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Submission Deadline: 20 June 2024, 23:59 AoE (Closed)
Call for Papers
Category 1: Like past years, we welcome XR Demo submissions that are state-of-the-art, highly novel, and presents attendees with demonstrations that they have never experienced before. The main requirements are:
- Must present a novel experience, either in the form of an application or artefact
- Properly defined space and equipment required
- At least one presenter present at all times
- It can be any form of XR and its interaction with other sensory modalities (touch, sound, smell and taste)
Category 2: We welcome XR Theater submissions, which are immersive cinematic storytelling and narrative experiences that can be viewed in a VR display theater-like setting. This submission focuses on the quality of the content (story, visual representation, etc) rather than the novelty in the research. The main requirements are:
- It is either a seated or standing experience. Physical walking or wide spatial interaction is not possible due to limited space.
- It works in a small space with a consumer headset without any custom device.
- It can be demonstrated without the presence of a presenter.
- It is primarily VR using standard VR hardware (e.g. Meta Quest). AR/MR submissions are inadvisable unless they obey the aforementioned requirement.
The SIGGRAPH Asia XR program offers a highly visible and interactive venue to present the latest in XR, emerging, digital media, and interactive technologies. If you are doing anything innovative in the XR space, we would love to show your work at SIGGRAPH Asia 2024. We are looking forward to receiving your demonstration submissions!
As part of your submission materials, you will be asked to describe how you are going to present your demonstration at the venue and online. We welcome all creative approaches! There are three programs with overlapping scope at SIGGRAPH Asia: XR, Emerging Technologies, Art Gallery, so please Click Here to find out which program would be ideal for you to submit your works to.
‘Should I submit my work to the Art Gallery, Emerging Technologies, or XR program? Click Here for an overview of the 3 Experience Hall programs.
XR Chair
- Log in to the SIGGRAPH Asia Submission System
- Select “Begin a New Submission”
- Select “Create” for the XR submission form
Before Submitting
Before you prepare a proposal, please carefully review these topics of interest for SIGGRAPH Asia Extended Reality (XR). Ideally your submission should be one of these:
- Extended Reality (XR) experiences in art, science, medical, research, entertainment, engineering, training/education, gaming, and other application areas. It demonstrates a unique type of interactive and immersive experience that may influence our day-to-day lives, improve or relationship with each other and the world around us.
- XR Theater that provides an immersive viewing of a story-driven narrative experience. It explores unique perspectives that are not possible through other mediums, placing viewers in the shoes of another. It has minimal interactions, yet is profound in the message it delivers.
Submission Content Type
The SIGGRAPH Asia XR program is interested in submissions that can be an interactive one-on-one experience, a group experience, or a presentation that features a few participants with multiple onlookers, and can be explored interactively on a personal computer or mobile device with a head-mounted display (HMD) with minimal setup.
Submissions
To make a submission, log in to the SIGGRAPH Asia Submission System, select “Begin New Submission”, and then select the “Create” button in the General Submission form. For non-XR Theater submissions, you will be asked for:
- The submitter’s name.
- Contact information, affiliation, and title of work.
- Name of all authors, including co-creators.
- List of credits.
- Hardware and software required to run your project if it is selected. You will be required to bring your own equipment to demonstrate your application.
- Size and space requirements.
- Lighting needs. It is important and help us understand any light-sensitive aspects should these be relevant to your submission.
- Electrical requirements. Please include how many outlets and any specifications.
- Networking needs. Please include how many Ethernet or WIFI connections are required.
- How long will the activity take an attendee to complete (approximately).
- How many attendees can participate simultaneously (approximately).
For a submission to the XR Theater, you will be asked for:
- The submitter’s name.
- Contact information, affiliation, and title of work.
- Name of all authors, including co-creators.
- List of credits.
- XR platform required to run the experience.
- How long will the activity take an attendee to complete (approximately).
Submission Materials
It is important to help us understand how the project will engage attendees during SIGGRAPH Asia. Please include the following information:
- An abstract (two page maximum), following the ACM SIGGRAPH Formatting Instruction, in PDF format. In the abstract describe the user experience with the demonstration and how the submission fits within the Extended Reality vision. This applies to both XR demo and XR Theater.
