Month: November 2021

Call: Telematic LASER: ALL THE WORLD’S A SCREEN online panel discussion Dec. 2, 2021

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November 3, 2021

Call for Participation Telematic LASER: ALL THE WORLD’S A SCREEN Thursday 2nd December 2021, 4pm GMT You can join from anywhere in the world. Click here to find your timezone and day. Register Here: https://leonardo.info/civicrm/event/info%3Fid%3D679%26reset%3D1 On Thursday 2 December 2021 at 4:00pm GMT the Telematic LASER will present the online panel discussion ALL THE WORLD’S A SCREEN with performance, Shakespeare and technology specialists… Pascale Aebischer, Lucy Askew and Sarah Ellis. They will discuss the impact of the pandemic on the performing arts, reflecting on the histories, contemporary practices and futures of online theatre that creatively engages remote performers and audiences.…
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Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings

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November 3, 2021

[Microsoft has announced new features that move us closer to its vision for the much-discussed concept of a metaverse; the story below from The Verge offers some of the details and is followed by excerpts of other coverage that highlight presence-related aspects of the news. –Matthew] Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings Microsoft and Meta are on a collision course for metaverse competition By Tom Warren November 2, 2021 Microsoft is entering the race to build a metaverse inside Teams, just days after Facebook rebranded to Meta in a push to build virtual spaces…
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Call: Phenomenologies of the Image – Studia Phaenomenologica vol. 23 (2023)

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November 2, 2021

Call for Papers Phenomenologies of the Image Studia Phaenomenologica, the journal of the Romanian Society for Phenomenology Vol. 23 (2023) Journal: https://www.pdcnet.org/studphaen/Studia-Phaenomenologica Issue editors: Emmanuel Alloa and Cristian Ciocan Deadline: 1st of June 2022 The 2023 issue of Studia Phaenomenologica will be dedicated to the question of the image and its phenomenologies. Images have been a remarkably constant preoccupation for the phenomenological tradition. From Husserl’s early investigation of “image-consciousness” on, with its threefold conceptual articulation of material Bildding, appearing Bildobjekt, and referential Bildsujet (Hua XXIII), phenomenological accounts of the image can be found in the classic works of Martin Heidegger,…
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USC’s Skip Rizzo envisions Siri-like assistants and VR travel for older people and their caregivers

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November 2, 2021

[Our colleague Skip Rizzo, his mother, and his latest valuable work that involves multiple forms of presence are the topics in this story from USC News; see the original for a 54 second video (also available via YouTube). –Matthew] [Image: Skip Rizzo’s mother takes a virtual tour of Rome. Credit: Skip Rizzo. Source: YouTube (screenshot)] USC researcher envisions Siri-like assistants and VR travel for older people and their caregivers Professor Skip Rizzo’s 89-year-old mother test-drives his innovations. By Leigh Hopper November 1, 2021 USC Research Professor Skip Rizzo thought his mother might like a trip to Rome. She put on…
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Call: ROBOPHILOSOPHY 2022: Social Robots in Social Institutions

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November 1, 2021

Call for Papers ROBOPHILOSOPHY 2022: Social Robots in Social Institutions August 16-19, 2022 University of Helsinki, Finland. http://www.rpc2022.org Submission deadlines: Workshop descriptions: January 15, 2022 Posters, extended abstracts, full papers: January 31, 2022 The aim of social robotics is to create entities capable of social interaction with humans. In human societies, many forms of social interaction have become social institutions, that is, complex social forms that reproduce themselves, for instance, families, governments, legal systems, healthcare services, universities, and business corporations. Institutions offer individuals incentives and sanctions to maintain their stability and to serve their goals. They also enable individuals to…
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Virtual reality can combat isolation with awe and empathy – on Earth and in space

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November 1, 2021

[An interesting new study of the potential of virtual reality and presence to create a sense of awe and connection is described in this researcher-authored, link-filled story in The Conversation; see the original version for two more images and a 4:48 minute video. –Matthew] Virtual reality can combat isolation with awe and empathy — on Earth and in space By Katerina Stepanova, PhD Candidate and Lecturer in Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University October 31, 2021 It takes seven months to get to Mars in an efficiently engineered spaceship, covering the distance of 480 million kilometres. On this journey,…
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Month: November 2021

Call: Telematic LASER: ALL THE WORLD’S A SCREEN online panel discussion Dec. 2, 2021

Microsoft Teams enters the metaverse race with 3D avatars and immersive meetings

Call: Phenomenologies of the Image – Studia Phaenomenologica vol. 23 (2023)

USC’s Skip Rizzo envisions Siri-like assistants and VR travel for older people and their caregivers

Call: ROBOPHILOSOPHY 2022: Social Robots in Social Institutions

Virtual reality can combat isolation with awe and empathy – on Earth and in space

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