Web & Virtual Reality Workshop, 19-20 October

Hi,

As hopefully some of you are aware, W3C is organizing a workshop on the
topic of the intersection of Web & VR technologies next month, with a
deadline for registering interest to participate set to September 23rd
(more below).

I thought I would alert this list since there has been lots of interest
in the video & TV industry around the opportunities brought by VR &
immersive videos.

There will also be a TPAC breakout as an introduction to the topic:
https://www.w3.org/wiki/TPAC2016/SessionIdeas#Web_.26_Virtual_Reality

I'm happy to provide more details as needed. Regards,

Dom

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Subject: Extension of Deadline: Web & Virtual Reality Workshop, 19-20
October

W3C is pleased to extend the call for participation in our workshop:
      Workshop on Web & Virtual Reality
      19–20 October 2016, in San Jose, California
      https://www.w3.org/2016/06/vr-workshop/

The new deadline is Friday, September 23rd.

You can register interest in participating in the workshop with the
following form:

    https://www.w3.org/2002/09/wbs/1/vr-workshop/

Thanks to Samsung for hosting the workshop and to Google for
sponsorship. Learn more about sponsorship opportunities for this
workshop at:

    https://www.w3.org/2016/06/vr-workshop/sponsorship


Background:

The combination of improvements in hardware and software capabilities
have brought lots of renewed interest in virtual reality experiences.

Many of these improved capabilities are available in modern browsers via
the Open Web Platform, and thus make the Web a promising ecosystem to
create, distribute and enjoy virtual reality applications and services.

W3C is organizing a workshop to look at the intersection of Web and
Virtual Reality technologies. This workshop aims at enabling the sharing
of experiences between practitioners of the field, discuss existing gaps
in the Web platform that make some Virtual Reality use cases difficult
or impossible in browsers today, and explore what future standards are
needed to pave the way for the Web to be one of the major VR platforms.

Attendance is open to all, and our aim is to get a diversity of
attendees from a variety of industries and communities, including:
      VR hardware (headsets, graphic & audio cards, handle, cameras,
etc) vendors,
      VR platform providers,
      VR content producers and distributors (including media companies),
      VR software developers, preferably with an experience in
developing for Web browsers,
      VR experience designers,
      Users of VR, especially in fields beyond entertainment,
      Experts in challenges and opportunities of VR for people with
disabilities,
      Browser vendors.

Expected topics of discussion include:
*   displaying stereoscopic content
*   detecting & adapting to characteristics of VR headsets
*   handling new input methods for VR (gamepad, hand position, …)
*   accessible user interfaces and interoperability considerations
across VR applications
*   innovative VR applications that provide novel accessibility supports
*   3D audio
*   3D media synchronization
*   declarative 3D scenes
*   interoperable formats and codecs for 3D and 360 content
*   displaying and interacting with 360 video and images from HTML
*   bringing VR as progressive enhancement to classic Web browsing
*   3D video capture (3D camera) and processing (e.g. scene perception)
*   streaming 3D/360 content, streaming real-time 3D content
*   obstacles to high framerate rendering of 3D

For more on the workshop, please see the workshop details and submission
instructions:
      https://www.w3.org/2016/06/vr-workshop/

The event is open to all; position statements or expression of interests
will be required to participate, due by 23 September 2016.

If you have any questions, please contact organizer Dominique
Hazael-Massieux <dom@w3.org>.

This announcement follows section 8 of the W3C Process Document:
    https://www.w3.org/2015/Process-20150901/#GAEvents

We look forward to seeing you there.

For Dominique Hazael-Massieux, W3C Staff Contact;
Xueyuan Jia, W3C Marketing & Communications

Received on Wednesday, 7 September 2016 10:45:16 UTC