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IEEE VR 2023 Introducing the Special Issue

Welcome to the 12th IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) special issue on IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces. This volume contains a total of 61 full papers selected for and presented at the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR 2023), held in a hybrid style physically in Shanghai, China and virtually online, from March 25 to 29, 2023.

IEEE VR 2023 Message from the Program Chairs and Guest Editors

In this special issue of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), we are pleased to present the top papers from the 30th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR 2023), held March 25–29, 2023, in Shanghai, China, in hybrid format.

Message from the ISMAR 2022 Science and Technology Journal Program Chairs and TVCG Guest Editors

In this special issue of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), we are pleased to present the journal papers from the 21st IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2022), which will be held as a hybrid conference between October 17 and 21, 2022 in Singapore. ISMAR continues the over twenty year long tradition of IWAR, ISMR, and ISAR, and is the premier conference for Mixed and Augmented Reality in the world.

Message from the Editor-in-Chief and from the Associate Editor-in-Chief

Welcome to the November 2022 issue of the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). This issue contains selected papers accepted at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR). The conference took place in Singapore from October 17-22,2022 in hybrid mode.

IEEE VR 2022 Introducing the Special Issue

Welcome to the 11 <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">th IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)</i> special issue on IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces. This volume contains a total of 29 full papers selected for and presented at the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR 2022), held fully virtual in Christchurch, New Zealand from March 12 to 16, 2022.

Message from the Editor-in-Chief

Welcome to the January 2022 issue of the <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG).</i> This is traditionally the time of the year when we feature the IEEE VIS special issue and this year is no different. But there is one significant difference — IEEE VIS is now fully unified. There is no more IEEE VAST, IEEE InfoVis and IEEE SciVis; there is just IEEE VIS, tiled into six overarching areas: Applications (24 papers), Analytics & Decisions (19), Theoretical & Empirical (24), Representations & Interaction (19), Data Transformations (14) and Systems & Rendering (11). The conference was scheduled to take place in New Orleans (LA) but was moved to a virtual event due to the global coronavirus pandemic. This virtual conference took place from October 24-29, 2021. Contained in this special issue are the top 110 papers selected by the unified program committee from a total of 441 submissions. In addition, this issue also contains the Best Paper of the 2021 IEEE Large Scale Data Analysis and Visualization (LDAV) Symposium and the Best Paper of the 2021 IEEE Symposium on Visualization for Cyber Security (VizSec).

Preface

This February 2022 issue of the <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)</i> contains the proceedings of IEEE VIS 2021, held online on October 24-29, 2021, with General Chairs from Tulane University and Universidade de Sao Paulo. With IEEE VIS 2021, the conference series is in its 32nd year.

Message from the ISMAR 2021 Science and Technology Journal Program Chairs and TVCG Guest Editors

In this special issue of <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)</i> , we are pleased to present the journal papers from the 20th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2021), which will be held as a virtual conference between October 4 and 8, 2021. ISMAR continues the over twenty year long tradition of IWAR, ISMR, and ISAR, and is the premier conference for Mixed and Augmented Reality in the world.

Message from the Editor-in-Chief and from the Associate Editor-in-Chief

Welcome to the November 2021 issue of the <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)</i> . This issue contains selected papers accepted at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR). The conference took place in Bari, Italy from October 4–8, 2021 in virtual mode due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Introducing the IEEE Virtual Reality 2021 Special Issue

Welcome to the 10th IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) special issue on IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces. This volume contains a total of 25 full papers selected for and presented at the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR 2021), held fully virtual from March 27 to April 3, 2021. Founded in 1993, IEEE VR has a long tradition as the premier venue where new research results in the field of Virtual Reality (VR) are presented. With the emergence of VR as a major technology in a diverse set of fields, such as entertainment, education, data analytics, artificial intelligence, medicine, construction, training, and many others, the papers presented at IEEE VR and published in the IEEE TVCG VR special issue mark a major highlight of the year.

Message from the ISMAR 2020 Science and Technology Program Chairs and TVCG Guest Editors

In this special issue of <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)</i> , we are pleased to present the <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">TVCG</i> papers from the 19th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2020), which had been originally planned to hold in Recife/Porto de Galinhas, Brazil. In order to preserve the safety and well-being of all participants under the global pandemic of COVID-19, ISMAR 2020 will be held as a virtual conference between November 9 and 13, 2020. ISMAR continues the over twenty year long tradition of IWAR, ISMR, and ISAR, and is undoubtedly the premier conference for Mixed and Augmented Reality in the world.

