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

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.Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras