<div dir="ltr">IEEE VR 2017 Call for Video Contributions IEEE VR 2017: the 24th IEEE Virtual Reality ConferenceMarch 18-22, 2017, Los Angeles, California<a href="http://ieeevr.org/2017" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,122,183);background-color:transparent">http://ieeevr.org/2017/</a> We invite VR researchers and enthusiasts to submit videos showcasing virtual reality research, applications, and creative works. Video submissions may also include 3D user interfaces, mixed reality, or augmented reality. We are proud to announce two video submission tracks: Technical and Creative VR. Accepted video submissions will be featured on the IEEE Virtual Reality Conference <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.youtube.com_ieeevrconf&d=CwMGaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=Qo0j9HIbBopA-3uIdRQb2C5hOiMwrrIG8gtwxx14oDc&m=MqFBD-QzJ0YcuG9VVNWhA6RDsU7L9ka6fi4EhIyio9M&s=5PxVO3l7DLMS7JN6z-DV6S5BMR7tSv74ZqiZWCeWKWo&e=" class="gmail-">YouTube Channel</a>. <div class="gmail-" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:13px"><div class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:13px">Creative VR Track</div><div class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:13px">Submissions to the Creative VR track should be artistic, creative, experimental, narrative or journalistic in nature and produced in 360 degree spherical format. Audiovisual immersion and user participation has the potential to heighten a viewers' sense of presence and level of engagement by a presentation form that is closer to how we actually perceive and engage with the world around us. We are interested in originality and innovation in the design of immersive experiences. Video submissions in this track should be limited to 3 to 8 minutes in length and adhere with the specification outlined below.</div><div class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:13px"> </div><div class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:13px">Technical Video Track</div><div class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal;min-height:13px">Submissions to the Technical track should be videos whose intent is to demonstrate preliminary results, consolidated researched results, works-in-progress, and research/technical demonstrations. We also invite video demos of creative VR experiences, documented and produced as a framed standard video. Technical video submissions should be limited to 2 to 5 minutes in length and comply with the specification outlined below.</div></div> Videos should be able to stand on their own, adequately present their topic, and be narrated in English. Videos can and should be submitted independently of a paper submission, although videos describing work in a submitted paper are welcome. Selected videos will be included in the electronic proceedings and will also be prominently displayed during the IEEE Virtual Reality conference. Each video must be accompanied by a one-page PDF description. These descriptions will be included in the electronic proceedings, and therefore must be formatted using the IEEE Computer Society format described at <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__junctionpublishing.org_vgtc_Tasks_camera.html&d=CwMGaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=Qo0j9HIbBopA-3uIdRQb2C5hOiMwrrIG8gtwxx14oDc&m=MqFBD-QzJ0YcuG9VVNWhA6RDsU7L9ka6fi4EhIyio9M&s=fwrwxmtkqXumiII1gnBzb0zMNJncydSlvq_53hfnK_4&e=" class="gmail-">http://junctionpublishing.org/vgtc/Tasks/camera.html</a>. Each description should include:<ul class="gmail-" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">A title</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">A 200-word abstract</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">References (if applicable)</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">Acknowledgements</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px;line-height:normal">Contact information with author names, affiliations, and an email address for the lead author</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 17px;line-height:normal">A high-resolution representative still image in the PDF document.</li></ul>Submission Deadline: The deadline for video submissions is: January 10, 2017. <div class="gmail-" style="color:rgb(0,0,0);margin:0px;line-height:normal">Submission Entry: Should be made through the online form at: </div><a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__goo.gl_forms_7mk9hiDNiO1vORVk2&d=CwMGaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=Qo0j9HIbBopA-3uIdRQb2C5hOiMwrrIG8gtwxx14oDc&m=MqFBD-QzJ0YcuG9VVNWhA6RDsU7L9ka6fi4EhIyio9M&s=UHiV2WAv1ZLhWN9dy-ipquDKdYKs2uaWtO5tLMKKTCc&e=" class="gmail-">https://goo.gl/forms/7mk9hiDNiO1vORVk2</a> For more information or details on video submission, please contact the Video Chairs (videoschairs2017 [at] <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__ieeevr.org_&d=CwMGaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=Qo0j9HIbBopA-3uIdRQb2C5hOiMwrrIG8gtwxx14oDc&m=MqFBD-QzJ0YcuG9VVNWhA6RDsU7L9ka6fi4EhIyio9M&s=qBfMBm7ZojdsMOG87gXPKWjbEFJ-mwquRlX9lBBoQM8&e=" class="gmail-">ieeevr.org</a>):<ul