HCI International 2015
Los Angeles, CA, USA
2-7 August 2015

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Virtual, Augmented and Mixed Reality


Conference Final Program
(Last Updated: 4 August, 2015)


Wednesday, 5 August 2015
08:00 – 10:00

S010: Training Trends in Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality - I
Chair(s): Julie N Salcedo, University of Central Florida, United States
Room: SANTA MONICA A

  • Training Effectiveness Evaluation: Call for Fire Trainer – Augmented Virtuality (CFFT-AV)
    Gino Fragomeni, US Army Research Laboratory, United States; Stephanie Lackey, Roberto Champney, Design Interactive, United States; Julie Salcedo, University of Central Florida, United States; Stephen Serge, University of Central Florida, Institute for Simulation and Training, United States.
  • Squad Overmatch: Using Virtual Technology to Enhance Live Training Environments
    Patrick Ogden, MITRE, United States; Terry Wollert, FLETC, United States; Paul Butler, MITRE, United States; Julie Salcedo, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • Augmenting Reality in Sensor Based Training Games
    Peter Smith, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • Augmented Reality Training of Military Tasks: Reactions from Subject Matter Experts
    Roberto Champney, Stephanie Lackey, Kay Stanney, Stephanie Quinn, Design Interactive, United States.
  • GlassClass: Exploring the Design, Implementation, and Acceptance of Google Glass in the Classroom
    David Berque, James Newman, DePauw University, United States.

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10:30 – 12:30

S031: Training Trends in Virtual, Augmented, and Mixed Reality - II
Chair(s): Julie N Salcedo, University of Central Florida, United States
Room: SANTA MONICA A

  • Leveraging Stress and Intrinsic Motivation to Assess Scaffolding during Simulation-Based Training
    Julie Salcedo, University of Central Florida, United States; Stephanie Lackey, Design Interactive, United States; Karla Badillo-Urquiola, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • A Serious-Game Framework to Improve Physician/Nurse Communication
    Marjorie Zielke, University of Texas at Dallas, United States; Susan Houston, Baylor Scott & White Health, United States; Mary Elizabeth Mancini, University of Texas at Arlington, United States; Gary Hardee, University of Texas at Dallas, United States; Louann Cole, Baylor Scott & White Health, United States; Djakhangir Zakhidov, University of Texas at Dallas, United States; Ute Fischer, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States; Timothy Lewis, University of Texas at Dallas, United States.
  • Virtual Approach to Psychomotor Skills Training: Manipulating the Appearance of Avatars to Influence Learning
    Irwin Hudson, US Army Research Laboratory, United States; Karla Badillo-Urquiola, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • Assessing Performance Using Kinesic Behavior Cues in a Game-Based Training Environment
    Karla Badillo-Urquiola, Crystal Maraj, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • Design of the Augmented Reality Based Training System to Promote Spatial Visualization Ability for Older Adults
    Kuo Ping Chang, National Cheng Kung Unversity, Taiwan; Chien Hsu Chen, National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan.

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13:30 – 15:30

S055: Environments for Experimentation and Training: VR, Virtual Worlds, Live
Chair(s): Lauren Reinerman-Jones, University of Central Florida, United States
Room: SANTA MONICA A

  • Pilot Study for Telepresence with 3D-model in Mixed Reality
    Sungchul Jung, Charles Hughes, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • Applying Research in the Cognitive Sciences to the Design and Delivery of Instruction in Virtual Reality Learning Environments
    Martin Goodwin, Travis Wiltshire, Stephen Fiore, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • Theoretical Foundations for Developing Cybersecurity Training
    Eric Ortiz, IST, UCF, United States; Lauren Reinerman-Jones, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • Advancing Interagency Collaboration through Constructive Simulation: Results from the 2015 Federal Consortium of Virtual Worlds Workshop
    Barbara Truman, University of Central Florida, United States; David Metcalf, IST, UCF, United States.
  • Experimental Environments for Dismounted Human-Robot Multimodal Communications
    Julian Abich IV, Daniel Barber, Lauren Reinerman-Jones, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • Analysis of Sociocultural Constructs Applicable to Blue Force Teams: Increasing Fidelity from Pencil and Paper and Video Tests to Virtual Environments
    Dave Scribner, Peter Grazaitis, Asisat Animashaun, Jock Grynovicki, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, United States; Lauren Reinerman-Jones, University of Central Florida, United States.

