Conference Proceedings

Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009

Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada: 25 - 27 May 2009

© 2009. Published by Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society. ISBN 978-1-56881-470-4.

Overview

The thirty-fifth Graphics Interface featured invited speakers Vidya Setlur, Nokia Research Center, and David Luebke, NVIDIA Research, both outstanding leaders in their respective fields. This year’s Achievement Award went to Przemyslaw Prusinkiewicz, University of Calgary, an internationally recognized researcher well known to the Graphics Interface community. The recipient of the 2008 Alain Fournier Award went to Samuel Hasinoff.

Chairs

  • Amy Gooch
  • Melanie Tory

Speakers

Awards

Best Papers

Student Authors in Bold

    Ke Zheng, Alex Colburn, Aseem Agarwala, Maneesh Agrawala, Brian Curless, David Salesin, Michael Cohen
    Parallax Photography: Creating 3D Cinematic Effects from Stills
    Kenrick Kin, Maneesh Agrawala, Tony DeRose
    Determining the Benefits of Direct-Touch, Bimanual, and Multifinger Input on a Multitouch Workstation

Acceptance Rate

Total Submitted77
Total Accepted38
Acceptance Rate49.4%

Proceedings (257 pages total)

    GI '09: Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009: Front Matter
    • BibTeX

      @proceedings{Gooch:2009,
      editor = {Gooch, Amy and Tory, Melanie},
      title = {GI ’09: Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009: Front Matter},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      numpages = {257},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Geometry processing
    Preserving sharp edges in geometry images
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Gauthier:2009:,
      author = {Gauthier, Mathieu and Poulin, Pierre},
      title = {Preserving sharp edges in geometry images},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {1--6},
      numpages = {6},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Fast visualization of complex 3D models using displacement mapping
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Lu:2009:,
      author = {Lu, The-Kiet and Low, Kok-Lim and Zheng, Jianmin},
      title = {Fast visualization of complex 3D models using displacement mapping},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {7--14},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Surfaces and meshes
    Fast low-memory streaming MLS reconstruction of point-sampled surfaces
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Cuccuru:2009:,
      author = {Cuccuru, Gianmauro and Gobbetti, Enrico and Marton, Fabio and Pajarola, Renato and Pintus, Ruggero},
      title = {Fast low-memory streaming MLS reconstruction of point-sampled surfaces},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {15--22},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Interactive part selection for mesh and point models using hierarchical graph-cut partitioning
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Brown:2009:,
      author = {Brown, Steven and Morse, Bryan and Barrett, William},
      title = {Interactive part selection for mesh and point models using hierarchical graph-cut partitioning},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {23--30},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Computing surface offsets and bisectors using a sampled constraint solver
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Johnson:2009:,
      author = {Johnson, David and Cohen, Elaine},
      title = {Computing surface offsets and bisectors using a sampled constraint solver},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {31--37},
      numpages = {7},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Image editing: depth, focus, and balance
    Depth of field postprocessing for layered scenes using constant-time rectangle spreading
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Kosloff:2009:,
      author = {Kosloff, Todd and Tao, Michael and Barsky, Brian},
      title = {Depth of field postprocessing for layered scenes using constant-time rectangle spreading},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {39--46},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    3D-aware image editing for out of bounds photography
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Shesh:2009:,
      author = {Shesh, Amit and Criminisi, Antonio and Rother, Carsten and Smyth, Gavin},
      title = {3D-aware image editing for out of bounds photography},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {47--54},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    One-click white balance using human skin reflectance
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Long:2009:,
      author = {Long, Jeremy and Gooch, Amy},
      title = {One-click white balance using human skin reflectance},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {55--62},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Rendering: moonbeams, mist, and iridescent gems
    Rendering lunar eclipses
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Yapo:2009:,
      author = {Yapo, Theodore and Cutler, Barbara},
      title = {Rendering lunar eclipses},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {63--69},
      numpages = {7},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    An analytical approach to single scattering for anisotropic media and light distributions
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Pegoraro:2009:,
      author = {Pegoraro, Vincent and Schott, Mathias and Parker, Steven},
      title = {An analytical approach to single scattering for anisotropic media and light distributions},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {71--77},
      numpages = {7},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Rendering the effect of labradoescence
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Weidlich:2009:,
      author = {Weidlich, Andrea and Wilkie, Alexander},
      title = {Rendering the effect of labradoescence},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {79--85},
      numpages = {7},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Graphs, paths, and rigs
    Structural differences between two graphs through hierarchies
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Archambault:2009:,
      author = {Archambault, Daniel},
      title = {Structural differences between two graphs through hierarchies},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {87--94},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Sketch-based path design
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{McCrae:2009:,
      author = {McCrae, James and Singh, Karan},
      title = {Sketch-based path design},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {95--102},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Rig retargeting for 3D animation
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Poirier:2009:,
      author = {Poirier, Martin and Paquette, Eric},
      title = {Rig retargeting for 3D animation},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {103--110},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Best student papers
    Parallax photography: creating 3D cinematic effects from stills
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Zheng:2009:,
      author = {Zheng, Ke and Colburn, Alex and Agarwala, Aseem and Agrawala, Maneesh and Salesin, David and Curless, Brian and Cohen, Michael},
