Month: August 2023
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Call: “Drawology: Tracing the ether” (Remote creative collaborations)
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Read more: Call: “Drawology: Tracing the ether” (Remote creative collaborations)Call for expressions of interest Drawology: tracing the ether (Remote creative collaborations) Investigators: Sarah Casey, Deborah Harty, Russ Marshall, Phil Sawdon Deadlines: Expressions: 22nd September 2023 Notification: 16th October 2023 Event: November 2023 This call for expressions of interest aims to identify artists, researchers and practitioners interested in drawing as collaborative practice with experience of engaging with remote creative collaborations. Those selected will be invited to an online event to share experiences of collaborative practice and partake in a round table discussion, to trace the potential for the use of technologies to facilitate international creative collaborations. The event also aims…
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Loftie alarm clock reads you a personalized AI bedtime story to lull you to sleep
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Read more: Loftie alarm clock reads you a personalized AI bedtime story to lull you to sleep[As some readers will know, I’m interested in and collect clocks, and have pointed out that they often provide social cues that can evoke medium-as-social-actor presence (this is especially true of spring- and weight-driven antique mechanical clocks that have pendulums and tick and chime). The story below from DesignTAXI describes an unusual new feature in the Loftie digital alarm clock that produces an AI-generated human voice reading a personalized bedtime story. Lifewire’s coverage adds this: “This is being advertised for bedtime stories but could be used at any time by anyone, young or old. … [The voices] actually sound real…
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Call: ICWL 2023 – 22nd International Conference on Web-based Learning
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Read more: Call: ICWL 2023 – 22nd International Conference on Web-based LearningCall for Papers ICWL 2023 22nd International Conference on Web-based Learning November 26-28, 2023 Sydney, Australia http://icwl-sete.au/ICWL.html Paper submission deadline (extended): August 18, 2023 ICWL is an annual International Conference on Web-based Learning, founded by the Hong Kong Web Society. The first ICWL was held in Hong Kong in 2002. Since then, ICWL has been held in Australia (2003), China (2004, 2008, 2010, 2015, 2020), Hong Kong (2005, 2011), Malaysia (2006), United Kingdom (2007), Germany (2009, 2019), Romania (2012), Taiwan (2013), Estonia (2014), Italy (2016), South Africa (2017), Thailand (2018), Macao (2021) and Spain (2022). The 22nd ICWL will be…
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Virtual Reality in the larger context
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Read more: Virtual Reality in the larger context[I’m guessing many of us can relate to this short first-person essay from Medium in which technology and business expert Atul Salgaonkar describes the challenges and satisfaction of introducing others to the “bigger picture” of virtual reality. He also describes an interesting presence project from his past. Follow the link for his name to read other, related essays in Medium. –Matthew] [Image: A chart by the author displaying user engagement with VR during three eras: VR 1.0 (Hobby, VR 2.0 (Games) and the era we’re entering now, VR 3.0 (Experiences)] Virtual Reality in the larger context By Atul Salgaonkar, Founder…
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Call: 10th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC 2023)
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Read more: Call: 10th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC 2023)Call for Late Breaking Results 10th International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC 2023) October 30 – November 1, 2023 5* Golden Bay Beach Hotel, Larnaca, Cyprus http://besc-conf.org/2023/ Submission deadline: August 31, 2023 The International Conference on Behavioural and Social Computing (BESC) is a major international forum that brings together academic researchers and industry practitioners from artificial intelligence, computational social sciences, natural language processing, business and marketing, and behavioural and psychological sciences to present updated research efforts and progresses on foundational and emerging interdisciplinary topics of BESC, exchange new ideas and identify future research directions. The BESC series of…
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“AI: Who’s Looking After Me?” at Science Gallery London explores how AI can be deployed to care for humans
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Read more: “AI: Who’s Looking After Me?” at Science Gallery London explores how AI can be deployed to care for humans[A new exhibition at a London gallery explores medium-as-social-actor presence phenomena and implications in what sounds like interesting ways. This story from Artnet News provides details; see the original version for pictures from three more of the installations, and follow the link at the bottom for more information. –Matthew] [Image: Blast Theory, Cat Royale (2023). Credit: Courtesy of RULER. Photo by Stephen Daly.] Moving Beyond Killer Robots, a New Show Explores How Artificial Intelligence Can Be Deployed to Care for Humans “AI: Who’s Looking After Me?” is on view at Science Gallery London. By Emily Steer July 4, 2023 Would…
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Call: 2023 OkIP International Conference on Learning and Technology in Education (CLTE)
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Read more: Call: 2023 OkIP International Conference on Learning and Technology in Education (CLTE)Call for Abstracts and Papers 2023 OkIP International Conference on Learning and Technology in Education (CLTE) Tiako Center, Oklahoma City, OK, USA & Online October 2-5, 2023 https://eventutor.com/e/CLTE003 Submission deadline (extended): August 23, 2023 Oklahoma International Publishing (OkIP) is pleased to host the 2023 OkIP International Conference on Learning and Technology in Education (CLTE). The conference aims to unite scholars from different disciplinary backgrounds to emphasize disseminating ongoing research and development. Proposals are solicited describing original works in the fields and related technologies. This event will include a peer-reviewed program of technical, industrial, and poster sessions. Accepted and presented full…
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Prisms VR platform uses real-world simulations (and presence) to help students improve their math literacy
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Read more: Prisms VR platform uses real-world simulations (and presence) to help students improve their math literacy[A startup company called Prisms VR is using virtual reality (and presence) to immerse students in realistic simulations of real-world environments to help them improve their skills in math and other STEM areas; as the founder of the company says, they’re “taking problems from textbooks and bringing them to life.” Details are in the story below from IEEE Spectrum (where the original version includes a second image), and much more information is available on the Prisms VR website. –Matthew] [Image: Each of Prisms VR’s modules covers one topic within the relevant STEM subject. Based on what module is chosen, the…
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Call: “The Situated Metaverse: Cross-Cultural Philosophical and Practical Implications of Extended Reality” for Digital Society
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Read more: Call: “The Situated Metaverse: Cross-Cultural Philosophical and Practical Implications of Extended Reality” for Digital SocietyCall for Papers The Situated Metaverse: Cross-Cultural Philosophical and Practical Implications of Extended Reality A Topical Collection in the journal Digital Society https://link.springer.com/collections/jdbeeejfed Submission status: Upcoming Open for submission from October 1, 2023 Submission deadline: February 28, 2024 Digital Society is running a Topical Collection called “The Situated Metaverse: Cross-Cultural Philosophical and Practical Implications of Extended Reality.” Submissions open in October, but inquiries and proposals are welcome any time. Below is the description of the TC. — This Topical Collection aims to address how XR’s impacts will be understood in different cultural contexts. While researching emerging technologies involves some amount…
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Shape-shifting 3D display could soon bring touch to the digital world
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Read more: Shape-shifting 3D display could soon bring touch to the digital world[It’s early days, but the presence-related and other possible applications of the new shape-shifting display technology described in the CU Boulder Today story below sound impressive. See the original story for a 2:12 minute video (also available on YouTube). –Matthew] [Image: A new, shape-shifting display can sense and respond to human touch. Credit: Brian Johnson] 3D display could soon bring touch to the digital world By Daniel Strain July 31, 2023 Imagine an iPad that’s more than just an iPad—with a surface that can morph and deform, allowing you to draw 3D designs, create haiku that jump out from the…
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