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Author: Matthew Lombard

  • Call / ISPR News: PRESENCE 2020 changes due to pandemic

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    [As with so many conferences planned for this summer and fall, ISPR is changing our plans for PRESENCE 2020. We’ll meet online on October 23 via Zoom for presentations and discussions about our usual wide variety of presence topics as well as the many impacts of Coronavirus on presence phenomena now and going forward. We’ll also leave time for informal social interactions. More details are below; feel free to be in touch with any questions. Please distribute this call through your professional networks, consider submitting your work by the new August 1 deadline, and join us for the first online…

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  • Call: Special Issue of Well Played on Playable Theatre

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    Call for Proposals Special Issue of Well Played: Playable Theatre Edited by Celia Pearce & Nick Fortugno https://press.etc.cmu.edu/index.php/special-issue-call-for-proposals-well-played-playable-theatre/ Submissions deadline: 30 June 2020 The rising popularity of immersive theatre works such as Third Rail’s Then She Fell and Punch Drunk’s Sleep No More, has given rise to new hybrid forms of live entertainment that combine aspects of games and theatre. These “playable theatre” works draw extensively from digital games, Big Games, tabletop and live action roleplaying (LARPs) combined with theatrical conventions and methods to create fully immersive, participatory live theatrical events in which the audience plays a substantive role in…

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  • Virtual filmmaking takes center stage in reopening Hollywood

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    [It’s already hard to recognize the widespread use of visual effects in television and film (e.g., see the Stargate Studios 2018 Showreel on YouTube), but this story from the Los Angeles Times describes how social distancing requirements are leading to even more use of virtual production techniques and the likelihood that the changes will continue even after the dangers of the Coronavirus subside. The original story includes three more images; for more information see coverage from CNBC and the Stargate Studios website. –Matthew] [Image: Stargate Studios CEO Sam Nicholson sits in what looks like a train’s restaurant car as it…

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  • Call: DLF Digital Library Pedagogy’s immersive technologies centered #DLFteach Toolkit

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    Call for Contributions DLF Digital Library Pedagogy’s immersive technologies centered #DLFteach Toolkit, an online, open resource focused on lesson plans and concrete instructional strategies https://wiki.diglib.org/Pedagogy:Toolkit_2.0_CFP Complete the Intent to Contribute form by July 31st, 2020 OVERVIEW The DLF Digital Library Pedagogy group invites all interested digital library pedagogy practitioners to contribute to an immersive technologies centered #DLFteach Toolkit, an online, open resource focused on lesson plans and concrete instructional strategies. Further information about the scope and planned work scheduled is found below. We welcome practitioners from all digital library settings, roles, and career stages. Experience is less important than the…

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  • Niantic adds ‘reality blending’ to Pokémon Go to make your virtual pals even more realistic

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    [New occlusion and 3D mapping features of the augmented reality game Pokémon Go will make the appearance of and interaction with its virtual characters more realistic, and others will adapt the game for home-play during the pandemic. Details are in this story from The Verge, where the original includes a different image and a 1:18 minute video (also available via YouTube); for more information and a vivid animated gif see the Pokémon Go website. –Matthew] Niantic adds ‘reality blending’ to Pokémon Go to make your virtual pals even more realistic A new AR feature to make pokémon more believably blend…

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  • Call: 2020 International Conference on Cyberworlds (CW2020)

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    Call for Papers and Posters 2020 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CYBERWORLDS (CW2020) 29 September – 1 October, 2020 Online (originally Caen, France) Organized by Universite Caen Normandie In cooperation with Eurographics Association, and Normandie University, ENSICAEN, CNRS, Region Normandie, Caen-la-mer Conference web page: https://cyberworlds2020.sciencesconf.org, www.cyberworlds-conference.org Follow us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cw.cyberworlds Submission deadline for full and short papers: June 01, 2020; for posters: July 05, 2020 NOTE: Due to the COVID-19, the paper submission deadline is postponed to June 1, 2020. Please register your title and abstract as early as possible. CW2020 will be held as an ONLINE CONFERENCE with the same publisher…

