18 DAYS BEFORE THE NEW SUBMISSION DEADLINE ON 2 MAY

NEW : FULL FREE CONFERENCE in LAVAL VIRTUAL WORLD !

The annual ConVRgence (VRIC) - Laval Virtual scientific conference - is a global forum for researchers to discuss and exchange ideas, methods and results on XR technologies (Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality). The scope of the conference covers a variety of topics ranging from fundamental research to industrial applications.

Registration is free ! (for presenters and attendees). Best papers will be directly published in the International Journal of Virtual Reality before the conference.

Submission Guidelines

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference.

The following paper categories are welcome:

●  Full research paper: 7-10 pages including references.

●  Short paper: 4 pages including references.

●  Poster: 2 pages including references.

●  Panels: 1 page introducing the theme of the panel and the proposed speakers. 

 Every submission must ​be formatted using the ​IJVR author guidelines​.

 Link​ to submit a paper: ​https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=vric2021

 Proceedings will be published in a special issue of International Journal of Virtual Reality (IJVR)

List of Topics

Papers may come from any area of XR. ConVRgence (VRIC) 2021 seeks contributions addressing at least one of the following 3 topics:

 ●  Human Centered Experience: Avatars, agents, collaboration, immersive storytelling, presence, social-presence, co-presence, embodiment, engagement, flow, virtual beings, etc.

●  Perception & Cognition: Creativity, data visualization, education, ideation, learning, therapy and rehabilitation, training, etc.

●  Interaction: 3DUI, BCI, interaction metaphors, VR/AR/MR technology and devices, haptic, locomotion, multimodal interactions, navigation, teleoperation, tracking, etc.

 We encourage submissions related to these topics covering all domains and use cases, such as industry, health, entertainment, art, education, etc.

NEW: we invite you to propose one-hour panels with 2 to 5 speakers on a scientific theme. Each speaker is given time to speak and then you lead a discussion between the speakers.

Publication

Proceedings will be published in a special issue of International Journal of Virtual Reality (IJVR.eu)

Venue

The conference will be held in the Laval Virtual World (the permanent place for Worldwide AR-VRcommunity) and in a bimodal form in Laval (France) during​ ​Laval Virtual​ international gathering on 2021, July 7-9. Presenters who wish to come in “real” to Laval will receive a free full access pass to visit the Laval Virtual exhibition. 

Link to EASYCHAIR CALL: https://easychair.org/cfp/vric2021