Month: March 2017

Call: Safe Human-Robot Collaboration session at ETFA 2017

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March 23, 2017

Call for Papers Special Session – SS07. Safe Human-Robot Collaboration 22nd IEEE International Conference on Emerging Technologies And Factory Automation (ETFA 2017) September 12-15, 2017, Limassol, Cyprus http://www.etfa2017.org Deadline for submission of special sessions papers: April 9, 2017 The special session is promoted within the FourByThree project (http://www.fourbythree.eu/ – FoF H2020) and is organized in synergy within the “Track 7 – Intelligent Robots & Systems” of ETFA 2017. Industrial robots have previously demonstrated their excellence in industrial applications requiring dexterity, accuracy and efficiency. This is especially the case for large production batches, repetitive operations, and risky or unpleasant working conditions.…
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Catch a virtual ball: Disney Research tech lets you interact with real objects in virtual reality

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March 23, 2017

[Disney Research has taken another intriguing step toward compelling presence illusions; this story from Gizmodo (where it includes a 2:47 minute video) outlines some of the applications, and coverage in Mashable goes further: “if you really want to go long on futurecasting, this may also be an early look at a real Star Trek holodeck, a fictional room that allows users to feel real impacts from virtual objects. Whether we get there through haptic feedback suits, real world object tracking, or perhaps a combination of the two, Disney Research’s experiment is yet another indication that we’re just at the beginning…
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Call: PervasiveHealth 2017 (Posters and Demos)

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March 22, 2017

Call for Posters and Demos – PervasiveHealth 2017 23 – 26 May 2017, Barcelona, Spain http://pervasivehealth.org/2017/show/cf-exhibits-and-demos Important Dates Submission deadline: 31st March 2017 (5:00pm PST) Notification of acceptance: 21st April 2017 Camera-ready deadline: 1st May 2017 OVERVIEW The 11th International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare, PervasiveHealth 2017, invites proposals that address innovative and important topics related to the application of pervasive technologies in the field of healthcare. This call is divided into two categories: Posters and Demos. POSTERS aim at reporting on the progress of ongoing research and insights into the lessons learned from current (industrial, practitioners, government,…
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Mathematicians create warped worlds in virtual reality

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March 22, 2017

[This story from Nature describes the potential of presence to lead to new discoveries in mathematics; the original version includes another image, two videos, and references; for much more information about the project see eleVR’s website. –Matthew] Mathematicians create warped worlds in virtual reality Immersive experience set to become accessible to all. Davide Castelvecchi 21 March 2017 “It feels like the entire universe is within a sphere that is maybe within a couple metres’ radius,” says topologist Henry Segerman at Oklahoma State University in Stillwater. He is describing, not an LSD trip, but his experience of exploring a curved universe…
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Call: AIIDE-17, the Thirteenth Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainments

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March 21, 2017

Call for Papers AIIDE-17 – Thirteenth Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainments October 5-9, 2017 Snowbird Ski and Summer Resort, Snowbird, Utah http://www.aiide.org/ CFP: https://sites.google.com/view/aiide2017/home/call-for-papers Submission Site: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aiide2017 Submission Deadlines: May 1 (Workshop / Tutorial Proposals), May 25 (Papers / Demos / Doctoral Consortium / Playable Experiences) Hello everyone! I am writing on behalf of this year’s AIIDE organizing committee to invite y’all to participate in the Thirteenth Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainments, to be held in Snowbird, Utah, October 5 – 9. AIIDE-17 provides a meeting place for academic AI…
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Start VR and Australia hospital using presence to provide distraction from chemotherapy

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March 21, 2017

[Most of the press coverage of this important application of presence is drawn from the Samsung press release below, which includes a 4:43 minute video. More information on the project is available from Start VR, and an excerpt from coverage in The Australian about the origins of the project follows the press release below. –Matthew] Start VR Introduces Virtual Reality to Chemotherapy Patient Program at Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Australia on March 07, 2017 Sydney based virtual reality studio Start VR have collaborated with Samsung Australia and Chris O’Brien Lifehouse to develop a ground-breaking initiative to supply Samsung virtual reality (VR)…
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Call: Designing Humor In Human-Computer Interaction (Humic 2017, with INTERACT 2017)

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March 20, 2017

Call for Papers DESIGNING HUMOR IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (HUMIC 2017) Mumbai, India, 25 or 26 September 2017 http://workshop.colips.org/humic/ Workshop organized in conjunction with INTERACT 2017 Mumbai, India, 25-29 September 2017 https://www.interact2017.org/about Paper Submission Deadline: 26 April 2017 INTRODUCTION Humour is pervasive in human social relationships and one of the most common ways to produce a positive affect in others. Research studies have shown that innocent humour increases likeability, boosts friendship, alleviates stress, encourages creativity and improves teamwork. Humour embraces various types of expression – both verbal and non-verbal – and can be used to enhance the interaction outcome while being…
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You can ban a person, but what about their hologram?

