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  • Call: DIS 2024 Workshop on Creative Robotics Theatre

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    Call for papers, videos, pictorials, design explorations and performances Creative Robotics Theatre WorkshopAt ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems 2024July 1-5, 2024IT University, Copenhagen-DK and onlinehttps://www.arts.ac.uk/creative-computing-institute/research/creative-xr-and-robotics-hub/creative-robotics-theatre Submission deadline: May 31, 2024 Join us at DIS 2024 for an innovative workshop exploring the confluence of robotics, theatre, and societal change. We are seeking artists, technologists, researchers, and practitioners interested in pushing the boundaries of Creative Robotics Theatre to enhance societal well-being and address global challenges. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES We invite submissions that explore the integration of robotics in performing arts and its impact on society. Contributions can include but are not limited…

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  • An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary

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    [This thoughtful first-person report from MIT Technology Review describes what it’s like to have the AI startup company Synthesia create a synthetic version of yourself, and considers some of the implications of the fast-evolving technology. This is an abridged version of the story; see the unabridged original for more information, many more images, and two videos. –Matthew] [Image: Credit: David Vintiner] An AI startup made a hyperrealistic deepfake of me that’s so good it’s scary Synthesia’s new technology is impressive but raises big questions about a world where we increasingly can’t tell what’s real. By Melissa HeikkiläApril 25, 2024 I’m…

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  • Call: The Future of Digital Well-Being (book chapters)

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    Call for Chapters for Edited Volume THE FUTURE OF DIGITAL WELL-BEINGhttps://philevents.org/event/show/123174 Deadline for abstracts: May 31, 2024 We are seeking contributions for two remaining spots in our edited volume on “The Future of Digital Wellbeing.” More details on the theme of the volume, its invited contributors, and deadlines are provided below. Volume Details Title: The Future of Digital Well-Being Format: 12 chapters, including an editors’ introduction on the ethics of digital well-being technologies. Editors: Matthew J. Dennis (TU Eindhoven), Peter Königs (TU Dortmund) Publisher: tbc. Invited authors: Mariek M. P. Vanden Abeele (Ghent University), Marijn Martens (imec-mict-UGent), Christopher Burr (Alan…

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  • HoloBike, a ‘Star Trek’-like holographic bicycle that could make Peloton obsolete

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    [Fast Company reports on a new stationary bicycle designed to evoke greater spatial presence and mental engagement in users than the currently available bikes. See the original story for two more images and two videos, and the product’s Kickstarter page for more information. Wired has a somewhat-less-than-enthusiastic review. –Matthew] This ‘Star Trek’-like holographic bicycle could make Peloton obsolete The bike’s specialized display technology tricks your brain into thinking you’re actually riding outdoors. By Jesus DiazMay 10, 2024 Former Google VR researcher Samuel Matson spent the early days of COVID-19 in Colombia. There, he found solace while riding his bike with…

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  • Job: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Digital Music Interaction at UWE Bristol, UK

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    Call for Applications Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Digital Music InteractionFrenchay CampusJob reference: R07187https://ce0164li.webitrent.com/ce0164li_webrecruitment/wrd/run/ETREC179GF.open?WVID=8433573cTb Application deadline: May 27, 2024 [apply at link above] About this role Applications are invited for the position of Research Fellow in Digital Music Interaction to create a new generation of accessible and expressive digital musical instruments. You will design, develop, and evaluate novel music and human-computer interaction technologies that combine wearable motion capture technology and 3D prototyping. You will examine a range of design and fabrication approaches for physically prototyping tactile objects and develop algorithms for detecting interactions with these objects with hand-worn motion sensors.…

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  • New York-Dublin Portal demonstrates pros and cons of presence

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    [A portal that connects New York and Dublin has re-opened following some inappropriate behavior by people in both locations, as reported in this story from RTÉ (Raidió Teilifís Éireann, Ireland’s National Public Service Media). The excerpt from coverage by The Guardian that follows below adds context. For more pictures and videos of the portal, see The Cut. –Matthew] [Image: New Yorkers greet people in Dublin during the reveal of the Portal in the Flatiron district in Manhattan, New York, on May 8, 2024. Credit: Brendan McDermid/Reuters. Source: The Guardian.] ‘Portal’ linking Dublin and NYC restarts with set hours May 19, 2024…

