ICIDS 2015 INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INTERACTIVE DIGITAL STORYTELLING Nov. 30 – Dec. 4, 2015. Aalborg University, Copenhagen, Denmark View this call online at: http://icids2015.aau.dk SUBMISSION DEADLINE: JUNE 19th, 2015 This year, the International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS 8) will take place in Denmark at Aalborg University’s campus in central Copenhagen. ICIDS has its origin in a series of related international conferences that ran between 2001 and 2007 (http://www.icids.org). Since 2008, ICIDS became the premier annual venue that gathers researchers, developers, practitioners and theorists to present and share the latest innovations, insights and techniques in the expanding field of…

Call for Participation: Posters, Demos, Tutorials and Workshop Papers ACM International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services 2015 (MobileHCI) Copenhagen, Denmark, August 24-27 2015 http://mobilehci.acm.org/ Mobile HCI is the premier forum for innovations in mobile, portable and personal devices and with the services to which they enable access. There are still a number of ways for you to participate in MobileHCI 2015, either by making a submission or simply attending. MobileHCI brings together people from diverse areas, providing a multidisciplinary forum for academics, hardware and software developers, designers and practitioners to discuss the challenges and potential solutions…

CALL FOR PAPERS “Designing for Peripheral Interaction: seamlessly integrating interactive technology in everyday life” SPECIAL ISSUE in the Interaction Design and Architecture(s) journal (IxD&A) SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 1st July, 2015 http://www.mifav.uniroma2.it/inevent/events/idea2010/index.php?s=102&link=call26 GUEST EDITORS Saskia Bakker (1), Doris Hausen (2), Elise van den Hoven (3, 1), Ted Selker (4) (1) Industrial Design Department, Eindhoven University of Technology, the Netherlands (2) Human-Computer-Interaction Group, University of Munich (LMU), Germany (3) Faculty of Design, Architecture & Building, University of Technology, Sydney, Australia (4) Carnegie Mellon University, Silicon Valley, USA IMPORTANT DATES Submission deadline: 1st July, 2015 Reviews available: 1st August, 2015 Revisions due: 1st September,…

Call for Papers: TRANSOR workshop, “The Significance of Simulation” University of Southern Denmark, Kolding Campus. June 18-19, 2015. Sponsored by the Research Network TRANSOR (Transdisciplinary Studies in Social Robotics – http://www.transor.org). Keynote Address: John Sullins (Sonoma State University, California), “Building Artificial Phronesis: A New Approach?” (provisional title) BACKGROUND / RATIONALE As social robots continue their rapid development and deployment, “simulation” has emerged as a key focus in a number of ways. For example, robots are currently incapable of experiencing emotions as conscious and embodied beings: in many examples, however, “artificial emotions” can be emulated and expressed by social robots in…

IMMERSION 2015 Immersive Education Initiative Conference September 7-10 Paris-Sorbonne University (“the Sorbonne”) Paris, France http://immersiveeducation.org/i2015 Call for Participation As a special event that is open to the public, the first two days of IMMERSION 2015 features general-interest keynote addresses, talks, panel discussions and exhibits. The event concludes with hands-on workshops and a special 2-day technical conference specifically for researchers, academics, teachers and corporate trainers. SPEAKERS AND EXHIBITORS: Prospective IMMERSION 2015 speakers and exhibitors are encouraged to review last year’s IMMERSION 2014 event. RESEARCHERS, TEACHERS AND TRAINERS: In addition to reviewing last year’s IMMERSION 2014 event, prospective IMMERSION 2015 corporate and…

Virtual Reality, Real Impact! An event at Teeside University TS One 200 Linthorpe Road, Middlesbrough, TS1 3RF Tuesday 19 May 2015 – Doors open 6.30pm, Event 7pm-9pm Price £3.00 Tickets and more information: http://pintofscience.co.uk/event/virtual-reality-real-impact/ “Do not try and bend the spoon: that’s impossible. Instead, only try to realize the truth: there is no spoon!” Virtual Reality, Real Impact! – Can virtual reality actually be fun? Dr Fred Charles (Principal Lecturer in Visualisation) We will cover the current status of Virtual Reality and the importance of interaction by players with virtual worlds, meaning how AI technologies and techniques allow for different…