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March 20, 2017

[Presence via holograms and augmented reality raises a lot of interesting and important practical and legal questions; this story is from Singularity Hub, where it includes a 1:32 minute video. –Matthew] [Image: Source: Ukraine Today/YouTube] You Can Ban a Person, But What About Their Hologram? By Aaron Frank Mar 17, 2017 If you think augmented reality is only fun and games, consider that we’ve already witnessed the first known police action taken against hologram technology. During the summer of 2015, a performance by controversial gangster-rapper, Keith Cozart, was shut down when local police discovered the musician was broadcast as a hologram…
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Call: Virtual Futures panel discussion on VR March 21, with free 360 livestream

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March 17, 2017

Call for Participation Altered Minds | Virtual Futures Salon Tuesday 21 March 2017 18:30 – 21:00 GMT The Hospital Club, London (UK) This event is almost SOLD OUT, but you can join us on YouTube for our livestream in 360 degree video. We will be taking questions from the online audience and would love if you could help us spread the message through Thunderclap. FINAL FEW TICKETS WATCH THE 360 DEGREE LIVESTREAM ON YOUTUBE DESCRIPTION Virtual Futures presents a panel discussion on virtual reality with an artist who will live a simulated life in VR for 28 days, an academic…
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Hello, Westworld: Sex doll brothel opens in Barcelona

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March 17, 2017

[There are few applications of presence-evoking technology more interesting and fraught with ethical issues than sexuality. This story is from The Huffington Post, where it includes two videos; more information is available from Forbes. –Matthew] [Image: “Kati,” the Lumi sex doll now at a Barcelona brothel] Hello, Westworld: Sex Doll Brothel Opens In Barcelona Industry edges closer to “realistic, robotic” sex partners. By Mary Papenfuss March 2, 2017 In the first known brothel of its kind, a Barcelona establishment is offering erotic sessions with sex dolls only. Clients of the “agency” will have to pony up $127 an hour for…
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Call: 3rd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Machine Vision and Graphics (AIMaViG’17)

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March 16, 2017

CALL FOR PAPERS 3rd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Machine Vision and Graphics (AIMaViG’17) Prague, Czech Republic, 3 – 6 September, 2017 www.fedcsis.org E-mail: aimavig2017@fedcsis.org Papers due May 10, 2017 (strict deadline) We would like to cordially invite you to consider contributing a paper to AIMaViG’17 – held as a part of the Federated Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (FedCSIS 2017). FedCSIS an annual international multi-conference, this year organized jointly by the Polish Information Processing Society (PTI), Poland Section Computer Society Chapter and Czech Technical University in Prague, in technical cooperation with the IEEE Region 8, IEEE…
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New effects tech lets media creators and consumers change experience seamlessly in real-time

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March 16, 2017

[Advances in technology are permitting both producers and consumers to effortlessly and instantly modify mediated experiences, making presence more common and determining what is ‘real’ increasingly difficult. This story is from Fast Company’s Co.Design, where it includes many images; the 1:33 minute The Human Race video (also available on YouTube); and a second, 1:49 minute video about the project. A short behind the scenes video is available on YouTube and Sam Russell, general director of global Chevrolet marketing, talks about the project in another YouTube video. –Matthew] [Image: Source: Ad Week] This Crazy New Technology Transforms Movies Into Video Games…
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Month: March 2017

Call: Safe Human-Robot Collaboration session at ETFA 2017

Catch a virtual ball: Disney Research tech lets you interact with real objects in virtual reality

Call: PervasiveHealth 2017 (Posters and Demos)

Mathematicians create warped worlds in virtual reality

Call: AIIDE-17, the Thirteenth Annual AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainments

Start VR and Australia hospital using presence to provide distraction from chemotherapy

Call: Designing Humor In Human-Computer Interaction (Humic 2017, with INTERACT 2017)

You can ban a person, but what about their hologram?

Call: Virtual Futures panel discussion on VR March 21, with free 360 livestream

Hello, Westworld: Sex doll brothel opens in Barcelona

Call: 3rd International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence in Machine Vision and Graphics (AIMaViG’17)

New effects tech lets media creators and consumers change experience seamlessly in real-time

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