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  • Call: MANCEPT 2024 Workshop: The Future of Relationships

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    Call for Papers MANCEPT 2024 Workshop: The Future of RelationshipsSeptember 4-6, 2024Manchester, United KingdomWorkshop: https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/mancept/mancept-workshops/list-of-panels-a-z-2024/the-future-of-relationships/MANCEPT 2024: https://sites.manchester.ac.uk/mancept/mancept-workshops/ Deadline for abstracts: June 1, 2024 Intimate relationships of various kinds play important roles in our lives. From romantic relationships and close friendships to relationships with colleagues and neighbors, they affect our well-being and the structure of our lives in profound ways. There have been many attempts to reimagine societies by focusing on changes to the public sphere: to how we work, how society is structured, and how we will be governed. Less attention has been directed to changes in our intimate relationships.…

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  • Opinion: The latest version of ChatGPT is creepy – and appealing

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    [This opinion piece from CNN provides a link-filled summary of the significant advances in the latest version of ChatGPT, including a more informal “personality” that creates a “more natural human-computer interaction” likely to evoke greater medium-as-social-actor presence in users. As the author notes, The Daily Show provided an insightful and entertaining take on the features of ChatGPT-4o. See also the related essay, “I Am Once Again Asking Our Tech Overlords to Watch the Whole Movie. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has seemingly cited Her as an inspiration for ChatGPT’s conversational voice assistant update. Maybe don’t!” in Wired. Here’s a key quote:…

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  • Call: 11th Budapest Visual Learning Conference: Envisioning an Electrifying Future

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    Call for Abstracts 11th Budapest Visual Learning Conference: ENVISIONING AN ELECTRIFYING FUTURENovember 13, 2024Budapest, Hungary and onlinehttp://www.hunfi.hu/nyiri/EEE/EEE_Opening_page.pdf Deadline for submitting abstracts: June 1, 2024 The 11th Budapest Visual Learning Conference: ENVISIONING AN ELECTRIFYING FUTURE event will take place on November 13, 2024, from 13:00 to 19:20 CET. General information, suggested topics How to submit Plenary speakers Pre-conference network of submissions displayed Reference to earlier conferences in this series Conference homesite — 1. This will be a blended (physical and online) conference. Venue: Research Centre for the Humanities of the Hungarian Research Network (HUN-REN RCH), 1097 Budapest, 4 Tóth Kálmán Street.…

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  • Researchers develop a new way to instruct dance in virtual reality

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    [Presence-evoking digital spaces provide new opportunities to not just mimic real life but create new modes of interaction and learning. This story from Aalto University in Finland describes an interesting example in the context of dance instruction. Watch the 1:32 minute video in the original story (and available on YouTube) to see how the innovative WAVE technique works. –Matthew] [Image: The WAVE technique demonstrated in a video screenshot. Credit: Markus Laattala.] Researchers develop a new way to instruct dance in Virtual Reality The new virtual reality technique makes it easier to join a dance routine without first having to learn…

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  • Call: Revisiting CalArts Center for Experiments in Art, Info, and Tech: Music & Early Telepresence (Free discussion panel)

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    Call for Participation Revisiting CEAIT: Music & Early Telepresence (Free discussion panel)Organized by EZTV and LA-SIGGRAPH in collaboration with the Center for Media & Design of Santa Monica College (SMC)Sunday, June 23, 2024 at 2-4 pm PDTSMC’s Pete and Susan Barrett Art Gallery1310 11th Street Santa Monica, CA 90401https://www.eventbrite.com/e/revisiting-ceait-music-early-telepresence-tickets-781155435937 The CEAIT discussion panel is informed by ongoing scholarly research on the legacy of the Center for Experiments in Art, Information, and Technology (CEAIT) – founded in 1989 by Morton Subotnick at the California Institute of the Arts School of Music. In the 1990s, before the institution acquired its own performance…

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  • A deepfake camera can undress people almost in real time – to send a message about AI

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    [The camera in an art project called Nuca uses generative artificial intelligence to create photos in which people who are dressed normally appear to be naked. Rather than being prurient, the goal is to make us think about the potential of AI to “destroy reality.” This story about the project is from Fast Company, where the original includes four more images and a 2:38 minute video (which is also available on Vimeo). –Matthew] A new camera can undress people almost in real time—to send a message about AI Nuca, a new deepfake camera, is an art project that shows how…

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