First International Workshop on Educational Robots (WONDER) Paris, 26th October 2015 http://icsrwonder2015.wordpress.com/ Satellite event of the International Conference on Social Robotics (ICSR) http://www.icsoro.org/icsr2015/ Social robots are increasingly being studied as companions supporting and helping humans in different applications (e.g., home, healthcare, work spaces, public spaces, education, etc.). The study of robots acting as educational agents is an emerging field of social robotics. The last few years have seen the emergence, worldwide, of collaborative projects studying the role of robots in educational applications, for example, robots acting as tutors to support teachers and students, tools for therapy of children with autism,…

Call for workshop submissions Ageing Playfully: Advancing Research on Games for Older Adults Beyond Accessibility and Health Benefits Half-day Workshop at CHI PLAY 2015 Submission deadline August 31st 2015 Workshop to be held October 4th 2015 in London, UK This workshop aims to shift perspectives on games for older adults beyond benefits they provide, exploring challenges and opportunities in the design and development of games for older adults that primarily focus on entertainment to provide empowering and engaging experiences. Submissions are available in two categories. We would like to invite participants with a background in human-computer interaction, game design, and/or…

Call For Papers 11th ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2016) http://humanrobotinteraction.org/2016/ Conference: March 7-10, 2016, Christchurch, New Zealand Submission Deadline: October 2, 2015. The 11th Annual ACM/IEEE HRI Conference theme is “Natural Interaction.” The conference seeks contributions from a broad set of perspectives, including technical, design, methodological, behavioral, and theoretical, that advance fundamental and applied knowledge and methods in human-robot interaction. Full papers and Tutorial/Workshop abstracts will be archived in the ACM Digital Library and IEEE Xplore Digital Library. Full details of the submission types is provided on http://humanrobotinteraction.org/2016/authors/. FULL PAPERS: Full papers are eight camera-ready pages, including…

Call for Papers: Game Studies, Culture, Play, and Practice Area 37th Annual Southwest Popular / American Culture Association (SWPACA) Conference February 10-13, 2016 Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center Albuquerque, NM http://www.southwestpca.org Submission deadline: November 1, 2015 The Game Studies, Culture, Play, and Practice Area welcomes papers, panels, and other proposals on games (digital and otherwise) and their study and development. The Area is also offering a three hour workshop titled “Making the Makerspace: A Look Into the Creation of the iSpace” on the first day of the conference. PROPOSAL SUBMISSION Possible topics include (but are in no way limited…

NetGames 2015 Call for Papers The 14th International Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games December 3-4, 2015, Zagreb, Croatia http://netgames2015.fer.hr/ In co-operation with ACM SIGCOMM and ACM SIGMM Technically co-sponsored by IEEE Communications Society IMPORTANT DATES Long/Short paper deadline: September 6, 2015, 23:59 CET (EXTENDED DEADLINE) Demo submission deadline: September 18, 2015 Notification of decisions: October 12, 2015 Registration/ Final Paper Due: October 26, 2015 OVERVIEW The 14th International Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games (NetGames 2015) will be held at the University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia on December 3-4, 2015. NetGames brings together researchers and…