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Author: Matthew Lombard

  • Impacto translates a virtual punch into a real impact

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    [Impacto isn’t just about boxing – it’s “a prototype for future gaming or telepresence interfaces “; the story from MIT Technology Review includes a different picture and a 0:30 minute video. If nothing else, read the succinct summary in the last sentence below. –Matthew] [Image: eTeknix] Get a Virtual-Reality Punch, Feel Real Impact Researchers in Germany have developed technology for an armband that lets you feel impact from virtual interactions. By John Pavlus on November 11, 2015 Imagine playing a virtual-reality boxing game, complete with a menacing opponent aiming a haymaker at your head. You get your gloves up in…

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  • Call: Pervasive Health 2016

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    PERVASIVE HEALTH CONFERENCE 2016 Call for Papers: The 10th EAI International Conference on Pervasive Computing Technologies for Healthcare May 16-19, 2016. Cancun, Mexico http://pervasivehealth.org/ Keynote speakers: Prof. Tanzeem Choudhury, Cornell University, USA Prof. Alex Mihailidis, University of Toronto, Canada Submission deadlines: Abstracts of Full and Short Papers: January 11th, 2016 Full and Short Papers: January 17th, 2016 Pervasive Health Conference is a premier international forum with specific focus on technologies and human factors related to the use of ubiquitous computing in healthcare and for wellbeing. The overall goal of the Pervasive Health Conference is to take a multidisciplinary approach to…

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  • Take a mind-bending plane ride that never leaves the ground

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    [This looks like a very immersive, presence-evoking installation; the post from The Creators Project blog includes a larger gif, many more images, and the video. –Matthew] [Image: GIF via, images courtesy the artist] Take a Mind-Bending Plane Ride That Never Leaves the Ground By Beckett Mufson — Nov 5 2015 File into the airplane. Find your seat. Buckle up. Instead of engines revving and cabin pressure falling, an array of LEDs sets the metal tube ablaze with light. Welcome to PlayMid’s (Playmodes + MID) new installation, Porta Estel·lar: the only destination is the psychedelic corners of your mind.…

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  • Call: 25th IEEE International Symposium on Human and Robot Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2016)

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    IEEE RO-MAN 2016 Call For Papers, Workshops, and Tutorials 25th IEEE International Symposium on Human and Robot Interactive Communication (RO-MAN 2016) http://ro-man2016.org/ Conference Date & Place: August 26-31, 2016, Columbia University, New York City, USA Submission Deadlines: Proposals for Special Sessions: January 15, 2016 Workshops & Tutorials: January 15, 2016 Full Papers: February 12, 2016 Interactive Session (Extended Abstracts): May 22, 2016 Demonstration Session: May 22, 2016 Video Session: May 22, 2016 This year, the IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) for 2016 will be held from August 26 – 31, 2016 at Columbia University, Teachers…

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  • HaptoClone could let you touch the person you’re Skyping with

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    [An early step toward the Holodeck? This is from Gizmodo, where you’ll find more pictures and a 3:45 minute video. See the HaptoClone website for more detailed information. –Matthew] The Haptic Tech That Could Let You Touch The Person You’re Skyping With Alissa Walker 8/12/15 I was skeptical. Two cubes sat side-by-side, looking like stripped-down 3D printers. I sat in front of one as instructed, and reached my hand inside, toward a floating disembodied finger. Just at the moment I knew I’d stab through the illusion, I had the ultimate “E.T. phone home” moment—I swear I could feel the other…

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  • Call: xCoAx 2016: 4th International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X

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    Call for X xCoAx 2016: 4th International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X Dates: 7-8 July 2016 Location: Bergamo, Italy Website: http://xcoax.org/ Deadline for submissions: 31 January 2016 xCoAx is an exploration of the intersection where computational tools and media meet art and culture, in the form of a multi-disciplinary enquiry on aesthetics, computation, communication and the elusive x factor that connects them all. Since 2013, xCoAx has been an occasion for international audiences to meet and exchange ideas, in search for interdisciplinary synergies among computer scientists, artists, media practitioners and theoreticians at the frontiers of digital arts and…

