Month: January 2021

Call: British Human-Computer Interaction Conference 2021

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January 29, 2021

Call for Papers 33rd British Human Computer Interaction Conference 19-21 July (Online) – London, UK – University of West London https://hci2021.bcs.org/ Submission deadlines: Full and Position Papers: April 30, 2021 Doctoral Consortium Papers and Workshop Proposals: April 1, 2021 One behalf of the BCS Interaction Specialist group and the Organising committee we are very pleased to announce the general call for papers for this year’s British HCI Conference. The 2021 conference theme is “Post-pandemic HCI – Living Digitally” highlighting current and future efforts for digital innovations in socio-technical systems and related challenges and opportunities. The theme invites to think beyond…
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Perceiving is believing: How naïve realism influences our perception of everything

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January 29, 2021

[This new story from Psychology Today links the fundamental idea of perceptual illusions with both the polarization of views about political and other issues and a potentially valuable intervention to reduce it. See the original story for two short videos about optical illusions. Another illusion that I find compelling (and which we just discussed in my Psychological Processing of Media class) is presented and discussed in a 2016 story in The Verge, and for an example of the effects of our perceptions about the world, see “6 Photographers Invited to Photograph 1 Man Reveal the Power of Perspective” from My…
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Call: ISMAR 2021 – 20th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality

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January 28, 2021

Call for Journal and Conference Papers ISMAR 2021: IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality October 4-8, 2021 Bari, Italy http://www.ismar20.org ISMAR 2021 Call for Journal Papers ISMAR 2021 Call for Conference Papers (coming soon) As in the past, Call for Posters, Panels, Tutorials, Workshops, etc. will be issued separately. Journal Paper abstracts due: March 7, 2021 Journal Paper submissions due: March 15, 2021 Conference Paper abstracts due: May 24, 2021 Conference Paper submissions due: May 28, 2021 OVERVIEW ISMAR 2021, the premier conference for Augmented Reality (AR) and Mixed Reality (MR) will be held on October 4-8 in…
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VR has real problems. Here’s how game developers seek to delete them.

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January 28, 2021

[It’s common to point out how designers working in (presence-evoking) emerging media like virtual reality are forced to experiment because there’s no received history outlining which design attributes are most effective for users across individuals, contexts, genres, etc. This Washington Post story explores the process for VR game developers, including what happens when designers break the existing rules. See the original version for three more images and links to related stories. –Matthew] [Image: Credit: Mallory Brangan/The Washington Post] Virtual reality has real problems. Here’s how game developers seek to delete them. By Derek Swinhart January 21, 2021 From a distance,…
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Call: PRESENCE 2020 (Free) Bonus Session: Exploring Visual Collaboration Platforms

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January 27, 2021

Call for Participants PRESENCE 2020 Bonus Session: Exploring Visual Collaboration Platforms February 2021 (date TBD) Free and online Deadline for expressions of interest: February 4, 2021 Whether or not you attended the PRESENCE 2020 conference last October, the organizing committee invites you to participate in a free bonus session in which we’ll gather online to explore a handful visual collaboration platforms (including Zoom, Mozilla Hubs and others to be selected) and discuss the strengths and weaknesses of each for evoking spatial and social presence. Aside from the (social) experience itself the goal will be to write a conference or journal…
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The importance of context: How metaphors affect perceptions of chatbots

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January 27, 2021

[Although they didn’t measure presence directly, this report by a member of a research team at Stanford University’s Institute for Human-Centered AI (HAI) provides a good example of the powerful effects the context of a mediated experience can have on media users’ perceptions and responses. –Matthew] [Image: Microsoft’s Chinese chatbot Xiaoice] How to Build a Likable Chatbot Consumers have consistent personality preferences for their online friends, new research shows. Ranjay Krishna January 11, 2021 A few years ago, Business Insider predicted that 80% of enterprise applications would use chatbots by 2020. Today, the internet is flooded with millions of conversational…
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Call: Building Bridges and Not Walls: Expanding Human-Machine Communication Connections Within HRI – HRI 2021 workshop

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January 26, 2021

Call for Papers Building Bridges and Not Walls: Expanding Human-Machine Communication Connections Within HRI A Virtual Workshop at the 2021 International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (HRI 2021) March 12, 2021 (Afternoon Session) https://www.combotlabs.org/hmchri2021.html Submission deadline: February 1, 2021 OVERVIEW Sitting at the nexus between HRI and communication studies/science, human-machine communication (HMC) scholarship seeks to blend these perspectives by “building bridges and not walls” (a reference to one of the first communication textbooks that sought to bring similar frameworks together in the 1970s. HMC researchers, often located in media and communication sciences departments, are examining processes of message production and reception,…
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The Sundance Film Festival makes a giant leap into VR

