Month: March 2023

Call: 1st International Workshop on Persuasive AI (PAI 2023)

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March 15, 2023

Call for Papers 1st International Workshop on Persuasive AI (PAI 2023) In conjunction with the 18th International Conference on Persuasive Technology April 19, 2023 Eindhoven, The Netherlands Workshop: https://sites.google.com/view/persuasiveai/pai2023 Persuasive 2023 conference: https://persuasivetech.org Submission deadline (extended): March 31, 2023 We would like to invite you to submit to the 1st International Workshop on Persuasive AI (PAI 2023). PAI 2023 is a one-day hybrid workshop which will take place on the 19th of April 2023, in Eindhoven, the Netherlands, in conjunction with the 18th International Conference on Persuasive Technology 2023. The workshop aims to bring together researchers and students from multiple…
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Before Your Eyes VR review: A sublime immersive narrative for PSVR 2

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March 15, 2023

[This extremely positive review from UploadVR describes what sounds like an impressive and innovative presence-evoking use of eye-tracking combined with a compelling first-person narrative. See the original review for three more pictures and 1:33 minute video, and see a similarly positive review in The Verge (with the title “Before Your Eyes is a beautiful showcase of what VR storytelling can be”) for more pictures and details (including spoilers). –Matthew] Before Your Eyes VR Review – Sublime Immersive Narrative For PSVR 2 Before Your Eyes is a sublime narrative experience for PlayStation VR2 that leverages eye tracking technology to tell an…
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Call: International Association for Computing and Philosophy conference (IACAP 2023)

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March 14, 2023

Call for Abstracts and Symposia Proposals IACAP 2023 – The International Association of Computing and Philosophy (IACAP) 2023 Conference July 3-5, 2023 CEVAST, Czech Academy of Sciences, Prague, Czech Republic https://www.iacap.org/iacap-2023-prague-czech-republic/ Important dates: Submission deadline (abstracts: 1000 words): March 19, 2023 (extended) Notification of acceptance: May 8, 2023 Submissions link: https://easychair.org/my/conference?conf=iacap2023 After the highly successful IACAP 2022 meeting at Santa Clara University, Santa Clara California (hosted by the School of Engineering, and in collaboration with the Markkula Centre for Applied Ethics), IACAP is delighted to announce our return to Europe in 2023 with CEVAST and the Czech Academy of Sciences,…
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Hyper-realistic AR beauty filter Bold Glamour raising concerns

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March 14, 2023

[As with nearly all of the press coverage of a new “hyper-realistic” beauty filter on TikTok, this story from MIT Technology Review provides user and expert reactions, including concerns that the filter is so convincing that it amplifies negative effects on (especially young people’s) self-perceptions and esteem. As user Rosaura Alvrz notes, “This is a problem. You can’t even tell it’s a filter anymore.” For more details see coverage from Insider, a 1:15 minute CNN video, and related stories from Tech Crunch (“TikTok’s Teenage Filter Has Us Confronting Our Own Mortality”) and Design TAXI (“AI Modeling Agency Removes The Need…
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Call: Radical reimagining: Interplays of physical and virtual – DCDC 2023 conference

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March 13, 2023

Call For Papers DCDC23: Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities 2023 Conference Radical reimagining: Interplays of physical and virtual July 11-13, 2023 Durham University and EventsAir (Hybrid) https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/about/our-research-and-academic-collaboration/research-events/discovering-collections-discovering-communities-dcdc/ https://www.jisc.ac.uk/dcdc-conference Submission deadline: March 31, 2023 Discovering Collections, Discovering Communities (DCDC) is an annual conference for the gallery, archive, library, museum and academic sectors. Open and inclusive in its ethos, DCDC provides a platform for colleagues to come together in joint conversation, looking beyond their own specialisms to forge new partnerships and enhance the social, cultural and economic impact of our unique collections. The National Archives and Jisc are delighted to welcome the British…
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Holograms at the front desk replace real people at Aiden by Best Western

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March 13, 2023

[How long before it’s common to enter hotels and other businesses and encounter employees who are only present via hologram? A first step is being taken by a hotel chain in Scandinavia, as reported in this story from Skift; see the original version for a one-minute video (also available on Vimeo). –Matthew] Holograms at the Front Desk Replace Real People at Aiden by Best Western Justin Dawes, Skift March 8, 2023 CIC Hospitality is opening 30 boutique Aiden by Best Western hotels in Scandinavia, but they won’t come with staff in the flesh and blood standing at the front desk.…
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Call: AutomotiveUI 2023: 15th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Application

