November 2013 Call for Proposals    Priority Area 1: Multi-modal approaches to HCI Inspired in part by biological models, rapid advancements are taking place in combining multiple sensory inputs to provide for the superior performance of a single modality, such as the use of gaze to provide context for gesture recognition, or video for superior voice recognition.  Our November priority area is multi-modal approaches to human computer interaction, including applications such as: •         Robust Speech Recognition •         Robust Facial Recognition •         Emotion Responsive User Interaction •         New Form Factors (e.g. wearables) Priority Area 2: Believable Characters As device graphics processing capabilities expand, it is possible to handle more and more complex and subtle Non-Playable Characters (NPCs), bridging the gap between videogames and movies. More realistic NPCs, however, risk being negatively perceived when our brain identifies an unrealistic detail (e.g. uncanny valley). Priority Area 2 is focused on current challenges to create believable NPCs, and methods of NPC generation. Examples include: • Performance capture of real actors • facial animation, retargeting without likeness • Hair and cloth animation/simulation/interaction • AI & Crowd simulation/pathfinding • NPC animation/movement • Offline or Realtime procedural generation • Artistic & pipeline/flow oriented end results The TandemLaunch program is designed to support early stage multi-media inventions for commercialization in the consumer electronics market.  Relevant technologies fall broadly in the areas of audio, video, display, and human-computer interaction.  Appropriate technologies are patent protectable, and at the proof-of-concept stage. Show us what’s next. Deadline/Date Limite: 15 November, 2013 Learn More and Download our Proposal Guide at: www.tandemlaunch.com/#inventors S’informer et télécharger le Guide de candidature à: www.tandemlaunch.com/fr/#inventors Sincerely, Katie Young Morris Project Creation T  438-380-5435 ext. 209 We make the future. Easier.