Visual Information Processing in Computer Game

Dear Colleagues,

Advances of graphics hardware performance and game engine functionality enable the real-time capability of image and video processing. The application of image and vision technologies to computer games has introduced new viable interfaces for gameplay. The scope of the research fields ‘visual information processing in computer game’ is quite broad, including vision-based computer games, augmented reality games, gesture interface in computer games, computer games using the physical environment, and controlling computer games through physical camera. Recent significant progress of positional tracking technology and increased availability various sensing devices accelerates developments of news genres in interactive entertainment applications. Augmented reality games attempt to integrate the players' real environment into the virtual game environment. Depth-sensing cameras are already a common 3D interaction interface in gaming. They capture the real world around the user in 3D and provide depth maps in real time. Nowadays, spherical cameras are also widely available and spherical panoramic videos are becoming popular. A single camera gives full field-of-view images which makes interactive entertainment systems provide a more immersive experience when performing spatial tasks. Due to the appearance of immersive interfaces, such as gesture-based controllers and new visual sensing interfaces (including spherical cameras or 3D depth cameras, new technologies and applications in games, and interactive entertainment, which are emerging for augmented reality gaming and entertainment applications). This Special Issue focuses on innovative research ideas, state-of-the-art algorithms, and applications in scientific and engineering aspects of entertainment and game computing. The topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:  

* Vision-based interface for gaming and entertainment systems;

* Immersive game technology;

* Augmented reality games;

* Spherical video/image analysis;

* Structure reconstruction from spherical video/image;

* Mixed and augmented reality systems for entertainment and game;

* Entertainment and game applications with spherical/omnidirectional camera;

* Affective computing in games;

* Game engines for image and video processing.

Prof. Dr. Jong-Seung Park
Guest Editor

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