Call for Examples to be Featured in2024 State of XR and Immersive Learning ReportImmersive Learning Research Network (iLRN)https://connect.educause.edu/discussion/2024-state-of-xr-and-immersive-learning-report-featured-examples-call-for-examplars [link requires EDUCAUSE access] Submission deadline: July 29, 2024 The Immersive Learning Research Network publishes an annual report on the State of XR and Immersive Learning.  In preparation for the 2024 edition they have an open call for examples of XR/immersive learning projects. You can find the inaugural report here — Inaugural report:  2021 State of XR and Immersive Learning Report — and a video on the 2022 report here:  2022:  iLRN State of XR and Immersive Learning Showcase (iLRN2023).…

Call for Papers “Media and Information Literacy Competences in Response to Advances in AI”Thematic Section of Revista Comunicandohttps://revistacomunicando.sopcom.pt/index.php/comunicando/announcement/view/16 Thematic editors: Ana Filipa Oliveira (Lusófona University, Portugal) and Clarisse Pessôa (European University, Portugal) Submission deadline: October 31, 2024 In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionised many areas, including communication and the media. From recommendation algorithms to automated content creation systems, AI is transforming the way we consume and produce information. These advances require a reassessment of media and information literacy competencies, which must also encompass access, critical understanding of and conscious interaction with AI-based technologies. Indeed, media and information literacy…

Call for Participation First Workshop on Advances and Future of Keyboards: Industry trends and perspectives for HCI researchAt BCS HCI 2024, the 37th International BCS Human-Computer Interaction ConferenceJuly 15, 2024University of Central Lancashire, Preston, UKWorkshop: http://laurapruszko.com/research/AFK/BCS HCI 2024: https://bcshci.org/ [Submission deadline: None indicated] We invite HCI researchers and practitioners to participate in the upcoming workshop on ”Advances and Future of Keyboards: Industry trends and perspectives for HCI research”. This half-day workshop aims to bring together experts from diverse areas of HCI, including haptics, AR/VR, shape-changing UIs, and tangible interactions, to discuss industry trends in keyboard technologies, and their opportunities and challenges…

Call for Participation Webinar recording available:“Revolutionizing Cultural Heritage: XR and Generative AI for Inclusive Engagement” By James Hutson, Lead XR Disruptor at Lindenwood University, St. Charles, Missouri, USAOrganized by Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC)https://youtu.be/OhMfWqSoF9w Dear Colleagues, As part of Balboa Park Online Collaborative (BPOC)’s ‘Dreaming of AI’ series, we invited Dr. James Hutson to present on “Revolutionizing Cultural Heritage: XR and Generative AI for Inclusive Engagement” on June 20th, 2024. Dr. Hutson did a deep dive into case studies of extended reality and generative AI in cultural heritage settings where he discussed the evolution of virtual reality and immersive technologies,…

Call for Papers Beyond Play: The Transformative Power of Digital Gaming in a Deeply Mediatized SocietySeptember 30 – October 2, 2024International conference at the University of Bremen, Germanyhttps://beyondplay2024.org Submission deadline: June 30, 2024 Digital Games and gaming are carriers, accelerators and subjects of change in media culture and society. In this capacity they serve as an interlink between media industries, digital technologies, media cultures, and social practices, making them ideal cases to analyze contemporary transformation processes in the context of (deep) mediatization, digitalization, and datafication. This conference call hence builds on the premise that to understand the significance of digital…

Call for Abstracts Where no proxy has gone before: Avatars & responsibility frameworksResponsibility Matters Workshop Series (RMWS) 2024October 10-11, 2024Faculty of Philosophy, University of Bucharest, Romaniahttps://avataresponsibility.ccea.ro/current-edition/ Submission deadline: August 15, 2024 Avatars in the form of digital or robotic embodied representations of a person in virtual or physical environments are being deployed in fields such as healthcare, education, social interaction or workspace. Alternatively termed as digital/robotic twins, clones or duplicates of real humans, personal avatars can be coupled with AI technologies such as (personalized/small/large) Language Models to the extent that their human users do not control them in real time.…