Author: Matthew Lombard
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Call: AAMAS 2025, the 24th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems
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Read more: Call: AAMAS 2025, the 24th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent SystemsCall For Papers AAMAS 2025 – The 24th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent SystemsMay 19-23, 2025Detroit, Michigan, USAhttps://aamas2025.org Deadline for abstract submission: October 9, 2024Deadline for paper submission: October 16, 2024 We invite you to submit your best work in agents and multiagent systems to AAMAS-2025, the 24th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, to be held in Detroit in May 2025. All submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed and evaluated on the basis of the overall quality of their technical contribution, taking into account criteria such as originality, significance, soundness, reproducibility, clarity, relevance to the conference,…
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Virtual reality – The universal language in healthcare
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Read more: Virtual reality – The universal language in healthcare[Especially because I recently had an ultrasound scan that produced results completely uninterpretable to my untrained eyes, I find the argument in this essay from Forbes about some of the important benefits of presence-evoking virtual reality in health care very convincing. –Matthew] Virtual Reality – The Universal Language In Healthcare By Alon Zuckerman, Forbes Business Council Member and President of Surgical Theater, a global leader in XR visualization for healthcareAugust 19, 2024 Imagine walking into the doctor’s office in constant pain. Your head feels like it is going to burst. You get an MRI scan. It’s cancer. You feel suddenly…
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Call: Designing Technology for Neurodivergent Self-Determination: Challenges and Opportunities (special issue)
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Read more: Call: Designing Technology for Neurodivergent Self-Determination: Challenges and Opportunities (special issue)Dear colleagues, We invite authors to contribute to our Special Issue, following the success of our INTERACT 2023 workshop (see link below). This issue aims to further scientific discussions on designing technologies for neurodivergent individuals. We seek comprehensive contributions including research papers, literature reviews, meta-analyses, case studies, provocations, and pictorials. This emerging field is crucial, with new technologies offering significant opportunities to enhance the quality of life for neurodivergent individuals. We encourage you to submit your work and help advance this important research area. Best wishes,David d Gollasch — Call for Papers Designing Technology for Neurodivergent Self-Determination: Challenges and OpportunitiesA…
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Haptic hoses and hot suits: How VR is helping firefighters prepare for climate change challenges
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Read more: Haptic hoses and hot suits: How VR is helping firefighters prepare for climate change challenges[This Sky News story reports on the widespread use and important benefits (and some limitations) of evoking presence with virtual reality in the training of firefighters. See the original version of the story for seven more images and two videos. For more context see an April 2018 story in ISPR Presence News. –Matthew] [Image: Mick Dewer from the Fire Service College practising with the VR kit] Haptic hoses and hot suits: How VR is helping firefighters prepare for climate change challenges For decades firefighters have trained for emergencies using live fires. Now there’s a new kid on the block. Virtual…
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Call: “Storytelling in Times of Technological Changes and Challenges” conference
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Read more: Call: “Storytelling in Times of Technological Changes and Challenges” conferenceCall for Papers “Storytelling in Times of Technological Changes and Challenges”November 5, 2024Prague City University[Source: http://commlist.org/archive/all/2024-all/msg01223.html] Submission deadline for abstracts: September 16, 2024 This call seeks papers to be presented at a conference that will focus on the (media) storytelling and its changes and challenges that are connected with technical developments of the last decade. We seek contributions that will discuss storytelling from the perspective of production, dissemination, reception of, or interaction with technologically mediated stories – in the context of traditional media (film, television, radio) as well as new technologies (computer games, social media, algorithms, or AI).…
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Humanoid robots are a bad idea
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Read more: Humanoid robots are a bad idea[Without using presence terminology, this column from Computerworld by insightful technology journalist Mike Elgan explains how, and offers some explanations for why, robot designers are purposely trying to evoke medium-as-social-actor presence perceptions and social responses to robots, and outlines some of the perils of those efforts. See the original version of the story for a 43 minute video (also available on YouTube). –Matthew] [Image: Credit: Credit: Stokkete / Shutterstock] Humanoid robots are a bad idea Multiple companies are now using robots that walk and talk like human beings. What could go wrong? By Mike Elgan, Contributing Columnist (Mike Elgan is…
