Month: April 2023

Call: Practice-research in Games Conference 2023

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April 12, 2023

Call for Papers Practice-research in Games 2023 (PinG’23) June 22, 2023 University of Portsmouth, Portsmouth, UK https://bit.ly/PinG-23 Important Dates: Deadline for Abstract Submissions: Friday 19th May 2023 Notification of Acceptance: Friday 26th May 2023 Deadline for Camera-Ready Submission: Tuesday 13th June Conference Date: Thursday 22nd June Chairs: Peter Howell, Matthew Higgins (University of Portsmouth) Practice-research in Games 2023 (PinG’23) is a one-day conference for game design professionals. The event will provide a platform for showcasing, disseminating, examining, and discussing practice-research from across the games research, design, and development spectrum. This event is based in the UK, but we invite work…
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AI-driven virtual influencers to further blur lines between real and virtual people

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April 12, 2023

[As artificial intelligence quickly advances, brands will be able to make their virtual influencers seem increasingly like real human beings, and/or present their human influencers behind convincing digital avatars, all potentially increasing influence but raising ethical issues. This story from The Drum describes some of the trends and challenges; see the original version for two videos. –Matthew] Will AI make virtual influencers influential again? The creative freedom conferred by virtual influencers initially proved irresistible to brands. Could AI’s inevitable influence make them even more so? We take a look as part of The Drum’s latest Deep Dive, AI to Web3:…
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Call: Academic Mindtrek 2023 Conference: Human-Nature Interaction Track

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April 11, 2023

[NOTE: Follow the link for several other tracks related to presence. –Matthew] Call for Papers ACADEMIC MINDTREK 2023 CONFERENCE Human-Nature Interaction track October 3-6, 2023 Tampere (Finland) and online https://www.mindtrek.org/2023/academic-2023/ Deadline for full papers & workshops: June 8, 2023 Deadline for posters, demos & doctoral consortium submissions: August 17, 2023 Chairs: Ferran Altarriba (Tampere University), Velvet Spors (Tampere University), Katherine Isbister (University of California, Santa Cruz), Pat Brundell (University of Nottingham) On behalf of my co-chairs at the Academic Mindtrek 2023 conference I invite you to submit your work to our Human-Nature Interaction track. The conference will take place in…
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How generative AI illusions could lead to “collapse of reality”

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April 11, 2023

[This disturbing column from Fast Company presents an informed, speculative timeline from 2022 to 2033 in which the ability of generative AI to create increasingly effective illusions leads to small and very large disasters. The author concludes with three “actionable steps” that could prevent the dystopia. See the original version of the column for seven more images and a video. –Matthew] [Image: Credit: Wei Ding/Unsplash] AI feels like a magic act. By 2033, it will be a horror movie Generative AI is blurring the lines between fact and fiction. This speculative timeline shows how, if unchecked, the AI big bang…
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Call: OzCHI 2023: Australasian Computer-Human Interaction Conference

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April 10, 2023

Call for Contributions OzCHI 2023: Australasian Computer-Human Interaction Conference Theme: Design from a distant world Victoria University of Wellington, School of Design Innovation, Te Aro campus Te Whanganui-a-Tara | Wellington, Aotearoa | New Zealand December 4-6, 2023 http://www.ozchi.org/2023/index.html Submission deadlines: Long papers: June 14, 2023 Short papers: August 16, 2023 Workshops: July 12, 2023 Doctoral colloquium: August 23, 2023 Demos: October 4, 2023 It’s been a long time but OzCHI is returning to New Zealand! The theme for this year’s OzCHI is Design from a Distant World, recognising that Australia and New Zealand are physically distant from much of the…
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To make amends and bid farewell, a grandson used AI to revive his grandfather

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April 10, 2023

[This vivid, engaging, personal story from Sixth Zone describes some of the complex practical, ethical and emotional issues surrounding the creation of AI-based “griefbots” that mimic loved ones who have died. See the original version for 11 more images and animations. –Matthew] Looking for Closure, a Grandson Built a Ghost in the Machine To make amends and bid farewell, Yu Jialin used AI to revive his grandfather. He still hasn’t told his parents. By Tang Yucheng April 5, 2023 Hunched over a desk, Yu Jialin stared transfixed at his computer. Fingers hovering nervously over the keyboard, his eyes darted back…
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Call: Connecting Human-AI Interaction Researchers 2023 Workshop