- At least one “representative image” suitable for us in the conference website and promotional materials. See Representative Image Guidelines.
- A two-minute segment of captured video from your project. This video can include multiple non-continuous edits (like a trailer), but do not use any post-production tools to enhance the images or speed. Files must be QuickTime, MP4, Windows Media, or AVI files no larger than 250 MB. All videos must be uploaded to the SIGGRAPH Asia Submission System. No discs or drives will be accepted.
Note that for the abstract it is mandatory to use the official SIGGRAPH template, which can be accessed here: SIGGRAPH Instructions For Authors.
Non-native English speakers may use the English Review Service to help improve the text of submissions. Please note that the process takes time, so plan accordingly.
For more information about uploading files for your submission, please see Uploading Files.
For additional submission information, please see Submissions FAQ.
Deadlines
Online submission forms must be completed by 23:59 Anywhere on Earth (AoE) on 20 June 2024.
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General Submission Policies
For more details on SIGGRAPH Asia’s General Submission Policies, please go to SIGGRAPH Asia’s Submission Information page.
The following three programs have overlapping scope
- Art Gallery
- Emerging Technologies
- XR
Below, we highlight features of each program that help submitters to decide which program to submit to.
However, for some works, it may not be possible to clearly decide the best-fitting program.
In that case, we encourage submitters to:
- Submit the work to all fitting programs at the same time
- Email the respective program chairs to notify them about this
- Art Gallery: art_asia@siggraph.org
- Emerging Technologies: etech_asia@siggraph.org
- XR (Extended Reality): xr_asia@siggraph.org
Then, the program chairs will decide which program this work best fits in and only judge it in that category.
Distinguishing Features of Each Program
- Art Gallery
- Submitted works need to fit the theme “Neither Utopia Nor Dystopia” and have to be intended as art projects.
- Emerging Technologies
- Place for innovative technologies that provides novel experience
- This year’s theme is to be confirmed
- Often features new hardware devices that cannot be purchased
- Works usually focus on technology with design/artistic intent being secondary
- “Maker” mentality
- XR
- Features novel AR / VR/ MR prototype systems and/or innovative content with off-the-shelf consumer products and software such as Unity or the Unreal Engine
- Works also focus on novelty of the technology with design/artistic intent
- Submissions with scientific focus are also acceptable
- XR Theater submissions that focus on immersive content and artistic experiences
- The program chairs will decide if the submission is more suitable as a regular demonstration or a theater submission
Submissions will be evaluated on the following criteria:
- Interactivity. How interactive is the project? Does it require attendee participation and interaction?
- Immersion. Is the submission able to engage and immerse an attendee in an experience? Does the installation, demonstration, or performance inspire awe?
- Innovative. Does the experience utilize new technologies, processes, and research from the past 18 months? Does it push the boundaries of creativity?
- Collaborative. Will multiple people be able to participate at the same time? Does the installation, demonstration, or performance invite audience participation?
- Quality (XR Theater). Is the content being shown of high quality? Including the visual and audio element, immersion and storytelling elements.
A jury will select the top-rated submissions for presentation at SIGGRAPH Asia, and all submitters will be notified of their submission status: accepted, conditionally accepted, or rejected. In all cases, the jury will provide detailed feedback to submitters.
In very rare cases, submissions may be conditionally accepted. If your work is conditionally accepted, you must demonstrate your submission to a jury member in person so that it can be measured against the criteria above. Jurors who have a conflict of interest with your submission will not be permitted to review your submission.
All contributors to SIGGRAPH Asia Annual Conferences are now required to use ACM’s rights management system to grant rights to publish accepted content rather than through the SIGGRAPH Asia Submission System. Essentially, submission tracking, jury review, and acceptance remain the same, but now the rights management is through ACM, the parent organization of SIGGRAPH Asia.
You will be asked to complete an ACM rights management form, which includes permission to record and distribute the audio and video of your recorded presentation through official channels of ACM/SIGGRAPH Asia. For most content types, this will be a Permission and Release form, which allows authors to retain copyright.
As a contributor to an ACM-sponsored event, the following expectations apply to you, should your content be accepted for presentation:
- You have the permission to use everything that is in your presentation. This includes securing permission to use third-party material, and providing documentation of that permission to ACM. (More Information On The Proper Use Of Third-Party Material In Your Presentation)
- If you are using copyrighted musical compositions in your presentation, you must secure performing rights licenses.
