Author: Matthew Lombard
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Call: Mixed Reality in Cultural Heritage, a free online Symposium
Read more: Call: Mixed Reality in Cultural Heritage, a free online SymposiumCall 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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NASA is seeking participants for an 8 month simulation of trip to Mars
Read more: NASA is seeking participants for an 8 month simulation of trip to Mars[NASA is recruiting for an eight-month simulation experience, as reported by Space.com; see the original story for more pictures, videos and links. –Matthew] [Image: The social isolation experiment facility at the the Institute for Biomedical Problems in Moscow, Russia. Credit: ESA] Love isolation? NASA wants you to spend 8 months locked in a Russian lab Want to see what a trip to Mars might be like? By Chelsea Gohd May 20, 2020 Do you thrive in social isolation? NASA is looking for people to spend 8 months locked in a Russian lab for a new experiment. When humans return to…
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Call: Rethinking Dialogue in the Age of New Challenges and Opportunities – Journal of Dialogue Studies
Read more: Call: Rethinking Dialogue in the Age of New Challenges and Opportunities – Journal of Dialogue StudiesCALL FOR PAPERS: Rethinking Dialogue in the Age of New Challenges and Opportunities Journal of Dialogue Studies http://www.dialoguestudies.org/ Abstracts submission deadline: 15th of June, 2020 In its forthcoming issue, the Journal of Dialogue Studies invites papers addressing ‘dialogue’ through the lens of the challenges and opportunities, brought about by the current age of new technologies, populism and new dialogue spaces.…
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Facebook teases a vision of remote work using augmented and virtual reality
Read more: Facebook teases a vision of remote work using augmented and virtual reality[The pandemic is hastening Facebook’s development of presence-evoking technologies designed to enhance remote work in the years ahead, as demonstrated in a new, very short video featured and discussed in this story from The Verge. The story notes that “Facebook and Oculus’ joint work on hand tracking, more realistic avatars, spatial audio, and more powerful wireless technology illustrate how seriously the company is committed to the idea of virtual presence and making it as powerful as possible.” It also reports on how Facebook is moving toward remote work for its own employees. For more information see coverage in Upload and…
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Call: ICMI 2020 Workshop on Modeling Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Processes from Multimodal Data in the Wild
Read more: Call: ICMI 2020 Workshop on Modeling Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Processes from Multimodal Data in the WildCall for Papers Workshop on Modeling Socio-Emotional and Cognitive Processes from Multimodal Data in the Wild At ICMI 2020: The 22nd International Conference on Multimodal Interaction 25-29 October 2020 To be held remotely due to COVID-19 ICMI 2020 website: http://icmi.acm.org/2020/index.php?id=home Workshop website: https://sites.google.com/view/modeling-multimodal-data/home Submission deadline: 17 August 2020 This workshop is part of the 22nd ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI) to be held remotely due to COVID-19. Machine Learning (ML) on sensor data of human users in the wild poses numerous technical, theoretical, and ethical challenges. Modeling of intelligent adaptive systems in human-computer or human-robot interaction (HCI, HRI)…
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Holographic VR meetings just became real, whether you’re ready or not
Read more: Holographic VR meetings just became real, whether you’re ready or not[A first-person report on the latest iteration of Spatial holographic virtual reality experiences has new importance with our unexpected reliance on 2D video meeting systems like Zoom. This story is from VentureBeat and for more details see a second story from the same publication (which explicitly praises the “sense of collective presence” of Spatial VR and provides information on free access) and a 2018 post in ISPR Presence News. –Matthew] Holographic VR meetings just became real, whether you’re ready or not Jeremy Horwitz May 20, 2020 I’m not often at a loss for words, but as I re-entered the real…
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Call: Workshop on “Teaching HCI for AI: Co-design of a Syllabus” ACM SIGCHI Italy
