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SUMMARY:Meta Research | 2022 High-Realism VR Avatars in Virtual Work Setti
 ngs request for proposals
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220331
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CATEGORIES:Call for proposal
DESCRIPTION:Aim:  As part of its work to build the future of connection i
 n augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR)\, Meta’s Reality Labs 
 Research is developing Codec Avatars — highly realistic virtual represen
 tations of real people that could one day enable people to interact in VR 
 as naturally as they do in the real world. To this end\, the Reality Labs 
 research team is seeking case studies and examples related to the followin
 g topics:\n\n	how teams build controls that preserve future user agency ov
 er their data\, such as the realistic avatar itself and information from h
 eadset cameras and other input used to pilot the avatar\;\n	how teams expl
 ain to future users when the social signal (e.g.\, gestures\, facial expre
 ssions\, etc.) the VR system is conveying might not be accurate\; and\n	ho
 w to improve the VR community’s access to tactical guidance about how to
  responsibly build in these spaces using existing frameworks and theoretic
 al research.\n\n\nTo foster further innovation in this area\, and to deepe
 n our collaboration with academia\, Reality Labs Research is pleased to in
 vite faculty to respond to this call for research proposals pertaining to 
 the aforementioned topics. Payment will be made to the proposer's host uni
 versity as an unrestricted gift.\n\nFunding        $75\,000\n\nElig
 ibility: Applicants must be current full-time faculty at an accredited aca
 demic institution that awards research degrees to PhD students. Applicants
  must be the Principal Investigator on any resulting award.\n\nHow to Appl
 y: Proposals should include a summary of the project (one to two pages)\, 
 a draft budget\, CVs for all project participants\, and organization detai
 ls\; please contact the Research Office for assistance on organizational d
 etails if needed.  When formulating the budget\, note that research funds
  ideally cover the following: graduate or post-graduate students’ employ
 ment/tuition\; other research costs\; travel associated with the research\
 ; and overhead (limited to 5%). Please note that information provided in t
 he proposal will not be treated as confidential by Meta.\n\nDeadline:  
     31 March 2022 (5:00pm AOE)\n\nFurther information\n\n\n	More inform
 ation about the program is available here\n	The application portal can be 
 found here\n	For any other questions\, please contact the Research Office\
 n
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