Month: June 2017

Call: Philosophy of Virtual and Augmented Reality Workshop

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June 14, 2017

Call For Registrations Philosophy of Virtual and Augmented Reality Workshop University of Glasgow, 26th – 27th June 2017 The Centre for the Study of Perceptual Experience is pleased to announce the Philosophy of Virtual and Augmented Reality Workshop to be held at the University of Glasgow on Monday 26th & Tuesday 27th June. Augmented and Virtual Reality (AR/VR) devices are rapidly becoming part of our everyday lives. This emerging technology lets users experience wholly virtual environments (like distant places, times, or even fantasy worlds) in VR, or virtual objects in the real world (Pokemon in your garden, a virtual engine…
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ScreenX extends movie onto theater walls for a 270 degree panoramic experience

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June 14, 2017

[The ScreenX technology described in this story from Los Angeles Magazine (which includes a different image) is another attempt to create a strong sense of presence for media consumers. See also the press release via PRWeb. –Matthew] [Image: Source: Nerd Reactor] This is The Only Theater in L.A. Where the Movie Expands Beyond the Screen The new ScreenX technology has arrived at CGV Cinemas in Koreatown June 12, 2017 Lisa Beebe When I sat down at the CGV Cinemas in Koreatown (621 S. Western Ave.), I was sure I was in the wrong place. I was there to see a…
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Call: Chapters for “Cases on Immersive Virtual Reality Techniques”

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June 13, 2017

Call for Book Chapters: Cases on Immersive Virtual Reality Techniques To be published by IGI Global http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/2768 Proposal Submission Deadline: June 30, 2017 Currently, we’re in the early stages of editing “Cases on Immersive Virtual Reality Techniques” to be published by IGI Global (www.igi-global.com) scheduled for release in April/May 2018. In order to strengthen the overall quality of this important publication, we’re looking for possible proposals, reviewers, and the editorial advisers for this valuable reference. Hence, I would like to invite experts from both industry and academia. If this invitation is agreeable to you and does not conflict with your…
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Professor using mobile VR to improve access to pedestrian safety education

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June 13, 2017

[This news release from the University of Alabama at Birmingham describes an impressive effort to take presence outside the lab to educate children in a vital skill. The original version of the story includes a second image and a 1:11 minute video. A related story can be found in a September 2015 post in ISPR Presence News. –Matthew] [Image: Students in a classroom in Changsha, China, test the Google Cardboard virtual reality training system.] UAB Professor Uses Latest Virtual Reality Technology to Improve Access to Pedestrian Safety Education Newswise (UAB News – University of Alabama at Birmingham Newsroom) 16-Mar-2017 BIRMINGHAM,…
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Call: VR, AR for Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Vehicles – Special issue of Presence

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June 12, 2017

SPECIAL ISSUE of Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments Virtual and Augmented Reality for Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Vehicles Submission deadline: October 15, 2017 SCOPE OF THE SPECIAL ISSUE It is forecasted that augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) automotive applications will increase road safety, bring intuitive activities to driving, and finally enhance driving experience. AR/VR technology may also help on the transition towards automated driving. AR head-up-displays (HUDs) may soon overlay 3D navigation instructions onto road geometry and moving obstacles like vulnerable road users (pedestrians, bikers, wheel-chair users) and other vehicles may be highlighted to calm down the driver-passenger and…
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Presence in the reproduction of high culture artifacts and experiences

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June 12, 2017

[This story from The Guardian illustrates different ways presence technologies are being used in ‘high culture’ experiences; I think the use of 3D digital replicas of art works displayed in the reproduction of the historic Gothic home Strawberry Hill House is a compelling example of the blurring of authentic and artificial. The original story includes a second image. –Matthew] [Image: 3D replicas of 18th century portraits will be hung in Strawberry Hill House, Twickenham, the home of Horace Walpole. Photograph: Graham Turner for the Guardian] Step inside Butterfly’s house in virtual reality opera night Arts are embracing cutting-edge tech in…
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Call: Unpublished works for a meta-analysis of emotional expressiveness in virtual agents and robots