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April 7, 2023

Call for Participation CHAIR 2023: Connecting Human-AI Interaction Researchers 2023 Interdisciplinary Workshop on Human/AI Interaction June 23, 2023 University of Nottingham, UK and online https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/connecting-human-ai-interaction-researchers-2023-tickets-603549070517 Organised by the Department of Philosophy, UoN, Department of Computer Science, UoN and Horizon, UoN AIM The aim of the CHAIR workshop is to contribute to network building and create an infrastructure to kick-start new partnerships and research collaborations between the different disciplines working on the field of Human/AI Interaction e.g. Computer Science, Law, Philosophy, Psychology, Engineering, Sociology, Anthropology, Arts, etc. DATE 23 June 2023 10.45-16.00 (at Monica Partridge C10, UoN) DESCRIPTION This workshop combines…
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Church uses virtual reality to let congregation witness Jesus’ resurrection

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April 7, 2023

[Members of St. Luke’s United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma are using presence-evoking virtual reality to engage audiences in the Easter story of Jesus’ resurrection. The description of the project below comes from the St. Luke’s website, which features 18 more pictures. The local television station KWTV News9 has a 1:36 minute news report, in which director Lance McDaniel says: “You know, it’s a 2,000-year-old book, and a lot of the time we keep thinking of those people as so different than us, but when you really get into it, they were human just like we are. When you…
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Call: GoodIT 2023 – 3rd ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good

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April 6, 2023

Call for Contributions 3rd ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good (GoodIT 2023) September 6-8, 2023 Lisbon, Portugal http://goodit.campusfc.unibo.it/ Submission deadline: May 15, 2023 SCOPE The ACM GoodIT conference seeks papers describing significant research contributions related to the application of information technologies (IT) to social good. The latter is defined as something that provides a benefit to the general public, such as clean air, clean water, internet access, education, or healthcare. However, new media innovations and the proliferation of online communities have added new meaning to the term. Social good can now reflect global citizens uniting to unlock…
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Hologram telepresence is finding itself a new home in the corporate market

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April 6, 2023

[With so many fast-evolving technologies and different sets of users and types of applications, the meaning of telepresence, presence and related terms continues to evolve, which can create confusion. But this story from Inavate Magazine describes the latest developments in the use of technologies in the corporate world that provide “life-size,” “3-D,” “realistic” illusions of being with the people in a remote location. See the original version of the story for two more images. –Matthew] [Image: Logitech’s Project Ghost telepresence prototype. Source: New Atlas] Is ‘hologram’ tech changing the corporate world? Hologram telepresence is finding itself a new home in…
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Call: International Workshop on Affective Computing for Mental Wellbeing: Challenges, Opportunities, and Promising Synergies

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April 5, 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS mWELL@ACII2023: International Workshop on Affective Computing for Mental Wellbeing: Challenges, Opportunities, and Promising Synergies At ACII 2023, the 12th International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction September 10, 2023 MIT Media Lab, Cambridge, MA, USA Workshop: https://mwell.tbm.tudelft.nl/ ACII 2023: https://acii-conf.net/2023/ Submission deadline: April 28, 2023 The prevalence of mental illness is globally on the rise, leading to high individual and societal burdens. Many people in need do not seek professional help, the ones that do are confronted with limited availability of practitioners, and despite considerable progress, the success rate of therapies remains limited. While more and…
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VR “body rub parlour” offers an alternative to sex. But should we be worried about intimacy?

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April 5, 2023

[This story from The Toronto Star explores the trends that may be behind – and the potential benefits and dangers involved with – the use of presence-evoking technologies to create physical intimacy (while some claims, e.g., about the Brain Waves XR technology, require more detailed, credible documentation, the larger concepts and issues are thought-provoking). See the original version of the story for four more images. –Matthew] Virtual reality body rub parlour offers an alternative to sex. But should we be worried about intimacy? So while the virtual world can provide a much-needed escape, there are societal and technology forces at…
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for Presence Research

Month: April 2023

Call: Practice-research in Games Conference 2023

AI-driven virtual influencers to further blur lines between real and virtual people

Call: Academic Mindtrek 2023 Conference: Human-Nature Interaction Track

How generative AI illusions could lead to “collapse of reality”

Call: OzCHI 2023: Australasian Computer-Human Interaction Conference

To make amends and bid farewell, a grandson used AI to revive his grandfather

Call: Connecting Human-AI Interaction Researchers 2023 Workshop

Church uses virtual reality to let congregation witness Jesus’ resurrection

Call: GoodIT 2023 – 3rd ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social Good

Hologram telepresence is finding itself a new home in the corporate market

Call: International Workshop on Affective Computing for Mental Wellbeing: Challenges, Opportunities, and Promising Synergies

VR “body rub parlour” offers an alternative to sex. But should we be worried about intimacy?

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