB]
Overview and AR Interfaces for Consumer
Apps
– Claus B. Madsen,
Aalborg Universitet: [pdf, 1.5 MB]
Seeing the Light? Aspects of
Illumination Estimation for AR
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:15 Afternoon Presentations:
– Morten
Ranmar, NoParking Production and
Martin Rauff, Baaring Stories: Koldinghus
Museum Projects: [pdf, 1.8 MB]
– Jacob B. Madsen, Aalborg Universitet: A new AR model? [pdf, 14.2 MB]
14:30 – 15:30 Seminar Discussion
Drinks at 18:30 Søgaards Bryghus, C.W. Obels Plads 1, 9000 Aalborg
Dinner at 19:00 Duus Vinkjælder, Østerågade 9, 9000 Aalborg
Day Two – Friday, December 9th
09:30 – 10:00 Coffee and Rolls
10:00 – 10:45 Gunnar Leistøl,
University of Oslo: Mobile Augmented
Reality & Situated Simulations of Past
& Future Topics: [rtf, 540 KB]
10:45 – 11:00 Coffee Break
11:00 – 12:00 Demo Sessions
12:00 – 13:00 Lunch
13:00 – 14:15 Demo Sessions
14:30 – 15:00 Projects and Funding Discussion
Optional: join to visit Utzon Centre and Kunsten Museum in Aalborg
Registration
The workshop is free except for lunch and refreshments costs, which are covered by the registration fee of 400 DKK (53.74 EUR). However, there is no registration fee for students. For those wanting to attend the optional workshop dinner there is a fee of 300 DKK (40.31 EUR).
Registration for the event is required. To register please send an email with your name and affiliation to scandar@create.aau.dk and indicate whether you are a student and whether you plan to attend the workshop dinner.
The registration deadline is November 30th.
The fees can be paid in cash on site or by international wire transfer. In the case of cash payment, we can accept Danish kroner and paper money in euros (please pay rounded amounts in euros: 55 EUR for the registration and 40 EUR for the dinner).
In the case of international wire transfer, the workshop fees plus transaction fees should be paid by international wire transfer to the bank account of “Aalborg Universitet” at
Danske Bank (address: Algade 53, 9000 Aalborg, Denmark)
IBAN: DK6730000009189629
SWIFT code: DABADKKK
It is important to specify the text “63131 ScandAR” and your name(!) in the note to the payee. (The most important part is the number 63131, which identifies the department.)
For transactions within Denmark, you should use the registration number 3201, the account number 9189629, and the same text in the note to the payee.
Location
The workshop will be held on the Aalborg Øst campus of Aalborg University in room 3-119 in the building Niels Jernes Vej 14. Directions and information about public transport can be found here in AAUmap (click “Her til” and then the English flag in the bottom line) or here in Google Maps (click the bus stop “(Bertil Ohlins Vej v.) Mejrupstien” in the north west of the building). A map of the bus lines is available here. Lines 2 and 12 (direction to “Universitetet” or “AAU busterminal”) start from Aalborg busterminal. You can buy tickets there or from the bus driver (18 DKK one-way fare).
Hotels in Aalborg
Some hotels in the city center (roughly in ascending order of prices): Hotel Aalborg Sømandshjem, Hotel Cabinn Aalborg, Prinsens Hotel, Hotel Hvide Hus Aalborg, Park Hotel Aalborg, First Hotel Aalborg . The hotel Scandic Aalborg is not in the city center but closer to the conference venue (about 2.5 km).
Organizers
For more information please contact the organizer below:
Ann Morrison
Department of Architecture, Design, and Media Technology, Aalborg University
morrison at create.aau.dk ; Mobile: +45 25 52 00 73
Local organizing committee:
Martin Kraus
Claus Brøngaard Madsen
Hans Jørgen Andersen
Pictures from the workshop:
