14:24:45 RRSAgent has joined #rd 14:24:45 logging to http://www.w3.org/2014/03/12-rd-irc 14:24:47 RRSAgent, make logs world 14:24:47 Zakim has joined #rd 14:24:49 Zakim, this will be 7394 14:24:49 ok, trackbot; I see WAI_RDWG()10:30AM scheduled to start in 6 minutes 14:24:50 Meeting: Research and Development Working Group Teleconference 14:24:50 Date: 12 March 2014 14:26:59 Agenda+ Welcome & Logistics (Regrets, Agenda Requests, Comments) [sharper] 14:26:59 Agenda+ Update next topic - https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/tracker/actions/53 [markku] 14:26:59 Agenda+ Metrics Note https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/tracker/actions/47 [shadi] 14:26:59 Agenda+ Mobile Note https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/tracker/actions/48 [shadi] 14:27:00 Agenda+ Site Text Creation https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/tracker/actions/38 [shadi] 14:27:00 Agenda+ Look and Feel https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/tracker/actions/45 [shadi] 14:27:01 Agenda+ Upcoming catalogue topics https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/tracker/actions/52 [klaus] 14:27:03 Agenda+ Accreditation Cat Topic https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/tracker/actions/56 [vivienne] 14:27:05 Agenda+ TPAC 27-31 October 2014, Santa Clara, http://www.w3.org/2014/11/TPAC/ [sharper] 14:27:07 Agenda+ STANDING - Next Symposium Topic [sharper] 14:27:09 Agenda+ STANDING - Next Catalogue Topic [sharper] 14:27:11 Agenda+ STANDING - Any Other Business [sharper] 14:27:20 zakim, call shadi-617 14:27:20 ok, shadi; the call is being made 14:27:21 WAI_RDWG()10:30AM has now started 14:27:22 +Shadi 14:27:55 Peter_Thiessen has joined #rd 14:30:09 annika has joined #rd 14:30:44 Yehya has joined #rd 14:31:10 +[FIT] 14:31:44 +[IPcaller] 14:31:57 Justin has joined #rd 14:32:08 zakim, [FIT] is me 14:32:08 +Yehya; got it 14:32:21 +??P6 14:32:51 zakim, ??P6 is me 14:32:51 +annika; got it 14:33:09 zakim, ??P6 is me 14:33:09 I already had ??P6 as annika, Justin 14:33:16 oops 14:33:39 markel has joined #rd 14:34:03 zakim, who is on the phone? 14:34:03 On the phone I see Shadi, Yehya, [IPcaller], annika 14:34:09 zakim, mute me 14:34:09 annika should now be muted 14:34:13 (trying to connect) 14:34:23 +??P8 14:34:38 zakim, ipcaller is Justin 14:34:38 +Justin; got it 14:34:42 christos has joined #rd 14:34:44 zakim, IPcaller is me 14:34:44 sorry, Peter_Thiessen, I do not recognize a party named 'IPcaller' 14:34:49 zakin, ipcaller is me 14:34:55 zakim, ipcaller is me 14:34:55 sorry, Justin, I do not recognize a party named 'ipcaller' 14:34:58 zakim, P8 is me 14:34:58 sorry, Peter_Thiessen, I do not recognize a party named 'P8' 14:35:04 zakim, ??P8 is me 14:35:04 +Peter_Thiessen; got it 14:35:08 +??P7 14:35:09 success! \o/ 14:35:25 sure :) 14:35:30 zakim, mute me 14:35:30 Peter_Thiessen should now be muted 14:36:00 +??P9 14:36:14 zakim, ??P9 is me 14:36:14 +christos; got it 14:36:14 zakim, ??P7 is me 14:36:15 +markel; got it 14:37:03 zakim, who is making noise? 14:37:12 :-) 14:37:13 shadi, listening for 10 seconds I heard sound from the following: christos (78%) 14:37:23 scribe: christos 14:37:24 its like scribe roulette 14:37:29 LOL 14:37:41 ...or loses 14:38:03 agenda? 14:38:28 zakim, drop agendum 1 14:38:28 agendum 1, Welcome & Logistics (Regrets, Agenda Requests, Comments), dropped 14:38:36 zakim, take up next 14:38:36 agendum 2. "Update next topic - https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/tracker/actions/53" taken up [from markku] 14:39:01 http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/public-wai-rd/2014Mar/0017.html 14:39:12 I will be updating the Wiki with a draft CFP before heading to CSUN next week. 14:39:50 :-( 14:40:00 :-( 14:40:05 :) 14:40:14 zakim, take up agendum 7 14:40:14 agendum 7. "Upcoming catalogue topics https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/tracker/actions/52" taken up [from klaus via shadi] 14:41:03 https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Virtual_Reality_Technologies 14:41:16 https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Augmented_Reality_/_Internet_of_Things 14:41:37 shadi: let' go throught the topics quickly to discuss 14:41:57 fine 14:41:58 +1 14:41:59 sure 14:42:04 +1 14:42:05 +1 14:42:20 [[Virtual Reality usually refers to a simplistic, artificially created computer aided reproduction of a real world or real world like scene. Virtual reality allows a practical technology for clinical medicine, psychiatry, surgical planning and telemedicine amongst others. VR offers the creation of controlled and dynamical 3D scenes which allows the recording and measurement of behavioral response of the user. The outcome can be used for various means of assessment, f 14:42:20 or rehabilitation and for training.]] 14:42:54 +1 14:44:10 "Virtual reality allows a practical technology for clinical medicine, psychiatry, surgical planning and telemedicine amongst others." This sentence is very much focused on medical applications. Isn't this too narrow? 