Conference Proceedings

Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008

Windsor, Ontario, Canada: 28 - 30 May 2008

© 2008. Published by Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society. ISBN 978-1-56881-423-0.

Overview

The thirty-fourth Graphics Interface featured keynote speakers David Ebert, Purdue University, and Patricia M. Jones, NASA Ames Research Center. This year’s conference also provided an Achievement Award to Kellogg S. Booth, long-time president of CHCCS/SCDHM, and a Service Award to James Stewart. Abhijeet Ghosh was the recipient of the 2007 Alain Fournier Award.

Chairs

  • Chris Shaw
  • Lyn Bartram

Speakers

    David Ebert
    Mobiquitous Graphics and Visualization: More Than Just Fun and Games?
    Dr. Patricia M. Jones
    Looking Across NASA: A Perspective

Awards

Best Papers

Student Authors in Bold

    Jason Alexander, Andy Cockburn
    An empirical characterisation of electronic document navigation
    Takashi Ijiri, Mihoshi Yokoo, Saneyuki Kawabata, Takeo Igarashi
    Surface-based growth simulation for opening flowers

Acceptance Rate

Total Submitted85
Total Accepted35
Acceptance Rate41.2%

Proceedings (301 pages total)

    GI '08: Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008: Front Matter
    • BibTeX

      @proceedings{Shaw:2008,
      editor = {Shaw, Chris and Bartram, Lyn},
      title = {GI ’08: Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008: Front Matter},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      numpages = {301},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Large Displays
    The effects of co-present embodiments on awareness and collaboration in tabletop groupware
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Pinelle:2008:,
      author = {Pinelle, David and Nacenta, Miguel and Gutwin, Carl and Stach, Tadeusz},
      title = {The effects of co-present embodiments on awareness and collaboration in tabletop groupware},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {1--8},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    The effects of peripheral vision and physical navigation on large scale visualization
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Ball:2008:,
      author = {Ball, Robert and North, Chris},
      title = {The effects of peripheral vision and physical navigation on large scale visualization},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {9--16},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Lightweight task/application performance using single versus multiple monitors: a comparative study
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Kang:2008:,
      author = {Kang, Youn-ah and Stasko, John},
      title = {Lightweight task/application performance using single versus multiple monitors: a comparative study},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {17--24},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Image Input
    Dynamic correction of color appearance on mobile displays
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Lindsay:2008:,
      author = {Lindsay, Clifford and Agu, Emmanuel and Wu, Fan},
      title = {Dynamic correction of color appearance on mobile displays},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {25--31},
      numpages = {7},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Background estimation from non-time sequence images
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Granados:2008:,
      author = {Granados, Miguel and Seidel, Hans-Peter and Lensch, Hendrik},
      title = {Background estimation from non-time sequence images},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {33--40},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    A GPU-friendly method for high dynamic range texture compression using inverse tone mapping
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Banterle:2008:,
      author = {Banterle, Francesco and Debattista, Kurt and Ledda, Patrick and Chalmers, Alan},
      title = {A GPU-friendly method for high dynamic range texture compression using inverse tone mapping},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {41--48},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Input
    A model of non-preferred hand mode switching
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Ruiz:2008:,
      author = {Ruiz, Jaime and Bunt, Andrea and Lank, Edward},
      title = {A model of non-preferred hand mode switching},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {49--56},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Evaluating one handed thumb tapping on mobile touchscreen devices
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Perry:2008:,
      author = {Perry, Keith and Hourcade, Juan},
      title = {Evaluating one handed thumb tapping on mobile touchscreen devices},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {57--64},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Perceptibility and utility of sticky targets
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Mandryk:2008:,
      author = {Mandryk, Regan and Gutwin, Carl},
      title = {Perceptibility and utility of sticky targets},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {65--72},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Visualization 1
    Single-pass GPU solid voxelization for real-time applications
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Eisemann:2008:,
      author = {Eisemann, Elmar and D{\'e}coret, Xavier},
      title = {Single-pass GPU solid voxelization for real-time applications},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {73--80},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    LiveSync++: enhancements of an interaction metaphor
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Kohlmann:2008:,
      author = {Kohlmann, Peter and Bruckner, Stefan and Kanitsar, Armin and Gr{\"o}ller, Eduard},
      title = {LiveSync++: enhancements of an interaction metaphor},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {81--88},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Context-controlled flow visualization in augmented reality
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Eissele:2008:,
      author = {Eissele, Mike and Kreiser, Matthias and Ertl, Thomas},
      title = {Context-controlled flow visualization in augmented reality},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {89--96},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Vector field contours
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Annen:2008:,
      author = {Annen, T. and Theisel, H. and R{\"o}ssl, C. and Ziegler, G. and Seidel, H.-P.},
      title = {Vector field contours},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {97--105},
      numpages = {9},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    25 Years ago I couldn't even spell Canadian, now I are one: momentos of collaborating on, with, and about technology
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Booth:2008:,
      author = {Booth, Kellogg},
      title = {25 Years ago I couldn’t even spell Canadian, now I are one: momentos of collaborating on, with, and about technology},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {107--114},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Evaluation
    Order and entropy in picture passwords
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Komanduri:2008:,
      author = {Komanduri, Saranga and Hutchings, Dugald},
      title = {Order and entropy in picture passwords},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {115--122},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    An empirical characterisation of electronic document navigation
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Alexander:2008:,
      author = {Alexander, Jason and Cockburn, Andy},
      title = {An empirical characterisation of electronic document navigation},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {123--130},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Evaluation of techniques for visualizing mathematical expression recognition results
