CALL FOR PAPERS Multimodal Technologies and Interaction – Open Access Journal Special Issue “Multimodal Conversational Interaction and Interfaces” https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/special_issues/multimodal_Interfaces Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2019 In face-to-face interaction, multiple communicative behaviors including verbal information and nonverbal signals, such as gestures, facial expressions, and gaze, are exchanged between the conversation participants. They also interpret the combination and co-occurrence of verbal and nonverbal behaviors to understand the conversation. In multiparty communication, where more than two people participate in the conversation, patterns of multimodal information become more complex. Aiming to shed light on such a complex process of face-to-face communication, studies on…

Call for Participation Challenges Using Head-Mounted Displays in Shared and Social Spaces Workshop at CHI 2019 May 5th, 2019 Glasgow, UK https://www.medien.ifi.lmu.de/socialhmd/ Submission Deadline: February 1st, 2019 Everyday mobile usage of Head-Mounted Displays (AR and VR) is becoming a feasible consumer reality. The current research agenda for these devices has a strong focus on technological impediments (e.g. locomotion, tracking, input devices). This ignores significant challenges in the usage and perception of HMDs in shared and social spaces where HMD users are co-located with non-HMD users and are likely to be observed while interacting. We invite academics, artists, designers and practitioners…

Call for Papers CYPSY24: 24th Annual CyberPsychology, CyberTherapy & Social Networking Conference June 24 – June 26, 2019 Norfolk State University, Norfolk, Virginia, USA http://www.interactivemediainstitute.com/cypsy24/ Abstract submission deadline: January 15th, 2019 It is our pleasure to invite you to join us at the 24th Annual CyberPsychology, CyberTherapy & Social Networking Conference. CYPSY24 will take place Monday June 24 through Wednesday June 26, 2018 at Norfolk State University in Norfolk, Virginia, USA. Jointly organized by Norfolk State University’s Psychology Department and in collaboration with the Interactive Media Institute, this conference is an international networking and sharing platform for researchers, clinicians, policymakers…

Call for Papers DeSForM 2019 | Beyond Intelligence 11th International Conference on Design and Semantics of Form and Movement 9-11 October 2019 Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston https://desform19.org Submission deadline: March 1, 2019 SCOPE AND BACKGROUND DeSForM | Beyond Intelligence is dedicated to presenting the latest research in the fields of design and technology. DeSForM (Design and Semantics of Form and Movement) seeks to present current research into the nature, character and behavior of emerging typologies of connected and intelligent objects within adaptive systems. In its 11th edition, we challenge design scholars to start thinking beyond designing for and with…

Call for Papers: Video Games and Cultural Heritage Special Issue, intended for International Journal of Heritage Studies (Taylor & Francis) Edited by Xenia Zeiler and Suzie Thomas (University of Helsinki) Abstract submissions deadline: February 15, 2019 In this themed issue we explore the relationships between video games and the representation, interpretation, construction and creation of cultural heritage. Areas open to discussion and analysis can cover the whole spectrum of video games, from digital tools with educational content, augmented and virtual reality (VR and AR), mobile apps to various single or multiplayer gaming scenarios. As much as we define video games…

Call for Papers Intelligent Systems Conference (IntelliSys) 2019 5-6 September 2019 London, United Kingdom http://saiconference.com/IntelliSys Paper Submissions Due: 15 January 2019 IntelliSys 2019 will focus in areas of intelligent systems and artificial intelligence and how it applies to the real world. IntelliSys provides a leading international forum that brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields with the purpose of exploring the fundamental roles, interactions as well as practical impacts of Artificial Intelligence. It is part of the conference series started in 2013. The conference programme will include paper presentations, poster sessions and project demonstrations, along with prominent keynote speakers…