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We are very pleased to have the opportunity to bring forth the proceedings of the12thInternationalConferenceonVirtualSystemsandMultimedia (VSMM), held in Xi'an, China, in October 2006. This was the ?rst time that VSMM was sitedinChina.Thisyear,themaintopicoftheconferencewasnewdevelopments and solutions for cultural heritage, healthcare, gaming, robotics and the arts, focusingonthelatestadvancesintheinterdisciplinaryresearchamongthe?elds. We received over 180 submissions of papers from many countries. Finally 59 regular papers were selected for presentation at the conference and inclusion in theproceedings.Inordertoprovideaqualityconferenceandqualityproceedings, each paper was reviewed by at least two reviewers. The international program committee and reviewers did an excellent job within a tight schedule and we are proud of the technical program we put together. Manypeoplecontributedtotheconference.We?rstwishtothanktheVirtual Systems and Multimedia Society, who provided strong support to the whole process of the preparation of the conference. In particular, we would like to express our thanks to Takeo Ojika, Daniel Pletinckx (VSMM 2006 conference adviser) and Mario Santana Quintero for their organizational work. We are grateful to Nanning Zheng, Yuehu Liu, and Jianru Xue from Xi'an JiaotongUniversityfortheirhardworkonthelocalarrangements.Specialthanks to Jiaxing Wang, and Ling Chen from Tsinghua University, and Xiaohong Jiang from Zhejiang University. Last but not least, we would like to express our gratitude to all the contr- utors, reviewers, international program committee and organizing committee members, without whom the conference would not have been possible.

Human sciences (algemeen) --- Information systems --- Artificial intelligence. Robotics. Simulation. Graphics --- Computer. Automation --- ICT (informatie- en communicatietechnieken) --- grafische vormgeving --- informatica --- multimedia --- sociale wetenschappen --- informatiesystemen --- robots

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This journal subline serves as a forum for stimulating and disseminating innovative research ideas, theories, emerging technologies, empirical investigations, state-of-the-art methods, and tools in all different genres of edutainment, such as game-based learning and serious games, interactive storytelling, virtual learning environments, VR-based education, and related fields. It covers aspects from educational and game theories, human-computer interaction, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and systems design. The 27 papers of this volume deal with virtual human; graphics rendering and 3D animation; games and 2D animation; and digital media and its applications.

Computer assisted instruction --- Artificial intelligence. Robotics. Simulation. Graphics --- Computer. Automation --- grafische vormgeving --- informatica --- multimedia --- computerondersteund onderwijs --- robots

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This journal subline serves as a forum for stimulating and disseminating innovative research ideas, theories, emerging technologies, empirical investigations, state-of-the-art methods, and tools in all different genres of Edutainment, such as Game-based Learning and Serious Games, Interactive Storytelling, Virtual Learning Environments, VR-based Education, and related fields. It will cover aspects from Educational and Game Theories, Human-Computer Interaction, Computer Graphics, Artificial Intelligence, and Systems Design. The first volume of this series contains a selection of outstanding contributions from Edutainment 2008, the 3rd International Conference on E-Learning and Games which took place in Nanjing, China, in June 2008. These papers are complemented by individual contributions from international experts in this field.

Computer assisted instruction --- Information systems --- Artificial intelligence. Robotics. Simulation. Graphics --- Computer. Automation --- ICT (informatie- en communicatietechnieken) --- grafische vormgeving --- informatica --- multimedia --- computerondersteund onderwijs --- informatiesystemen --- robots

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This journal subline serves as a forum for stimulating and disseminating innovative research ideas, theories, emerging technologies, empirical investigations, state-of-the-art methods, and tools in all different genres of edutainment, such as game-based learning and serious games, interactive storytelling, virtual learning environments, VR-based education, and related fields. It will cover aspects from educational and game theories, human-computer interaction, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and systems design. The second volume in this series contains a selection of outstanding contributions from GDTW 2008, the 6th International Conference in Game Design and Technology, which took place in the UK, in November 2008, and Cyberworlds 2008, held in Hangzhou, China, in September 2008. These papers are complemented by contributions from international experts in this field.

Computer assisted instruction --- Audiovisual methods --- Information systems --- Artificial intelligence. Robotics. Simulation. Graphics --- Computer. Automation --- ICT (informatie- en communicatietechnieken) --- onderwijstechnologie --- grafische vormgeving --- informatica --- multimedia --- computerondersteund onderwijs --- informatiesystemen

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With the technical advancement of digital media and the medium of communication in recent years, there is a widespread interest in digital entertainment. An emerging te- nical research area edutainment, or educational entertainment, has been accepted as education using digital entertainment. Edutainment has been recognized as an eff- tive way of learning using modern digital media tools, like computers, games, mobile phones, televisions, or other virtual reality applications, which emphasizes the use of entertainment with application to the education domain. The Edutainment conference series was established in 2006 and subsequently - ganized as a special event for researchers working in this new interest area of e-learning and digital entertainment. The main purpose of Edutainment conferences is to facilitate the discussion, presentation, and information exchange of the scientific and technological development in the new community. The Edutainment conference series becomes a valuable opportunity for researchers, engineers, and graduate s- dents to communicate at these international annual events. The conference series - cludes plenary invited talks, workshops, tutorials, paper presentation tracks, and panel discussions. The Edutainment conference series was initiated in Hangzhou, China in 2006. Following the success of the first event, the second (Edutainment 2007 in Hong Kong, China), third (Edutainment 2008 in Nanjing, China), and fourth editions (Edutainment 2009 in Banff, Canada) were organized. Edutainment 2010 was held during August 16-18, 2010 in Changchun, China. Two workshops were jointly org- ized together with Edutainment 2010.

Computer assisted instruction --- Teaching --- onderwijs --- computerondersteund onderwijs --- opvoeding