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June 9, 2017

Call for (unpublished) works for a meta-analysis of emotional expressiveness in virtual agents and robots From: Astrid Rosenthal-von der Pütten Date: Wed, 31 May 2017 Dear colleagues, For a meta-analysis of emotional expressiveness in virtual agents and robots we are seeking (unpublished) papers and (unpublished) data-sets. In addition to our literature search queries in different online libraries, we are writing the community in the attempt to gather papers that were presented in workshops without proceedings and unpublished works. We are interested in any kind of experimental study comparing different emotional displays or behaviors of virtual agents or robots (be it facial,…
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VR and presence being used to combat high blood pressure, share what MS is like for patients

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June 9, 2017

[The two stories below demonstrate the use of presence experiences in health care beyond the hospital or clinic. The first is from VR Fitness Insider, where the original includes more images; for more information see coverage in the Los Angeles Times. –Matthew] VR Can Lower Blood Pressure (You Read That Right) A VR Smart phone app educating patients about the best and worst foods to eat in the context of blood pressure? Yes! By Patrick Ryan June 2, 2017 When virtual reality first debuted, few people thought this technology had the potential to transform medical treatment and improve the human…
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Call: Third International Congress on Love and Sex With Robots (LSR 2017)

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June 8, 2017

Call for Papers LSR 2017 Third International Congress on Love and Sex With Robots 19-20 December, 2017 Goldsmiths, University of London, UK http://loveandsexwithrobots.org/ Submission Deadline: 1 August 2017 Within the fields of Human-Computer Interaction and Human-Robot Interaction, the past few years have witnessed a strong upsurge of interest in the more personal aspects of human relationships with these artificial partners. This upsurge has not only been apparent amongst the general public, as evidenced by an increase in coverage in the print media, TV documentaries and feature films, but also within the academic community. The International Congress on Love and Sex…
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Robot priest unveiled in Germany to mark 500 years since Reformation

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June 8, 2017

[Robots in new roles are provocative and novel today, but will they and medium-as-social-actor presence responses to them, become common and normal? This story from The Guardian includes a 0:51 minute video (also available on YouTube); for more information see EKHN. –Matthew] [Image source: Popular Mechanics] Robot priest unveiled in Germany to mark 500 years since Reformation BlessU-2, which delivers blessings in five languages, is intended to trigger debate about the future of the church Harriet Sherwood, Religion correspondent 30 May 2017 Five hundred years after revolutionary printing presses spread news of Martin Luther’s radical call for church reform across…
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Call: 11th Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games

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June 7, 2017

Call for Papers 11th Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games Kraków, Poland November 29-December 1, 2017 2017.gamephilosophy.org and gamephilosophy.org Deadline for submissions is Midnight GMT, September 01, 2017 ACTION IN COMPUTER GAMES We hereby invite scholars in any field of studies who take a professional interest in the philosophy of computer games to submit papers to the 11th International Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games, to be held in Kraków, Poland, November 29-December 1, 2017. The notion of action connects central topics in the study of games to philosophical problems such as questions of will, intentionality and the…
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Not sure if you want to have a baby? Try procreating in VR first

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June 7, 2017

[Simulating the experience of caring for a baby has come a long way, from carrying around a bag of flour or sugar, or an egg, to the VR app in this story from Fast Company. See the original story for a 3:00 minute video and see researcher Akihiko Shirai’s blog for much more information including additional images. –Matthew] [Image: courtesy Kanagawa Institute of Technology] Not Sure If You Want To Have A Baby? Try Procreating In VR First Becoming a new parent is one of the few things more frightening than being seen in a VR headset. June 02, 2017 By Mark…
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for Presence Research

Month: June 2017

Call: Philosophy of Virtual and Augmented Reality Workshop

ScreenX extends movie onto theater walls for a 270 degree panoramic experience

Call: Chapters for “Cases on Immersive Virtual Reality Techniques”

Professor using mobile VR to improve access to pedestrian safety education

Call: VR, AR for Autonomous Driving and Intelligent Vehicles – Special issue of Presence

Presence in the reproduction of high culture artifacts and experiences

Call: Unpublished works for a meta-analysis of emotional expressiveness in virtual agents and robots

VR and presence being used to combat high blood pressure, share what MS is like for patients

Call: Third International Congress on Love and Sex With Robots (LSR 2017)

Robot priest unveiled in Germany to mark 500 years since Reformation

Call: 11th Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games

Not sure if you want to have a baby? Try procreating in VR first

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