Microsoft Research Asia, University Relations is pleased to announce that the
      Asia-Pacific Regional Workshop on Gaming &Graphics will be held on May 30th and
   
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  31st in Beijing.You are cordially invited to join this workshop. The two-day workshop
will include Microsoft Research Asia updates on selected research developments and activities, presentations of best practices from university faculty members, poster sessions, group discussions and exciting demos.
 
   
 

Agenda

 
May 30, 2007   Wednesday
 

Time

Activities

Venue

08:00

  Morning Call

  Hotel

08:00ˇ«08.50

  Breakfast

  BISTRO on 1st   Floor

09:00ˇ«09:40

  Opening Speech: MSR Asia Lab Update
  Hsiao-Wuen Hon    Deputy Managing Director,   MSRA   

  No 3 Grand Room,   Park Plaza

 

 

 

 

09:40ˇ«10:20

  MSRA Gaming and Graphics Research updates
  Baining Guo    Assistant Managing Director , MSRA

10:20ˇ«11:00

  Poster session with Coffee Break

11:00ˇ«11:40

  Building Better Game Programmers, Now   and   Foreverˇ­
  Andrew Flavell, Head of Microsoft Game  Studios    Asia

11:40ˇ«12:20

  XNA Game Studio Express Demystified
  Clement Song,  Senior Program Manager,
  Microsoft China

12:20ˇ«12:40   Group photo

12:40ˇ«14:00

  Lunch Buffet

  BISTRO on 1st   Floor

14:00ˇ«14:10

  Update of the G&G Theme
  Miran Lee    University Relations Manager, MSRA

  No 3 Grand Room,   Park Plaza

14:10ˇ«14:40

  Research of Mobile Network Game (RMNG)   Based on Windows Mobile Technologies
  Jun Lin Deputy Director of Computer Game   Specialty, Beihang University

14:40ˇ«15:10

  Real-Time Pencil Rendering
  Seungyong Lee,  Associate Professor of Computer   Science and Engineering, Pohang University of   Science and Technology

15:10ˇ«15:40

  Lifestyle Ubiquitous Gaming
  Tatsuo Nakajima, Professor, Waseda University

15:40ˇ«16:10

  Simulation of Bubbles
  Junhai Yong Professor, Tsinghua University

16:10ˇ«16:30

  Coffee Break

16:30ˇ«17:30

  Group Discussions on Gaming Research
  Liyi Wei Researcher, Internet Graphics Group,   MSRA Ying-Qing Xu Lead Researcher, Visual   Computing Group, MSRA

17:30ˇ«18:30

  Transition from Park Plaza to the venue of the   banquet

  Gather together   and take shuttle   bus at Park Plaza

18:30ˇ«20:00

  Banquet

  Jade Garden


 

May 31, 2007   Thursday

 

Time

Activities

Venue

08:10

  Morning Call

  Hotel

08:10ˇ«09:10

  Breakfast

  BISTRO on 1st   Floor

09:20ˇ«10:00

  MSRA UR Overview
  Lolan Song     Director, University Relations, MSRA

  No 3 Grand Room,   Park Plaza

 

10:00ˇ«10:40

  Trends  of Gaming in CS and Industry
  John Nordlinger    Program Manager, External   Research & Programs of Microsoft Research

10:40ˇ«11:10

  Coffee Break

11:10ˇ«11:50

  Gender and Games: Why it Matters
  Maria Klawe President, Harvey Mudd College

11:50ˇ«13:30

  Lunch Buffet

  BISTRO on 1st   Floor

13:30ˇ«14:30

  Kansei Games ¨C Entertain your emotions
  Benjamin Salem Professor, Kansei Gakuin   University/Eindhoven University of Technology

  No 3 Grand Room,   Park Plaza

14:30ˇ«15:00

  Analysis on the Physical and Perceptual   Characteristics of Vibration Feedback in Mobile   Devices
  Seungmoon Choi, Assistant Professor,   Department of Computer Science and   Engineering, POSTECH

15:00ˇ«15:30

  Embodied Media and Mixed Reality for Social and   Physical Interactive Communication   and   Entertainment
  Professor Adrian David Cheok, National   University  of   Singapore

15:30ˇ«15:50

  Coffee Break

15:50ˇ«17:00

  Group Discussions on Teaching in Gaming
  John Nordlinger Program Manager, External   Research & Programs, Microsoft   Research Clement Song Senior Program   Manager  Microsoft China

18:00ˇ«20:30

  Dinners hosted by MSRA UR managers

  Gather together   and take shuttle   bus at hotel


 

June 1, 2007     Friday

 

Time

Activities

Venue

08:00ˇ«12:00

  Check- out and Departure

  Gather together   and take shuttle   bus to airport at   hotel