SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 Call for Submissions: Art Gallery & Art Papers SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 13 June 2013 (23:59 UTC/GMT) WEBSITE: http://sa2013.siggraph.org/en/submitters/art-gallery.html Future/Past The SIGGRAPH Asia 2013 Art Gallery brings to ACM SIGGRAPH an exhibition of art in a major Asian city that reflects on the public domain as demarcated by the artist whose creativity is empowered by their access to a digitally-enabled means of expression. Art can form an understanding of ideas not easily expressed by any other means. Shared themes form a collective understanding in an ever merging narrative of expression. The sensory aspect of an effort of artistic practice…

Special Issue of Computers in Human Behavior: “Designing and Evaluating Sociability in Online Video Games” Special Issue Editors Georgios Christou, European University Cyprus Panayiotis Zaphiris, Cyprus University of Technology Effie Lai-Chong Law, University of Leicester Lennart E. Nacke, University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT) David Geerts, KU Leuven DESCRIPTION Computer games are at the forefront of technological innovation; their popularity in research continuously increasing. Their wide presence and use makes computer games a major factor affecting the way people socialize, learn and possibly work. As increasingly more people become involved with computer games, researchers need to address various questions…

TOUCH ME – HAPTIC EVALUATION METHODS FOR EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES Full-day workshop at the Mensch & Computer conference 2013 held in Bremen, Germany (http://www.interaktivevielfalt.org/mensch-computer/) from 8-11th of September 2013. IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: May, 24th, 2013, to busch@cure.at Notification: June, 26th, 2013 Submission format: 2-4 page position papers, formatted according to Mensch & Computer format (anonymized). SCOPE AND FOCUS We plan to explore, discuss and collect ideas on haptic materials for evaluating users’ emotional experiences with interactive systems. Haptic evaluation materials allow for a qualitative, playful and holistic evaluation of emotional factors – without interfering with the users’ personal experience during…

Workshop on Mediated Touch and Affect (MeTA) Conference: The fifth biannual Humaine Association Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction (ACII 2013). 2-5 September 2013, Geneva, Switzerland Website:

The Second International Conference on E-Learning and E-Technologies in Education (ICEEE2013) Technically co-sponsored by IEEE Poland Section Technical University of Lodz, Poland Sept. 23-25, 2013 http://sdiwc.net/conferences/2013/iceee2013/ The proposed conference on the above theme will be held at Technical University of Lodz, Lodz, Poland from Sept. 23- 25, 2013 which aims to enable researchers build connections between different digital applications. Research topics (but not limited to): Intelligent Tutoring Systems Immersive Learning Collaborative Learning Community Building Context Dependent Learning Mobile Learning (M-learning) Standards and Interoperability Digital Libraries for E-Learning Web-based Learning, Wikis and Blogs Synchronous and Asynchronous Learning E-Learning Hardware and Software…

Workshop on Mixed Reality for Health and Wellbeing – Call for Papers and Participation As part of the International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) 2013 to be held in Adelaide, S.A., Australia, October 1, 8:00 am ‐ 5:00 pm We are holding a workshop on Mixed Reality for Health and Wellbeing. We are seeking short paper and work‐in‐progress submissions. Topics of interests include (but are not limited to): AR/MR Exposure Therapy AR/MR assisted rehabilitation AR/MR supported phobia treatment Sense of Presence and Immersion in augmented environments Post‐traumatic stress disorder management and treatment Assistive devices and computer games Mirror…