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January 26, 2021

[Engadget describes how the largest American independent film festival is moving not just online but to a virtual reality platform, and notes that even after the pandemic ends it’ll likely retain the virtual component. See the original story for seven more images and a teaser video, and for more details start at the Festival page of the Sundance website. –Matthew] The Sundance Film Festival makes a giant leap into VR The legendary film fest is going virtual in more ways than one. By D. Hardawar January 25th, 2021 Like most major events over the last year, the esteemed Sundance Film…
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Call: “Covid-19: Theatre goes Digital – Provocations” issue of Intl. Journal of Performance Art and Digital Media

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January 25, 2021

Call for Papers International Journal of Performance Art and Digital Media IJPADM 2022 Special Issue 18.1: Covid-19: Theatre goes Digital – Provocations. Journal website: https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/rpdm20/current Submission deadline: 31st May 2021 One day, it happened; we were advised to stay at home. To not go out; not go to school; not travel to work; not attend theatres; not visit restaurants and bars; not see friends. Our lives became enclosed in small intimate spaces; and our social exchanges became mediated. Life on the Screen (Turkle 1997) as we have never experienced it before. The impact of Covid-19 on live theatre and performance…
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Apple’s first headset to be niche precursor to eventual AR glasses

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January 25, 2021

[Bloomberg provides this widely cited story about Apple’s progress in developing a VR and AR headset; see the original verison for three more images and a link to a related story. –Matthew] Apple’s First Headset to Be Niche Precursor to Eventual AR Glasses The company’s first major new product category since the Apple Watch faces development hurdles. By Mark Gurman January 21, 2021 Apple Inc.’s first crack at a headset is designed to be a pricey, niche precursor to a more ambitious augmented reality product that will take longer to develop, according to people with knowledge of the matter. The…
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Call: Emergent Interaction: Complexity, Dynamics and Enaction in HCI (CHI 2021 Workshop)

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January 22, 2021

Call for Participation Emergent Interaction: Complexity, Dynamics and Enaction in HCI A CHI 2021 Workshop 15th May, 2021 Online https://emergentinteraction.github.io/ IMPORTANT DATES: 31st January 2021 (19:00 GMT): Deadline for workshop position papers (see Call for Participation, above. Submission details coming soon) 21st February 2021: Final workshop acceptances released 15th May 2021: Workshop ORGANISERS: Dan Bennett, Alan Dix, Parisa Eslambolchilar, Feng Feng, Tom Froese, Vassilis Kostakos, Sebastien Lerique, Niels van Berkel ABOUT: Join us to investigate the contribution that approaches from complexity theory, dynamical systems theory, and enactivist cognitive science can make to our understanding of human interaction with technology. There is a…
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Virtual reality brings new dimension to suicide prevention training

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January 22, 2021

[In a positive application of presence that could be extended beyond the military, the U.S. Air Force is developing a training tool that uses scenarios experienced within VR to help train airmen to recognize the signs of, and to help prevent, suicide. This story is from the Enid (Oklahoma) News & Eagle. –Matthew] [Image: Credit: U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt. Sam Eckholm] Virtual reality brings new dimension to suicide prevention training By Karen Petitt, 375th Air Mobility Wing Public Affairs January 20, 2021 SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, Ill. — Leaders from across the 375th Air Mobility Wing stepped…
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Month: January 2021

Call: British Human-Computer Interaction Conference 2021

Perceiving is believing: How naïve realism influences our perception of everything

Call: ISMAR 2021 – 20th IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality

VR has real problems. Here’s how game developers seek to delete them.

Call: PRESENCE 2020 (Free) Bonus Session: Exploring Visual Collaboration Platforms

The importance of context: How metaphors affect perceptions of chatbots

Call: Building Bridges and Not Walls: Expanding Human-Machine Communication Connections Within HRI – HRI 2021 workshop

The Sundance Film Festival makes a giant leap into VR

Call: “Covid-19: Theatre goes Digital – Provocations” issue of Intl. Journal of Performance Art and Digital Media

Apple’s first headset to be niche precursor to eventual AR glasses

Call: Emergent Interaction: Complexity, Dynamics and Enaction in HCI (CHI 2021 Workshop)

Virtual reality brings new dimension to suicide prevention training

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