Call for papers: Embodied Drawing TRACEY Drawing Research Network Conference 18-19th July 2019 Conveners: Drawing Research Group, Loughborough University Deadline: Friday 1st February 2019 The conference aims to explore the notion of embodied drawing. By embodied drawing we suggest that ‘embodied’ could be synonymous with the act of drawing, that drawing is an act of embodiment. As such, the making of a mark expands to become an act of mediation. Yet if all bodies are mediat(ing)ed, they too mark the skins and surfaces of other bodies in the briefest immediacies – in traces of gesture, events, at and through the…

Special Issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417; impact factor 1.698) “Ambient Assisted Living and Cognitive Assistants” https://www.mdpi.com/journal/applsci/special_issues/Ambient_Assisted_Living_and_Cognitive_Assistants Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2019 INTRODUCTION Recent studies have shown that people who stay in their homes have a higher quality of life, often better than those who are institutionalized. Another important social factor is the high cost of institutional care, which a great number of families are unable to pay, thus being the only option to keep their elderly relatives at home. To respond to these issues, the services and care available in the institutions must be replicated in the…

CALL FOR PAPERS Virtual Reality Interventions for Autism Spectrum Disorder Special issue of Cyberpsychology, Behavior, and Social Networking Latest Impact Factor: 2.689 Deadline for Submissions: March 1, 2019 (Submitting Authors: Please indicate in your Cover Letter that your paper is for the VR ASD Special Issue) As we embark on our third decade of virtual reality and behavioral health, we are continuing to expand the uses of VR to diagnosis, assess, and treat a myriad of disorders. We are also tapping into the power of VR to better facilitate skills training. mHealth is revolutionizing how and where behavioral health services…

Call for proposals Connected Learning Summit 2019 October 2-5, 2019 University of California, Irvine http://2019.connectedlearningsummit.org/ Online submissions open: January 11, 2019 Deadline for submissions: March 8, 2019 Notifications of Acceptance: June 2019 We are pleased to announce that we are now accepting proposals for the second annual Connected Learning Summit. With a unique focus on cross-sector connections and progressive and catalytic innovation, the Connected Learning Summit brings together leading researchers, educators, and developers. The program includes a mix of engaging presentation and workshop formats ranging from speculative design, to game walkthroughs, sharing works in progress, and research panels. We encourage…

CALL FOR PAPERS Multimodal Technologies and Interaction – Open Access Journal Special Issue “Multimodal Conversational Interaction and Interfaces” https://www.mdpi.com/journal/mti/special_issues/multimodal_Interfaces Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 March 2019 In face-to-face interaction, multiple communicative behaviors including verbal information and nonverbal signals, such as gestures, facial expressions, and gaze, are exchanged between the conversation participants. They also interpret the combination and co-occurrence of verbal and nonverbal behaviors to understand the conversation. In multiparty communication, where more than two people participate in the conversation, patterns of multimodal information become more complex. Aiming to shed light on such a complex process of face-to-face communication, studies on…

Call for Participation Challenges Using Head-Mounted Displays in Shared and Social Spaces Workshop at CHI 2019 May 5th, 2019 Glasgow, UK https://www.medien.ifi.lmu.de/socialhmd/ Submission Deadline: February 1st, 2019 Everyday mobile usage of Head-Mounted Displays (AR and VR) is becoming a feasible consumer reality. The current research agenda for these devices has a strong focus on technological impediments (e.g. locomotion, tracking, input devices). This ignores significant challenges in the usage and perception of HMDs in shared and social spaces where HMD users are co-located with non-HMD users and are likely to be observed while interacting. We invite academics, artists, designers and practitioners…