Call for Papers: Social Robotics and Embodied AI: New Frontiers in Remote Presence and Human-Robot InteractionFor the International Journal of Social Roboticshttps://link.springer.com/collections/jdhbbejeeb Deadline for submissions: December 18, 2026 This Topical Collection explores the next generation of robotic telepresence, advancing from remote communication toward embodied presence. It examines how physical robotic avatars — enriched with AI, haptic feedback, and multimodal interfaces — can transform interaction in healthcare, education, disaster response, and collaborative work. The collection covers telerobotics, shared autonomy, human-robot interaction, cognitive architectures, and the ethical implications of AI-mediated presence. It aims to establish a common language for embodied telepresence bridging…

Call for Abstracts: Morgan Centre Conference: ‘Living Stories’June 21-22, 2027Manchester, UKhttps://lists.aoir.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/FLJOH2BWQ3AFK3RSUWS4SDCLAGWKJ6OL/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: December 18, 2026 Dear all, We are hugely excited to let you know that our next Morgan Centre conference will take place at the University of Manchester, UK, 21-22 June 2027. We are delighted to share our call for abstracts with you. The theme of the conference is ‘Living Stories’. With this conference, we want to create space to discuss, and build scholarship around, the intimate entanglement between stories and life. Broadly conceived, we want to consider how stories are not only narratives we…

Call for Papers: The Spectacle of the End. The End of SpectacleSecond Mediology Research Network conferenceDecember 14-15, 2026Onlinehttps://www.mediologynetwork.org/index.php/2026/07/15/2nd-mediology-research-network-conference-call-for-paper/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: October 15, 2026 We are pleased to announce the second MRN 2026 conference, entitled The Spectacle of the End. The End of Spectacle, aims to examine the contemporary transformations of spectacle, media and forms of representation in light of the cultural, technological, political and environmental crises of the present. The title proposes a twofold perspective. On the one hand, it invites reflection on the spectacle of the end: the forms through which crisis, war, violence, environmental catastrophe,…

Call for Papers: GachaCon 2027: Otome GamesFebruary 1-3, 2027School of Creative MediaCity University of Hong Konghttps://tinyurl.com/gachacon2027callforpaper Deadline for submission of abstracts: November 30, 2026 Following the successful conclusion of GachaCon 2026: Genshin Impact in February 2026, we are pleased to announce the next annual edition of GachaCon. For 2027, we will host a three-day hybrid event. Two days will be dedicated to this year’s thematic focus: otome games. A third day will be reserved for presentations relating to any aspect of gacha games that need not relate to the thematic focus, just like how the 2026 edition included excellent presentations…

Call for Papers: Foundations of Digital Games 2027 (FDG 27)Melbourne, AustraliaJune 21-24, 2027http://fdg2027.org/authorinformation.html Deadlines for submissions: We are happy to announce the 22nd annual Foundations in Digital Games conference (FDG’27) will be held in Melbourne, Australia from June 21st to 24th 2027! The 2027 conference theme is: “Bending, Breaking, Blaming: Negotiations with Games”. This theme asks researchers to consider negotiations broadly, including, but not limited to negotiation mechanics in gameplay, cheating and transgressive play behaviours, the various technologies used to modify and mitigate games, and the social-cultural negotiations of games and gaming communities. We invite research from diverse disciplines and…

Call for Papers: Playing Antiquity: Video Games, Teaching and Historical KnowledgeSpecial issue of AI & Antiquity: Journal of Teaching and Technology in Ancient Studieshttps://ai-antiquity.org/index.php/ai/cfp Deadline for submissions: February 28, 2027 AI & Antiquity: Journal of Teaching and Technology in Ancient Studies invites contributions for its first Special Issue, Playing Antiquity: Video Games, Teaching and Historical Knowledge, to be published in June 2027. Video games have become one of the major environments through which students and wider audiences encounter the ancient world. Yet their significance for Ancient Studies extends beyond questions of historical accuracy. Through mechanics, rules, maps, narratives, economies, political…