Open call: The (Virtual) Reality Museum of Immersive Experiences The (Virtual) Reality Museum of Immersive Experiences showcases projects originally designed for large-scale immersive environments in a VR simulation that is true to the physical manifestation of these systems. These systems include 360 degree panoramic and hemispherical projection screens, stereoscopic 3D multi-view installations and a number of spatial and experimental video installations. Situated in a large warehouse, the 3D museum is freely navigable and its many exhibits are open for interactive exploration. Immersive display and interaction environments and systems have been utilised in simulation, visualisation, entertainment, the arts and museological context…

Call for Papers ICTS4eHealth 2019 – 4th edition of the IEEE International Workshop on ICT Solutions for e-Health in conjunction with the Twenty-Fourth IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC) Hotel Catalonia Barcelona Plaza, Barcelona, Spain June 29 -July 3, 2019 www.icts4ehealth.icar.cnr.it Submission deadline: April 12, 2019 MISSION: e-Health is one of the major research topics that have been attracting cross-disciplinary research groups. The deployment of new emerging ICT technologies for Health, especially based on Cloud computing, Internet of Things (IoT), and Computational Intelligence, is attracting the interest of many researchers. The use of Cloud computing, IoT technologies, and methods…

Call for Papers, Posters, Project Demos International conference on Designing for Children with focus on Play and Learn Saturday 7th to Sunday 8th of December 2019 IDC School of Design, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India http://www.designingforchildren.net First submission deadlines: May 1, 2019 Aim: This international event is aimed at exchange of viewpoints, deliberations and discussions concerning design and research issues related to children. The event is expected to throw light on the role of Designing for children as related to design of objects, media and environment with focus on play + learn. Participants: The events are centered around the interests of students, educationists,…

Call for Papers GOODTECHS 2019 5th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good September 25-27, 2019 Valencia, Spain http://goodtechs.eu Submissions due: April 10, 2019 [extended] SCOPE By social good we refer to a “good” or a service that benefits the largest number of people in the largest possible way. Some classic examples of social goods are, of course, healthcare, safety, environment, democracy, and human rights, but we can add to this classic list even communication, art, entertainment and much more. In this context, the popularity of portable computing devices, like smartphones, tablets, or smart watches combined…

Call for Abstracts International Workshop: Husserl’s Phenomenology of Phantasy and Emotions University of Cologne, Germany July 18-19, 2019 Submission deadline: May 6, 2019 This workshop is a small conference organized by the Husserl-Archive in Cologne and the a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities Cologne. Its goal is to bring together graduate students as well as experienced researchers interested in the relation of phantasy and emotions in the Husserlian work. Two keynote speakers from the Husserl Archive Cologne and four keynote speakers from abroad will lead the discussion. CONFIRMED PARTICIPANTS: Jagna Brudzinska (Cologne) Saulius Geniusas (Hong Kong) Dieter Lohmar (Cologne) Ricardo…

Call for Papers Pro-Social Play! International conference on Storytelling and Well-being across Media Borders 17-19 October, 2019 University of Kent, U.K. www.prosocial-narrative.org Abstract submission deadline: June 30, 2019 Plenary speakers: Charles Forceville, Media Studies, University of Amsterdam Tobias Greitemeyer, Social Psychology, University of Innsbruck, Austria Anja Laukötter, Max Planck Institute for Human Development, Berlin, Germany Harry Yi-Jui Wu, Medical Ethics and Humanities, Hong Kong University Roundtable discussion with the award winning film director, Clio Barnard, following a screening of Dark River (2017) Workshops by artists at the arts charity People United on prosocial performances This truly interdisciplinary and international conference…