Author: Matthew Lombard


  • Call: Chapters/Papers for book “Philosophy and Moving Image”

    Call: Chapters/Papers for book “Philosophy and Moving Image” Submission deadline: November 13, 2017 Dear All, A call for chapters/papers is open for a collective book on Philosophy and Moving Image. The book will be edited by Chris Rawls (Roger Williams University), Diana Neiva (University of Porto) and Steven S. Gouveia (University of Minho). Confirmed contributors: Mary K. Bloodsworth-Lugo; Malcolm Turvey; Dina Mendonça; Noël Carroll; Tom McClelland; Chris Falzon; Paisley Livingston; Christopher Grau; Robert Sinnerbrink; Hunter Vaughan; David Davies; Deborah Knight; Trevor Ponech. TOPICS: Topics and issues of interest include (but are not limited to): Classical and contemporary film theory (formalist,…

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  • Boring but compelling new IKEA ads: The role of presence

    [A new series of successful video ads for IKEA seems to violate the rules of successful advertising but perfectly illustrates the power of presence; the story below is from AdWeek and includes three of the ads and a 2:22 minute ‘case study’ video; and coverage in Bustle makes the connection to ASMR (Autonomous Sensory Meridian Response). –Matthew] Ikea Just Made the Most Boring Preroll Ads, Yet They’re Totally Mesmerizing Åkestam Holst does its own version of unskippable spots By Angela Natividad October 30, 2017 Ikea touts itself as a brand that draws inspiration from the everyday lives of people. In…

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  • Call: The Science of Consciousness (TSC) Conference 2018

    Call for Abstracts and Pre-Registration ‘The Science of Consciousness’ Conference April 2-7, 2018 Loews Ventana Canyon Resort – Tucson, Arizona http://www.consciousness.arizona.edu/ General Conference Abstracts Deadline: December 15 The Science of Consciousness (‘TSC’) is an interdisciplinary conference emphasizing broad and rigorous approaches to all aspects of the study and understanding of conscious awareness. Topical areas include neuroscience, philosophy, psychology, biology, quantum physics, meditation, altered states, machine consciousness, the nature of reality, culture and experiential phenomenology. Held annually since 1994, the conference is hosted by the Center for Consciousness Studies at the University of Arizona, and alternates yearly between Tucson, Arizona and…

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  • ‘Holograms From Syria’ refuses to let you ignore the haunting images of war

    [This story from Study Breaks is about the use of augmented reality to create presence illusions for a serious and extremely valuable purpose. The original story includes several more images. –Matthew] ‘HOLOGRAMS FROM SYRIA’ REFUSES TO LET YOU IGNORE THE HAUNTING IMAGES OF WAR Bennington College student Asad J. Malik, also known by his alias 1RIC, seeks to bring the gruesome reality of war to the forefront with his latest project “Holograms from Syria.” By Marissa Cortes, Stony Brook University November 1, 2017 Early in the morning on September 2, 2015, before the sun had risen and the pops of…

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  • Call: British Society of Aesthetics Postgraduate Conference: Movement and Aesthetics

    Call for Papers The Fourth British Society of Aesthetics Postgraduate Conference: Movement and Aesthetics 27 – 28 April 2018 University of Durham, UK Keynote Speakers: Associate Professor Barbara Gail Montero, CUNY Dr Jenny Judge, NYU Deadline for abstracts: January 7th 2018 We are pleased to invite abstracts for submission to the Fourth BSA Postgraduate Conference, Movement and Aesthetics. This two-day conference will provide an opportunity for postgraduates to present their work in a supportive and stimulating environment, and to interact with each other and with established members of the academic community. The aim of this postgraduate conference is to examine…

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  • Huge new VR theme park, studio, and R&D center to open in Guizhou China

    [The original version of this widely-cited story from the Daily Mail includes many more pictures of the new East Valley of Science and Fantasy; for more information see the project’s (English) website. –Matthew] Spectacular pictures show China’s £1 billion virtual reality sci-fi theme park which lets tourists visit aliens, ride UFOs and fight dragons Virtual reality attraction is developed by the stock market listed Oriental Times Media Corp’s animation unit The massive park is situated in Guizhou province, China, and the first phase is set to complete in December A main feature is an impressive 174ft tall transformer structure constructed…

