The 12th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction, HCI
Inter- tional 2007, was held in Beijing, P.R. China, 22-27 July 2007,
jointly with the Symposium on Human Interface (Japan) 2007, the 7th
International Conference on Engineering Psychology and Cognitive
Ergonomics, the 4th International Conference on Universal Access in
Human-Computer Interaction, the 2nd International Conf- ence on Virtual
Reality, the 2nd International Conference on Usability and Inter-
tionalization, the 2nd International Conference on Online Communities
and Social Computing, the 3rd International Conference on Augmented
Cognition, and the 1st International Conference on Digital Human
Modeling. A total of 3403 individuals from academia, research
institutes, industry and governmental agencies from 76 countries
submitted contributions, and 1681 papers, judged to be of high
scientific quality, were included in the program. These papers address
the latest research and development efforts and highlight the human
aspects of design and use of computing systems. The papers accepted for
presentation th- oughly cover the entire field of Human-Computer
Interaction, addressing major - vances in knowledge and effective use of
computers in a variety of application areas. This volume, edited by
Randall Shumaker, contains papers in the thematic area of Virtual
Reality, addressing the following major topics: - 3D Rendering and
Visualization - Interacting and Navigating in Virtual and Augmented
Environments - Industrial Applications of Virtual Reality - Health,
Cultural, Educational and Entertainment Applications