Month: June 2022

Call: International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) at SITIS 2022

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June 6, 2022

Call for Papers International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) At SITIS 2022, 16th international conference on Signal Image Technology & Internet based Systems Workshop: https://www.sitis-conference.org/2022/contribute/workshops/ihex/ SITIS 2022: https://www.sitis-conference.org Paper submission deadline: July 15, 2022 eXtended Reality is becoming more and more widespread; going beyond entertainment and cultural heritage fruition purposes, these technologies offer new challenges and opportunities also in educational, industrial and healthcare domains. The research community in this field deals with technological and human factors issues, presenting theoretical and methodological proposals for perception, tracking, interaction and visualization. Increasing attention is observed towards the…
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Can feminist robots challenge our biases?

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June 6, 2022

[I wish I’d seen and posted this IEEE Spectrum story when it appeared in late 2021 but it’s still all too timely. In it, Katie Winkle, Digital Futures Postdoctoral Research Fellow at KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Sweden, describes the motivations for and the methods and results of a study she conducted to see if young people’s gender biases could be altered by replacing the typical subservient persona of robots with one that counter argues or counter attacks sexist remarks. The results suggest the power as well as the challenges in evoking of medium-as-social-actor presence. See the original story…
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Call: 1st Workshop on “Affective Robotics For Wellbeing” (at ACII 2022)

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June 3, 2022

[Also see the related ISPR Presence News post “Call: 1st Workshop on Human-Robot Interaction for Wellbeing: Socially Adaptive Robots (at RO-MAN 2022)” –Matthew] Call for Papers AR4W: The 1st Workshop on “Affective Robotics For Wellbeing” Co-located with ACII 2022, 10th International Conference on Affective Computing & Intelligent Interaction October 17th, 2022 (tentative) Nara, Japan Workshop: https://sites.google.com/rosielab.ca/ar4w2022/ ACII 2022: https://acii-conf.net/2022/ Paper submission deadline: June 30, 2022 We kindly invite you to participate and submit your paper contributions to the ACII 2022 workshop “AR4W: Affective Robotics For Wellbeing”, to be held in October 17th, 2022 in Nara, Japan. The main topic of…
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What digital intimacy is and how technology is changing our relationships

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June 3, 2022

[This essay from Forbes is a ‘big picture’ look at how technologies, especially those that evoke different types of presence, are changing our personal relationships. For coverage of more specific changes, see three recent stories: “Metaverse dating could help you find real love in VR” (Lifewire), “Dating is getting hot in the metaverse, per exclusive Reddit data” (The Drum) and “Ghosting the machine: Humans, robots, and the new sexual frontier” (Harpers). –Matthew] [Image: Credit: Lucas Racasse / Getty. Source: Lifewire] What Digital Intimacy Is And How Technology Is Changing Our Relationships By KJ Dhaliwal, Forbes Technology Council; KJ Dhaliwal is…
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Call: Sixteenth International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies

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June 2, 2022

Call for Papers Sixteenth International Conference on e-Learning & Innovative Pedagogies April 13-14, 2023 Online + University of Malta, Malta (A mix of live, pre-recorded, and in person [at a scale that’s allowed] presentations and social interaction spaces) https://ubi-learn.com/2023-conference/call-for-papers Proposal submission deadlines: Advance Proposal Deadline: 13 June 2022 Early Proposal Deadline: 13 September 2022 Regular Proposal Deadline: 13 January 2023 Late Proposal Deadline: 13 March 2023 A BLENDED CONFERENCE For over 30 years, Common Ground has been invested in developing technologies that seek to break down barriers of access in scholarly communication. In each phase, we’ve built media platforms to…
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Should murder in the metaverse be a punishable crime? UAE official generates debate

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June 2, 2022

[At a panel discussion at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland a United Arab Emirates official argued that murder in a future version of the metaverse should be an internationally recognized punishable crime. The story from IFL Science reports on the initial comments and immediate responses and I’ve compiled excerpts from several other stories that represent other responses. –Matthew] [Image: Credit: A. Solano / Shutterstock.com] Will Murder In The Metaverse Be Outlawed? Davos Discusses How To Police New Tech By Tom Hale May 27, 2022 If you’re “murdered” in the metaverse, should it be considered a distressing crime that…
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Call: User Evaluation for VR Games – Special issue of IEEE Transactions on Games

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June 1, 2022

Call for Papers Special issue on User Evaluation for VR Games IEEE Transactions on Games https://transactions.games/submit/special-issues Abstracts submission deadline: July 30, 2022 IEEE Transactions on Games is inviting researchers to submit abstracts for the upcoming special issue on User Evaluation for VR Games. Abstracts are expected by 30 July 2022! BACKGROUND The rapid development of motion tracking, miniature displays, communication technologies, and the unique characteristics (immersion, realism, engagement) of immersive virtual reality (VR) technologies have changed the nature of gaming and, to a large extent, helped shape its future. The way players interact and experience VR games is very different…
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Robot touch makes people feel good – especially when accompanied by robot small talk

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June 1, 2022

[A new study in Scientific Reports found that “gentle strokes on the back” from a robotic hand, expressions of care by a synthesized robot voice, and especially the combination of the two, produced more positive moods and perceptions that the robot was more human-like (indicators of medium-as-social-actor presence). The summary of the study below is from BPS Research Digest (where it includes a different image) and you can follow the link within it to read the full article. The findings reinforce those of an earlier study summarized in a November 2021 PsyPost story titled “A pat on the hand from…
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Month: June 2022

Call: International Workshop on Intelligent interfaces and Human factors in EXtended environments (IHEX) at SITIS 2022

Can feminist robots challenge our biases?

Call: 1st Workshop on “Affective Robotics For Wellbeing” (at ACII 2022)

What digital intimacy is and how technology is changing our relationships

Call: Sixteenth International Conference on e-Learning and Innovative Pedagogies

Should murder in the metaverse be a punishable crime? UAE official generates debate

Call: User Evaluation for VR Games – Special issue of IEEE Transactions on Games

Robot touch makes people feel good – especially when accompanied by robot small talk

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