Smart Graphics

Butz A. (Ed), Olivier P. (Ed)3540246789

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Smart Graphics, SG 2004, held in Banff, Canada in May 2004.The 10 revised full papers and 8 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for presentation. The papers address smart graphics issues from the points of view of computer graphics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and fine art; they are organized in topical sections on virtual characters and environments, tangible and hybrid interfaces, and graphical interfaces.

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Table of contents :
Table of Contents……Page 10
Animating 2D Digital Puppets with Limited Autonomy……Page 12
Non-photorealistic 3-D Facial Animation on the PDA Based on Facial Expression Recognition……Page 22
ALTERNE: Intelligent Virtual Environments for Virtual Reality Art……Page 32
Tangible Image Query……Page 42
Implementation of ActiveCube as an Intuitive 3D Computer Interface……Page 54
Stage-Based Augmented Edutainment……Page 65
Retrieving Vector Graphics Using Sketches……Page 77
Quality Metrics for 2D Scatterplot Graphics: Automatically Reducing Visual Clutter……Page 88
A View on Views……Page 101
Floating Labels: Applying Dynamic Potential Fields for Label Layout……Page 112
Calligraphic Editor for Textile and Tile Pattern Design System……Page 125
Evaluation of User-Friendliness of a Compact Input Device with Simple Tactile Feedback……Page 132
Petri Net Model for Subjective Views in Collaborative Virtual Environments……Page 139
Smart Garden: Plant Mail and Chat Environments……Page 146
Automatic Collage Using Texture Synthesis……Page 151
A Method for Smart Graphics in the Web……Page 157
A Framework Supporting General Object Interactions for Dynamic Virtual Worlds……Page 165
The Media Lounge: a Software Platform for Streamed 3D Interactive Mixed Media……Page 170
Author Index……Page 176