Message from the Editor-in-Chief and from the Associate Editor-in-Chief

Welcome to the December 2020 issue of the <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)</i> . This issue contains selected papers accepted at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR). The conference was scheduled to take place in Recife, Porto de Galinhas (Brazil) but was moved to a virtual event due to the global coronavirus pandemic. This virtual conference took place from November 9-13, 2020.

Preface

In this special issue of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), we are pleased to present a subset of papers from the 27th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR 2020), held March 22–26, 2020, in Atlanta, Georgia.

Message from the ISMAR 2019 Science and Technology Program Chairs and TVCG Guest Editors

In this special issue of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) , we are pleased to present the TVCG papers from the 19th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2020), which had been originally planned to hold in Recife/Porto de Galinhas, Brazil. In order to preserve the safety and well-being of all participants under the global pandemic of COVID-19, ISMAR 2020 will be held as a virtual conference between November 9 and 13, 2020. ISMAR continues the over twenty year long tradition of IWAR, ISMR, and ISAR, and is undoubtedly the premier conference for Mixed and Augmented Reality in the world.

Message from the Editor-in-Chief and from the Associate Editor-in-Chief.

Welcome to the November 2019 issue of the IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). This issue contains selected papers accepted at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), held this year in Beijing, China from October 14 to October 18, 2019.

Message from the Editor-in-Chief and from the Associate Editor-in-Chief

Wwelcome to the November 2018 issue of the <italic xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink">IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG)</i> . This issue contains selected papers accepted at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR), held this year in Munich, Germany, from October 16 to October 20, 2018.

Erratum.

The IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) November 2016 issue, contains a special section featuring papers presented at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2016. Unfortunately, the welcome message contributed by the guest editors of this special section, Wolfgang Broll, Hideo Saito, and J. Edward Swan II, was accidentially omitted. The November 2017 issue of TVCG is a special issue featuring papers presented at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2017. Under similar circumstances as mentioned above, the welcome message contributed by the guest editors of this special issue, Wolfgang Broll, Holger Regenbrecht, and J. Edward Swan II, was accidentially omitted. We include both messages in the following, with apologies to the guest editors and our readers. Dieter Schmalstieg Associate Editor-in-Chief, TVCG For information.

Introducing the IEEE Virtual Reality 2018 Special Issue

This special issue of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG) contains the 29 full papers selected for the IEEE Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR 2018) Conference held in Reutlingen, Germany, March 18-22, 2017. Since its inception in 1993, IEEE VR has been the premier venue to present new research results in the field of Virtual Reality (VR). The strong current trends toward VR systems for consumer audiences heightens the importance of this event. This fact is reflected in the cooperation between TVCG and IEEE VR, which is in its seventh year and is one cornerstone of the strategy of TVCG to combine computer graphics and data visualization in its scope with virtual and augmented reality. The special issue format combines speed of publication with all the established advantages of an archival journal. To that end, a rigorous and competitive two-round review process was performed to ensure the highest quality.

Preface

We are pleased to present the technical papers for IEEE VR 2018: the 25th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, held March 18-22, 2018 in Reutlingen, Germany. IEEE VR 2018 features two categories of submissions: (i) VR Journal Papers, and (ii) VR Conference Papers. Both categories have their own program committees, submission processes, and review processes. This year, 178 submissions were submitted to the Journal track from which 29 were accepted as articles to IEEE TVCG (16.3%). All of these will be presented at the IEEE VR 2018 conference, along with 6 additional papers in the VR area that were published in IEEE TVCG during the past year. Furthermore, 6 submission (3.4%) were recommended for a regular issue of TVCG with major revisions with reviewer continuity. Each of the papers in this special issue went through a rigorous two-round review process. All accepted journal papers are published in a special issue of IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG). The Proceedings of the IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces contains all of the accepted conference papers and the poster abstracts.

Editor's Note [2013 Best Associate Editor Award &amp;amp; 2013 Best Reviewer Award

The success of a journal relies heavily on the quality of submissions and of their reviews. The latter is primarily the work and efforts of the associate editors and the anonymous reviewers. The dedication of associate editors and of external reviewers is essential to the continuing growth of the journal. To continue recognizing these "unsung heroes" who drive the scientific peer review process for IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics (TVCG), it is my pleasure to announce the 2013 Best Associate Editor Award and the 2013 Best Reviewer Award. Three associate editors (AEs) for are recognized their dedication and hard work in 2013: Shi-Min Hu, Alla Sheffer, and Shigeo Takahashi. They handled a large number of submissions efficiently with the quickest turnaround (averaging less than 50 days) and provided consistently high-quality, thoughtful AE summary to the authors. In recognizing their distinguished service to the IEEE TVCG, the 2013 TVCG Best Associate Editor Award goes to Shi-Min Hu, Alla Sheffer, and Shigeo Takahashi.