Session I.  Immersive Technology

ORAL PRESENTATIONS

3:00-3:10 PM                     Introduction

3:10-3:35 PM                    IO-01
Cultural Awareness and Negotiation Skills Training: Evaluation of a Prototype Semi-immersive System
Paula J. Durlach, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences; Timothy G. Wansbury, U.S. Army Simulation and Training Technology Center; Jeffery G. Wilkinson, MYMIC, LLC

3:35-4:00 PM                    IO-02
Real-time Head Pose Estimation Using a Webcam:  Monocular Adaptive View-based Appearance Model
Louis-Philippe Morency, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies

4:00-4:25 PM                     IO-03 
A Statistical Approach for Text Processing in Virtual Humans
Anton Leuski and David Traum, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies

4:25-4:50 PM                     IO-04 
Evaluation of Holographic Technology in Tactical Mission Planning and Execution
Mark Holzbach, Zebra Imaging

4:50-5:15 PM                     IO-05 
The Use of Tactile Cues to Modify the Perception of Self-motion
Angus H. Rupert, U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory; Ognyan I. Kolev, Medical University of Sophia

POSTERS

IP-01
Towards an Automated Pipeline for the Translation and Optimization of Geospatial Data for Virtual Environments
Ryan McAlinden, Matt Bosack, Adrian Macha and Esau Vargas, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies; John Mann and Tim Walker, Applied Research Associates, Inc.; Julio de la Cruz, U.S. Army Simulation and Training Technology Center

IP-02
Natural Language Dialogue Architectures for Tactical Questioning Characters
David Traum, Anton Leuski, Antonio Roque, Sudeep Gandhe, David DeVault, Jillian Gerten, Susan Robinson and Bilyana Martinovski, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies

IP-03
UrbanSim: A Game-based Instructional Package for Conducting Counterinsurgency Operations
Ryan McAlinden, H. Chad Lane and Andrew S. Gordon, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies; Paula J. Durlach, U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences; John Hart, U.S. Army Simulation and Training Technology Center

IP-04
Natural Speech Toward Humans and Intelligent Agents During a Simulated Search and Rescue Mission
A. M. Sinatra, V. K. Sims, M. G. Chin, H. C. Lum, L. U. Ellis, G. Hancock, M. Raymond, A. Baruch and S. Colombo, University of Central Florida; A. Leonessa, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and University; I. Hudson, U.S. Army Simulation and Training Technology Center

IP-05
Immersive Simulation of Complex Social Environments
P. Cummings and A. L. Leonard, ICF International

IP-06
Coherence of Off-topic Responses for a Virtual Character
Ron Artstein, Jacob Cannon, Sudeep Gandhe, Jillian Gerten, Joe Henderer, Anton Leuski and David Traum, University of Southern California Institute for Creative Technologies

IP-07
Simulation-based Military Regional Anesthesia Training System
Yi-Je Lim, Tuan Le, Pablo Valdivia and Neil Tardella, Energid Technologies; Kenneth Curley, U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command

IP-08
Honing Intercultural Engagement Skills for Stability Operations with DARWARS Ambush! NK Game-based Training
Elaine M. Raybourn, Sandia National Laboratories; Bruce Roberts and David Diller, BBN Technologies; Leslie Dubow, U.S. Army Program Executive Office for Simulation, Training and Instrumentation