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  • Call: British Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2018)

    CALL FOR PAPERS British Human Computer Interaction Conference (HCI 2018) 2-6 July, 2018, Belfast, Northern Ireland http://hci2018.bcs.org/ twitter: @HCI_2018 Due date for all paper submissions: 31 March, 2018 This is the 32nd Annual Conference of the British Human Computer Interaction Conference in association with the British Computer Society (ACM Proceedings). In 2018, it will be held in the atmospheric city centre of Belfast in Northern Ireland. (“Belfast, one of the top ten World Class conference locations” – Financial Times; See the Belfast video – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QNDto-iGgXI) This leading HCI conference is well established and has been running for over 30 years attracting…

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  • New HMD attachment lets you feel wind in virtual reality

    [This new product adds the “4D” element of wind to VR to enhance the sense of presence, and the ZephVR website says “Beyond wind, our technology will enable all sorts of peripherals and physical effects—temperature, vibration, rain, or anything else people can think up—so that they work with all VR content, automatically.” The story is from BGR, where it includes an additional image. For more information see the ZephVR website and press kit. –Matthew] Meet the new accessory that lets you actually feel virtual reality Andy Meek October 30th, 2017 The team behind a new accessory for virtual reality headsets…

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  • Call: Electronic Visualisation and the Arts (EVA) London 2018

    Call for Submissions EVA London 2018 10 -12 July http://www.eva-london.org/ Submission deadline: 15th January 2018 We are excited to announce that the EVA London 2018 conference will take place from Tuesday 10th July – Thursday 12th July 2018. In addition, there will be a Pre-Conference Symposium on Monday 9th July 2018 and a further event on Friday 13th July 2018, to be announced in the coming weeks. We will once again bring together artists, designers, researchers, technologists from all over the world, to discuss electronic visualisation technologies in art, design, music, dance, theatre, the sciences and more. EVA London 2018…

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  • Halloween Presence!

    [As those who know me know, Halloween is one of my favorite holidays, I’m sure in part because the whole thing is about presence illusions (and very delicious pumpkin flavored foods). Here are a few Halloween Presence links – for more, see the (public) ISPR Presence Community Facebook group. Happy Halloween to all! –Matthew] Tiffany Blaze creates scary make-up illusions 18-year-old Tiffany Blaze cultivates a disturbing mastery of gory SFX makeup looks, all of which she creates using common household items. Though the ingredients she uses (like instant espresso for road rash and banana for fatty tissue) aren’t pricey, the looks…

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  • Call: 2nd Digital Health & Wellbeing Conference

    Call for abstracts 2nd Digital Health & Wellbeing Conference 1-3 May 2018 The Open University campus, Milton Keynes, UK www.open.ac.uk/digital-health-wellbeing-conference Abstract submission deadline: 30 November, 2017 The 2nd Digital Health & Wellbeing Conference will be held between Tuesday 1st and Thursday 3rd May 2018 at The Open University Campus, Milton Keynes. The conference is organised by the Health & Wellbeing Priority Research Area. THEME This year’s theme is “Fusion – All things Digital Health & Wellbeing”. Due to the nature of the conference, we aim to challenge research and practitioners to explore, uncover and inspire the ethos of Digital Health &…

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  • A new all-virtual art museum presents exclusive, high-def experience

    [This new all-virtual art museum, an apparent milestone, has the potential to provide a high presence experience that eventually will be available to more people than a brick-and-mortar museum. The story is from Bloomberg, where it includes a second image and a 1:19 minute video. –Matthew] Virtual Reality Museum Puts Rembrandt in High-Def Visitors can don a headset, enter an architect-designed VR gallery and view the Kremer Collection’s 70 Old Masters. By Molly Schuetz October 26, 2017 The Kremer Collection has spent the past two decades loaning out its collection of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish art to museums and galleries…

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