Call for Papers Computers in Human Behavior Digital interlocutors: Theory and practice of interactions between human and machines http://www.journals.elsevier.com/computers-in-human-behavior/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-digital-interlocutors-theory-and-practice-of Submission deadline: October 1, 2017 Robots and other machine communicators are emerging in all aspects of everyday life. They are increasingly performing social and workplace roles such as teachers, caregivers, surveillance, decision-makers and personal companionship. They have the ability to improve quality of human life through assistance, enabling, for instance, independent living or providing support in work-intensive, difficult and possibly complex situations. They also can be used as educators and motivators. This special section of Computers in Human Behavior aims to…

CALL FOR PAPERS INTETAIN 2017 9th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment June 20-22, 2017 – Funchal, Madeira http://www.intetain.org Digital technologies are woven deep into the fabric of our everyday existence. Play and entertainment serve a crucial role in determining how such technologies evolve, having served both as catalyst for the development of novel devices and interaction paradigms, as well as proposing novel uses for technology. The 9th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment (INTETAIN 2017) celebrates the future of Interactive Entertainment by inviting researchers to submit contributions around developments and insights in art, design, science,…

Call for Papers Codes & Modes: ReFraming Reality, Virtuality & Non-Fiction Media March 17th & 18th 2017 Hunter College, City University of New York http://ima-mfa.hunter.cuny.edu/reframe/ Deadline: December 1st, 2016 Amidst the flurry of techno-utopian industry hype surrounding Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Machine Learning, not enough attention has been paid to long-term socio-cultural or neurobiological impacts of these new technologies. How can theorists, activists and artists develop a useful framework to explore the complex implications of using these technologies? This version of the Codes and Modes Symposium aims to create an intervention into the uncritical excitement…