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Thursday, 6 August 2015
08:00 – 10:00

S098: Human-Agent Teaming and Agent Transparency
Chair(s): Jessie Chen, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, United States
Room: SANTA MONICA A

  • Displays for Effective Human-Agent Teaming: The Role of Information Availability and Attention Management
    Maia Cook, Cory Rieth, Mary Ngo, Pacific Science & Engineering Group, United States.
  • Displays for Effective Human-Agent Teaming: Evaluating Attention Management with Computational Models
    Cory Rieth, Maia Cook, Mary Ngo, Pacific Science & Engineering Group, United States.
  • Exploring the Implications of Virtual Human Research for Human-Robot Teams
    Jonathan Gratch, University of Southern California - Institute for Creative Technologies, United States; Susan Hill, Army Research Laboratory, United States; Louis-Philippe Morency, University of Southern California, Institute for Creative Technologies, United States; David Pynadath, University of Southern California, United States; David Traum, University of Southern California, Institute for Creative Technologies, United States.
  • Human-Computer Collaboration in Adaptive Supervisory Control and Function Allocation of Autonomous System Teams
    Robert Gutzwiller, Douglas Lange, Space & Naval Warfare Systems Center, Pacific, United States; John Reeder, Rob Morris, Olinda Rodas, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Center Pacific, United States.
  • Intelligent Agents for Virtual Simulation of Human-Robot Interaction
    Ning Wang, David Pynadath, K.V. Unnikrishnan, Santosh Shankar, Chirag Merchant, University of Southern California, United States.
  • A Mark-Up Language and Interpreter for Interactive Scenes for Embodied Conversational Agents
    David Novick, Mario Gutierrez, Ivan Gris, Diego Rivera, The University of Texas at El Paso, United States.
  • Enhancing Intuitive Decision Making: An Overview
    Joseph Cohn, ONR, United States.

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10:30 – 12:30

S125: Human behavior in the virtual
Chair(s): Hua Qin, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, P.R. China ; James Niehaus, Charles Rivers Analytics, United States
Room: SANTA MONICA A

  • Research on the Visual Comfort for Small Spaces in Different Illuminance Environments
    Linghua Ran, Xin Zhang, China National Institute of Standardization, P.R. China; Hua Qin, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, P.R. China; Taijie Liu, China National Institute of Standardization, P.R. China.
  • Design and Analysis of the Learning Process Management System
    Songfeng Gao, Ziqi Wang, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, P.R. China.
  • The Impact of Time Pressure on Spatial Ability in Virtual Reality
    Hua Qin, Bole Liu, Dingding Wang, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, P.R. China.
  • Synthetic Evaluation Method of Electronic Visual Display Terminal Visual Performance Based on the Letter Search Task
    Wei Liu, Weixu Cai, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, P.R. China; Borui Cui, cuiborui@163.com, P.R. China; Muxuan Wang, Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications, Pakistan.
  • Influence of Highlighting Words beneath Icon on Performance of Visual Search in Tablet Computer
    Li Wang, Beijing Institute of Aerospace Medicine Engineering, P.R. China; Liezhong Ge, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, P.R. China; Ting Jiang, China Astronaut Scientific Research Train Center, P.R. China; Hongyan Liu, Hongting Li, XinKui Hu, Hanling Zheng, Zhejiang Sci-Tech University, P.R. China.
  • The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality for Studying Human Behavior in Fire
    Xinxin Feng, Rongzhen Cui, Jiabao Zhao, Beijing University of Civil Engineering and Architecture, P.R. China.
  • Analysis of fMRI data of Intuitive Tasks
    James Niehaus, Charles Rivers Analytics, United States; Amy Sliva, Alison O'Connor, Charles River Analytics, Inc., United States.

