IEEE VR 2020 Conference Awards

TVCG - Best Journal papers:

• Avatar and Sense of Embodiment: Studying the Relative Preference Between Appearance, Control and Point of View

  Rebecca Fribourg, Ferran Argelaguet, Anatole Lécuyer, Ludovic Hoyet

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• ThinVR: Heterogeneous microlens arrays for compact, 180 degree FOV VR near-eye displays

  Joshua Ratcliff, Alexey Supikov, Santiago Alfaro, Ronald Azuma
  
  

TVCG - Best Journal Paper - Nominees:

• Teleporting through virtual environments:Effects of path scale and environment scale on spatial updating

  Jonathan Kelly, Alec Ostrander, Alex Lim, Lucia Cherep, Stephen B. Gilbert

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• Mind the Gap: The Underrepresentation of Female Participants and Authors in Virtual Reality Research

  Tabitha C. Peck, Laura E. Sockol, Sarah M Hancock

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• ThinVR: Heterogeneous microlens arrays for compact, 180 degree FOV VR near-eye displays

  Joshua Ratcliff, Alexey Supikov, Santiago Eloy Alfaro, Ronald Azuma

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• Physically-inspired Deep Light Estimation from a Homogeneous-Material Object for Mixed Reality Lighting

  Jinwoo Park, Hunmin Park, Sung-eui Yoon, Woontack Woo

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• FibAR: Embedding Optical Fibers in 3D Printed Objects for Active Markers in Dynamic Projection Mapping

  Daiki Tone, Daisuke Iwai, Shinsaku Hiura, Kosuke Sato

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• Avatar and Sense of Embodiment: Studying the Relative Preference Between Appearance, Control and Point of View

  Rebecca Fribourg, Ferran Argelaguet Sanz, Anatole Lécuyer, Ludovic Hoyet

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• Presence, Mixed Reality, and Risk-Taking Behavior: A Study in Safety Interventions

  Sogand Hasanzadeh, Nicholas Polys, Jesus M. de la Garza

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Best Conference Papers:

• A Physics-based Virtual Reality Simulation Framework for Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation

  Xiao Xiao, Shang Zhao, Yan Meng, Lamia Soghier, Xiaoke Zhang, James Hahn

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• Detecting System Errors in Virtual Reality Using EEG through Error Related Potentials

  Hakim Si-Mohammed, Catarina Lopes-Dias, Maria Duarte, Ferran Argelaguet, Camille Jeunet, Géry Casiez, Gernot Müller-Putz, Anatole Lécuyer, Reinhold Scherer

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• Accelerated Stereo Rendering with Hybrid Reprojection-Based Rasterization and Adaptive Ray-Tracing

  Niko Wißmann, Martin Mišiak, Arnulph Fuhrmann, Marc Erich Latoschik
  
  

Best Conference Paper - Honorable Mentions:

• CasualStereo: Casual Capture of Stereo Panoramas with Spherical Structure-from-Motion

  Lewis Baker, Steven Mills, Stefanie Zollmann, Jonathan Ventura

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• Measuring System Visual Latency through Cognitive Latency on Video See-Through AR Devices

  Robert Gruen, Eyal Ofek, Anthony Steed1, Ran Gal, Mike Sinclair, Mar Gonzalez-Franco

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• Optimal Planning for Redirected Walking Based on Reinforcement Learning in Multi-user Environment with Irregularly Shaped Physical Space

  Dong-Yong Lee, Yong-Hun Cho, Dae-Hong Min, In-Kwon Lee
  
  

Best Conference Paper - Nominees:

• Investigating Bubble Mechanism for Ray-casting to Improve 3D Target Acquisition in Virtual Reality

  Yiqin Lu, Chun Yu, Yuanchun Shi

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• Automatic Synthesis of Virtual Wheelchair Training Scenarios

  Wanwan Li, Javier Talavera, Amilcar Gomez, Jyh-Ming Lien, Lap-Fai Yu

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• Effects of Locomotion Style and Body Visibility of a Telepresence Avatar

  Youjin Choi, Jeongmi Lee, Sung-Hee Lee

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• Accelerated Stereo Rendering with Hybrid Reprojection-Based Rasterization and Adaptive Ray-Tracing

  Niko Wißmann, Martin Misiak, Arnulph Fuhrmann, Marc Erich Latoschik

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• Directing versus Attracting Attention: Exploring the Effectiveness of Central and Peripheral Cues in Panoramic Videos

  Anastasia Maria Schmitz, Andrew MacQuarrie, Simon Julier, Nicola Binetti, Anthony Steed

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• A User Study on View-sharing Techniques for One-to-Many Mixed Reality Collaborations

  Geonsun Lee, HyeongYeop Kang, JongMin Lee, JungHyun Han

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• A Physics-based Virtual Reality Simulation Framework for Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation

  Xiao Xiao, SHANG ZHAO, Yan Meng, Lamia Soghier, Xiaoke Zhang, James Hahn

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• Graphical Perception for Immersive Analytics

  Matt Whitlock, Stephen Smart, Danielle Albers Szafir

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• Enlightening Patients with Augmented Reality

  Andreas Jakl, Anna Maria Lienhart, Clemens Baumann, Arian Jalaaefar, Alexander Schlager, Lucas Schöffer, Franziska Bruckner

