The conference will cover two core tracks and a number of peripheral tracks
Core Tracks
Artificial Intelligence
Designing (Extensible) AI Engines with Built-in Machine Learning Technologies, Using Adaptive Markov Models, Using Decision Trees, Production Rules and Learning , Using Fuzzy Logic for membership functions and inference procedures , Using Rule Based AI or a Finite State Machine (FSM) , Using Fuzzy State Machines (FuSM) or Cascaded FuSMs , Using Artificial Life and layered AI Techniques , Level-of-Detail AI, Using scripting languages to govern NPC Bots, synthetic characters, or believable agents , Controlling simulated characters (Group Behaviour control) using f.ex. flocking algorithms based on extensible scripting systems , Cognitive Modeling: (combining geometric models and inverse kinematics to simplify key-framing. physical models for animating particles. Bio-mechanical modeling, behavioral modeling), Domain knowledge specification and character instruction, Creating AI Networks using supervised learning and genetic algorithms, and pathfinding, Using Databases using the winnowing algorithm , Using Multi-user Data Management.
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Physics and Simulation
Collision detection, contact resolution and manifold generation (methods Lin-Canny, OBB Trees, I-Collide and Ray Tracing) ; Calculation optimization between objects ; The closest point algorithm by Gilbert Johnson and Keerthi (GJK) between convex and union-of convex objects ; Contact equation formulation (point-plane, edge-edge and sphere-plane) ; LCP (Linear Complementary problems) Based contact resolution ; Iterative constraints and penalty methods for contact resolution, Micro-Collisions, Software Object Interaction.
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Peripheral Tracks
3-D Scalability
MRM (Multi-Resolution Mesh) Technology and the Messiah and Lith Tech Engines ; Scalable level of detail-oriented rendering ; Methods for scaling animation quality ; Scaling animation quality, new animation steps, on interpolated key-frame animation or key-frame morphing ; Bump mapping: emboss-dot product and environment mapped bump map (EMBM).
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Facial Animation
Facial animation for Real-Time, Model Behaviour of 3D Modeling; Modelling the bone structure of faces.
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Skeletal Animation and Fully-Scaled Rendering
Physical Simulation, 3D Character Animation and physical controllers ; Simulation performance ; Rigid body physical animation and rigid body dynamics ; Polygon Character Design and level of Detail under Technical Constraints ; Particle systems, full polygonal models or sprites ; Smooth rendered skins, soft skinning, head animations and full body animation (Skin, extrude and boolean, Design, composition and anatomy) ; Skeletal, skinning, single skin meshes ; Creating Character Animation Assets ; Real-Time motion Synthesis, Kinematics and Dynamics, Animating the real-time run cycle ; T-Buffers and motion blur ; Motion Capture Techniques.
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3-D In-Game Animation
Creating and scaling special effects in Real-Time 3D: environmental weapon effects and general pyrotechnics, software used to produce single frame and animated textures, booth looping and linear, and the pivotal role of alpha channels. Modeling an animation of the geometry needed and the system used to encode additional engine-specific timing and trigger data into the files. The use of the engine particle system and scripting capabilities, Weighted vertices, Streaming SIMD Extension Overview (floating point instruction) ;Pre-rendered cinematics ; Scaling of special effects and texture tricks: particle systems for generating smoke and fire, texture tricks, for volumes, lens flares and onscreen pyrotechnics, Animation Blending.
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Tools
Silicon Graphics (MAYA, as a game prototyping environment), 3D Programming for Rage Programmable Shaders (Renderman), 3D Studio Max.
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Design
Game Engine Design and game environment creation ; Using rapid prototyping (NEMO-DEV) and generic technology (generic world building engine), portable code ; Using Math for Game programming by solving simultaneous Equations ; Using Modularity and isolation abstraction, data hiding, functional independence, cohesion and coupling ; Using Java as an embedded Game scripting engine ; Procedural content placement, level design, enemy and entity placement ; Using Databases in online Games ; Programming in Linux, C++ and Visual Basic ; Programming Web Games in Java Scalable 3D games ; Creating large 3D worlds ; Creating Multiplayer online Games ; Techniques for scaling game content, and approaches to scaling game content ; C++ optimization Strategies and Techniques ; 3D Engine optimization; Optimizing games for the MIPS RISC Architecture ; Game design: User set set according to hard limits, pre-runtime profiling and runtime profiling History of Game Design.
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Rendering
Rendering Equations and architectures; Image Based Rendering (polygon counts (throughput) and overdraw (filtrate); Photorealistic rendering using Open GL and Direct 3D ; Multi texture tricks like gloss mapping, dynamic environment mapping, detail texturing and bump mapping Spatial aliasing and Anti-aliasing and accumulation buffers ; Setup, Rendering and Transforms ; Full floating point setup ; Perspective-corrected texture mapping, multiple filtering modes, sophisticated texture blending for special effects and effective looking transparency ; Classical local illumination equations and colour theory; Creating Reflections and shadows with stencil buffers and Z-Buffers ; Light maps and changing texture coordinates, shadow maps, projected shadow maps ; Methods for scaling lighting and shadows, lighting calculations ; Equation on a per pixel basis, pixel path and voxel animation ; Procedural Texture Methods and Theory and Real-Time ; Procedural Texture Implementation ; Parametric Surfaces, Deforming surfaces, Curved surfaces and tri-linear flip-flopping Using NURBS (non-uniform rational B-splines) and other parametric surfaces for representing 3D Geometry ; Matrix Manipulations ; Methods for scaling geometry using parametric curves and surfaces in relation to polygonal models ; Progressive meshes and subdivision surfaces.
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On-line Gaming
As online gaming becomes more and more popular security issues now come into the forefront of secure game play using public key cryptography, symmetric key cryptography, digital signatures, authentication and available cryptographic toolkits.
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Voice Interaction
Using Intelligent Speech Synthesis Algorithms, Speech Processing, Voice Interaction, Speech Synthesizer; Interaction with AI-NPC's, Voice-Over Net Technology (one to one, and one to many).
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Cognitive Psychology
applied to games, based on player to game interactions and biometric data analysis.
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Artistic Input
Artistic input to game and character design.
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Storytelling
Storytelling and Natural Language Processing.
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Applications
- Wargaming methodology and techniques applied to strategic game design using Campaign managers, character generators, terrain generators. Multiplayer wargaming and Web Wargaming
- Serious Games applications
- Aerospace Simulations, Board Games etc...
- Games for training
- Games Console Design
- Gaming with Robots
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Handheld Gaming Devices
Gaming with I-Toy, WII and other handheld devices such as phones, Virtual Sat-Nav Gaming.
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Perceptual User Interfaces for Games
Humans communicate using speech, gesture, and body motion, yet today's computers do not use this valuable information. Instead, computers force users to sit at a typewriter keyboard, stare at a TV-like display, and learn an endless set of arcane commands -- often leading to frustration, inefficiencies, and disuse.
The idea behind PUI is that a computer system "hears" users' voice commands and "sees" their gestures and body positions. Interactions are natural, more like human-to-human interactions. PUI use here machine perception to allow users to interact with computergames and within computer gaming environments. By reading gestures, motions and speech we should be able to in a much more natural way interact with the games.
But sensor systems deliver only raw position and pose information. For interface use, these are not the desired quantities—we need to understand the abstractions appropriate for a natural interface and consider how the various perceptual input degrees of freedom should relate to available commands and options.
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