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13:30 – 15:30

S145: VAMR in design, assembly and maintenance
Chair(s): Rafael Radkowski, Iowa State University, United States
Room: SANTA MONICA A

  • Appraisal of Augmented Reality Technologies for Supporting Industrial Design Practices
    Basak Topal, Middle East Technical University, Turkey; Bahar Sener, University of Liverpool, United Kingdom.
  • Evaluation of a Vehicle Exterior’s Sportiness under Real vs. Virtual Conditions
    Max Hoermann, AUDI AG, Germany; Maximilian Schwalm, RWTH Aachen University, Germany.
  • Occlusion Management in Augmented Reality Systems for Machine-tools
    Claudia Georgeta Gheorghe, Didier Rizzotti, François Tièche, University of Applied Sciences Western Switzerland (HES-SO), Switzerland; Francesco Carrino, Omar Abou Khaled, Elena Mugellini, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Western Switzerland, Switzerland.
  • Investigation of Visual Features for Augmented Reality Assembly Assistance
    Rafael Radkowski, Iowa State University, United States.
  • Study on The Design Characteristics of Head Mounted Displays (HMD) For Use in Guided Repair and Maintenance
    Tao Yang, Young Mi Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States.
  • ARTiSt - Augmented Reality Testbed for Intelligent Technical Systems
    Bassem Hassan, Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology IPT, Germany; Jörg Stöcklein, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, University of Paderborn, Germany; Jan Berssenbrügge, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, University of Paderborn, Germany.

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16:00 – 18:00

S166: PANEL: Working the Modes: Understanding the Value of Multiple Modalities of Technologies for Learning and Training Success
Chair(s): Julie N Salcedo, University of Central Florida, United States
Room: SANTA MONICA A

  • Working the Modes – The Spectrum of Technology
    Eileen Smith, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • Working the Modes – Performance and their Metrics as Foundation of Impact
    Ronald Tarr, University of Central Florida, United States.
  • Working the Modes – Value of Immersive Technology
    Michael Carney, Canon, United States.
  • Working the Modes – Effectiveness Measures in Training and Education
    Cali Fidopiastis, United Technologies Research Center, United States.

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Friday, 7 August 2015
08:00 – 10:00

S189: 3D Virtual Environment
Chair(s): João Luiz Bernardes Jr, University of São Paulo, Brazil
Room: SANTA MONICA A

  • Effect of 3D Projection Mapping Art: Digital Surrealism
    Soyoung Jung, Frank Biocca, Syracuse University, United States; Daeun Lee, SungKyunKwan University, Korea.
  • Human Factors and Interaction Strategies in Three-Dimensional Virtual Environments to Support the Development of Digital Interactive Therapeutic Toy: A Systematic Review
    Eunice P. Dos Santos Nunes, Eduardo Lemos, UFMT, Brazil; Cristiano Maciel, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso (UFMT), Brazil; Clodoaldo Nunes, IFMT, Brazil.
  • The Virtual Dressing Room: A Usability and User Experience Study
    Michael B. Holte, Yi Gao, Eva Petersson Brooks, Aalborg University, Denmark.
  • Development and Evaluation of an Easy-to-Use Stereoscopic Ability Test to Assess the Individual Ability to Process Stereoscopic Media
    Daniel Pietschmann, Benny Liebold, Peter Ohler, Georg Valtin, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany.
  • Local 3D Pose Estimation of Feature Points Based on RGB-D Information for Object Based Augmented Reality
    Daniel Tokunaga, Ricardo Nakamura, Escola Politécnica da USP, Brazil; João Luiz Bernardes Jr, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Edith Ranzini, Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo and Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil; Romero Tori, Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.

