The 1st IEEE International Workshop on Mixed Reality Implications on Cultural Heritage Experience (MrICHE)

Abstract

We are pleased to invite you to submit your original research in the field of Augmented and Mixed reality or any other related topics, especially if related to the Cultural Heritage context. Your submission should be in form of IEEE double-column papers (IEEE standard conference templates), and it needs to be related to specific inquiries of one or more implication of Augmented reality system applied in a cultural environment (e.g., technical, epistemological, ethical aspects, socio-cultural implication, artdesign aspects). The main aim of the workshop is to discuss, ideate, and prototyping use-cases for creating immersive Augmented Reality and Mixed Reality experiences to make both new functions and reuse of the existing cultural heritage as well as promoting the born of a new cultural heritage based on digital technology. Moreover, the workshop wants to stress the relationship which occurs between users, technology, and the environment. In addition, a further intent consists in encouraging and developing a deeper understanding of the social, ethical, and epistemic implications of the interaction between human beings and the augmented environment. This workshop is in conjunction with the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2021).

Date
4 Oct 2021 09:00 — 13:00
Website
MrICHE 2021
Location
Bari, Italy
Submission Date
9th July, 2021
Notification Date
23th July, 2021
Camera-ready
19th August, 2021

Topics of interest

The workshop solicits submissions of the unpublished works on topics including (but not limited to) the following applications and emerging topics in Augmented and Mixed Reality for Cultural Heritage:

  • Content creation/authoring and content management
  • Simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM)
  • Virtual Reality for Enhanced Augmented and Mixed Reality
  • Touch, tangible, and gesture interfaces
  • Haptic Interfaces
  • Conversational and Speech Interfaces
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)
  • Computer vision
  • Wearable Computing

Submission

We welcome paper submissions from 4-8 pages excluding references. Paper quality versus length will be assessed according to a contribution-per-page judgment. All submissions will be accepted or rejected as workshop papers.

All accepted papers will be archived in the IEEE Xplore digital library. Detailed submission and review guidelines are available on the workshop website at that link: https://ismar21.org/conferencesubmission-guidelines. All paper submissions must be in English.

All paper submissions must be done through PCS using that link: https://new.precisionconference.com/ismar21. Once therein, select the track titled “ISMAR 2021 MrICHE 2021” and click the Go button.

Special Issue

We plan to invite an extended version of the best papers to publish on a special issue about the workshop topics. Further details will be provided soon.

Program Co-Chairs

  • Lorenzo Carnevale, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
  • Antonio Fleres, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
  • Marco Centorrino, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy
  • Luisa Damiano, Università IULM di Milano, Milano, Italy
  • Massimo Villari, Università degli Studi di Messina, Messina, Italy