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  • Call: 2nd International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies (IMET 2022)

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    Call for Papers 2nd International Conference on Interactive Media, Smart Systems and Emerging Technologies (IMET 2022) Technical co-sponsored by IEEE Computer Society (Approval is Pending) 4-7 October 2022 Limassol (main conference) and Nicosia (exhibition), Cyprus https://imet.cyens.org.cy/ Submission deadlines: Paper: 8th March 2022 Short Paper, Poster: 16th April 2022 Demo: 16th May 2022 Workshop proposal: 15th April 2022 IMET is the flagship conference of CYENS Centre of Excellence (http://www.cyens.org.cy). CYENS constitutes a centre of excellence and a joint venture between the three public universities of Cyprus (University of Cyprus, Cyprus University of Technology and Open University of Cyprus), the Municipality of…

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  • Many prefer VR to in-person therapy, new research shows

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    [This story from The Debrief expands on a press release from Edith Cowan University about a new study demonstrating advantages of interacting with an avatar rather than a nonmediated therapist; note the proposed explanations for the key finding in the indented paragraph before the “OUTLOOK…” heading. –Matthew] [Image: Source: Edith Cowan University] MANY PREFER VR TO IN-PERSON THERAPY, NEW RESEARCH SHOWS By Raquel Santos February 15, 2022 Is the idea of openly speaking in front of a therapist too intimidating for you? New research says that you’re not alone in this… and that many people feel more comfortable speaking to…

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  • Call: EC-TEL 2022: 17th European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning

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    CALL FOR PAPERS EC-TEL 2022: Seventeenth European Conference on Technology Enhanced Learning Theme: Educating for a new future: Making sense of technology-enhanced learning adoption Toulouse, France 12-16 September 2022 https://ea-tel.eu/ectel2022/cfp Submission deadlines: Research papers, Posters, and Demonstrations: 24 March 2022 – Mandatory submission of an abstract Workshops: 4 May 2022 – Submission of workshop proposal Doctoral Consortium: To be announced The European Conference on Technology-Enhanced Learning (EC-TEL) engages researchers, practitioners, educational developers, entrepreneurs, industry leaders and policy makers to address current challenges and advances in the field. EC-TEL 2022 will take place on 12-16 September 2022 in Toulouse, France with…

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  • Promise and peril: Education meets the metaverse

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    [The Brookings Institution is a Washington, D.C. “nonprofit public policy organization” whose mission is “to conduct in-depth research that leads to new ideas for solving problems facing society at the local, national and global level.” Below is the first part of an extensive new Brookings policy brief on the promise and peril of the application of presence-evoking technologies of the ‘metaverse’ in education. See the original, unabridged version on the Brookings website and/or download it in pdf format. –Matthew] A whole new world: Education meets the metaverse By Kathy Hirsh-Pasek, Jennifer M. Zosh, Helen Shwe Hadani, Roberta Michnick Golinkoff, Kevin Clark,…

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  • Call: Special Issue of Publizistik on Human-Machine Communication

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    Call for Papers Special Issue of Publizistik “Human-Machine Communication” https://www.springer.com/journal/11616/updates/19728790 Guest Editors: Katrin Etzrodt (TU Dresden), Peter Gentzel (Friedrich–Alexander University Erlangen–Nürnberg), Sonja Utz (Tübingen University), Sven Engesser (TU Dresden) Submission deadline: 30 April 2022 Smart AI-powered machines such as virtual agents, chatbots, and social robots are increasingly pervading everyday lives. They are increasingly able to perceive their environment and act autonomously. As a result, we are witnessing a profound change in which communication through technologies is extended by communication with technologies—machines turn into interlocutors. This implies several theoretical, empirical, and methodological challenges for communication and media research, such as applying,…

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  • Whitney Houston died 10 years ago, but her legacy and voice live on in Vegas hologram show

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    [This story from USA Today makes clear that the latest version of a hologram concert is much more elaborate and compelling than a stage with a translucent projected image and soundtrack of a musical artist who has died. See the original story for a 30 second video and a large photo gallery. For more information see the BASE Hologram website and for information and tickets see the WhitneyHouston.com website. –Matthew] Whitney Houston died 10 years ago, but her legacy and voice live on in Vegas hologram show By Melissa Ruggieri February 11, 2022 “Good evening, everyone, and welcome. There’s going…

