Ritsumeikan University 21^st COE Program

「Kyoto Art and Entertainment Innovation Research」,

Art Research Center, Ritsumeikan University

International Symposium on Intelligence Techniques in Computer Games and Simulations

(Pre-GAMEON-ASIA and Pre-ASTEC)

In Cooperation With：Eurosis

■ Organizers: Ruck Thawonmas, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Frank Rinaldo, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Kozaburo Hachimura, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

■ Scope and Aims：The purpose of this symposium is to explore various intelligent techniques for providing novel and useful applications in computer games and computer simulations. This symposium consists of both peer-reviewed sessions as well as organized sessions and is positioned as a pre-event for the Eurosis’s GAMEON ASIA 2008 and ASTEC 2008.

■ Date：March 1−2, 2007

■ Location：Meeting Room (1F), Creation Core Building, Biwako Kusatsu Campus (BKC), Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan　

■ Program　

●Thursday, March 1^st, 2007

9.00-9.15 Registration

9.15-9.30 Opening Address

9.30-10.30 Peer-reviewed Session: Simulation-I (Chair person: Ruck Thawonmas, Ritsumeikan University, Japan)

Optimal Computing Cost Budget Allocation for Solving Buffer Allocation Problem (PDF)

Mahmoud H. Alrefaei, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar and Ahmad A. Abubaker, Al-Imam Muhammad Ibn Saud Islamic University, Alriyadh, Saudia Arabia

Technology of Orders Based Transparent Parallelizing (PDF)

Vitaliy Pavlenko, Odessa National Polytechnic University and Victor Burdejnyj, Odessa I.I. Mechnikov National University, Odessa, Ukraine

10.30-11.00 Coffee Break

11.00-12.30 Organized Session-I (Chair Person: Ming-Hsin Tsai, Ling Tung University, Taiwan)

Human Action Recognition Using Independent Component Analysis (PDF)

Masaki Yamazaki, Yen-Wei Chen, Gang Xu, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan

Haar Wavelets for Online-Game Player Classification with Time Warping (PDF)

Ruck Thawonmas and Keita Iizuka, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan

Generation of Character Motion by Reactive Motion Capture System (PDF)

Woong Choi, Ritsumeikan University, Naoki Hashimoto, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kozaburo Hachimura, Ritsumeikan University, Makoto Sato, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Japan

12.30-14.00 Lunch at K307, Epoch Ritsumei 21 (3F)

14.00-15.00 Peer-reviewed Session: Game-I (Chair Person: Marco Roccetti, University of Bologna, Italy)

VQS Transformation with an Incremental Approach (PDF)

Xin Li, Digipen Institute of Technology, Redmond, Washington, USA

Optimized Spatial Point Detection for Computer Vision in Gaming (PDF)

Chance Lyon, Noah Hopson –Walker and Adam Demers, DigiPen Institute of Technology, Washington, USA

15.00-15.30 Coffee Break

15.30-17.00 BKC Incubator Visit (http://www.rits-binc.jp/company/index.html)

●Friday, March 2^nd, 2007

9.45-10.00 Registration

10.00-11.00 Keynote Speech

Game or not!?

Prof. Naoko Tosa, Kyoto University, http://www.tosa.media.kyoto-u.ac.jp/index.html

Abstract:

"i.plot" investigates the future of narrative by studying the hidden relationships and contextual emergence of language. "ZENetic" is an interface that evokes self-awakening through essential aspects of Zen Buddhist culture. Through esoteric riddles, ZENetic teases particular cognitive responses from users, as reflections of their inner, subliminal consciousness. "Hitch Haiku" condenses an essence of a book into a Haiku, a Japanese minimal poem form. An user chooses arbitrary phrases from a chapter of a famous Japanese essay called "1000 Books and 1000 Nights," which introduces 1000 books covering many genres all over the world. Then the system generates a Haiku by using the corpus of the essay and several databases dedicated for Haiku generation, then transfers it into English. Thus even foreigners can catch the essence of the book.

11.00-11.30 Coffee Break

11.30-12.30 Peer-reviewed Session: Simulation-II (Chair Person: Mahmoud H. Alrefaei, Qatar University, Qatar)

Microscopic Freeway Simulation with Automatic Calibration (PDF)

Iisakki J. Kosonen, Helsinki University of Technology, TKK, Finland

On-line Fault Detection and Compensation of Hydraulic Driven Machines Using Modelling Techniques (PDF)

C. Angeli, Technological Institute of Piraeus and A. Chatzinikolaou, Athens, Greece

12.30-14.00 Lunch at K307, Epoch Ritsumei 21 (3F)

14.00-15.30 Organized Session-II (Chair Person: Xin Li, Digipen Institute of Technology, USA)

A Real-time Dynamic Deformable Model for Soft Tissue Simulation using Adaptive Mesh Refinement (PDF)

Huynh Quang Huy Viet, Yoshinori Tsujino, Hironori Yamashita, Yasufumi Takama, Hiromi Tanaka, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan

Modeling and Rendering of the Anisotropic Reflection on Ukiyo-e (PDF)

Xin Yin, Kangying Cai, Ryohei Yoshikawa, Yuki Takeda, Ryo Akama, Hiromi Tanaka, Ritsumeikan University, Shiga, Japan

An Evolutionary Mesh Compression Algorithm for Video Games (PDF)

Eduardo Lago Aguilar and Igr Alexander Fernandez Sauco, University of Informatics Sciences, Havana, Cuba

15.30-16.00 Coffee Break

16.00-18.00 Peer-reviewed Session: Game-II (Chair Person: Frank Rinaldo, Ritsumeikan University, Japan)

Fast Synchronization of Mirrored Game Servers: Outcomes from a Testbed Evaluation (PDF)

Stefano Ferretti, Marco Roccetti, Alessio la Penna, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy

Developing Natural Language Enabled Games in (Extended) SCXML (PDF)

Jenny Brusk, Gotland University College, and Torbjörn Lager, Göteborg University, Sweden

The Taiwan Cavaliers: A Reference Game for Learning Game Development (PDF)

Ming-Hsin Tsai, Chih-Hsiung Lai and Ying-Chia Su, Ling Tung University, Taichung, Taiwan

I3P: A Protocol for Increasing Reliability and Responsiveness in Massively Multiplayer Games (PDF)

Jeremy Kackley, Matthew Gambrell, Jean Gourd, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, USA

18.30-20.30 Banquet at La Pause, Union Square (2F)

■ Symposium’s homepage:　http://www.ice.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp/~ruck/COE/sympo07.htm

■ Publisher:

Intelligent Computer Entertainment Laboratory, Ritsumeikan University

ISBN 978-4-903857-00-8

■ Contact address:

Dr. Ruck THAWONMAS, Professor

Intelligent Computer Entertainment Laboratory

Department of Human and Computer Intelligence

Ritsumeikan University

Nojihigashi, Kusatsu, Shiga 525-8577, Japan

TEL: +81-77-561-5048, FAX: +81-77-561-5203

URL: http://www.ice.ci.ritsumei.ac.jp/~ruck/