- You must have the authority to grant ACM the right to distribute your presentation.
Once your contribution is accepted, you will receive a link via email to the appropriate form for your contribution.
ACM Rights Management Form
If your work is accepted for presentation at SIGGRAPH Asia:
- You must complete the ACM Rights Management Form. The form will be sent to all submitters whose work is accepted.
- Your representative image and text may be used for promotional purposes. Several SIGGRAPH Asia programs will prepare preview videos for pre-conference promotion of accepted content, which may include a portion of the video you submitted to review.
At the Conference
The main form of presentation in the XR venue is a live demonstration, which will be available throughout the conference. You are responsible for ensuring that your demonstration is manned during all opening hours of the XR area. XR Theater pieces will be demonstrated on VR technology provided by SIGGRAPH Asia, and contributors are not required to be present.
Presenter and Contributor Recognition
Presenters / Contributors of each accepted submission have to register for at least one conference pass. Please visit our registration page to view the various registration categories for each program. Please see the Recognition Benefits for a summary of what you will receive if your work and/or proposal are accepted by SIGGRAPH Asia.
You can apply for a 100% discount via the submission system, for one presenter per accepted submission.
Once your contribution is accepted, you will receive a link via email to the appropriate form for your contribution. You will be required to prepare the final print-ready file following the specifications in the acceptance notification.
Other Details
You will be able to update your basic submission information so that it can be included in the conference program and website. This information needs to be finalized two weeks after acceptance.
If your work is accepted, you will be required to prepare the final print-ready file following the specifications in the acceptance notification.
Please note: The schedule to provide your final material after receiving the acceptance notification is very tight. Please plan your personal schedule accordingly.
For instructions about preparation and delivery of your final content for publications, please carefully follow the instructions in the acceptance letter.
You will be able to update your basic submission information and any final materials so that it can be included in the conference program and web site. This information needs to be finalized two weeks after receipt of acceptance notifications. Please be prepared to deliver your final versions of your information and work on or before these dates.
Submission Process
Q1. Should I send video documentation of my piece?
Q2. May I submit my unfinished work as a “work in progress” if it is not complete by the submission deadline?
Q3. I am having trouble uploading the high-resolution digital image required for online submission. What should I do?
Q4. My email address will be changing soon. How can I notify you of the update?
Q5. I have completed the online submission forms, but the system still allows me to edit my account. Am I done?
Q6. Can I submit a paper, brief, poster, or other work in addition to my XR proposal? Can I submit an XR proposal if the work has already been presented at a previous SIGGRAPH conference?
Q7. Can I submit the same piece to multiple programs?
Q8. How is the XR Theater different from other XR submissions?
Upon Acceptance
Q1. What will SIGGRAPH Asia support if the project is accepted?
- Event Management
- Venue design and basic infrastructure
- Exhibition Design including a poster description of your accepted work
- Basic facilities *Based on approval and discussion between Organizers & Submitters (E.g., General pedestal, lighting, electricity, wi-fi, projectors, screens, monitors)
- Promotion
Q2. What will the Submitter be responsible for?
- Carrying in, setting up, and taking down of artworks
- Preparation of necessary equipment
- Transportation (if necessary)
- Travel and accommodation expenses
- Operation and management of the work during the period
Q3. Will SIGGRAPH Asia pay for shipping and framing?
Q4. Audio Visual?
Q5. I have an over-sized work that I just want push-pinned to the wall. Is this acceptable?
Q6. Can I display a visual poster of my work on it in the exhibit?
Q7. Will SIGGRAPH Asia pay for any duty or taxes on international shipments?
Q8. Does SIGGRAPH Asia have funding to ship my equipment to the conference?
At The Conference
Q1. If I show my work at SIGGRAPH Asia, will I have to watch my equipment?
Q2. Do I need to install my own work?
Q3. Will SIGGRAPH Asia pay for my accommodations and travel expenses?
20 June 2024
End June to Mid-July 2024
19 July 2024
9 August 2024
29 August 2024
3 – 6 December 2024
4 – 6 December 2024
AUTHORS TAKE NOTE: The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work.