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Month: December 2013

  • Call: “Architectural Space and Interaction” – Workshop on space in interaction at CHI 2014

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    CALL FOR PARTICIPATION “Architectural Space and Interaction” – Workshop on space in interaction Two-day workshop at CHI 2014, April 26th or 27th in Toronto, Canada SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 10th 2014, via E-Mail to n.dalton@open.ac.uk SUBMISSION FORMAT: 2-4 page position papers, formatted according to ACM SIGCHI Publications Format (not anonymised) NOTIFICATION: February 1st, 2014 INFORMATION & NEWS: http://interactioninspaceworkshop.blogspot.com From the earliest two-dimensional graphic user interface, through to games & virtual reality, and now emerging into mobile computing, urban computing, ambient computing, tangible computing and ubiquitous computing, our awareness of space and its role in the interaction process is becoming more distinct.…

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  • Researchers combine Kinect and bathtub to create ‘immersive’ gaming surface

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    [From The Escapist, where the story includes a 2:17 minute video; a 0:57 BBC News report is available here, an 8:51 minute video is here, and the AquaTop Display web site is here] Researchers Combine a Kinect and a Bathtub to Create a Gaming Surface Using the Microsoft Kinect, a projector, and a bath, several Japanese researchers have created an interactive display surface. Josh Engen | 29 November 2013 Several researchers from the Koike Laboratory at the University of Electro-Communications in Tokyo have created an interactive surface by combining a Kinect with a small basin of water.…

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  • Call: 10th annual Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Conference

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    Call For Proposals 10th annual Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Conference June 11-13, 2014 Madison, Wisconsin, USA http://glsconference.org/2014/call-for-proposals/ The Games+Learning+Society Center and the University of Wisconsin-Madison is excited to announce that the 10th annual Games+Learning+Society (GLS) Conference will be held June 11-13, 2014, with pre-conference activities on June 10 including the GLS Playful Learning Summit and the GLS Doctoral Consortium. The GLS Conference is the premier event in the field of videogames and learning. Now celebrating its tenth anniversary, this grassroots “indie” event continues to be one of the few destinations where the people who create high-quality digital learning media can gather for…

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  • Retail windows go high tech to create illusions for the holidays

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    [From Advertising Age, where the story includes additional pictures] [Image: Barneys’ virtual sleigh ride] Retail Windows Go High Tech for the Holidays Saks, Barneys Bypass Santa’s Workshop for 3D Projection Mapping, Sensory Light Shows By Sonya Chudgar November 27, 2013 The sign in front of Barneys’ holiday windows in Manhattan offers a warning: Windows could cause seizures. Beware. The black-and-white light show in Barneys’ holiday windows, unveiled last week at its flagship store, is that startling. As retailers try to keep up with technology, some are chucking the Christmas Village this holiday season for 3D projection mapping, dramatic light shows…

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  • Call: Workshop on Culture Aware Robotics at HRI (CARs@HRI)

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    CARs@HRI: Workshop on Culture Aware Robotics at HRI, Bielefeld University, Germany, 03 March 2014 http://cars.e-hci.org/?page_id=8 Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) 2014: http://humanrobotinteraction.org/2014/ Culture is not the first aspect that comes to mind when discussing human robot interaction. But our cultural upbringing does to a large degree influence our patterns of behavior and interpretation. Thus, culture is present in the development of robotic systems right from the start, unconsciously influencing how robots look, what we envision with them to do, and how they are programmed to interact with the user. Thus, culture significantly shapes how we interact with each other and with other…

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  • Virtual patient prostate exam simulation helps students practice

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    [From Geekosystem] The Story Behind This Robotic Butt, and How it Could Someday Help You (And Your Butt) The butt has a name, and his name is Patrick. By Glen Tickle Tuesday, November 12th 2013 This photograph is… striking. It’s easy to make a quick joke about like, “Hey! Check out the latest Wii U accessory!” but we took it a few steps further. We’ve tracked down Benjamin Lok, a doctor who worked on the project to ask him exactly what’s going on in the photo, and his answers were fascinating. We came across the photo when comedian Rob Delaney…

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