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Author: Matthew Lombard

  • Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 makes primetime debut on Fox TV show ‘The Resident’

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    [The use of presence in the operating room was highlighted in a recent episode of the FOX TV medical drama “The Resident,” as reported by Next Reality. As I noted when I saw it and as the story notes, the technology wasn’t treated as novel or new, or even discussed by the characters. See the original story for six animated gifs from the episode, and see coverage in OnMSFT for a 2:05 minute video about the technology. –Matthew] [Image: From the video “Microsoft HoloLens 2: Partner Spotlight with Philips.” Source: OnMSFT] Microsoft’s HoloLens 2 Makes Primetime Debut on Fox TV Show…

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  • Call: 8th IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI 2020)

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    Call for Contributions 8th IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI 2020) 15-18 June 2020 Oldenburg, Germany http://ichi2020.de/ We cordially invite you to submit your contribution to the Eighth IEEE International Conference on Healthcare Informatics (ICHI 2020) that will take place June 15-18, 2020 in Oldenburg, Germany. ICHI 2020 is a premier community forum concerned with the application of computer science, information science, data science, and informatics principles, as well as information technology, and communication science and technology to address problems and support research in healthcare, medicine, life science, public health, and everyday wellness. The conference highlights the most novel…

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  • Yale researchers develop VR game to combat teen vaping

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    [Here’s another story about a potentially valuable effect of virtual reality and presence in the area of health. The original story from Connecticut Public Radio includes two different pictures and a 4:21 audio version; for more information see the project’s website, which features a 1:57 minute video, and an earlier story from Yale. –Matthew] [Image: Space Cats, the minigame is one of our favorite features in #InviteOnlyVR. Earn extra lives to fend the hordes of robots with witty responses to misconceptions around #JUUL and attempts to pressure your hero to vape. InviteOnlyVR is FREE to play NOW on the @oculus…

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  • Call: International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2020)

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    CALL FOR PAPERS International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2020) March 13-15, 2020 Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China http://iasle.net/icsle-2020/ Main conference paper ABSTRACT enter on EasyChair: January 10, 2020 Main conference paper submission: January 17, 2020 Workshop/Panel proposal submission: January 17, 2020 The International Conference on Smart Learning Environments (ICSLE 2020) will be held during March 13-15, 2020 at the Hangzhou Normal University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China. It aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and policy makers to discuss issues related to the optimization of learning environments to enhance learning. The focus is on the interplay of pedagogy, technology and…

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  • MIT project demonstrates power of deepfake tech to rewrite history

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    [A project from MIT uses a sophisticated deepfake video presented in an immersive installation to illustrate the potential of the presence-evoking technology to not only alter our perception of current reality but to “rewrite” our understanding of past events, in this case the 1969 moon landing. As one of the project’s creators notes, “people have said history is written by the victors, or that history is fluid; but now, with deepfake technology, history is even more fragile.” The original version of the story below from Motherboard contains a different image and a 0:47 minute clip from the deepfake video. For…

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  • Call: Intelligent Systems Conference (IntelliSys) 2020

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    Call for Papers Intelligent Systems Conference (IntelliSys) 2020 3-4 September 2020 Amsterdam, The Netherlands https://saiconference.com/IntelliSys Submission Deadline: 15 December 2019 IntelliSys 2020 will focus in areas of intelligent systems and artificial intelligence and how it applies to the real world. IntelliSys provides a leading international forum that brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse fields with the purpose of exploring the fundamental roles, interactions as well as practical impacts of Artificial Intelligence. It is part of the conference series started in 2013. The conference programme will include paper presentations, poster sessions and project demonstrations, along with prominent keynote speakers and…

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  • Virtual reality won’t make cows happier, but it might help us see them differently

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    [You may have seen the story (linked below) about Russian farmers testing the ability of VR and the presence illusions it creates to increase cows’ milk production (!). This story from The Conversation is a nice summary of what researchers know about when/if animals may experience, and enjoy, presence via human technologies. See the original version for a second image and a 0:57 second video. –Matthew] [Image: The grass may be greener in virtual reality, but you can’t eat it. Credit: Moscow Ministry of Agriculture and Food.] Virtual reality won’t make cows happier, but it might help us see them…

