IEEE VIS 2014 http://ieeevis.org Call For Papers: International Workshop on 3DVis: Does 3D really make sense for Data Visualization? https://sites.google.com/site/3dvisieeevis2014/ ** This half-a-day workshop is a satellite event of the IEEE VIS 2014 conference November 2015, Paris, France ** The aim of this workshop is to discuss 3D display and 3D user interfaces for scientific and information visualization and Visual Analytics. We aim to analyze the state of the art in 3D visualization and associated interaction; and to review how 3D displays and user interfaces match human perceptual, cognitive and motor capabilities. On one hand, 3D technologies and the recent introduction of low-cost virtual and augmented reality hardware provide additional options for display and interaction, which broadens the space of potential solutions considerably, and pave the way towards a deeper exploration of the design space for 3D visualization. Better consistency in terms of dimensions between the visualization and interaction may also improve the immersion and navigation in huge amounts of data. On the other hand, the experimental results from studies that investigate the differences between 2D and 3D visualization interfaces provide no real evidence for the claimed benefits of 3D technologies.Thus, the current body of literature provides at best inconclusive guidance on the benefits of 3D approaches. Moreover, a deep consideration of human abilities and capabilities identifies a potential mismatch with full 3D user interfaces. Yet, there may be a bias in the evaluations, as the prevalent visualization and interaction techniques in all areas of visualization are based on non-immersive technologies. Indeed, this is the heart of the 2D vs. 3D debate. In this workshop, we would like to present evidence for both sides of this debate, and also provide directions for future work. We solicit research papers, technical notes, state of the art, position papers and demonstrations within the scope of 3D Visualization: • Immersive visualization, navigation and interaction • 3D for Scientific visualization, Information visualization, Visual analytics • VR, AR and MR for 3D visualization • Key factors and issues in 3D Data Visualization • User evaluation of 2D vs 3D The workshop proceedings will consist of all accepted papers and will be indexed through the IEEE Digital Library. Submission types: • Research Papers (up to 8 pages) should describe original research results or original 3D Vis systems or frameworks • Technical notes (up to 4 pages) should contain unpublished preliminary results of research, application, design or system work • State of the art reports (up to 8 pages) should provide surveys on one of the topics of this workshop • Position Papers (up to 6 pages) should present interesting and possibly controversial points of view on one of the topics of this workshop • Demonstrations (up to 2 pages associated to a video) should illustrate some limitations of the 2D or the 3D approach Deadline for all categories of submissions: September 21st, 2014 Blind submissions should be made through the Easychair system: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=3dvisieeevis2014 Contact: Thierry Duval, Telecom Bretagne (thierry.duval@telecom-bretagne.eu) -- Liz -- G. Elisabeta Marai Robotics Institute School of Computer Science Carnegie Mellon University http://visualizlab.org/people/marai