Call for Papers Sixth International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction 12-14 November 2019 Haifa, Israel http://www.aciconf.org/aci2019 Submission deadline (extended): 19 July 2019 For ACI2019 we invite a wide range of contributions that have the potential to promote a constructive dialogue around animal-centered research and design of interactive technology, and to foster the development of ACI as discipline. CONFERENCE THEME This year’s conference theme is Common Denominator, which implicitly refers to multidisciplinary or interdisciplinary methods, theories, designs, ethics or practices that could translate between or transfer across species to aid multispecies or interspecies communication, participation, interaction and cooperation with or through computing…

CALL FOR PAPERS HUMANA.MENTE Journal of Philosophical Studies http://www.humanamente.eu Vol 12, issue 36 Living with Artificial Intelligence. An Analysis of Moral and Philosophical Implications in our Everyday Life Edited by Maurizio Balistreri (University of Turin) Nicola Liberati (University of Twente) Deadline for Submissions: December 31, 2019 This issue aims to focus the attention on two different main elements: the moral questions emerging through the introduction of artificial intelligence (AI) in our everyday world, and the way AI can redefine what it means to be a human being by reshaping the way we look and understand ourselves. Especially, this issue will…

CALL FOR PAPERS Personal and Ubiquitous Computing (Springer Science, SCI-indexed, IF: 1.924) Special Issue on Virtual and Mixed Reality in Culture and Heritage https://www.syros.aegean.gr/users/dgavalas/SI_PUC_VR_MR.pdf Submission deadline: July 31, 2019 The rapid advances in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has profoundly impacted the cultural industry, among others. Cultural institutions are commonly on the forefront of technological innovations, persistently exploring compelling ways to address new audiences and introduce novel means of interaction with cultural assets, thus transforming, enriching and enhancing the perceived cultural experience. The potentials of the new tools trigger new transdisciplinary perspectives for presentation, representation, management, interpretation, personalization and effective…

Call for Papers: FROG – Future and Reality of Gaming 2019 13th Vienna Games Conference Theme: Mixed Reality October 18th -20th 2019 Vienna City Hall, Vienna, Austria http://www.frogvienna.at/ Submission deadline: September 6, 2019 Video games allow us to immerse ourselves in worlds that are reflective of cultural phenomena. They provide spaces to socialise with other players and enable us to actively engage in creative processes of co-creation. It is this characteristic that makes games equally enthralling and critically compelling. The future of games aspires to be an oscillation of virtual and concrete. Recent trends showcase that this process also works…