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  • Call: Conference on Social Robots in Institutional Interaction

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    Call for Abstracts Conference on Social Robots in Institutional Interaction: Exploring HRI in Service, Healthcare or Educational Contexts 2-3 April 2020 Bielefeld University https://ekvv.uni-bielefeld.de/blog/soziologie/entry/call_for_papers_for_conference Organizers: Indra Bock & Florian Muhle Submission deadline: 10 January 2020 Humanoid robots and virtual agents are expected to interact with humans in a natural and sociable way. However, for many years humanoid technical systems were mainly used as research platforms in laboratories and HRI was investigated dominantly with experimental methods. That is, for a long time humans could only encounter robotic systems under artificial and controlled laboratory conditions, but not in natural situations. This has…

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  • Japan cosmetics maker develops tech for spray-on ‘artificial skin’

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    [While we usually focus on digital technologies that produce or supplement sensory inputs, glasses, hearing aids and even make-up are technologies designed to evoke presence illusions. Somehow that’s more clear with the “artificial skin” innovation described in this short story from The Asahi Shimbun. See the original for three more images, and see press releases from Kao here and here for more information including short videos. –Matthew] [Image: An ultra-fine fiber membrane can be applied to the face or elsewhere to keep skin moist. Credit: Kao Corp.] Japan cosmetics maker develops tech for spray-on ‘artificial skin’ By Toshihiko Katsuda /…

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  • Call: QoMEX 2020 – The 12th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience

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    CALL FOR PAPERS QoMEX 2020 The 12th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience May 26th – 28th 2020 Athlone, Ireland Conference website: www.QoMEX2020.ie Follow us for weekly updates on: www.twitter.com/QoMEX2020 https://www.facebook.com/Qomex2020 https://www.instagram.com/qomex_conference/ PDF: Call for Papers: http://qomex2020.ie/downloads/QoMEX2020CallforPapers.pdf PDF: Call for Special Session proposals: http://qomex2020.ie/downloads/QoMEX2020CallforSpecialSessions.pdf Paper submission deadline: 29th January, 2020 The 12th International Conference on Quality of Multimedia Experience will be held from May 26th to 28th, 2020 in Athlone, Ireland. QoMEX 2020 will provide a warm welcome to leading experts from academia and industry to present and discuss current and future research on multimedia quality, quality of experience…

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  • Alexa can now show more emotion, use different voice styles, and be in more devices

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    [As reported in Digital Trends, Amazon is adding emotional qualities to its virtual assistant Alexa’s voice (the Amazon blog post mentioned has more examples of ‘her’ new abilities). In separate news, Amazon is making it possible to interact with Alexa through more devices – as a post in the AWS blog notes, “customers can now cost-effectively build new categories of differentiated voice-enabled products such as light switches, thermostats, and small appliances. This allows consumers to talk directly to Alexa in new parts of their home, office, or hotel rooms for a truly ambient experience.” Both developments are likely to increase…

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  • Call: “Pretense and Imagination from the Perspective of 4E Cognitive Science” issue of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences

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    Call for Papers: “Pretense and Imagination from the Perspective of 4E Cognitive Science” Special Issue of Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences https://philevents.org/event/show/78442 Guest Editors: Zuzanna Rucińska, Centre for Philosophical Psychology, University of Antwerp, Belgium https://www.zuzannarucinska.com/ Martin Weichold, Institute for Philosophy, University of Regensburg, Germany https://www.uni-regensburg.de/philosophie-kunst-geschichte-gesellschaft/praktische-philosophie/personen/martin-weichold/ Submission deadline: August 1, 2020 4E Cognitive Science understands cognition as embodied, embedded, enactive, and extended, though the list of “E”’s can be extended to conceiving of cognition as ecological, enculturated and emotional as well. While there are important differences between these approaches, they all agree that there is more to cognition than what goes…

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