Graphics Hardware 2002: Evaluation results

Evaluation Results:

Categories:


	I:	Papers
	II:	Hot3D Session
	III:	Proceedings
	IV:	Meeting Room and AV
	V:	Publicity
	VI:	Web Page
	VII:	Workshop Organization
	VIII:	Review Process
	IX:	Banquet
	X:	Lunch and Breaks

The following charts show the average results as well as the number of absolute
votes given for each category (click to enlarge):

Comments to I (Papers)

Better than usual.
Great selection.
Most papers are using graphics hardware, not about hardware itself.

Comments to II (Hot3D)

GF4 is old HW. All info on the web long ago.
Worse than 2 years ago.
We want demos! Don't let sponsors show their old marketing slides.
Competitive issues limit how much information is provided.
Please always get ATI / Nvidia to present here. I really enjoyed having those guys at the conference.

Comments to III (Proceedings)

Colors would be nice.
Terrible cover ! Please put images !
Great layout, but many technical/font issues - need to standardize better.
Some printing problems could have been found from proofing.
Glossy pape, much better than before. Put bigger + more pictures on the cover. Like LaTex style but fix size.
Liked the old ACM format a *lot* better. There were more images on the cover (who cares about the EG logo anyways ?). And who came up with that color scheme for the covers ? This is another case of EG fixing something that wasn't broken.

Comments to IV (Meeting Room and AV)

Very well done -- good size and big screen.

Comments to V (Publicity)

No comments.

Comments to VI (Web Page)

Good, would prefer venu and program info a litter farther in advance, but info very helpful ! Good Job.
Updates were too late.
Please update earlier.
Bus schedules were weird/incorrect ? Could not decipher.

Comments to VII (Organization)

Enough time to meet people.
Good scheduling.

Comments to VIII (Review Process)

I appreciate the comments; I do think we should cycle through the reviewing committee a bit more, though.
Outcome was delayed a couple of days.
Seemed fine to me, but please put results out when say you will, many days late.

Comments to IX (Banquet)

An extra trip, like in Interlaken 2000, would be a nice bonus, but certainly not a must.
Cool place, but really lasted a little too long (jet lag) perhaps have earlier bus back ?
Really great !

Comments to X (Lunch and Breaks)

Provide coffee at all times (esp. in the morning)
Just right !
Good snacks - good use of picking up time slack

Further comments, suggestions, and questions

Suggestions for new HW architectures (not just doing with HW) would be interesting - those are rarely seen elsewhere. Doing things with existing HW is OK, but I would like to hear more ideas that propose small additions/modifications to the current HW in order to do something really cool.
Brings together industry (ATI, Nvidia, Matrox etc) and academics. Small enough to meet everybody. Give preference to graphics hardware proposals/implementations, but include applications of graphics hardware.
Get John Carmack as a keynote speaker.
Invite people from those areas to come share their perspective. This is an academic conference, but other views from outside are nice.
Good job. I liked this, please find a way to fix the proceedings; maybe submit Postscript?
Concentrate on hardware itself, how it works, the algorithms etc. Less on things like shading, that's for programmers.
Next time there could be a "Hot wireless device graphics acceleration" track for graphics hardware built for handheld devices. Our company will contribute to that!
Perhaps in addition to doing Hot3D you should have a "3D Hardware Features Sketches" where ideas for hardware features could be brought forward and discussed without the effort and rigor or a paper.
It is frustrating that information can't flow from the 3D graphics companies. Perhaps at least the information could flow the other way.
An exchange of requirements from (game) application developers to us, and ideas about future h/w from us to (game) developers might benefit both parties. So maybe an "applications" track would bring both parties closer together. Game developers could show where their problems with current h/w lie, and how they've been able to coax their game effects from the hardware.
Keep a very high standard in the reviewing process and produce excellent proceedings.
Don't forget the *hardware* !
Focusing on design and low-level applications of graphics hardware.
Tutorials.
Splitting the best-paper award in an application and a design of hardware award.
I think it presents a unique opportunity to seize an increasingly important position. Stick to subjects you have in the past -- hardware design, implementation ,a nd doing cool things with h/w.
Perhaps get in touch with developer relations at graphics hardware companies to solicit papers/speakers ?
Continue making it attractive to graphics hardware researchers. Emphasize the *research* aspect of this workshop over the games and console conferences. Emphasize how research presented here has influenced the industry in the past!
Better information distribution to presenters beforehand.