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Call: ARTIFICIAL GAME: Third International Video Game Studies Conference (SVI 2024)
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Read more: Call: ARTIFICIAL GAME: Third International Video Game Studies Conference (SVI 2024)Call for Abstracts ARTIFICIAL GAMEThird International Video Game Studies Conference (SVI 2024)Organized by The University of Novi Sad, Academy of Arts, The Institute of Ethnography SASA, and Serbian Games AssociationDecember 17-18, 2024Novi Sad, Serbiahttps://sviconference.org Submission deadline: September 30, 2024 The third edition of the SVI video game conference is inspired by the rapid development of artificial intelligence, and aims to bring together industrial practice and academic theories. Both scholars and developers are welcomed. Addressing issues such as the place of artificial intelligence in gaming and its impact on game-making, the potential for abuse and other ethical issues, rethinking player interaction,…
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VR lab puts Arizona State U. meteorology students into the eye of a hurricane
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Read more: VR lab puts Arizona State U. meteorology students into the eye of a hurricane[A doctoral student at Arizona State University has spearheaded the creation of an extensive presence-evoking experience for virtual reality that combines real-life data and an engaging three-part story to teach students in an online introductory course in meteorology. The story below includes a 4:30 minute video from the experience (it’s also available on Vimeo). For more information about this project and others, visit the website of the ASU Mobile Experiential Technology through Embedded Optimization Research (Meteor) Studio, including the website’s “About” page. –Matthew] [Image: The “Hurricane Heroes” virtual reality lab experience uses real-life hurricane data. Credit: Courtesy of the Meteor…
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Call: “Pitch Your Lab” at IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2024 (ISMAR 2024)
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Read more: Call: “Pitch Your Lab” at IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2024 (ISMAR 2024)Call for Submissions “Pitch Your Lab”A session at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2024 (ISMAR 2024)October 21-25, 2024Greater Seattle Area, USAISMAR 2024: https://ieeeismar.org/cfp/“Pitch Your Lab”: https://ieeeismar.org/call-for-pitch-your-lab/ Submission deadline: September 13, 2024 We invite research groups from all areas of xR (Augmented, Mixed, and Virtual Reality) and 3D User Interface to apply for presenting in the “Pitch Your Lab” session at the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2024 (ISMAR 2024). Presentations may include introduction to the group’s research area, members, equipment, current and past research projects, industrial and academic collaborations, and open positions.…
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Emory U. expands VR program to reduce injuries for youth athletes in Georgia
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Read more: Emory U. expands VR program to reduce injuries for youth athletes in Georgia[Emory University is devoting substantial resources to the study and dissemination of strategies that use presence-evoking virtual reality to prevent injuries and enhance performance of young athletes. See the original version of this story for a second image and a 2:37 minute video. –Matthew] Emory expands virtual reality program to reduce injuries for youth athletes in Georgia August 8, 2024 Imagine if playing a video game could reduce your risk of injury and make you a better athlete. The Emory Sports Performance And Research Center (SPARC) is turning this dream into reality for youth athletes in Georgia. As the football…
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Call: Chapters for “Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop”
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Read more: Call: Chapters for “Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop”Call for Chapters Transmedia Storytelling in K-PopLexington Bookshttps://rebrand.ly/cfp-transmedia-k-pop Note: No payment from the authors will be required. Submission deadline for proposals and bio statements: November 1, 2024 I am excited to invite submissions for a new volume titled Transmedia Storytelling in K-Pop, which is under contract with Lexington Books—an imprint of Bloomsbury Books. Scholarship on K-pop has largely focused on its economic, historical, and political dimensions. This research has rightly highlighted the industry’s evolution from a government-supported cultural export to a global capitalist phenomenon. Additionally, scholars have drawn from fan studies to examine the development of parasocial relationships between fans…
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Google’s new free AI art generator ‘outperforms’ rivals and raises issues
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Read more: Google’s new free AI art generator ‘outperforms’ rivals and raises issues[Google has released a new, free, more powerful AI-based generator of presence-evoking images, as reported in this story from DesignTAXI and the excerpts from other coverage that follow below. As the Venture Beat excerpt notes, the rapid evolution of the technology and the contrasting approaches of Google and Elon Musk’s xAI raise questions about “the potential impact of these tools on public discourse and information integrity.” The original versions of all of the stories include more pictures. –Matthew] Google Releases Free AI Art Generator That ‘Outperforms’ Popular Paid Rivals By Mikelle LeowAugust 20, 2024 Google is brushing up against the…
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