Call for Papers

Fact, Fiction, and Narration – Aesthetic Education through Narrative Art Annual Conference 2021
September 22nd and 23rd 2021
Online; free

Submission deadline for abstracts: July 1st, 2021

The Department of Philosophy (University of Rijeka) and Croatian Society for Analytic Philosophy issue a CFP for the international conference to be held on September 22nd and 23rd 2021, online.

We invite scholars working in aesthetics, philosophy of art and other philosophical areas, as well as cognitive and social scientists and psychologists, to explore contemporary philosophical theories of narrative and fiction, their relationship, connections and implications for our views on various forms of narrative art, ranging from literature, movies, poetry, TV series and serials, theatre, performing art, etc. We are interested in investigating the relation between narrative art and the real world, as well as modes of engagements with fictional works of art and narrative works of fiction and nonfiction.… read more. “Call: Fact, Fiction, and Narration – Aesthetic Education through Narrative Art Annual Conference 2021”

[Note: For other HICSS tracks and minitracks related to presence see https://hicss.hawaii.edu/tracks-and-minitracks/ –Matthew]

Call for Papers

Mediated Conversation minitrack
https://mediatedconversation.wordpress.com/

HICSS – Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
January 4-7, 2022
Hyatt Regency Maui, Hawaii, USA
http://hicss.hawaii.edu/

Submission deadline: June 15, 2021

Dear colleague,

I invite you to submit a manuscript to the Mediated Conversation minitrack at HICSS, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences. This minitrack focuses on the study of conversations taking place on digital and social media.

Conversations are at the core of human communication. Mediated conversations can use text, audio, images or video, or any combination thereof. The minitrack welcomes research on conversations that are interpersonal, as well as those that occur in organizational or mass communication, educational or political contexts, and in any other sphere of human activity, including the emerging interplay of human-machine communication.

This minitrack is part of the Digital and Social Media track of HICSS, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, which will host its 55th annual conference (see HICSS-55) on January 4-7, 2022, at the Hyatt Regency Maui, Hawaii, USA.… read more. “Call: Mediated Conversation minitrack of Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS-55)”

Call for Papers

Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology
Special Issue: Lockdown and Being: Space, Place, Movement

Edited by Gregory Swer & Helen-Mary Cawood

Deadline for submission of papers: 30 July 2021

The Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology invites contributions to a special edition on the theme: “Space, Place, Movement”.

The outbreak of Covid-19 and the resultant lockdowns around the globe have problematised the taken-for-granted notions of ‘space’, ‘place’ and ‘movement’, and thrust them into the foreground of discussions – not only in academic circles but also in popular culture, news media, policy making, and politicking. As a result of the recent slew of pandemic-driven restrictions and disruptions of movement, space and place, these very concepts have had to be reconceptualised from radically different perspectives. Through the experience of being ‘trapped’ within a definite location (the home, the social bubble, the care home, etc.)… read more. “Call: “Lockdown and Being: Space, Place, Movement” issue of IPJP”

CALL FOR PAPERS/PARTICIPATION

2nd Workshop on Smart Toys++: Exploiting the Social Connectedness for Playing and Learning
26 or 27 June, 2021
Online
https://sites.google.com/view/smarttoys-idc2021/home

To be held at the ACM Interaction Design and Children (IDC) conference 2021
https://idc.acm.org/2021/

Deadline for submission of contributions: April 19, 2021

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION

The prior edition of this workshop, the 1st Workshop on Smart Toys, Smart Tangibles, Robots and other Smart Things for Children, initiated the discussion of concerns related to interaction with settings and devices that may exhibit smart behaviors thanks to embedded electronics, data processing and artificial intelligence.

Under the umbrella of smart toys, a myriad of interactive systems have addressed a variety of scenarios considering entertainment, education, sustainability, social and environmental learning through play. Tangibles and small toy robots prevail; but interaction technology based on wearables, conversational interfaces or augmented reality may also be part of this landscape to implement smart toys that are both social and/or connected.… read more. “Call: 2nd Workshop on Smart Toys++: Exploiting the Social Connectedness for Playing and Learning (at IDC 2021)”

Call for Papers

Best Practices of Serious Games Testing Workshop
Part of the IEEE/ACIS 21st International Fall Conference on Computer and Information Science (ICIS 2021-Fall)
October 13-15, 2021
Xi’an, China – The workshop will be held online via Zoom on October 13
http://acisinternational.org/conferences/icis-2021-fall/

Submission deadline: May 10, 2021

This workshop brings together researchers, practitioners, stakeholders and students from development of serious games (video games with a purpose beyond entertainment, such as educational games), games user research, software engineering in game development, HCI and related areas. Following the spirit of the IEEE/ICIS conference, the workshop aims to discuss practical challenges encountered and solutions adopted on software and user testing and assessment of serious games, in the form of best practices. Suggested topics for the Workshop include (but are not limited to) the following:

• Testing methodologies
• Testing protocols in the COVID-19 pandemic
• Remote testing
• Experiences in applying software testing tools
• Design and application of surveys and questionnaires
• White-box testing
• Usability testing
• UX testing
• QA testing
• Playtesting
• Presence testing
• Engagement testing
• Testing using physiological measurements
• Formative/Summative evaluation and testing
• AI-based testing
• Assessment with immersive technologies
• Knowledge retention and transferable skills tests/evaluation

Participants in this workshop are welcome to submit 2-4 pages for short papers and 5-6 pages for full papers describing research and practical issues on serious game testing and assessment, including a list of 4 best practices.… read more. “Call: Best Practices of Serious Games Testing Workshop at ICIS 2021 Fall”