Call for Participation

CHI 2016 Workshop on Tangibles for Health
San Jose, CA, USA, 7th OR 8th May 2016

http://www.tangibles4health.com

The impact of HCI in Health and Wellbeing has gained prominence in the last few years.  Whilst this work has significantly pushed forward the field, most work has focused around the development and study of “apps” running on commercial smartphones. Tangible User Interfaces (TUIs), using physical objects to interact with computer systems, offer many physical and interaction qualities that have potential to benefit the eHealth community. For example, supporting physical rehabilitation through interactive tangible objects, using 3D printing to provide custom devices to support elderly living independent lives longer, or to provide tangible data visualisations to overome sight loss. Tangible approaches can also potential to supporting wellbeing, such as reducing anxiety. Yet, there is relatively little research that combines the two.… read more. “Call: CHI 2016 Workshop on Tangibles for Health”

Call for Papers

Games and Culture Special Issue
Morality Play: The Design of Games for Ethical Engagement

Guest editors: Malcolm Ryan, Rowan Tulloch and Paul Formosa

Questions of morality are a pervasive topic for media and the arts. Across every medium we see artists engaging audiences with challenging moral questions concerning topics such as war, crime, corruption, fidelity and the abuse of power. Questions of morality have long been central to how we understand ourselves, our lives, and our cultural contexts; and in turn our art forms have reflected, embodied, and challenged beliefs about right and wrong.

Games, however, seem to have long existed in a moral vacuum. While morally-charged themes such as crime or war have always been present, few games invite us to engage with the morality of the worlds they depict or the behaviour they encourage us to adopt.… read more. “Call: Morality Play: The Design of Games for Ethical Engagement (Games and Culture special issue)”