During the submission process, each paper should be classified as one of the following categories:

‍1) Research paper: the goal of this track is to present papers with original research results that contribute to advances in the state-of-the-art of VR/AR-related topics.

‍2) Application / Case Studies: due to the growing maturity of the VR/AR fields, there are already VR/AR/MR applications in widespread use across many fields. This track provides the ideal opportunity to present and discuss applications. The goal is to present applications that build upon existing ideas and established techniques to solve a problem in a novel way.

‍3) Review papers: the goal of this track is to present papers that explore the state-of-the-art in VR/AR/MR. A review paper should provide an updated and extensive overview of the kind of issues that are addressed in the literature on a topic related to VR/AR, the main theories, findings, conclusions, and the most important challenges for the future. After a rigorous double-blinded peer-review process, the selected papers will be presented in the symposium technical sessions, published in the conference proceedings and submitted to the IEEE Digital Library. Outstanding papers submitted in English will be invited to submit extended versions to a special session in the SBC Journal on Interactive Systems.

Submission Categories

‍Full Papers: Full papers should contain between 6 and 10 pages and present a level of contribution commensurate with its length. Research full papers should present consolidated research ideas with strong evaluation evidence of the results. Application and case study full papers should report on mature applications, which have been thoroughly tested with evidence of the effectiveness of the tool. All review papers are expected to be submitted as full papers. Exceptionally, review papers may contain up to 12 pages.

‍Short papers: Short papers should contain between 3 and 5 pages and should present small, but not low quality, contributions. Research short papers may report initial ideas and preliminary evaluations of ongoing research, or complete presentation and evaluation of a small research problem. Application and case study short papers may present an ongoing effort into an applied problem in VR/AR, or the complete report of an application with limited scope. No review papers should be submitted in short form.

Submission Language

As an international forum in virtual and augmented reality, which welcomes a worldwide audience, the official language of SVR 2019 will be English. Authors are strongly encouraged to submit papers in English and use translation services if needed. Papers written in Portuguese will be accepted and reviewed with the same process as English-language papers. Special Portuguese-only sessions will be offered during SVR for the presentation of Portuguese-language papers. It is the goal of SVR to have an increasing percentage of the conference papers written in English.

Submission Process

Papers must be formatted using the IEEE Conference Template - A4 size - and should be written preferably in English or Portuguese. Papers in Portuguese must also have a title and abstract in English, with corrected grammar, preferably written or translated by a native English speaker. Authors names and affiliations should be removed from the submitted manuscript to guarantee a blind review. The papers will be submitted to the JEMS system.

Topics of Interest

The WTD SVR 2019 topics of interest are the same disclosed for the main track of the SVR 2019:

• VR/AR/MR systems, frameworks and toolkits
• 3D interaction
• Input devices for VR/AR/MR
• Haptics, audio, and other non-visual interfaces
• User studies and evaluation
• Tracking and sensing
• Computer graphics techniques for VR/AR/MR
• Immersive gaming / serious games
• Virtual humans and avatars
• Advanced display technology
• Immersive projection technology
• Multi-user and distributed VR/AR/MR
• Perception, presence, and cognition in VR/AR/MR
• Teleoperation and telepresence
• Social, economic, and technical impacts of VR/AR/MR
• Virtual environments evaluation

Camera-ready Submissions

The final version of your paper must be submitted with the SBC Copyright Form. The template has the Copyright Form written in English and in Portuguese. It is not necessary to sign both. Authors must choose between one of the two no matter the language in which the draft was written.CPS camera-ready submissions: corresponding authors of all accepted full and short papers will be contacted by CPS to provide their final version of the paper to be published electronically by the CPS.

Important dates

• June 30: Full and short papers submission deadline
• August 10: Acceptance notification
• August 20: Camera-ready due
• July 15: Full and short papers submission deadline
• August 19: Acceptance notification
• August 30: Camera-ready due

The Virtual and Augmented Reality Graduate Workshop (WTD SVR 2019) provides a unique opportunity for students to discuss their master’s dissertations and doctoral theses. The aim of the Workshop is to allow the preliminary work to be evaluated by researchers with expertise in the SVR topics of interest. The ongoing work may further benefit from all the input gathered during the Workshop, which may lead to a solid, improved work, as a result of the contributions provided by experts, other graduate students, as well as the industry and academic participants of SVR 2019.

Besides receiving a preliminary evaluation, the workshop participants will be exposed to an array of research topics being exploited in graduate programs from Brazil and abroad. Moreover, the brainstorming sessions may help some students to define their research topics. In addition, WTD offers the opportunity for the establishment of new academic collaborations among students and groups that share common research interests in the virtual and augmented reality areas.

Acceptable Submissions

Submissions to the Workshop should be ongoing work only. WTD SVR 2019 will not receive any proposals that have been finished before December of 2019. Works that fall into this category should be submitted to the main track of SVR 2019 instead.

However, paper’s proposals can be submitted to WTD SVR 2019 even if a similar full paper has been submitted to the main SVR 2019’s track.

Submission Instructions

The authors should submit two documents, as follows:

1) Standard Research Report containing a description of the main aspects of the work, as well as the name(s) of the involved student(s). The report shall be submitted according to the standard form named WTD SVR 2019 Research Report.

2) Short Paper disclosing the (expected) contributions of the work clearly, considering the SVR topics of interest. The paper (2 pages maximum) should be organized as follows: Introduction, Motivation (the problem being explored), Related Work, Proposed Solution, Preliminary Results and Conclusion. The short paper shall be formatted using the IEEE Conference Template - A4 size.

