Call for Abstracts: Governing Artificial Intelligence Mancept Workshops September 11-13, 2023 University of Manchester, UK and Online https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/mancept/mancept-workshops/ Convenor: Markus Furendal (Department of Political Science, Stockholm University) Submission deadline: May 21, 2023 As the development of increasingly capable Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues at a striking speed, questions around the social and ethical impact of AI technology – and how it ought to be shaped politically – are more pressing than ever. For instance, as government agencies and public institutions turn to automated or AI-assisted bureaucratic decision-making, AI begins to wield public authority. As complex generative AI systems begin creating text…

Call for Contributions The 20th EuroXR International Conference – EuroXR 2023 November 28-30, 2023 Rotterdam, Netherlands https://www.euroxr-association.org/conference2023 Submission deadline for scientific papers: April 24, 2023 The EuroXR Association (https://www.euroxr-association.org/) would like to invite researchers and practitioners in the field of XR to contribute to the 20th EuroXR International Conference – EuroXR 2023. This year, the EuroXR Conference will be collocated with Immersive Tech Week (formerly VRDays). It will be held with in-person attendance so that participants will get a more satisfying and enriching experience. We seek original, high-quality contributions in all areas related to virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality,…

[From Adrian Kvokacka (adrian.kvokacka@FF.UNIPO.SK)] Dear All, I am pleased to share two CFPs for the collective monograph entitled ‘New Coordinates for Creative Hybrid Space-Experiences: Environments, communities, identities, and art’ and ‘Experiences in Hybrid Spaces: Creation, Reception, Understanding’. Basic Guidelines: Deadline for submissions: August 31, 2023 Language of submissions: English (British) Length of submissions: Up to 6000 words (references included) Reference style: Chicago Manual of Style (15th ed.) Format: Word (accompanied with an exported pdf file) All submissions should be sent to: cfp@caphe.space The calls are available below and also at the links: Volume I.: https://shorturl.at/erwU4 Volume II.: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Uy1XyzIiIWjqPi905iaULiWEJ9JZ3gwT/view?usp=share_link On behalf…

Call for Papers ACM SUI 2023 The 11th ACM International Symposium on Spatial User Interaction Sydney, Australia October 13-15, 2023 https://sui.acm.org/2023/ Submission deadlines: Papers: June 23, 2023 Posters and demos: August 20, 2023 Workshops and special topic sessions: April 16, 2023 ACM SUI brings together top researchers and practitioners from around the world who focus on spatial interaction for Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, and for ubiquitous, intelligent/smart and real environments. We invite contributions from a wide range of fields including design, social science, arts and creative Industries, and other application domains. This year we introduce a new track…

Call for Participation Conference: The Problems of Philosophy in Virtual Reality May 22 & 23, 2023, from 9:30am to 5:00pm. The Institute for Futures Studies, Stockholm, Sweden and online Brought to you by: Stockholm University & the Institute for Futures Studies To attend: please register at http://ww.iffs.se/realityplus This event is open to the public. Conference poster. This conference will depart from and engage with the recent and critically acclaimed book Reality+: Virtual Worlds and the Problems of Philosophy by Professor David Chalmers. Chalmers’ book Reality+ takes as its starting point the recent advances in AI and computer hardware which have made…

CALL FOR PAPERS Cozy Games and Coziness in Digital Games For Replay. The Polish Journal of Game Studies https://czasopisma.uni.lodz.pl/Replay/cfp Submission deadline: June 30, 2023 Replay. The Polish Journal of Game Studies invites all scholars to submit articles concerning cozy games and coziness in games. Undoubtedly, the past decade has seen a spurt in both production and academic research on cozy games, i.e., games that reject the game model based on competitiveness, time restrictiveness, and the scarcity of resources, instead promoting gameplay experiences that are casual, enjoyable, and calm. Although in the gaming literature, they have been given many names, depending…