      title = {Parallax photography: creating 3D cinematic effects from stills},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {111--118},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Determining the benefits of direct-touch, bimanual, and multifinger input on a multitouch workstation
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Kin:2009:,
      author = {Kin, Kenrick and Agrawala, Maneesh and DeRose, Tony},
      title = {Determining the benefits of direct-touch, bimanual, and multifinger input on a multitouch workstation},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {119--124},
      numpages = {6},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Haptics and novel interaction techniques
    Heart rate control of exercise video games
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Stach:2009:,
      author = {Stach, Tadeusz and Graham, T. and Yim, Jeffrey and Rhodes, Ryan},
      title = {Heart rate control of exercise video games},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {125--132},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Exploring melodic variance in rhythmic haptic stimulus design
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Swerdfeger:2009:,
      author = {Swerdfeger, Bradley and Fernquist, Jennifer and Hazelton, Thomas and MacLean, Karon},
      title = {Exploring melodic variance in rhythmic haptic stimulus design},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {133--140},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Improving simulated borescope inspection with constrained camera motion and haptic feedback
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Vembar:2009:,
      author = {Vembar, Deepak and Duchowski, Andrew and Gramopadhye, Anand and Washburn, Carl},
      title = {Improving simulated borescope inspection with constrained camera motion and haptic feedback},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {141--148},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Pen and touch interfaces
    Who dotted that 'i'?: context free user differentiation through pressure and tilt pen data
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Eoff:2009:,
      author = {Eoff, Brian and Hammond, Tracy},
      title = {Who dotted that ‘i’?: context free user differentiation through pressure and tilt pen data},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {149--156},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Recognizing interspersed sketches quickly
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Hammond:2009:,
      author = {Hammond, Tracy and Davis, Randall},
      title = {Recognizing interspersed sketches quickly},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {157--166},
      numpages = {10},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Handle Flags: efficient and flexible selections for inking applications
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Grossman:2009:,
      author = {Grossman, Tovi and Baudisch, Patrick and Hinckley, Ken},
      title = {Handle Flags: efficient and flexible selections for inking applications},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {167--174},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Separability of spatial manipulations in multi-touch interfaces
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Nacenta:2009:,
      author = {Nacenta, Miguel and Baudisch, Patrick and Benko, Hrvoje and Wilson, Andy},
      title = {Separability of spatial manipulations in multi-touch interfaces},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {175--182},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Contextual design
    Presenting identity in a virtual world through avatar appearances
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Neustaedter:2009:,
      author = {Neustaedter, Carman and Fedorovskaya, Elena},
      title = {Presenting identity in a virtual world through avatar appearances},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {183--190},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Understanding and improving flow in digital photo ecosystems
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Neustaedter:2009:,
      author = {Neustaedter, Carman and Fedorovskaya, Elena},
      title = {Understanding and improving flow in digital photo ecosystems},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {191--198},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
HCI notes
    A multi-level pressure-sensing two-handed interface with finger-mounted pressure sensors
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Omata:2009:,
      author = {Omata, Masaki and Kajino, Manabu and Imamiya, Atsumi},
      title = {A multi-level pressure-sensing two-handed interface with finger-mounted pressure sensors},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {199--202},
      numpages = {4},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Potential field approach for haptic selection
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Simard:2009:,
      author = {Simard, Jean and Ammi, Mehdi and Picon, Flavien and Bourdot, Patrick},
      title = {Potential field approach for haptic selection},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {203--206},
      numpages = {4},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Haptic conviction widgets
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Chu:2009:,
      author = {Chu, Gerry and Moscovich, Tomer and Balakrishnan, Ravin},
      title = {Haptic conviction widgets},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {207--210},
      numpages = {4},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    MR Tent: a place for co-constructing mixed realities in urban planning
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Val{\'e}rie:2009:,
      author = {Val{\'e}rie, Maquil and Markus, Sareika and Dieter, Schmalstieg and Ina, Wagner},
      title = {MR Tent: a place for co-constructing mixed realities in urban planning},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {211--214},
      numpages = {4},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Pointing, selection, and text input
    QuickSelect: history-based selection expansion
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Su:2009:,
      author = {Su, Sara and Paris, Sylvain and Durand, Fr{\'e}do},
      title = {QuickSelect: history-based selection expansion},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {215--221},
      numpages = {7},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    ISO 9241-9 evaluation of video game controllers
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Natapov:2009:,
      author = {Natapov, Daniel and Castellucci, Steven and MacKenzie, Scott},
      title = {ISO 9241-9 evaluation of video game controllers},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {223--230},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Mid-air text input techniques for very large wall displays
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Shoemaker:2009:,
      author = {Shoemaker, Garth and Findlater, Leah and Dawson, Jessica and Booth, Kellogg},
      title = {Mid-air text input techniques for very large wall displays},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2009},
      series = {GI 2009},
      year = {2009},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-470-4},
      location = {Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada},
      pages = {231--238},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }