On behalf of the organizing committee of the Third International Workshop on Perceptual Quality of Systems (PQS), we would like to invite you to attend this exciting event that will happen in Dresden, September 6-8, 2010
(http://www.ias.et.tu-dresden.de/akustik/PQS2010/).

Third International Workshop on Perceptual Quality of Systems is a direct successor to the successful workshop series inaugurated in Herne in 2003, and in Berlin in 2006.

The quality of systems which address human perception is difficult to describe. An engineering approach to quality includes the consideration of how a system is perceived by its users, and how the needs and expectations of the users develop. Thus, quality assessment and prediction have to take the relevant human perception and judgement factors into account.

The workshop is intended to provide an interdisciplinary exchange of ideas between both academic and industrial researchers working on different aspects of perceptual quality of systems.… read more. “Call: Third International Workshop on Perceptual Quality of Systems (PQS)”

Call for Submissions:

EICS-MIXER: The Challenges of Engineering Mixed Reality Systems: A Bottom-Up Workshop
To be held the *20th of June 2010
as a workshop of the EICS 2010 conference – BERLIN

Organizers: Emmanuel Dubois, Philip D. Gray, Laurence Nigay
Contact: mixer@irit.fr
Web site: http://ihcs.irit.fr/dubois/Research/Events/EICS_Mixer/EICS_Mixer.htm

THEME, GOALS, AND RELEVANCE

Currently one of the most challenging aspects of interactive systems is the integration of the physical and digital aspects of interaction in a smooth and usable way. The design challenge of such Mixed Reality (MR) interactive systems lies in the fluid and harmonious fusion of the physical and digital worlds. Examples of MR interactive systems include tangible user interfaces (TUI), augmented reality (AR), augmented virtuality (AV), Reality Based Interaction (RBI), and embodied interfaces. The diversity of terms highlights the ever growing interest in MR systems. The MR domain represents a very active interdisciplinary research area which has expanded rapidly, since the seminal Digital Desk 3.… read more. “Call: EICS-MIXER: The Challenges of Engineering Mixed Reality Systems: A Bottom-Up Workshop”

CALL FOR PAPERS
INAUGURAL ISSUE

SUBMISSION DUE DATE: 1st May 2010

International Journal of People-Oriented Programming (IJPOP)

Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association
www.igi-global.com/IJPOP

Co-Editors-in-Chief: Steve Goschnick & Sandrine Balbo
Published: Semi-annual (both in Print and Electronic form)

Mission of IJPOP:

The International Journal of People-Oriented Programming (IJPOP) is cross-discipline in range yet singularly focused on empowering individuals to conceptualise, design, program, configure and orchestrate Internet-powered mashups, game mods (modifications), aggregate and structure personal media and build standalone cloud-based and client-side applications (on smartphones, netbooks, laptops, desktops, home network and novel appliances) into self-fashioned tools and products that ultimately suit the user’s own unique needs and aspirations. Other individuals may well take up such apps, mods and mashups for themselves, further customising, enhancing and embellishing them, or they may in part be used in a social or family context (to the benefit of the collective aspirations of those Social Worlds of which the individual is a part) – nonetheless, the focus of composition, development and customisation is on a product for oneself, upon theory, concepts, techniques, methodologies and ultimately tools that service a market of one.… read more. “Call: International Journal of People-Oriented Programming (IJPOP)”

Call for Papers

International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL)

Official publication of the Information Resources Management Association

http://www.igi-global.com/ijgbl

Editor-in-Chief: Dr. Patrick Felicia
Published: Quarterly (both in Print and Electronic form)

Mission of IJGBL

The mission of the International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL) is to promote knowledge pertinent to the design of Game-Based Learning environments, and to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the field of Game-Based Learning. The main goals of IJGBL are to identify, explain, and improve the interaction between learning outcomes and motivation in video games, and to promote best practices for the integration of video games in instructional settings. The journal is multidisciplinary and addresses cognitive, psychological and emotional aspects of Game-Based Learning. It discusses innovative and cost-effective Game-Based Learning solutions. It also provides students, researchers, instructors, and policymakers with valuable information in Game-Based Learning, and increases their understanding of the process of designing, developing and deploying successful educational video games.… read more. “Call: International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL)”

2010 IEEE International Symposium on Robots and Human Interactive Communication

IEEE RO-MAN

12th-15th September, 2010
Viareggio, Italy
http://www.ro-man2010.org

The 19th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication will be held in Viareggio, Italy at “Principe di Piemonte” Congress Center. The theme of the conference is

Thinking and acting together: Cognitive and cooperative interaction between human and robots

PAPERS

Prospective authors should submit their papers electronically in PDF format. Six pages in the standard IEEE format are allowed for each paper, including figures. A maximum of 2 additional pages is permitted at extra charge. Each paper can be accompanied by a short (3-4 minute) video. Detailed instructions for paper submission via PaperPlaza are available at www.ro-man2010.org.

SPECIAL SESSIONS

Special sessions on advanced topics and innovative applications will be considered, consisting of four to six related papers submitted through the regular review process.… read more. “Call: 2010 IEEE International Symposium on Robots and Human Interactive Communication”