‍Submission language: The Standard Research Report and the Short Paper may be written in Portuguese or English.

‍Submission-file format: Both (Standard Research Report and Short Paper) should be submitted in PDF file format.

‍Submission withdrawal: The submission will be withdrawn if any of the following conditions apply: Incomplete submission (any of the two files is missing); wrong size (short paper exceeds 2 pages); wrong file format (any file format other than PDF); wrong text formatting (text not properly formatted in accordance with the specified IEEE formatting - A4).

‍Submission venue: The submissions should be made using the SBC’s JEMS system through the "SVR 2019 - WTD" entry.

Presentation and Publication

Selected Work Proposals will be presented during one of the Workshop technical sessions and will receive face-to-face technical feedback from experienced researchers on Virtual and Augmented Reality, as well as from other participants of the Workshop. Accepted works will be available in the digital proceedings of the WTD SVR 2019. The best works will be invited to submit a 4-pages version to the journal Comunicações em Informática.

Topics of Interest

The WTD SVR 2019 topics of interest are the same disclosed for the main track of the SVR 2019:

• VR/AR/MR systems, frameworks and toolkits
• 3D interaction
• Input devices for VR/AR/MR
• Haptics, audio, and other non-visual interfaces
• User studies and evaluation
• Tracking and sensing
• Computer graphics techniques for VR/AR/MR
• Immersive gaming / serious games
• Virtual humans and avatars
• Advanced display technology
• Immersive projection technology
• Multi-user and distributed VR/AR/MR
• Perception, presence, and cognition in VR/AR/MR
• Teleoperation and telepresence
• Social, economic, and technical impacts of VR/AR/MR
• Virtual environments evaluation

Camera-ready Submissions

The final version of your paper must be submitted with the SBC Copyright Form. The template has the Copyright Form written in English and in Portuguese. It is not necessary to sign both. Authors must choose between one of the two, no matter the language in which the draft was written.

Important dates

• August 30: WTD submissions deadline
• September 28: WTD acceptance notifications
• October 5: WTD camera-ready and copyright submissions

SVR’19 will have a joint session on demos and posters. All authors will submit a two-pages abstract describing their demo OR poster. The words “DEMO:” or “POSTER:” must be placed as the first word of the abstract title.

Ex: “DEMO: An efficient VR system”.

Ex: “POSTER: Preliminary results of a useful AR interface”.

Accepted abstracts will be published in specific sessions of the conference proceedings for demos and posters. The main difference between a demo and a poster submission is that demo authors are expected to present an interactive demonstration at the conference, while poster authors are expected to stand by their posters. Authors must choose the presentation modality at the moment of submission, placing the corresponding word in their titles.

Demos

Demonstrations provide researchers, practitioners and companies the opportunity to present Virtual Reality applications, techniques, experiments and devices throughout the event. The presentation should focus on the technical aspects, but the intent is to be an exciting and interactive demonstration. Besides the two-pages abstract, a video should be submitted in the JEMS system, using the track SVR 2019 – Demos and Posters. The video will be used in the review of the submission and may be used during the event and on social medias to promote SVR.We encourage authors of full papers to submit also a DEMO of their research works.

Posters

Posters describe ongoing work with preliminary results. The theme of the poster must follow the conference orientation to promote new advances in research and technology in the areas of Virtual and Augmented Reality. Systems with complex equipment that cannot be taken for a demo at the conference venue are encouraged to submit a poster instead. Besides the two-pages abstract, a poster-draft should be submitted in the JEMS system, using the track SVR 2019 – Demos and Posters. The draft will be used in the review of the submission but the authors must bring their own printed version for presentation at the conference.

Guidelines for Demos and Posters Submission

Works in English (preferable) and Portuguese will be accepted. The abstract text must follow the same template used for the full papers submission, including:

Title: Written in capital letters, bold and centered, should be clear and concise, enabling easy identification of the poster content.
Authors: Name(s) and last name(s) of the author(s), with their institutional affiliation.
Summary: The text must necessarily explain the objective(s), main procedures adopted, most significant results and conclusions.
Introduction: Contextualize the work to justify its importance.
Objective: Elucidate the research and work purposes.
Materials and Methods: Measurement units and symbols should follow the international system.
Results and Discussion: Display charts, graphs, etc. In the discussion, compare the data obtained with the literature.
Conclusions: Should be based on the results.
Thanks: If eligible, after the conclusions.
References: Should only include those mentioned in the text, appearing in alphabetical order and the authors in capital letters.

For demos, the abstract and video must be sent through the JEMS system, using the track SVR 2019 – Demos and posters. The video should be on 1920×1080 or 1280x720 resolution, limited on 2 minutes and 100Mb.

For poster, the abstract and poster draft must be sent through the JEMS system, using the track SVR 2019 – Demos and posters.

Guidelines for the On-site Presentation

At least one of the authors must be registered in the conference to present a demo or poster on-site. The event will offer a small space for each demo, but the author is responsible for the equipment needed for the demo including its guard. The event will also provide a suitable place to hang posters and tape or pins to fix the poster.

During the event, each presenter is expected to be at the demonstration or poster site during coffee breaks to increase the opportunities for discussion. We emphasize that there is no financial support to cover expenses to present at the demos and posters session.

Camera-ready Submissions

The final version of your two-pages abstract must be submitted with the SBC Copyright Form. The template has the Copyright Form written in English and in Portuguese. It is not necessary to sign both. Authors must choose between one of the two no matter the language in which the draft was written.

Important Dates

• September 9: Two-pages abstract and video or draft submission
• September 23: Acceptance Notification
• September 30: Camera-ready and Copyright Submission