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  • Can VR revolutionize live theater? Broadway’s ‘Lion King’ experiment

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    [This story from the Los Angeles Times is an interesting consideration of the possibilities for VR and presence in live theater. The original story includes the 5:02 “Circle of Life” in 360° video. –Matthew] [Image: Jelany Remy as Simba in the Broadway musical “The Lion King.” (Joan Marcus / Associated Press)] Can virtual reality revolutionize live theater? Broadway’s ‘Lion King’ experiment Steven Zeitchik November 18, 2015 Since the dawning of the new age of virtual reality all the way back in, you know, 2014, the form has been beset by a major question: Can it revolutionize live theater? After all,…

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  • Call: 30th British Human Computer Interaction Conference

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    The 30th British Human Computer Interaction Conference (http://hci2016.bcs.org/) will be held in Bournemouth (UK) from 11th-15th July 2016. The conference is organised by Bournemouth University in conjunction with the BCS Interaction Specialist Group. CONFERENCE THEME This year’s theme is “Fusion! HCI across Disciplines”. We want to challenge research and practitioners to uncover ways to inspire fusion in lots of different ways; these include fusion between quality & innovation, research & practice, and between different topic areas both within and outside HCI. SUBMISSIONS We now invite submissions for full papers, position papers, works-in-progress, workshop proposals, together with submissions for the interaction…

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  • Presence and sexuality: Is an affair in VR still cheating?

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    [This first person report considers the emotional implications of presence in the context of sexuality; it’s from Motherboard, where it includes the 0:58 minute trailer for the film “I Am You” and an additional image. For more about the VR film, see coverage in CBC News. –Matthew] Is an Affair in Virtual Reality Still Cheating? Written by Zoltan Istvan November 19, 2015 I hadn’t touched another woman in an intimate way since before getting married six years ago. Then, in the most peculiar circumstances, I was doing it. I was caressing a young woman’s hands. I remember thinking as I…

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  • Call: POST-SCREEN 2016: International Festival of Art, New Media and Cybercultures

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    Call for Papers / Artwork POST-SCREEN 2016: International Festival of Art, New Media and Cybercultures 17-18 November Lisbon, Portugal Extended Deadline: 30.November.2015 The Artistic Studies Research Center (CIEBA) of the Faculty of Fine Arts of Lisbon University (FBAUL) and the Research Centre for Education and Development (CeiED) of the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (ULHT) invites you to submit a proposal for a paper and/ or an artwork to the upcoming POST-SCREEN 2016: International Festival of Art, New Media and Cybercultures to be held in November, in Lisbon, Portugal. SCOPE The PSF2016: Intermittence+Interference is focused in the themes of…

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  • Telepresence robots to beam psychologists into schools

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    [Another potentially valuable application of telepresence technology; this is from ZDNet, where the story includes another image. For more on Professor Fischer’s work, see his University of Utah webpage. –Matthew] Telepresence robots to beam psychologists into schools Researchers in Utah are experimenting with robots to solve a pressing problem: There aren’t enough pediatric psychologists to go around. By Greg Nichols for Robotics | November 4, 2015 Researchers in Utah are using an inexpensive robotic platform to help teachers in rural areas implement programs for children with special needs. It’s another example of the early adoption of telepresence robots by educators…

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  • Call: “Communicating with Machines: The Rising Power of Digital Interlocutors in Our Lives” ICA 2016 post-conference

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    Call for Papers: “Communicating with Machines: The Rising Power of Digital Interlocutors in Our Lives” International Communication Association (ICA) Post-conference Fukuoka, Japan Tuesday, June 14, 2016 Submission deadline: December 15, 2015 This post-conference will take place in conjunction with the International Communication Association’s Annual Conference in Fukuoka, Japan in June 2016. Overview: Digital interlocutors are increasingly standing in for humans in communication contexts. This post-conference focuses on the power of artificial entities fostered in and through Human-Machine Communication (HMC), which encompasses Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Human-Robot Interaction (HRI), and Human-Agent Interaction (HAI). We invite scholars from across ICA’s divisions to discuss…

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