The VARECo Workshop is planned to take place in conjunction with the German GI conference Mensch und Computer (MuC) in Ingolstadt, Germany from 5th to 8th September 2021.
The ongoing commercialization of consumer VR/AR hardware opens up the field of potential scenarios and applications for VR and AR towards everyday context but simultaneously raise new challenges that need to be addressed in current and future research. These challenges are, for instance, the need for long-term use, the integration of hard- and software into existing workspaces, or the need for flexible and cheap creation of content (as in education). To support research and development in this area of interest, we organize this one-day workshop on VR and AR in Everyday Context (VARECo) bringing together interested researchers and practitioners to discuss current and future work in this research domain.
With everyday context, we mean situations, environments, or workflows that are part of everyday life. Examples may be the use of VR for data analysis as part of the data analyst’s workflow or the use of AR for supporting spatially dispersed workers in, e.g., maintaining technical systems. Examples may be:
Data analysis at the desktop
Assistance and support in production, maintenance, or technical control
Enriching physical environments with additional information in the context of smart home, office, or city environments
Use of VR/AR technology in schools and universities
Support of health and care
Learning and teaching in schools, universities, and other professional, semi-professional or everyday context
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Topics of interest can be found in the following, not a complete list:
Integration of VR/AR into professional workflows
Integration of VR/AR into consumer applications
Social Acceptance of VR/AR in an everyday context
Dealing with non-lab, non-standard, constrained environments
Dealing with cybersickness
Specialized 3DUIs for everyday contexts
Use of VR/AR for education
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Submission Deadline: 06 June 2021 (Submissions through ConfTool)
Notification: 03 July 2021
Camera-Ready: 09 July 2021
Conference Early Registration: TBA