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  • Call: Thirteenth International Conference on The Image: Here Comes the Metaverse…

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    CALL FOR PAPERS The Thirteenth International Conference on The Image – A conference organized by the Image Research Network at The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, United States Special Focus: Here Comes the Metaverse: Designing the Virtual and the Real Place: Online and The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States Format: A mix of live, pre-recorded, and in-person (at a scale that’s allowed) presentations and social interaction spaces. Dates: 28-29 September 2022 https://ontheimage.com/2022-conference https://ontheimage.com/2022-conference/call-for-papers Early Proposal deadline:  28 February 2022 Regular Proposal deadline:  28 June 2022 Late Proposal deadline:  28 August 2022 Founded in 2010, The…

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  • Greenpeace uses giant real-time portal to bring the Antarctic and penguins’ plight to heart of London

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    [To raise awareness about the climate crisis, Greenpeace installed a large ‘Ice Portal’ in London’s Trafalgar Square, “bringing the remote and fragile Antarctic straight into the heart of a bustling city over 8,000 miles away.” Press coverage of the effort drew on this press release; follow the link under “NOTES” for a three-minute video and a large photo gallery. –Matthew] “It’s like looking through a window” – Giant portal to the Antarctic appears in London Greenpeace International 24 January 2022 London, UK – In a world-first, a towering portal has appeared in London’s iconic Trafalgar Square bringing the Antarctic to…

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  • New Publication: Expressive Space: Embodying Meaning in Video Game Environments

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    New Publication: Expressive Space: Embodying Meaning in Video Game Environments Volume 4 in the series Video Games and the Humanities By Greg Whistance-Smith Publisher: De Gruyter Oldenbourg (January 2022) ISBN-10:‎ 3110723573 ISBN-13:‎ 978-3110723571 265 pages https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110723731 https://www.gregws.ca/expressive-space-launch/ https://www.amazon.com/Expressive-Space-Embodying-Environments-Humanities-ebook/dp/B09MPCVM8S/ Hi everyone, I’m excited to announce the release of my book, Expressive Space: Embodying Meaning in Video Game Environments. It approaches video games as built environments, places constructed for particular activities. Since we experience space from the position of our body, the book develops a framework for analyzing meaning in video game spaces by synthesizing five theories from the field of embodied cognition.…

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  • Cisco AR holograms, the call of the future

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    [Despite its current limitation, technology expert Charlie Fink is very impressed with the recently introduced Cisco Webex augmented reality holograms, as he reports in this story from Forbes. See the original version for two videos and two different images, and a related Forbes story about how McLaren Racing is using the technology “for a competitive edge in car design.” Fast Company’s first-person story about Cisco’s announcement of the technology last October clearly identifies the company’s goal: “Microsoft developed the ability to render a company’s product within the HoloLens; Cisco aims to add to the experience by making the people seem…

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  • Call: HCI Postdoc: Enhancing Remote Collaboration – Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology

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    Call for Applications Postdoctoral Position in HCI Project: ReSurf – Enhancing REmote collaboration across interactive SURFaces with awareness cues Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST.lu) https://app.skeeled.com/offer/61f9297d5e4674312e99acc9?language=en&show_description=true Application deadline: March 31, 2022 Dear all, I am looking for a motivated PostDoc to work with us on the FNR CORE project ReSurf (Enhancing REmote collaboration across interactive SURFaces with awareness cues) funded by the Luxembourgish National Research Fund, running 2022-2025. The main objective of ReSurf is to explore and study how mutual awareness can be enhanced for collaborative decision-making in a distributed wall-display setup. We work with the interactive wall displays…

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  • World’s biggest walk-through kaleidoscope delivers psychedelic visuals

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    [Presence experiences need not match our experiences in the ‘real’ world (i.e., the mediated stimuli need not be perceptually or socially realistic), as demonstrated by the walk-through kaleidoscope described in this story from New Atlas. See the original version for a second image and a 1:27 minute video. DesignTAXI’s coverage (drawing on a press release) adds this: “The result appeared way more expansive than the space allowed, presenting solutions that can be replicated in areas beyond the realms of art. ‘Our kaleidoscope is meant to represent how a simple and considered design, when supported with a material that can scale…

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