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Month: July 2026

  • ISPR Presence News returns July 23, 2026

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    ISPR Presence News returns July 23, 2026 Thank you for your interest in presence and ISPR Presence News! We’re taking a short break but posts will resume on Thursday July 23. —Matthew Lombard (Managing editor) [Image: Source: Unity at Sphere Las Vegas]…

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  • Call: “Trust and Truth in the Age of AI” at 8th Comm and Media Studies Conference

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    Call for Papers: 8th International Communication and Media Studies ConferenceTheme: “Trust and Truth in the Age of AI”The Center of Research and Communication for Peace (CRCP) at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU)November 12-14, 2026Famagusta, Northern Cyprushttps://crcp.emu.edu.tr/en/conference-2026 Deadline for submission of abstracts: September 28, 2026 The Center of Research and Communication for Peace (CRCP) in the Faculty of Communication and Media Studies at Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU) is pleased to invite submissions addressing the general theme of the 8th International Communication and Media Studies Conference. The conference will take place on 12-14 November 2026 in Famagusta, Northern Cyprus, under the theme “Trust…

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  • Vision misconceptions: Why VR and AR still struggle to replicate reality

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    [Although it nearly always seems to us that the world we see with our eyes is exactly the world that exists outside of us, our eyes only sample reality for our brain to interpret. As this story from the University of Rochester explains very well, that means that creating a presence illusion of reality with virtual or augmented reality is much more challenging and complicated than creating high-resolution, “lifelike” images. See the original version of the story for four more images and a 2:15 minute video (also on YouTube). –Matthew] [Image: Credit: University of Rochester photo / J. Adam Fenster]…

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  • Call: IUI 2027: ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces

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    [Note that this conference involves the requirement that some authors pay a fee for publication in Proceedings. For more information see the last section below. For general information about publication fees, see AJE Scholar’s “Understanding Submission and Publication Fees” and Wikipedia’s entry on Article Processing Charges. –Matthew] Call for Papers: ACM IUI 2027: 31st Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User InterfacesFebruary 8-11, 2027Helsinki, Finlandhttps://iui.acm.org/2027/call-for-papers/ Deadline for submission of abstracts: August 13, 2026Deadline for submission of full papers: August 20, 2026 The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier venue where researchers and practitioners meet and…

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  • VR game uses player emotions to build next level presence and empathy

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    [Northeastern University researchers have created and are testing a new game that uses the player’s facial expressions not to trigger simple changes in aesthetics or difficulty but as a mechanism for playing the game: “The emotional input you’re asked to provide further boosts the sense of ‘dramatic agency’ and makes you feel like a participant.” The ultimate goal is to build “emotional perspective-taking” and empathy, in this case for members of the LGBTQ+ community. The approach has great potential not only for VR games but in other contexts, as explained at the end of the story. See the original version…

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  • Call: 25th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

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    Call for Papers, Posters and Demos: MUM 2026, the 25th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous MultimediaDecember 1-4, 2026Glasgow, United Kingdomhttps://mum-conf.org/2026/ Deadline for submission of papers: August 20, 2026Deadline for submission of posters and demos: October 9, 2026 The International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM) is a leading annual international conference, which provides a forum for presenting the latest research results on mobile and ubiquitous multimedia. The conference brings together experts from both academia and industry for a fruitful exchange of ideas and discussion on future challenges, in a comfortable and effective single-track conference format.…

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  • VR and gaming are adding a kick to taekwondo

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    [The use of presence-evoking virtual reality for taekwondo is the basis for “a growing community of the gamified combat sport across Southeast Asia.” This story from AP News provides details, including some of the motivations for and benefits of virtual taekwondo; see the original version of the story for eight more large and vivid images and a 52 second video. –Matthew] [Image: Virtual Taekwondo athletes compete at an event in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Saturday, June 20, 2026. Credit: AP Photo/Vincent Thian] VR and gaming are adding a kick to taekwondo By Eileen NgJuly 7, 2026 KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) —…

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  • Call: 2027 Mid-Atlantic Alt.Ctrl Symposium

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    Call for Submissions: 2027 Mid-Atlantic Alt.Ctrl Symposium (MAACS 2027)January 5, 2027National Harbor, Maryland, USAhttps://maacs.net/call-for-participation/ Deadline for submission of extended abstracts: September 4, 2026 The 2027 Mid-Atlantic Alt.Ctrl Symposium (MAACS 2027) seeks abstract submissions for the inaugural MAACS event to be held on January 5, 2027 in National Harbor, MD, USA. This event will be a meeting place for designers, developers, artists, and researchers working with alternative game controllers and playful installations to meet and share practices, findings, and discussions relevant to their work. We welcome contributions from individuals and groups from all backgrounds and all related disciplines. — MAACS is…

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  • AI “actress” Tilly Norwood to lead new movie

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    [The news that AI-generated actress Tilly Norwood will star in a feature film (as an AI-generated character) is receiving wide coverage in the press, including this report from Variety. Following that below I’ve added presence-related excerpts from a few stories in other publications, and from a recent interview with the Tilly Norwood in the New York Times Magazine (the interviewer gives an insightful assessment of why the actress evokes her medium-as-social-actor presence). –Matthew] Tilly Norwood to Lead New Movie ‘Misaligned,’ Marking Feature Debut for AI ‘Actor’ By Alex RitmanJuly 6, 2026 Tilly Norwood, the AI “actor” who sparked a frenzy…

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  • Call: Ethics of AI special issue

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    Call for Papers: Special Issue on the Ethics of Artificial IntelligenceFor the Journal Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe)https://reference-global.com/journal/EBCE?tab=announcements#journal-tabs Deadline for submission of abstracts: September 30, 2026 We are pleased to announce a special issue of Ethics & Bioethics (in Central Europe) dedicated to the ethical, philosophical, social, and political implications of artificial intelligence (AI), scheduled for publication in June 2027. Artificial intelligence has rapidly become one of the most transformative technologies of the twenty-first century. AI systems increasingly shape decision-making processes in healthcare, education, governance, employment, communication, security, science, and everyday social interaction. At the same time, the development…

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  • Noro’s next gen telepresence tech

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    [High-end technologies designed to evoke spatial and social presence have come a long way in the last few decades, as can be seen in this story from AV Magazine about the latest products from the company Noro. See the original version of the story for two more pictures, follow the links at the end for videos of the latest tech, and for more details visit the Noro website. –Matthew] Is Tommaso Trionfi taking the next turn in telepresence? The CEO of Noro and his team are combining an LED wall with an embedded central camera, companion touchscreen, collaboration tools and…

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  • Call: 2026 Imagining Creative Worlds Online Symposium

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    Call for Papers: 2026 Imagining Creative WorldsOnline symposium in the Common Ground Imagining Futures SeriesNovember 11-12, 2026https://artsinsociety.com/online-symposium/2026-call-for-papers Deadline for submissions of proposals: October 11, 2026Deadline for applications for Emerging Scholars Award: August 11, 2026 We invite proposals for 2026 Imagining Creative Worlds, an annual online symposium in the Common Ground Imagining Futures Series,, taking place 11–12 November 2026. The symposium brings together scholars, researchers, artists, designers, educators, publishers, museum professionals, media makers, and cultural practitioners working across creative fields and practices. We welcome proposals that explore how creative worlds are made, shared, interpreted, circulated, and transformed.…

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