Specific areas of interest include: Architecture and design for vision systems Networks for communicating visual data Computer vision and pattern recognition Graphics workstations VLSI for vision and graphics applications Languages for vision and graphics applications Data management and structures for vision information Geometric modelling Robotics Image generation techniques Numerical analysis for computer graphics Computer animation CAD/CAM CAE CAT Graphics applications for business education medicin and the sciences Ergonomics and human factors The Visual Computer is dedicated to reporting on the state-of-the-art technology in the fields of computer vision graphics and imaging including applications. The journal's scope includes detection and communication of visual data intermediate data structures and processing techniques for visual data and computer graphics and graphical representations of images. In addition to the technical contributions a regular column carries product news from both academia and industry. A calendar of events provides information on forthcoming meetings and symposia. Items for this column are welcome. Contribution categories We aim to provide a good balance of papers on advanced research results industrial and educational activity and computer art technology.