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  • Miss your office? Some companies are building virtual replicas

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    [Our desire, especially in times of great stress, for simulated versions of real, familiar environments where we can experience spatial and social presence is the focus of this story from The Wall Street Journal, where the original includes a second image. –Matthew] [Image: WeTransfer employees tend to use the simulated office for casual meetings and social catch-ups. Important meetings still take place in Google Hangouts. Credit: Achtung Mcgarrybowen/Isobar for Wetransfer] EXPERIENCE REPORT Miss Your Office? Some Companies Are Building Virtual Replicas Demand for simulated office space may grow as more employers embrace remote work By Katie Deighton May 27, 2020…

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  • Call: EMPATHY: Empowering People in Dealing with Internet of Things Ecosystems – CM AVI 2020 Workshop

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    Call for Contributions ACM AVI 2020 Workshop EMPATHY: Empowering People in Dealing with Internet of Things Ecosystems September 29th, 2020 Island of Ischia, Italy www.empathy-project.eu/workshop/ AVI 2020 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces Island of Ischia, Italy September 28 – October 2, 2020 https://sites.google.com/unisa.it/avi2020/home [See this website for note re: COVID-19] Workshop paper submission deadline: July 1st, 2020 OVERVIEW In the last decade, the spreading of low-cost technologies integrating sensors and actuators has favored the development of the so-called smart objects. This trend has been further fostered by the Internet of Things (IoT), which connects the physical world with Internet…

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  • With virtual racing on rise, Formula E just disqualified racer for impostor plot

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    [While many sports are on hold because of the pandemic, auto racing has translated well to the virtual realm, with professional drivers switching to impressively realistic “at home” digital competition. But as this story from IGN makes clear, that has created both familiar and new opportunities for drama. For more details about the impostor plot reported by IGN, see the-race.com (where the coverage includes a link to a video clip from the Twitch feed of driver Stoffel Vandoorne). You can watch the full 1:49:15 video of “Round 5 Race LIVE! ABB Formula E Race At Home Challenge In Support Of…

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  • Call: ICIDS 2020: 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling

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    Call for Papers ICIDS 2020 The 13th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling 3-6 November 2020 Bournemouth, UK https://icids2020.bournemouth.ac.uk/ Submission deadline: June 12th, 2020 NOTE: Update 15/5/20: Call updated to specify that submissions may be presented remotely if the author is unable to travel due to the COVID-19 crisis. ICIDS is the premier conference for researchers and practitioners concerned with studying digital interactive forms of narrative from a variety of perspectives, including theoretical, technological, and applied design lenses. The annual conference is an interdisciplinary gathering that combines technology-focused approaches with humanities-inspired theoretical inquiry, empirical research and artistic expression. A recurring…

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  • Norimaki Synthesizer serves up a taste of virtual food

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    [This story from Tech Xplore describes a new invention that creates the illusion of different tastes, along with examples of previous unsuccessful attempts to create effective taste and smell illusions. See the original story for a 0:32 minute video (also available via YouTube), and for more details see coverage in Gizmodo and follow the links at the end of the story below.–Matthew] [Image: Explanatory graphic screenshot from “[CHI2020] Norimaki Synthesizer: Taste Display Using Ion Electrophoresis in Five Gels” via YouTube] Digital device serves up a taste of virtual food By Peter Grad, Tech Xplore May 25, 2020 We’re used to…

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  • Call: Mixed Reality in Cultural Heritage, a free online Symposium

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    Call for Participation Mixed Reality in Cultural Heritage online Symposium Organized by Brunel University London Wednesday 3 June 2020 11:00 – 13:00 BST Free, online via Zoom (link will be sent to all registered participants the day before the event) https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/mixed-reality-in-cultural-heritage-online-symposium-tickets-97744290805 Brunel University London is organising a timely symposium with the aim to scope current challenges facing Mixed Reality Technology to identify opportunities in developing Cultural Heritage immersive experiences. This Symposium will bring together professionals across cultural heritage, museums and galleries, digital media design and immersive technologies, and serious games, along with a variety of scholars for a two hours…

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