Month: August 2013

Call: IEEE Workshop on the Social Implications of Pervasive Computing for Sustainable Living (SIPC ’14)

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August 6, 2013

Call for Papers The Third IEEE International Workshop on the Social Implications of Pervasive Computing for Sustainable Living (SIPC ’14) in conjunction with the Twelfth IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications – PerCom 2014 (http://www.percom.org) Budapest, Hungary March 24-28 Sponsored by IEEE http://www.sipc2014.blogspot.com Background The mobile, sensory and embedded technologies associated with pervasive computing are progressively approaching levels of sufficient accuracy, dependability and suitable cost for real world deployment and entry into everyday life. The potential as well as the implications of such technology are significant, with applications in almost all public, personal and commercial aspects of our…
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NASA JPL takes a VR tour of Mars with Oculus Rift and Virtuix Omni

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August 6, 2013

[From Engadget, where the story includes a 1:10 minute video] NASA JPL takes a VR tour of Mars with Oculus Rift and Virtuix Omni (video) By Nicole Lee posted Aug 5th, 2013 NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory likes to dip its feet in cutting edge consumer hardware from time to time, as evidenced by its trial use of the Leap Motion to remotely control a Mars rover. Well, you can’t get much more cutting edge than virtual reality, which is why the team was so intrigued by the Oculus Rift when they first saw it at PAX last year. They signed…
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Call: 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education – CSEDU 2014

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August 5, 2013

CALL FOR PAPERS 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education – CSEDU 2014 Website: http://www.csedu.org/ April 2 – 4, 2014 Barcelona, Spain Regular Paper Submission: October 1, 2013 Regular Paper Authors Notification: January 15, 2014 Regular Paper Camera Ready and Registration: January 29, 2014 Sponsored by: INSTICC-Institute for Systems and Technologies of Information, Control and Communication INSTICC is Member of: WfMC – Workflow Management Coaliton OMG – Object Management Group SEFI – European Society for Engineering Education European Association of EATEL – European Association of Technology Enhanced Learning IGIP – International Society for Engineering Education Logistics Partner: SCITEVENTS – Science…
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Center for Disease Control uses VR to train disaster first-responders

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August 5, 2013

[From the Washington Post’s The Switch blog; for more on this topic see “State of Virtual Reality Based Disaster Preparedness and Response Training” in PLOS Currents] [Image: CDC staff undergo a pilot phase of virtual reality training in 2009. The agency is increasingly turning to virtual reality to help train emergency responders.] The CDC just spent $626,000 on virtual reality. Here’s why. By Brian Fung, Published: August 2, 2013 You push past the flap of the command hut and instinctively shield your eyes from the brightness of the sun outside. As they adjust to the light, your eyes start to…
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Study: Higher quality court videolinks will improve justice outcomes

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August 2, 2013

[From The Conversation] [Image: The courtroom in the County Court of Victoria as used for the study’s experiment. Credit: Emma Rowden] Higher quality court videolinks will improve justice outcomes: study Jul 03, 2013 Alexia Attwood Editor, The Conversation Poor lighting, bad camera angles and technical glitches in videolink testimonies can affect justice outcomes in court, a new study has found, with researchers urging courts to adopt standardised videoconferencing guidelines.…
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Call: ISPR 2014 in Vienna – August 30 deadline approaching (too) fast

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August 2, 2013

[Uh-0h, just under a month until the August 30 deadline for submitting work for the next wonderful, productive and fun ISPR conference, ISPR 2014 next spring in Vienna. For the latest information see the conference web site and Facebook group. And please help spread the word by distributing this post to your social networks… –Matthew Lombard] Call for Papers ISPR 2014: The 15th International Conference on Presence International Society for Presence Research Vienna, AUSTRIA March 17th – 19th 2014 Web site: http://presence2014.univie.ac.at Facebook group:
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Call: Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society 2014 conference (FLAIRS-27)

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August 1, 2013

Call for Papers: (FLAIRS-27 In cooperation with the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, the 27th International FLAIRS Conference (FLAIRS-27; http://www.flairs-27.info/) will be held May 21-23, 2014, at the Hilton Pensacola Beach Gulf Front in Pensacola Beach, Florida, USA. FLAIRS-27 continues a tradition of presenting and discussing state of the art artificial intelligence and related research in a sociable atmosphere within a beautiful setting. Events will include invited speakers, special tracks, discussion panels, and presentations of papers, posters, and awards. Traditionally, FLAIRS features not only some of the world’s leading researchers but also quality submissions from students. Submissions are…
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Nostalgic PaperDude VR is modern, immersive version of Paperboy game

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August 1, 2013

[From TechCrunch; for more information and a 1:58 minute video visit the Globacore project page] Old Enough To Remember Paperboy For NES? Now You Can Live It With Oculus Rift July 31, 2013 Old school gamers will remember Paperboy, an arcade game — later ported to home systems like the NES and Atari ST — that let you savour the pleasure of virtually breaking your neighbours’ windows by tossing a rolled up newspaper through their front room as you powered past on your bike. Because that’s what passed for entertainment in 1984. Well, time and technology has moved on but…
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Month: August 2013

Call: IEEE Workshop on the Social Implications of Pervasive Computing for Sustainable Living (SIPC ’14)

NASA JPL takes a VR tour of Mars with Oculus Rift and Virtuix Omni

Call: 6th International Conference on Computer Supported Education – CSEDU 2014

Center for Disease Control uses VR to train disaster first-responders

Study: Higher quality court videolinks will improve justice outcomes

Call: ISPR 2014 in Vienna – August 30 deadline approaching (too) fast

Call: Florida Artificial Intelligence Research Society 2014 conference (FLAIRS-27)

Nostalgic PaperDude VR is modern, immersive version of Paperboy game

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