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10:30 – 12:30

S208: Developing virtual environments
Chair(s): David Novick, The University of Texas at El Paso, United States
Room: SANTA MONICA A

  • Delta Global Illumination for Mixed Reality
    Maik Thöner, Fraunhofer IGD, Germany; Arjan Kuijper, Fraunhofer / TU Darmstadt, Germany.
  • Towards a Structured Selection of Game Engines for Virtual Environments
    Martin Westhoven, Fraunhofer Institute for Communications, Germany; Thomas Alexander, Fraunhofer, Germany.
  • Evaluation and Fair Comparison of Human Tracking Methods with PTZ Cameras
    Alparslan Yildiz, Noriko Takemura, Osaka University, Japan; Yoshio Iwai, Tottori University, Japan; Kosuke Sato, Osaka University, Japan.
  • Low Cost Hand-tracking Devices to Design Customized Medical Devices
    Giorgio Colombo, Polytechnic of Milan, Italy; Giancarlo Facoetti, BigFlo s.r.l., Italy; Caterina Rizzi, Andrea Vitali, University of Bergamo, Italy.
  • Registration System Errors Perception in Augmented Reality Based on RGB-D Cameras
    Daniel Tokunaga, Escola Politécnica da USP, Brazil; Cléber Corrêa, Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil; Fernanda M. Bernardo, School of Arts, Science and Humanities, University of São Paulo, Brazil; João Luiz Bernardes Jr, University of São Paulo, Brazil; Edith Ranzini, Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo and Pontifical Catholic University of São Paulo, Brazil; Fátima de Lourdes Dos Santos Nunes, University of Sao Paulo, Brazil; Romero Tori, Escola Politécnica da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil.
  • Digital Archiving of Takigi Noh Based on Reflectance Analysis
    Wataru Wakita, Hiroshima City University, Japan; Shiro Tanaka, Kohei Furukawa, Kozaburo Hachimura, Hiromi Tanaka, Ritsumeikan University, Japan.
  • Spatial Mapping of Physical and Virtual Spaces as an Extension of Natural Mapping: Relevance for Interaction Design and User Experience
    Daniel Pietschmann, Peter Ohler, Chemnitz University of Technology, Germany.

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13:30 – 15:30

S226: Design and evaluation of VAMR
Chair(s): Gordon Mair, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom
Room: SANTA MONICA A

  • Subjective Usability Evaluation Criteria of Augmented Reality Applications
    Valéria Martins, Universidade Presbiteriana Mackenzie, Brazil; Tereza Gonçalves Kirner, Claudio Kirner, Universidade Federal de Itajubá, Brazil.
  • Evaluation of Autonomous Approaches using Virtual Environments
    Katharina Stahl, Jörg Stöcklein, Heinz Nixdorf Institute, University of Paderborn, Germany; Sijia Li, University of Paderborn, Germany.
  • Applying Tangible Augmented Reality in Usability Evaluation
    Xiaotian Zhang, Young Mi Choi, Georgia Institute of Technology, United States.
  • The Virtual Meditative Walk: an Immersive Virtual Environment for Pain Self-Modulation through Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Meditation
    Xin Tong, Diane Gromala, Amber Choo, Ashfaq Amin, Chris Shaw, Simon Fraser University, Canada.
  • Animation Guidelines for Believable Embodied Conversational Agent Gestures
    Ivan Gris, Diego Rivera, David Novick, The University of Texas at El Paso, United States.
  • Fact and Fiction Merge in Telepresence and Teleoperation - A Present and Future Perspective
    Gordon Mair, University of Strathclyde, United Kingdom.
  • Multimodal Digital Taste Experience with D’Licious Vessel
    Liangkun Yan, Barry Chew, Jie Sun, Li An Chiu, Nimesha Ranasinghe, Ellen Yi-Luen Do, Keio-NUS CUTE Center, Singapore.

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