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• Detecting System Errors in Virtual Reality Using EEG through Error Related Potentials

  Hakim Si-Mohammed, Catarina Lopes Dias, Maria Duarte, Ferran Argelaguet Sanz, Camille Jeunet, Géry Casiez, Gernot R. Müller-Putz, Anatole Lécuyer, Reinhold Scherer

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• SPLAT: Spherical Localization and Tracking in Large Spaces

  Lewis Baker, Jonathan Ventura, Stefanie Zollmann, Steven Mills, Tobias Langlotz

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• Measuring System Visual Latency through Cognitive Latency on Video See-Through AR devices

  Robert Gruen, Eyal Ofek, Anthony Steed, Ran Gal, Mike Sinclair, Mar Gonzalez Franco

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• The Self-Avatar Follower Effect in Virtual Reality

  Mar Gonzalez Franco, Brian A Cohn, Dalila Burin, Eyal Ofek, Antonella Maselli

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• Exploring the impact of 360° movie cuts in users’ attention

  Carlos Marañes, Diego Gutierrez, Ana Serrano

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• Effects of volumetric capture avatars on social presence in immersive virtual environments

  SungIk Cho, Seung-wook Kim, JongMin Lee, JeongHyeon Ahn, JungHyun Han

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• VR Bridges: Simulating Smooth Uneven Surfaces in VR

  Khrystyna Vasylevska, Bálint István Kovács, Hannes Kaufmann

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• Health and Safety of VR Use by Children in an Educational Use Case

  Robert Rauschenberger Ph.D., Brandon Barakat Ph.D.

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• The Space Bender: Supporting Natural Walking via Overt Manipulation of the Virtual Environment

  Adalberto L. Simeone, Niels Christian Nilsson, André Zenner, Marco Speicher, Florian Daiber

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• A Comparative Analysis of 3D User Interaction: How to Move Virtual Objects in Mixed Reality

  Hyo Jeong Kang, Jung-hye Shin, Kevin Ponto

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• Design and Evaluation of Interactive Small Multiples Data Visualisation in Immersive Spaces

  Jiazhou Liu, Arnaud Prouzeau, Barrett Ens, Tim Dwyer

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• Optimal Planning for Redirected Walking Based on Reinforcement Learning in Multi-user Environment with Irregularly Shaped Physical Space

  Dong-Yong Lee, Yong-Hun Cho, Daehong Min, In-Kwon Lee

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• Exploring Visual Techniques for Boundary Awareness During Interaction in Augmented Reality Head-Mounted Displays

  Wenge Xu, Hai-Ning Liang, Yuzheng Chen, Xiang Li, Kangyou Yu

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Best Posters:

• A Usability Assessment of Augmented Situated Visualization

  Renan L Martins Guarese, João Becker, Henrique Fensterseifer, Marcelo Walter, Carla M.D.S. Freitas, Luciana Nedel, Anderson Maciel

• Tracking Multiple Collocated HTC Vive Setups in a Common Coordinate System

  Tim Weissker, Philipp Tornow, Bernd Froehlich
  
  

Best Poster - Honorable Mentions:

• Musical Brush: Exploring Creativity in an AR-based Tool Combining Music and Drawing Generation

  Authros: Rafael Valer, Rodrigo Schramm, Luciana Nedel

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• Automated Assessment System with Cross Reality for Neonatal Endotracheal Intubation Training

  Shang Zhao, Wei Li, Xiaoke Zhang, Xiao Xiao, Yan Meng, John Philbeck, Naji Younes, Rehab Alahmadi, Lamia Soghier, James Hahn

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• Impact of AR Display Context Switching and Focal Distance Switching on Human Performance: Replication on an AR Haploscope

  Mohammed Safayet Arefin, Nate Phillips, Alexander Plopski, Joseph L Gabbard, J. Edward Swan II
  
  

Best Doctoral Consortium Presentation:

• A Neuro-VR toolbox for assessment and intervention in Autism: Brain responses to non-verbal, gaze and proxemics behaviour in Virtual Humans

  Cliona Kelly
  
  

Best Research Demonstrations:

• Simulating Next-Generation User Interfaces for Law Enforcement Traffic Stops

  Jeronimo Grandi, Zekun Cao, Mark Ogren, Regis Kopper

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• XREye: Simulating Visual Impairments in Eye-Tracked XR

  Katharina Krösl, Carmine Elvezio, Matthias Hürbe, Sonja Karst, Steven Feiner, Michael Wimmer
  
  

3DUI Contest Winner:

• 3DUI and the Phantom Limb: Multisensory Experience for Embodiment of Amputation

  Aimee Calepso, Renan Guarese, Rafael Valer, Yhonatan Iquiapaza, Victor de Jesus Oliveira, Luciana Nedel, Anderson Maciel
  
  

3DUI Contest Honorable Mention:

• 3Dexterity: Finding your Place in a 3-Armed World

  Alexandre Audinot, Diane Dewez, Gwendal Fouche´, Rebecca Fribourg, Thomas Howard, Flavien Lecuyer´, Tiffany Luong, Victor Mercado, Adrien Reuzeau, Thomas Rinnert, Guillaume Vailland, Ferran Argelaguet
  
  

Best VR-in-VR Presentation

• Getting There Together: Group Navigation in Distributed Virtual Environments

  Tim Weissker, Pauline Bimberg, Bernd Froehlich

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