14:44:30 done. 14:44:32 good 14:44:48 zakim, unmute me 14:44:48 annika should no longer be muted 14:44:55 +q 14:45:15 q+ 14:45:16 annika: I think the description is too much focusesd on medical applications... 14:45:28 ack markel 14:45:42 zakim, mute me 14:45:42 annika should now be muted 14:46:37 markel: first impression... there are two things ... one is virtual relity and one is virtual world 14:46:42 electronic edition @ acm.org 14:46:55 http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1414471.1414504 14:47:13 makel: there's a paper that describes an accessible virtual world 14:47:31 markel: they might be interesting resources to use to that report 14:48:28 shadi: I agree with annika and markel that it probably is too focused on medical applicaitons 14:48:36 ack yeh 14:48:52 it seems that VR is for rehabilitation purposes, that's why is focused 14:49:11 yehya: I think it is very relevant to e-learning too ... many learning environments use virtual worlds 14:49:30 This is the other reference I was missing: "Enabling the blind in virtual worlds". 14:49:38 http://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=1805986.1806016 14:49:43 q+ 14:49:50 yehya: user modelling is also relevant for eveluation of products through virtual users 14:50:28 shadi: sooner or later there will be overlap and relations from one topic to other.. 14:50:32 ack peter 14:50:33 ack me 14:50:37 -Justin 14:50:39 zakim, ack me 14:50:39 I see no one on the speaker queue 14:51:18 peter: I agree that ti could be more generalised and link to other thing apart from medical applications 14:51:22 zakim, mute me 14:51:22 Peter_Thiessen should now be muted 14:51:27 yup :) 14:52:05 https://www.w3.org/WAI/RD/wiki/Augmented_Reality_/_Internet_of_Things 14:53:04 Augmented Reality and Internet of Things are two separate topics, which may relate to each other 14:54:04 q+ 14:55:05 Even blind people can benefit from augmented reality -> Also blind people can benefit from augmented reality 14:55:12 ack christos 14:55:13 q+ 14:56:31 Internet of Things is more likely related to Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) 14:56:35 christos: I cannot see much of the connection with internet of things in the text 14:57:09 shadi: I agree... there might connections but not on the text 14:57:14 zakim, ack me 14:57:14 unmuting annika 14:57:16 I see no one on the speaker queue 14:57:49 Joshue108 has joined #rd 14:58:06 annika: on the virtual reality... I pointed out 2 views... one is how to make the current technology accessble 14:58:23 annika: and the other how this technology canhelp people with disabilities 14:58:29 q+ 14:59:26 q- 14:59:49 shadi: we could suggest this to other subjects too... 15:00:13 shadi: it might not be applicable to all subjects 15:00:40 annika: yes it applies more to technology related topics 15:01:01 annika: maybe we could relate more to web 15:01:04 q+ 15:01:41 but the interface on the glass might be web based 15:01:45 shadi: there is a connection between them and the web 15:02:34 zakim, mute me 15:02:34 annika should now be muted 15:03:34 q+ 15:03:50 ack christos 15:03:56 christos: agree with shadi... we have to think for the web in the future 15:03:58 q+ 15:04:05 ack markel 15:04:27 markel: many of the challnges for the web are also common for other technologies tooo 15:04:35 ack yehya 15:05:06 yehya: are we talking about internet of thigns or web of things?... 15:05:40 shadi: the difference is the same as internet and web... 15:06:07 yehya:... the diffrence is the same as the traditional internet and web 15:06:39 shadi: and even the services can be based on other protocols other than the web 15:07:35 markel: we cannot understand now what technology we are using... native or web... 15:07:56 shadi: yes adn even more apps are now going to a hybrid approach 15:09:06 Here is an additional reference for this part: "information represented in written language can be communicated in a for the user more natural way, like sign language" : http://embots.dfki.de/publications.html 15:10:10 zakim, take up agendum 9 15:10:13 agendum 9. "TPAC 27-31 October 2014, Santa Clara, http://www.w3.org/2014/11/TPAC/" taken up [from sharper via shadi] 15:10:41 shadi: just a reminder... w3c orgnises a technical plenary every year 15:11:02 shadi: gathering as many people as we can from different WG 15:11:36 shadi: this year it will be in Santa Clara 15:12:03 shadi: there moght be an opportunity for us to arrange a meeting there... 15:12:12 might* 15:12:48 shadi: have a look and next week we can discuss more... 15:13:21 Zakim, unmute me 15:13:21 annika should no longer be muted 15:13:24 nope but sounds really fun! 15:14:17 Thanks Shadi - cheers all :-) 15:14:44 -Yehya 15:14:45 -Peter_Thiessen 15:14:46 -Shadi 15:14:46 -markel 15:14:46 -annika 15:14:48 -christos 15:14:49 WAI_RDWG()10:30AM has ended 15:14:49 Attendees were Shadi, Yehya, annika, Justin, Peter_Thiessen, christos, markel 15:22:18 trackbot, end meeting 15:22:18 Zakim, list attendees 15:22:18 sorry, trackbot, I don't know what conference this is 15:22:26 RRSAgent, please draft minutes 15:22:26 I have made the request to generate http://www.w3.org/2014/03/12-rd-minutes.html trackbot 15:22:27 RRSAgent, bye 15:22:27 I see no action items