Read more: Call: Workshop on “Teaching HCI for AI: Co-design of a Syllabus” ACM SIGCHI ItalyCall for Papers Workshop on “Teaching HCI for AI: Co-design of a Syllabus” An event of SIGCHItaly (ACM SIGCHI Italian Chapter) in collaboration with CINI AIIS Lab (Artificial Intelligence and Intelligent Systems Lab) Rome, July 7th, 2020 Dip. Ingegneria Informatica Automatica e Gestionale “Antonio Ruberti” Sapienza Università di Roma, Via Ariosto, Roma http://sigchitaly.eu/en/hci4ai-syllabus/ Submission deadline: June 15th, 2020 NOTE: The safety and well-being of prospective participants is our priority. We are therefore ready to hold the workshop online if restrictions due to COVID-19 will not allow us to conduct it physically in Rome. MOTIVATIONS Compared with traditional technologies, AI-based technologies…
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After real loss, virtual comfort must do
Read more: After real loss, virtual comfort must do[The New York Times has compiled short stories from people who have lost a loved one during the pandemic about their experiences of mourning. Many of the stories highlight the abilities, and limitations, of media technology to overcome physical isolation from other people at an extremely difficult time. Warning: Reading these stories may evoke intense emotions; they did for me. See the original version for two more images, and a related story, “A 24-Hour Virtual Vigil Will Mourn Americans Who Have Died Of Coronavirus,” from Gothamist (that event is scheduled for today, Wednesday May 20, 2020). –Matthew] [Image: A family…
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Call: FRUGALTHINGS 2020 – 1st Workshop on Experiences with the Design and Implementation of Frugal Smart Objects
Read more: Call: FRUGALTHINGS 2020 – 1st Workshop on Experiences with the Design and Implementation of Frugal Smart ObjectsCall for Papers FRUGALTHINGS 2020 1st Workshop on Experiences with the Design and Implementation of Frugal Smart Objects In conjunction with ACM MobiCom 2020 – The 26th Annual International Conference on Mobile Computing and Networking September 21st, 2020 virtual (online) conference http://www.grc.upv.es/frugalthings2020/ Submission deadline: June 5, 2020 (FIRM) Frugal innovation employs a creative approach to problem solving which starts from user needs and works to develop contextually appropriate solutions that have to be scalable, durable and environmentally sustainable, while using state-of-the-art technologies and know-how. Frugal innovation explores the introduction of emerging technologies to new populations, by developing ubiquitous computing systems, designing interaction…
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Texas tries a pandemic first: A jury trial by Zoom
Read more: Texas tries a pandemic first: A jury trial by Zoom[As the need to stay physically apart during the pandemic continues to motivate more uses of presence-evoking technologies, a Texas courtroom is conducting what is said to be the first jury trial via videoconferencing. The story below from Reuters provides some key details; Law.com reports on what happened during the jury selection process; the NBC station in Dallas-Fort Worth has a 1:56 minute news report; and the ABA Journal considers more of the challenges related to presence, including this: “Video can be distancing and distorting. As courts come to grips with virtual hearings, they will need to consider how framing,…
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Call: “Artificial Speakers” special issue of Minds and Machines
Read more: Call: “Artificial Speakers” special issue of Minds and MachinesCall for Papers Minds & Machines special edition on: Artificial Speakers – Philosophical Questions and Implications https://resource-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/17912410/data/v1 Deadline to submit full paper: October 1st, 2020 DESCRIPTION With the increasing ubiquity of natural language processing (NLP) algorithms, interacting with “conversational artificial agents” such as speaking robots, chatbots, and personal assistants will be an everyday occurrence for most people. In a rather innocuous sense, we can perform a variety of speech acts with them, from asking a question to telling a joke, as they respond to our input just as any other agent would. However, in a stricter, philosophical sense, the question…
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Robotic dolphin causing stir in aquariums while solving ethical dilemma
Read more: Robotic dolphin causing stir in aquariums while solving ethical dilemma[The new realistic robot dolphin in this report from Radio New Zealand clearly evokes medium-as-social-actor presence, with volunteers who swim with it believing it’s a real dolphin until being told the truth. The story describes a myriad of practical applications of the technology along with the creators’ plans to develop robots for other marine species. –Matthew] [Image: Credit: Katie Todd] Robotic dolphin causing stir in aquariums while solving ethical dilemma 11 May 2020 Katie Todd, Reporter As Chinese zoos and aquariums grapple with new bans on wildlife trade, a New Zealand tech entrepreneur is seeing unexpected interest in her latest…
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