Call for Papers

The 3^rd International Conference on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Computer Graphics (SALENTO AVR 2016)
Otranto, Lecce, Italy
June 15-18, 2016

http://www.salentoavr.it/

The purpose of the SALENTO AVR 2016 is to provide a discussion forum for researchers, scientists, engineers and practitioners throughout the world about the latest research findings, ideas, developments, applications and realizations on virtual and augmented reality, 3D visualization and computer graphics in the areas of medicine, cultural heritage, arts, education, entertainment, industrial and military sectors.

SALENTO AVR 2016 solicits original contributions in the topic areas reported below; the sub-topics list is not exhaustive. Papers may address one or more of the listed sub-topics, although authors should not feel limited by them. Of particular interest will be papers that combine technologies from two or more of these areas.

We invite electronic submissions of full or short papers for oral or poster presentation.… read more. “Call: 3rd International Conference on Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality and Computer Graphics (SALENTO AVR 2016)”

Call for Papers:
Perceiving at a Distance
9-10 June 2016, Antwerp

Deadline: 12 February 2016

We would like to invite you to contribute a paper to a two-day conference on the philosophy of the distal senses.

The conference focuses on the distal senses, such as vision and audition. Reflection on the capacity to perceive things at a distance gives reason to doubt that sensory experience can be adequately explained in terms of the mechanistic metaphysics that underpins currently popular models of the mind. The conference and associated masterclass will examine alternative positions that can be adopted to make better sense of distal perception. We are seeking contributions that exemplify how cutting-edge research on perception can thrive when resisting a simple-minded, mechanistic view of the mind’s place in nature.

The conference will take place on Thursday the 9th and Friday the 10th of June 2016, at the Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp, Belgium.… read more. “Call: Perceiving at a Distance”

Third IEEE VR International Workshop on Collaborative Virtual Environments
At IEEE Virtual Reality 2016, Greenville, South Carolina, USA
Saturday March 19 or Sunday March 20, 2016

http://sites.google.com/site/3dcveieeevr2016/

Submission deadline: January 24, 2015 (Abstract submission deadline: January 17, 2015)

We need to improve interaction and collaboration in immersive virtual environments. Indeed, frameworks for the design of immersive and collaborative virtual environments are now mature enough to allow researchers to focus on higher-level description of immersion and collaboration rather than on low-level system features.

However, we still have to improve both the immersion of the users and the ability of distant users to collaborate efficiently when they are sharing a virtual environment, by proposing new metaphors for immersive 3D collaborative interactions.

To meet these requirements, we need to be able to adapt VR software to various kinds of immersive hardware devices while we need also to embed a symbolic representation of these devices into the virtual environment in order to make users aware of the limitations of these devices at run-time.… read more. “Call: Third IEEE VR International Workshop on Collaborative Virtual Environments (at IEEE VR 2016)”

Call for Papers and Participation

CHI 2016 Workshop on Ethical Encounters in HCI
Part of the CHI 2016 conference, held in San Jose, USA, between 7 and 12 May 2016.

http://ethicalencountershci.wordpress.com/

Important Dates:

• Early submission deadline: 14th December 2015
• Early notification: 21st December 2015
• Second submission deadline: 8th January 2016
• Final notification: 15th January 2016
• Workshop day: 7 or 8 May 2016

HCI research is moving into increasingly sensitive and challenging settings. New technologies are now being designed and evaluated with vulnerable or marginalized participants in contexts that can be emotionally challenging for researchers, participants, and others involved in the research. Research conducted in these sensitive and emerging areas can produce complex ethical dilemmas. Building on previous workshops, this CHI 2016 workshop aims to provide a forum for researchers to share experiences and learn from ethical challenges encountered in HCI research conducted in sensitive settings.… read more. “Call: CHI 2016 Workshop on Ethical Encounters in HCI”

Call for Papers:
Charting the Digital: Play, Discourse, Disruption
8-9 October 2016, Venice (Italy)

(A handy PDF version of the call can be found here)

Deadline for abstracts: 30 January 2016

Organised by the ERC funded Charting the Digital team: Sybille Lammes (Principal Investigator), Chris Perkins (Senior Research Fellow), Sam Hind (PhD candidate), Alex Gekker (PhD candidate) and Clancy Wilmott (PhD candidate and Research Fellow).

Whether a navigation device that adjusts its route-display according to where the driver chooses to go, or a map in a computer game that is co-produced by players’ input, digital mapping has transformed our daily lives and how we engage with and shape our worlds. During this final conference of the ERC project Charting the Digital we will share and discuss what this transformation means.

Over the last 4 years the Charting team has interrogated what this shift entails, taking on board new developments in the field as well as novel technological possibilities.… read more. “Call: Charting the Digital: Play, Discourse, Disruption”