Call for Papers

AIC 2019 – 7th Edition of the International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Cognition
Manchester, UK
September 10-11 2019
http://di.unito.it/AIC2019

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Paper submission deadline: May 20, 2019

MOTIVATION

The research in Artificial Intelligence (AI) has been based, from a historical standpoint, on a strong collaboration with Cognitive Science. This collaboration has produced – along the years – mutual benefits. In AI this partnership has driven to the realization of intelligent systems based on plausible models of human cognition.

In turn, in cognitive science, this partnership allowed the development of cognitive models and architectures providing greater understanding of human thinking.

In recent years, after a period of partial fragmentation of the research directions, the area of cognitively inspired artificial systems is progressively attracting a renewed attention both from academia and industry and the awareness about the need for additional research in this interdisciplinary field is gaining widespread acceptance.… read more. “Call: 7th Edition of the International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Cognition (AIC 2019)”

Call for Papers

Audio Mostly 2019: A Journey in Sound
18-20 September 2019
University of Nottingham
Nottingham, UK
https://audiomostly.com/2019

Submission Deadline: 24th May 2019

The Audio Mostly (www.audiomostly.com) conference series is interested in sound Interaction Design & Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) in general. Audio Mostly will take place from the 18th to 20th of September 2019 at the University of Nottingham in the city of Nottingham in the UK. The conference provides a space to reflect on the role of sound/music in our lives and how to understand, develop and design systems which relate to sound and music. The special theme for the conference this year is ‘A Journey in Sound’. This year the theme of the conference is open to interpretation, but people might think about the following, in relation to the theme:

• Sonic aspects of digital stories, documentaries and archives
• The soundtrack to our lives.

Call for Papers

Characters and Figurines – Ropecon 2019 Academic Track
July 26, 2019
Helsinki, Finland
https://2019.ropecon.fi/eng/program/academic-program/

Important dates:
Abstract deadline: May 05, 2019
Notification of acceptance: May 19, 2019
Full Paper deadline: July 15 2019

Throughout the history characters and figurines have had diverse roles in playful practices from rituals to role-playing games, and from dollhouses to Warhammer 40,000. In contemporary play culture tabletop game miniatures offer visual and tangible pleasure while acting also as objects of collection and enabling other hobby practices like painting and sculpting. In role-playing games characters provide value as tools for self-representation and instruments for advancing the story, amongst other things.

Recent technological developments and the ludification of culture have made characters and figurines even more central in play culture. Social capital is accumulated by sharing pictures and videos of figurines like Blythe dolls and miniature collections, through services like Instagram and YouTube.… read more. “Call: Characters and Figurines – Ropecon 2019 Academic Track”

Call for Submissions

Love and Affection in Games: A Design Primer
http://book.affectiongames.com/

Extended abstract deadline: April 30th, 2019

Authors are invited to submit contributions for an edited volume on love and affection in games. This volume will be published by Taylor and Francis press in 2020 and edited by Lindsay Grace at the University of Miami School of Communication.

The book takes substantial research in the design of affection games and provides a collection of examples, practical design patterns and instructions on how to integrate affection play in games and play. Affection games themselves range from simple casual games where players kiss or hug their way to success, to complex romantic simulation games. As software systems become more complex, bots become more realistic, and robotics extend across the uncanny valley, understanding how to design play with affection may be the difference between rich, engaging experiences and it’s opposite.… read more. “Call: Contributions to book “Love and Affection in Games: A Design Primer””

Call for Chapters

Game User Experience and Player-Centered Design

Editor: Barbaros Bostan, Bahcesehir University, Game Design Department, Turkey.

Planned to be published by Springer

Long Abstract Submission Deadline: May 15, 2019

User Experience (UX) is a branch of Human Computer Interaction (HCI) interested in improving the quality of the interaction between the user and the product. When applied to the rapidly growing billion dollar game industry, it becomes the Game User Experience or Player Experience (PX) that focus on the relationship between the player and the game. Game User Experience, the individual and personal experience of playing games, is a complex construct composed of behavioral, psychological and physiological levels. The complexity of the concept also effects the measurement of it, which has different approaches with differing strengths and weaknesses. The lack of consistent set of methods and tools that enable the measurement of entertainment experiences is one of the main challenges the Games User Research (GUR) community faces.… read more. “Call: Chapters for “Game User Experience and Player-Centered Design””