4th Workshop on Seamless Reality:

AR Technologies for Seamless Perception and Cognition between Cyber and Physical Spaces

Daegu, Korea

Introduction

Following three successful workshops (IEEE VR 2024, IEEE VR 2025, ISMAR 2025), we further explore the theme of "Seamless Reality." By the term we envision the seamless integration of cyber and physical spaces, following the development of VR/AR display technology and perception understanding.

We define "Seamless Reality" as a concept that seamlessly integrates physical perception with behavior and cognition between cyber and physical spaces. Through this workshop, we aim to promote research on the fundamental technologies for realizing Seamless Reality, including AR display systems that enhance the realism of virtual images, AR representation design applying insights from visual cognition and psychology, and physical interactions with AR representations based on changes in physical space and haptic feedback.

Acknowledgement: This workshop is supported by JST ASPIRE Grant Number JPMJAP2327, Japan.

Previous Workshop

1st Workshop on Seamless Reality @ IEEE VR 2024

2nd Workshop on Seamless Reality @ IEEE VR 2025

3rd Workshop on Seamless Reality @ ISMAR 2025

Updates

Update (31th Jan. 2026) The workshop program has been released. At the request of the workshop chair, the time has been changed.
Update (16th Jan. 2026) We have clarified that the statement mentioned in the original CFP is NOT required for this workshop due to limitations in the submission system. If already provided, it will be considered as supplementary information. We apologize for the confusion.
Update (5th Jan. 2026) We have updated the information of the assigned workshop date and the invited speaker.

Update (17th Dec. 2025) We have opened the submission page.

Update (5th Dec. 2025) We have opened the workshop webpage.

Scope

Our workshop targets the following but not limited to:

3D User Interface
Avatar simulation and embodiment
AR/VR Display technologies
Brain-computer interfaces, physiological computing
Body-based interfaces
Engineering of interactive systems
Evaluation of interactive systems
Human-Computer Interaction
Haptic feedback
Haptic interfaces
Learning and training
Multimodal interfaces
Multisensory feedback and interfaces
Neuroscience and cognitive science
Perception in AR/VR environments
Sports, performance, motor skills
Tangible interfaces
User and perceptual studies

Invited Speaker

Dr. Ferran Argelaguet

Research Scientist / the head of the Seamless Research team, INRIA, France

Title: TBD

Bio: Ferran Argelaguet is a research scientist (CRCN) at IRISA/Inria Rennes since 2016 and the head of the Seamless Research team. His research focuses on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI), combining Virtual Reality, Human Computer Interaction, Computer Graphics, and Human Perception to create seamless interaction between users and 3D virtual content. He regularly serves on program committees of major VR and 3DUI conferences (IEEE VR, IEEE ISMAR, ACM VRST, IEEE 3DUI, ACM SUI) and served as program co-chair of the IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces between 2019-2022.

Program

Seamless_Reality_Workshop_Programs

Important Date

Schedule:

Submission deadline: January 16, 2026 (Anywhere on Earth, 23:59)
Notification: January 22, 2026
Camera-ready deadline: January 29, 2026
Workshop date: 8:45 AM - 12:30 AM, March 21, 2026

Submission Guidelines

All paper submissions must be in English and must comprise 6 pages maximum, NOT including references. We also welcome a short paper of 2 pages, not including references.

All Paper submissions must be prepared in IEEE VGTC Conference Style Papers (https://tc.computer.org/vgtc/publications/conference/) and submitted in PDF format. We highly encourage authors to use the LaTeX template. However, authors who choose to use the MS Word template should ensure that the PDF submission matches the PDF format template. We accept supplementary materials (document, image, and video format) with the submission.

The review process is single-blind. Starting with this workshop, we request that authors include a brief (2–4 sentences) statement, answering: “How does this work contribute to the realization of seamless reality in VR/AR?” in the submission system. This statement will help guide the review process and inform workshop session planning. ** Update: Jan 16, 2026 ** The statement mentioned in the original CFP will NOT be required for this workshop due to limitations in the submission system. If you have already included this statement in your submission (e.g., in comments or file descriptions), it will be considered as supplementary information during the review process, but it is not mandatory.

Accepted papers will be published in the IEEE Digital Library within the IEEE ISMAR Abstract and Workshop proceedings. Please note that we considers papers of 3 or more pages to be archival. At least one author of each accepted paper is required to register, attend, and present their work at 4th WSR.

To submit a paper, please select "Society: VR > Conference/Journal: IEEE VR 2026 > Track: IEEE VR 2026 Workshop: WSR" from PCS.

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