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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>2nd Call for Papers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>----------------------------- </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Facial and Bodily Expressions for Control and
Adaptation of Games (ECAG '08)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a href="http://hmi.ewi.utwente.nl/conference/ECAG08"><font
color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://hmi.ewi.utwente.nl/conference/ECAG08</span></font></a>
<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Workshop organized in conjunction with the 2008 IEEE
International Conference on Automatic Face and Gesture Recognition (<a
href="http://www.fg2008.nl/"><font color=black><span style='color:windowtext'>http://www.fg2008.nl/</span></font></a>)
FG 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>September 16 (one day before the FG 2008 conference),
<st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Amsterdam</st1:City></st1:place><font
color=blue><span style='color:blue'> </span></font></st1:City></span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'> </span></font><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Facial and Bodily Expressions for Control and
Adaptation of Games<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Many interactive systems observe the human body and
face and use these as a means for input. Examples are playing a boxing game
using body movements, mimicking the user's facial expressions in Second Life,
controlling a robot in a home environment, or adapting the teaching strategy
based on the detection of frustration in a tutoring application. In these
examples, observations of the face and body are used in different forms,
depending on whether the user has the initiative and consciously uses his or
her movements and expressions to control the interface or whether the
application takes the initiative to adapt itself to the affective state of the
user as it can be interpreted from the user's expressive behavior. Hence, we
look at: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Voluntary control<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The user consciously produces facial expressions, head
movements or body gestures to control a game. This includes commands that allow
navigation in the game environment or that allow movements of avatars or
changes in their appearances (e.g. showing similar facial expressions on the
avatar's face, transforming body gestures to emotion-related or to
emotion-guided activities). Since the expressions and movements are made
consciously, they do not necessarily reflect the (affective) state of the
gamer.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Involuntary control<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>The game environment detects, and gives an
interpretation to the gamer's spontaneous facial expression and body pose and
uses it to adapt the game to the supposed affective state of the gamer. This
adaptation can affect the appearance of the game environment, the interaction
modalities, the experience and engagement, the narrative and the strategy that
is followed by the game or the game actors.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>We are soliciting papers that discuss research into
this area, with a strong focus on applications. We consider the domain of
entertainment, (serious) gaming and simulation. In addition to video-based
observation, we also consider other means of input, including multi-modal
approaches. Technical papers, as well as survey papers and empirical papers are
eligible.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Authors are invited to submit papers (between six and
fifteen pages), using the formatting guidelines of the main
conference (not blind). Papers will be refereed by at least three
reviewers. Accepted papers will appear in paper proceedings with ISSN/ISBN, and
appear on the CD/memory stick together with papers of the main conference. Send
papers to <st1:PersonName w:st="on">anijholt@cs.utwente.nl</st1:PersonName>.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Registration<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Registration is open for all FG2008 participants and
for others. Registration fee is €50 in combination with the main
conference, and €100 for the workshop only. Authors and participants can
register at the main conference website. . </span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Important Dates<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-----------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Submission deadline: June 15, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Notification of acceptance: July 8, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Camera-ready paper submissions: August
1, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Early registration for the main conference: July 15,
2008</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Registration: Not later than September 1, 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Workshop: 16 September 2008<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Programme Chairs and Organizers<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>--------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Anton Nijholt (HMI, <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Twente</st1:PlaceName>, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Ronald Poppe (HMI, <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Twente</st1:PlaceName>, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Program Committee<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>-----------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Jeremy Bailenson (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Stanford University</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Nadia Berthouze (<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">College</st1:PlaceType> <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">London</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">UK</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Antonio Camurri (Universty of <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Genova</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Italy</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Yun Fu (<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Illinois</st1:PlaceName> at <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Urbana-Champaign</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Hatice Gunes, <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Technology</st1:PlaceName>, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">Sydney</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Australia</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mitsuru Ishizuka (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">University of Tokyo</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Japan</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Nadia Magnenat-Thalmann (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">University of Geneva</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Switzerland</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=FR style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Christopher Peters, Université de Paris 8, France<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Mannes Poel, <st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType>
of <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Twente</st1:PlaceName>, the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region
w:st="on">Netherlands</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Gang Qian, <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Arizona
State University</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">USA</st1:country-region></st1:place><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span lang=EN-GB style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial'>Rainer Stiefelhagen (<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City
w:st="on">University of Karlsruhe</st1:City>, <st1:country-region w:st="on">Germany</st1:country-region></st1:place>)<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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