class="gmail-" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 2px;line-height:normal">Adam Jones, University of Mississippi</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Volker Kuchelmeister, University of New South Wales</li></ul><div class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;font-size:11px;line-height:normal;color:rgb(4,51,255)"> </div>Technical specifications for submission: When preparing the video, please make it as professional as possible. Producing a video already requires a significant amount of effort, and spending just a little more effort to raise the quality can make a big difference. Submitted videos should follow the following guidelines: Technical Video Track:<ul class="gmail-" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Length: 2 to 5 minutes.</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Standard framed HD video format.</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Titles and credits should not be displayed more ten seconds: the content is the most important!</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">MP4 container using the H.264 video and AAC audio codec!</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">The MP4 must contain one video track and audio track.</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Please follow the YouTube recommended encoding settings (for frame rate and bitrate): <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__support.google.com_youtube_answer_1722171&d=CwMGaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=Qo0j9HIbBopA-3uIdRQb2C5hOiMwrrIG8gtwxx14oDc&m=MqFBD-QzJ0YcuG9VVNWhA6RDsU7L9ka6fi4EhIyio9M&s=NCtfFPL4HjI0hJziOnctFUWScEQQWy6WnoITzmK8rFs&e=" class="gmail-">https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1722171</a></li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Encode your video using square pixels for the pixel aspect ratio and disable interlacing.</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">We strongly recommend 16:9 aspect ratio and a resolution of at least of 1280x720px. High frame rate and resolutions are possible if within the YouTube recommendations. </li></ul> Creative VR Track:<ul class="gmail-" style="color:rgb(0,0,0)"><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Length: 3 to 8 minutes.</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Production might be live-action, CGI omni-directional rendering, visual FX compositing, … .</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Titles and credits should not be displayed more ten seconds: the content is the most important!</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Spherical/equirectangular 360 degree format in monoscopic or stereoscopic 3D (top-bottom layout with left on top). </li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Your video will need to be submitted via an unlisted YouTube link and a MP4 for download. Use the YouTube 360 Video Metadata App to ensure that your video is recognized as an interactive 360º video: <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__support.google.com_youtube_answer_6178631&d=CwMGaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=Qo0j9HIbBopA-3uIdRQb2C5hOiMwrrIG8gtwxx14oDc&m=MqFBD-QzJ0YcuG9VVNWhA6RDsU7L9ka6fi4EhIyio9M&s=ZyE2gwTqh7w35QyO1s6ZF3ECpKUxzYX3nGi014xJdDI&e=" class="gmail-">https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6178631</a></li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Aspect ratio is 2:1 for mono or 1:1 for stereoscopic 3D (top-bottom). Recommended horizontal resolution is 4k. Youtube recommends 16:9 aspect ratio, but the correct 2:1 aspect ratio for spherical projection seem to work as well and is preferred.</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Format MP4 container with one video track and audio track using the H.264 video and AAC audio codec!</li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Please follow the Youtube recommended encoding settings (for frame rate and bitrate): <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__support.google.com_youtube_answer_1722171&d=CwMGaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=Qo0j9HIbBopA-3uIdRQb2C5hOiMwrrIG8gtwxx14oDc&m=MqFBD-QzJ0YcuG9VVNWhA6RDsU7L9ka6fi4EhIyio9M&s=NCtfFPL4HjI0hJziOnctFUWScEQQWy6WnoITzmK8rFs&e=" class="gmail-">https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/1722171</a></li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">Spatial audio is possible within the YouTube specification (1st order ambisonic): <a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__support.google.com_youtube_answer_6395969&d=CwMGaQ&c=imBPVzF25OnBgGmVOlcsiEgHoG1i6YHLR0Sj_gZ4adc&r=Qo0j9HIbBopA-3uIdRQb2C5hOiMwrrIG8gtwxx14oDc&m=MqFBD-QzJ0YcuG9VVNWhA6RDsU7L9ka6fi4EhIyio9M&s=GILFiOrb4J92UaKAA0KDrVIF_qeJ0cu6dWk1iNHWXFQ&e=" class="gmail-">https://support.google.com/youtube/answer/6395969</a></li><li class="gmail-" style="margin:0px 0px 4px;line-height:normal">File size limit for download: 2GB.</li><li></li></ul></div>