Call for Papers

G|A|M|E: The Italian Journal of Game Studies
Special Issue: “The Taboos of Game Studies”
Editors: Kristine Jørgensen (University of Bergen) and Riccardo Fassone (University of Torino)

Extended abstract submission deadline: February 24, 2020

The next issue of the Italian journal of game studies G|A|M|E (http://gamejournal.it/) welcomes contributions that address the taboos of game studies.

Taboos can be understood as social prohibitions based in religion or custom rather than in legislation or common sense, and are as such bearing moral weight (International Encyclopedia of the Social & Behavioral Sciences 2001). Taboos can be found in all parts of society and guide our practices.

With its maturation, the field of game studies has been through several large debates, spanning the disputes about effects and learning, the so-called narratology versus ludology debate, and in the later years the impact of the #gamergate controversy on research and game culture.… read more. “Call: “The Taboos of Game Studies” issue of G|A|M|E”

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AIC 2020, 8th International Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Cognition
Joint with: SweCog 2020, the 16th conference of the Swedish Cognitive Science Society
Special Topic of Interest: Human-Centered AI
Örebro University, Örebro, Sweden
September 2-4, 2020

Submission deadline: May 3, 2020

Workshop website: https://aic20.aass.oru.se
Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aic20200
SweCog website: http://www.swecog.se/
Twitter account: https://twitter.com/aic_swecog

ABOUT AIC 2020

AIC 2020 is the 8th international appointment of the International Workshop Series AIC on “Artificial Intelligence and Cognition” (please see http://www.aicworkshopseries.org/). The AIC series started in 2013, stemming from the need of creating an international scientific forum for the discussion and the presentation of the theoretical and applied research developments in the field of cognitively inspired Artificial Intelligence.

In this spirit, the AIC 2020 workshop aims at putting together researchers coming from different domains (e.g., artificial intelligence, cognitive science, computer science, philosophy, social sciences, etc.)… read more. “Call: Human-Centered AI at AIC 2020, 8th Workshop on Artificial Intelligence and Cognition”

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CHI PLAY 2020
7th ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
Ottawa, Canada
November 1 – 4, 2020
https://chiplay.acm.org/2020/ | @acmchiplay | #chiplay20

Submission deadlines:
April 7, 2020: Full Papers
July 15, 2020: Work in Progress, Interactivity, Student Game Design Competition, Rapid Communications, Doctoral Consortium

CHI PLAY is the international and interdisciplinary conference, sponsored by ACM SIGCHI, for researchers and professionals across all areas of play, games, and human-computer interaction (HCI). We call this area ‘player-computer interaction’. The goal of the CHI PLAY conference is to highlight and foster discussion on high-quality research in games and HCI as a foundation for the future of digital play. To this end, the conference blends academic research papers, interactive play demos, and industry insights.

SUBMISSIONS

As an ACM SIGCHI-sponsored conference, CHI PLAY welcomes contributions that further an understanding of the player experience, as well as contributions on novel designs or implementations of player-computer interactions, including, but not limited to, the following:

• Playful interactions and new game mechanics
• Innovative implementation techniques that affect player experiences
• Studies of applied games and player experiences (e.g.,

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EAI GOODTECHS 2020
6th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good
September 14-16, 2020
Antwerp, Belgium
http://goodtechs.eu/call-for-papers/

Full paper submission deadline: 1 April 2020

Proposals for special sessions due by 5 March 2020 (see website for details)
Submissions of work-in-progress and for PhD track due by 1 May 2020 (see website for details)

SCOPE

By social good we refer to a “good” or a service that benefits the largest number of people in the largest possible way. Some classic examples of social goods are, of course, healthcare, safety, environment, democracy, and human rights, but we can add to this classic list even communication, art, entertainment and much more.

In this context, the popularity of portable computing devices, like smartphones, tablets, or smart watches combined with the emergence of many other small smart objects with computational, sensing and communication capabilities coupled with the popularity of social networks and new human-technology interaction paradigms is creating unprecedented opportunities for each of us to do something useful, ranging from a single person to the whole world.… read more. “Call: GOODTECHS 2020 – 6th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good”

Call for Participation

Social VR: A New Medium for Remote Communication & Collaboration
CHI 2020 WORKSHOP (https://chi2020.acm.org/)
April 25, 2020
Honolulu, Hawaii

Workshop website: https://www.socialvr-ws.com
Submission link: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=socialvr2020

IMPORTANT DATES
Submission Deadline: February 24, 2020
Notification: February 29, 2020
Workshop: April 25, 2020 (with remote participation options)

Remote communication allows people who are not physically present in the same location to communicate in real-time, which has many positive societal impacts, such as reducing environmental pollution, travel cost and fatigue, supporting rich collaboration by connecting talented people around the world, brings families closer and improves the availability of high-quality education and healthcare around the world.

Social Virtual Reality (VR) invites multiple users to join a collaborative virtual environment, which creates new opportunities for remote communication. The shared experiences obtained in social VR may reshape our subjective perception towards the physical world, leading to shifts in our understanding about social experience, selfhood, or realness, and bringing about novel everyday social interactions.… read more. “Call: “Social VR: A New Medium for Remote Communication & Collaboration” – CHI 2020 Workshop”