Thanks for all the valuable feedback and looking forward seeing you again next year.


	Comments to I (Papers) Better than usual. Great selection. Most papers are using graphics hardware, not about hardware itself.
	Comments to II (Hot3D) GF4 is old HW. All info on the web long ago. Worse than 2 years ago. We want demos! Don't let sponsors show their old marketing slides. Competitive issues limit how much information is provided. Please always get ATI / Nvidia to present here. I really enjoyed having those guys at the conference.
	Comments to III (Proceedings) Colors would be nice. Terrible cover ! Please put images ! Great layout, but many technical/font issues - need to standardize better. Some printing problems could have been found from proofing. Glossy pape, much better than before. Put bigger + more pictures on the cover. Like LaTex style but fix size. Liked the old ACM format a lot better. There were more images on the cover (who cares about the EG logo anyways ?). And who came up with that color scheme for the covers ? This is another case of EG fixing something that wasn't broken.
	Comments to IV (Meeting Room and AV) Very well done -- good size and big screen.
	Comments to V (Publicity) No comments.
	Comments to VI (Web Page) Good, would prefer venu and program info a litter farther in advance, but info very helpful ! Good Job. Updates were too late. Please update earlier. Bus schedules were weird/incorrect ? Could not decipher.
	Comments to VII (Organization) Enough time to meet people. Good scheduling.
	Comments to VIII (Review Process) I appreciate the comments; I do think we should cycle through the reviewing committee a bit more, though. Outcome was delayed a couple of days. Seemed fine to me, but please put results out when say you will, many days late.
	Comments to IX (Banquet) An extra trip, like in Interlaken 2000, would be a nice bonus, but certainly not a must. Cool place, but really lasted a little too long (jet lag) perhaps have earlier bus back ? Really great !
	Comments to X (Lunch and Breaks) Provide coffee at all times (esp. in the morning) Just right ! Good snacks - good use of picking up time slack
	Further comments, suggestions, and questions Suggestions for new HW architectures (not just doing with HW) would be interesting - those are rarely seen elsewhere. Doing things with existing HW is OK, but I would like to hear more ideas that propose small additions/modifications to the current HW in order to do something really cool. Brings together industry (ATI, Nvidia, Matrox etc) and academics. Small enough to meet everybody. Give preference to graphics hardware proposals/implementations, but include applications of graphics hardware. Get John Carmack as a keynote speaker. Invite people from those areas to come share their perspective. This is an academic conference, but other views from outside are nice. Good job. I liked this, please find a way to fix the proceedings; maybe submit Postscript? Concentrate on hardware itself, how it works, the algorithms etc. Less on things like shading, that's for programmers. Next time there could be a "Hot wireless device graphics acceleration" track for graphics hardware built for handheld devices. Our company will contribute to that! Perhaps in addition to doing Hot3D you should have a "3D Hardware Features Sketches" where ideas for hardware features could be brought forward and discussed without the effort and rigor or a paper. It is frustrating that information can't flow from the 3D graphics companies. Perhaps at least the information could flow the other way. An exchange of requirements from (game) application developers to us, and ideas about future h/w from us to (game) developers might benefit both parties. So maybe an "applications" track would bring both parties closer together. Game developers could show where their problems with current h/w lie, and how they've been able to coax their game effects from the hardware. Keep a very high standard in the reviewing process and produce excellent proceedings. Don't forget the hardware ! Focusing on design and low-level applications of graphics hardware. Tutorials. Splitting the best-paper award in an application and a design of hardware award. I think it presents a unique opportunity to seize an increasingly important position. Stick to subjects you have in the past -- hardware design, implementation ,a nd doing cool things with h/w. Perhaps get in touch with developer relations at graphics hardware companies to solicit papers/speakers ? Continue making it attractive to graphics hardware researchers. Emphasize the research aspect of this workshop over the games and console conferences. Emphasize how research presented here has influenced the industry in the past! Better information distribution to presenters beforehand.