Author: Matthew Lombard

Job: Postdoctoral position at U. of Evry (Paris area) in collaborative multimodal interactions for medical training

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March 17, 2023

Call for Applications Postdoctoral position in collaborative multimodal interactions for medical training University of Evry (Paris area) https://www.ibisc.univ-evry.fr/offre-de-cdd-post-doctorat-en-realite-virtuelle-equipe-ira2-find-english-version-below/ Keywords: Virtual Reality, Multimodal interactions, Collaborative interactions, Haptic interactions, mentorship training, Professional training Application deadline: June 30, 2023 We are seeking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person (M/F) to help push the boundaries of knowledge and technology in the fields of HCI and virtual reality applied to professional education and training in healthcare. Candidates should have experience in the design and evaluation of interactive systems in immersive virtual reality. They should have good communication skills, the ability to work effectively in…
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Brown U. professor’s digital publication ‘Shadow Plays’ explores analog precursors to virtual reality

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March 17, 2023

[An innovative and now award-winning open-access digital publication provides insights into the history of presence-evoking technologies, as reported in this story from The Brown Daily Herald (see the original version for two more images). A Brown University press release includes this: “’Shadow Plays’ explores popular forms of entertainment in the 18th and 19th centuries, such as stereoscopes and moving panoramas, that were used to transport viewers to a new world. Through six case histories and eight interactive simulations, [Author Massimo] Riva shows how those early innovations foreshadowed present-day virtual, augmented and extended reality experiences. [Allison] Levy, [director of Brown University…
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Call: ECCE 2023 – European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics

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March 16, 2023

CALL FOR PAPERS ECCE 2023 – EUROPEAN CONFERENCE ON COGNITIVE ERGONOMICS 34th annual conference of the European Association of Cognitive Ergonomics (EACE) September 19-22, 2023 Swansea, United Kingdom https://digitaleconomy.wales/ecce2023/ Deadline for paper submissions: March 31, 2023 ECCE 2023 invites contributions from researchers and practitioners which address the broad spectrum of Cognitive Ergonomics challenges in the analysis, design, and evaluation of virtual and physical interactive systems as part of a rich conference program including keynote talks, paper presentation as well as a doctoral consortium. The 34th ECCE conference will target state-of-the-art as well as emerging topics pertaining to cognitive ergonomics and…
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Virtual reality is finally ready to revolutionize education

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March 16, 2023

[In this VentureBeat guest column (adapted from an earlier piece in Big Think), a long-time participant in and observer of the evolution of presence-evoking technologies explains why virtual reality is about to revolutionize education. See the original version of the column for three different images, and the Dreamscape Learn website for more information and videos such as “Dreamscape Learn: A new form of education” (also available on YouTube). –Matthew] Virtual reality is finally ready to revolutionize education By Louis Rosenberg, an early pioneer of virtual and augmented reality, and the founder of Immersion Corporation, Microscribe 3D, Outland Research and Unanimous AI.…
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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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Author: Matthew Lombard

Job: Postdoctoral position at U. of Evry (Paris area) in collaborative multimodal interactions for medical training

Brown U. professor’s digital publication ‘Shadow Plays’ explores analog precursors to virtual reality

Call: ECCE 2023 – European Conference on Cognitive Ergonomics

Virtual reality is finally ready to revolutionize education

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

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