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Call: Multisensory HCI – Special issue of International Journal of Human-Computer Studies

Call for Papers:
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies (IJHCS): Special Issue on
Multisensory Human-Computer Interaction

http://www.journals.elsevier.com/international-journal-of-human-computer-studies/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-multisensory-human-computer-interaction

IMPORTANT DATES

Expression of interest (400 words): July 1th, 2016
Submission deadline: August 1st, 2016
First round of notifications: October 10th, 2016
Final round of notifications: April 23rd, 2017

SPECIAL ISSUE EDITORS

Marianna Obrist (University of Sussex, UK)
Nimesha Ranasinghe (National University of Singapore, Singapore)
Charles Spence (University of Oxford, UK)

SCOPE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE

Our interactions with technology are primarily limited to the senses of vision and audition, whilst increasingly involving touch. Even though there is a growing number of researchers working on touch, taste, and smell, such senses are still largely underexplored in the context of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Given the growing knowledge concerning multisensory perception and the development of sensory devices, there is a need for further developing our understanding on people’s multisensory experiences in HCI.… read more. “Call: Multisensory HCI – Special issue of International Journal of Human-Computer Studies”

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Expedia takes sick children on thrilling real-time adventures — without leaving the hospital

[Here’s a heart-warming use of presence (which will be more impressive if the partners follow through in establishing a permanent installation at St. Jude to help more children); the story from Advertising Age features four videos. –Matthew]

St. Jude Dream Adventures - a virtual 'high five'

[Image: Source: AdWeek]

Expedia Takes Sick Children on Thrilling Real-Time Adventures — Without Leaving the Hospital

Campaign From 180LA for St. Jude Is the Stuff of Dreams

By Ann-Christine Diaz. Published on March 21, 2016.

Children with serious illnesses and confined to their hospital beds might think that swimming with tropical fish or running with wild horses is the stuff of dreams. But Expedia, along with its agency 180LA, has made such dreams come true for kids battling cancer at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis, Tenn.

The “St. Jude Dream Adventures” campaign consisted of a temporary 360-degree installation at the hospital that “transported” the children to Cordoba and Talampaya Park in Argentina, Monkey Jungle in Florida and the Great Maya Reef in Mexico.… read more. “Expedia takes sick children on thrilling real-time adventures — without leaving the hospital”

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