Hi all…

We are performing some research on the perception of avatar personality based on facial features.

To assist in this research, we are hosting a brief Web based survey to collect data about such perceptions.

If interested, we would like invite you to take this survey which can be found at:

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/avatarperception

The survey is anonymous and takes around 20 minutes to complete.

Thanks in advance for your participation.  Please feel free to forward this message to colleagues who may also be interested in participating.

– joe

Joe Geigel
Associate Professor
Department of Computer Science
Rochester Institute of Technology
585-475-2051
jmg@cs.rit.edu… read more. “Call: Online survey on perception of avatar personality”

Irish Symposium on Game Based Learning (iGBL 2013)

6-7 June, Dublin Institute of Technology
http://igbl2013.wordpress.com

ABSTRACT SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 8, 2013

The purpose of iGBL2013 is to:

• report on the use of game-based learning in primary, secondary and third-level education
• explore the effectiveness of game-based learning
• identify how game-based learning can be facilitated in educational settings

Sensory Substitution and Augmentation Conference and Demonstration

Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 March 2013
Venue: The British Academy,
10-11 Carlton House Terrace,
London SW1Y 5AH

Since 1968 scientists have been creating sensory substitution and augmentation devices. With these devices they try to replace or enhance one sense by using another sense. For example, in tactile–vision, stimulation of the skin driven by input to a camera is used to replace the ordinary sense of vision that uses our eyes. The feelSpace belt aims to give people a magnetic sense of direction using vibrotactile stimulation driven by a digital compass. This conference will bring together people developing these technologies, the psychologists studying the minds and behaviour of subjects who use the devices, and the neuroscientists and philosophers interested in the nature of perceptual experience and sensory interaction. We will explore the nature, limits and possibilities of these technologies, how they can be used to help those with sensory impairments, and what they can tell us about perception and perceptual experience in general.… read more. “Call: Sensory Substitution and Augmentation Conference and Demonstration (London)”

The Centre for Cultural Studies Research at the University of East London invites proposals for Cultural Space, a conference to take place at the UEL Docklands Campus on Friday and Saturday, 18th and 19th October, 2013.

We are interested in presentations which address the problematics of space both as concept and as lived social reality, with a particular emphasis on the tension between spaces of control in the context of contemporary neoliberalism, spaces of resistance and the apocalyptic spaces which emerge from war, forced migration and the failures of consumer capitalism.

What are the politics of space in contemporary contexts? How can we re-think space beyond the public/private divide? How do spatial arts re-configure space and the way in which it is experienced? What new configurations of space may emerge from burgeoning forms of community? How do the theatres of contemporary war force a re-assessment of spatial concepts?… read more. “Call: Cultural Space, a conference at the University of East London”

Designing and Developing Collaborative Technologies with/for Children and their Families

at the IDC 2013 Conference June 24th, 2013 in NY, USA

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: March 18th, 2013
NOTIFICATION: April 19th, 2013
http://workshops.icts.sbg.ac.at/IDCFamily2013

This one-day workshop will take place at IDC 2013 and aims to bring together researchers and practitioners in the fields of human-computer interaction, child-computer interaction, interaction design, instructional design, etc.

TOPIC

The family environment provides a fruitful and at the same time challenging context to design with/for children and their families. The goal of this one-day workshop is to share experiences, best practices and lessons learned to explore the future potentials on how to guide the involvement and participation of children and their families in the (co-)design and development process of interactive intergenerational (collaborative) technologies. When designing for families, additional considerations are needed, such as the importance of routines, the affective consequences of technology, and the need for supporting playfulness and fun.… read more. “Call: Designing and Developing Collaborative Technologies with/for Children and their Families (at IDC 2013)”