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March 10, 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS AutomotiveUI 2023: The 15th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Applications Technische Hochschule Ingolstadt, Germany September 18-21, 2023 (with Doctoral Colloquium on September 17, 2023) https://www.auto-ui.org/23/ Abstract submission deadline: April 12, 2023 Full paper submission deadline: April 19, 2023 AutomotiveUI is the premier forum for human factors and UI/UX research in the automotive/mobility domain. AutomotiveUI brings together researchers and practitioners interested in technical and human aspects of vehicular user interfaces and applications. AutomotiveUI is seeking contributions that address topics like novel vehicle user interfaces, models of and concepts for enhancing the driver experience,…
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Scammers are using artificial intelligence to sound more like family members in distress

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March 10, 2023

[The alarming trend toward a world in which we can’t trust any of the mediated messages we encounter is illustrated vividly in this story from The Washington Post about scammers using easily-created AI voices of people’s loved ones to trick them out of their money (see the original story for a second picture). A December 2021 ISPR Presence News post described isolated cases in which business executives were targeted by voice scammers and an August 2022 post highlighted how scammers are using deepfakes to get hired by businesses for “money, espionage, access to company systems and unearned career advancement.” But…
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Call: “Extended Reality as a Gateway to the Metaverse” at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023

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March 9, 2023

Call for Papers Special Session on: “EXTENDED REALITY AS A GATEWAY TO THE METAVERSE: PRACTICES, THEORIES, TECHNOLOGIES AND APPLICATIONS” 2023 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023) October 25-27, 2023 Milan, Italy Session: https://metroxraine.org/special-session-17 Conference: https://metroxraine.org/ Submission deadline for abstracts (1-2 pages): March 15, 2023 Final paper submission deadline: April 30, 2023 SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION The fast development of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) solutions over the last few years are transforming how people interact, work, and communicate. The eXtended Reality (XR) term encloses all those…
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Professor’s VR research looks to pave way for more equitable police interrogations of young adults

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March 9, 2023

[The story below from Virginia Commonwealth University describes what sounds like a valuable project that uses presence experiences and a variety of measurement tools to better understand perceptions of, and improve the legality and morality of, police interrogations. See the original version for an additional picture. –Matthew] Professor’s virtual reality research looks to pave way for more equitable police interrogations of young adults What can VR reveal about police interrogations? A Wilder School criminal justice associate professor, a two-time School of Business alum, a School of the Arts instructor and a theatre student are working together to find out. By…
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Call: “Extended Realities for Learning” issue of The Electronic Journal of e-Learning (EJEL)

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March 8, 2023

[Important note: I usually avoid posting Calls for Papers that involve the requirement that authors pay a fee for submission and/or publication but do so when the topic is particularly relevant to the presence community. In these cases, as with the Call below, I add an explicit note near the top of the post specifying that there is a fee (see the last line below for details). For more information about these fees, see AJE Scholar’s “Understanding Submission and Publication Fees” and Wikipedia’s entry on Article Processing Charges. –Matthew] Call for Papers The Electronic Journal of e-Learning Special Issue on…
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Remote kissing device lets users smooch anyone over the internet

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March 8, 2023

[A new version of a “remote kissing device” is apparently providing another example of the uncanny valley, as reported in this short story from My Modern Net. CNN’s coverage includes a humorous 2:06 minute video essay. For comparison, see the December 2016 ISPR Presence News post about the less realistic “Kissenger” device. By the way, in addition to the ~$42 cost at Taobao mentioned below, at this writing the new device is selling for $107 on AliExpress and someone’s offering one on eBay for $450. –Matthew] [Image: Source: New York Post] Remote Kissing Device Lets Users Smooch Anyone Over the…
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Month: March 2023

Call: 1st International Workshop on Persuasive AI (PAI 2023)

Before Your Eyes VR review: A sublime immersive narrative for PSVR 2

Call: International Association for Computing and Philosophy conference (IACAP 2023)

Hyper-realistic AR beauty filter Bold Glamour raising concerns

Call: Radical reimagining: Interplays of physical and virtual – DCDC 2023 conference

Holograms at the front desk replace real people at Aiden by Best Western

Call: AutomotiveUI 2023: 15th International ACM Conference on Automotive User Interfaces and Interactive Vehicular Application

Scammers are using artificial intelligence to sound more like family members in distress

Call: “Extended Reality as a Gateway to the Metaverse” at IEEE MetroXRAINE 2023

Professor’s VR research looks to pave way for more equitable police interrogations of young adults

Call: “Extended Realities for Learning” issue of The Electronic Journal of e-Learning (EJEL)

Remote kissing device lets users smooch anyone over the internet

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