The 5th Sino-French Symposium on Virtual Reality, co-sponsored by the China Society of Image and Graphics and the National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), was held in Sichuan University from August 27th to 29th. Present at the opening ceremony were You Zhisheng, Chairman of the Organizing Committee of the symposium and distinguished professor of Sichuan University, Prof. Peng Qunsheng of Zhejiang University, Chairman of the symposium's Procedure Committee, and Pascal Guitton, Prof. of UniversitéBordeaux1SciencesetTechnologie& Director of the International Cooperation Department of the Institut National des Sciences de L'information, etc.

Sichuan University always attaches great importance to the development of virtual reality technology. It has fostered a research team led by Prof. You Zhisheng, and made significant progress in high-end virtual training. As a high-level academic conference, the Sino-French VR Symposium provides a good platform for researchers in virtual reality, by which the participants could share the progress in VR theory, the development and application of VR technology and system.

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Jointly sponsored by CAD of China Computer Federation, the Professional Committee of Graphics, the Professional Committee of Virtual Reality and the National Institute for Research in Computer Science and Control (INRIA), the Sino-French Symposium on Virtual Reality is planned to strengthen exchanges and cooperation between both sides in virtual reality research. It has been held every three years since its inception, providing a platform for extensive academic exchanges, especially the latest research results achieved by China and France, such as multi-source and multi-modal virtual reality modeling, virtual environment rendering based on physiology& psychology, harmonious human-machine interface and new research hotspots in hybrid reality, etc.