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{LaViola:2008:,
      author = {LaViola, Joseph and Leal, Anamary and Miller, Timothy and Zeleznik, Robert},
      title = {Evaluation of techniques for visualizing mathematical expression recognition results},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {131--138},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Shadows
    Layered variance shadow maps
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Lauritzen:2008:,
      author = {Lauritzen, Andrew and McCool, Michael},
      title = {Layered variance shadow maps},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {139--146},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Quality scalability of soft shadow mapping
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Schwarz:2008:,
      author = {Schwarz, Michael and Stamminger, Marc},
      title = {Quality scalability of soft shadow mapping},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {147--154},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Exponential shadow maps
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Annen:2008:,
      author = {Annen, Thomas and Mertens, Tom and Seidel, Hans-Peter and Flerackers, Eddy and Kautz, Jan},
      title = {Exponential shadow maps},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {155--161},
      numpages = {7},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Faces and Web
    A scalability study of web-native information visualization
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Johnson:2008:,
      author = {Johnson, Donald and Jankun-Kelly, T.},
      title = {A scalability study of web-native information visualization},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {163--168},
      numpages = {6},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Effects of avatar's blinking animation on person impressions
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Takashima:2008:,
      author = {Takashima, Kazuki and Omori, Yasuko and Yoshimoto, Yoshiharu and Itoh, Yuich and Kitamura, Yoshifumi and Kishino, Fumio},
      title = {Effects of avatar’s blinking animation on person impressions},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {169--176},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Interactive 3D facial expression posing through 2D portrait manipulation
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Sucontphunt:2008:,
      author = {Sucontphunt, Tanasai and Mo, Zhenyao and Neumann, Ulrich and Deng, Zhigang},
      title = {Interactive 3D facial expression posing through 2D portrait manipulation},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {177--184},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Geometric Techniques
    Interactive global illumination based on coherent surface shadow maps
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Ritschel:2008:,
      author = {Ritschel, Tobias and Grosch, Thorsten and Kautz, Jan and Seidel, Hans-Peter},
      title = {Interactive global illumination based on coherent surface shadow maps},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {185--192},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Geometric displacement on plane and sphere
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Fourquet:2008:,
      author = {Fourquet, Elodie and Cowan, William and Mann, Stephen},
      title = {Geometric displacement on plane and sphere},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {193--202},
      numpages = {10},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Convex hull covering of polygonal scenes for accurate collision detection in games
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Liu:2008:,
      author = {Liu, Rong and Zhang, Hao and Busby, James},
      title = {Convex hull covering of polygonal scenes for accurate collision detection in games},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {203--210},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Multiresolution point-set surfaces
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Duranleau:2008:,
      author = {Duranleau, Franc{\c c}ois and Beaudoin, Philippe and Poulin, Pierre},
      title = {Multiresolution point-set surfaces},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {211--218},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    PNG1 triangles for tangent plane continuous surfaces on the GPU
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{F{\"u}nfzig:2008:,
      author = {F{\"u}nfzig, Christoph and M{\"u}ller, Kerstin and Hansford, Dianne and Farin, Gerald},
      title = {PNG1 triangles for tangent plane continuous surfaces on the GPU},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {219--226},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Surface-based growth simulation for opening flowers
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Ijiri:2008:,
      author = {Ijiri, Takashi and Yokoo, Mihoshi and Kawabata, Saneyuki and Igarashi, Takeo},
      title = {Surface-based growth simulation for opening flowers},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {227--234},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Pointing & Tracking
    SurfaceFusion: unobtrusive tracking of everyday objects in tangible user interfaces
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Olwal:2008:,
      author = {Olwal, Alex and Wilson, Andrew},
      title = {SurfaceFusion: unobtrusive tracking of everyday objects in tangible user interfaces},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {235--242},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Semantic pointing for object picking in complex 3D environments
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Elmqvist:2008:,
      author = {Elmqvist, Niklas and Fekete, Jean-Daniel},
      title = {Semantic pointing for object picking in complex 3D environments},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {243--250},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Analyzing the kinematics of bivariate pointing
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Ruiz:2008:,
      author = {Ruiz, Jaime and Tausky, David and Bunt, Andrea and Lank, Edward and Mann, Richard},
      title = {Analyzing the kinematics of bivariate pointing},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {251--258},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
Visualization 3
    Cascaded treemaps: examining the visibility and stability of structure in treemaps
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{L{\"u}:2008:,
      author = {L{\"u}, Hao and Fogarty, James},
      title = {Cascaded treemaps: examining the visibility and stability of structure in treemaps},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {259--266},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    Towards a model human cochlea: sensory substitution for crossmodal audio-tactile displays
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Karam:2008:,
      author = {Karam, Maria and Russo, Frank and Branje, Carmen and Price, Emily and Fels, Deborah},
      title = {Towards a model human cochlea: sensory substitution for crossmodal audio-tactile displays},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {267--274},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }
    The cost of supporting references in collaborative augmented reality
    • BibTeX

      @inproceedings{Chastine:2008:,
      author = {Chastine, Jeff and Zhu, Ying},
      title = {The cost of supporting references in collaborative augmented reality},
      booktitle = {Proceedings of Graphics Interface 2008},
      series = {GI 2008},
      year = {2008},
      issn = {0713-5424},
      isbn = {978-1-56881-423-0},
      location = {Windsor, Ontario, Canada},
      pages = {275--282},
      numpages = {8},
      publisher = {Canadian Human-Computer Communications Society},
      address = {Toronto, Ontario, Canada},
      }