Smart Graphics 4th International Symposium, SG 2004, Banff, Canada, May 23-25, 2004, Proceedings

This book constitutes the refereed proceedings of the 4th International Symposium on Smart Graphics, SG 2004, held in Banff, Canada in May 2004.
The 10 revised full papers and 8 revised short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected for presentation. The papers address smart graphics issues from the points of view of computer graphics, artificial intelligence, cognitive science, and fine art; they are organized in topical sections on virtual characters and environments, tangible and hybrid interfaces, and graphical interfaces.

Virtual Characters and Environments.- Animating 2D Digital Puppets with Limited Autonomy.- Non-photorealistic 3-D Facial Animation on the PDA Based on Facial Expression Recognition.- ALTERNE: Intelligent Virtual Environments for Virtual Reality Art.- Tangible and Hybrid Interfaces.- Tangible Image Query.- Implementation of ActiveCube as an Intuitive 3D Computer Interface.- Stage-Based Augmented Edutainment.- Graphical Interfaces.- Retrieving Vector Graphics Using Sketches.- Quality Metrics for 2D Scatterplot Graphics: Automatically Reducing Visual Clutter.- A View on Views.- Floating Labels: Applying Dynamic Potential Fields for Label Layout.- Poster Presentations.- Calligraphic Editor for Textile and Tile Pattern Design System.- Evaluation of User-Friendliness of a Compact Input Device with Simple Tactile Feedback.- Petri Net Model for Subjective Views in Collaborative Virtual Environments.- Smart Garden: Plant Mail and Chat Environments.- Automatic Collage Using Texture Synthesis.- A Method for Smart Graphics in the Web.- A Framework Supporting General Object Interactions for Dynamic Virtual Worlds.- The Media Lounge: a Software Platform for Streamed 3D Interactive Mixed Media.