Call for Papers EICS 2014 – The 6th ACM SIGCHI Symposium on Engineering Interactive Computing Systems 17-20 June 2014 Rome, Italy http://www.eics2014.org/ EICS is the sixth international conference devoted to the engineering of usable and effective interactive computing systems. Systems of interest will include traditional workstation-based interactive systems, new and emerging modalities (e.g. gesture), entertaining applications (e.g. mobile and ubiquitous games) and development methods (e.g. extreme programming). EICS focuses on methods, techniques and tools that support designing and developing interactive systems. The Conference brings together people who study or practice the engineering of interactive systems, drawing from HCI, Software Engineering,…

FDG 2014, the 9th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, is a focal point for academic efforts in all areas of research and education involving game studies, game technologies, gameplay, and game design.The goal of the conference is the advancement of the study of digital games, including new game technologies, capabilities, designs, applications, educational uses, and modes of play. Since its founding 9 years ago, FDG has become a premier venue for the discussion and dissemination of games research. FDG grew out of a series of games research gatherings organized by Microsoft on cruise ships, which were excellent…

ACM CSCW 2014 Workshop on Collaboration and Coordination in the Context of Informal Care (CCCiC 2014) February 15, 2014, Baltimore, Maryland (USA) http://cccic2014.wordpress.com CCCiC 2014 is a workshop at the ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing. It seeks contributions on issues of design and development of systems to support coordination, communication, and collaboration between informal caregivers, their friends, family members, and health professionals, such as:…

ELECTRONIC VISUALISATION AND THE ARTS (EVA) LONDON 2014 Tuesday 8th July – Thursday 10th July 2014 Venue: British Computer Society, Covent Garden, London WC2E 7HA www.eva-london.org CALL FOR PROPOSALS Deadline: 10th January 2014 ELECTRONIC VISUALISATION TECHNOLOGIES IN ART, MUSIC, DANCE, THEATRE, THE SCIENCES AND MORE Offers of papers, demonstrations, panel sessions and workshops by 10th January 2014 We are looking for varied session types. We invite proposals for papers, demonstrations, short performances, workshops or panel discussions. We especially invite presentations on topical subjects, and the newest and cutting edge technologies and applications for the 2014 conference themes. Demonstrations are as…

LUDO 2014 – Game Audio Conference April 10th – 12th 2014 University of Chichester, UK http://www.ludomusicology.org/ludo-2014/ The Ludomusicology research group is pleased to announce the third annual conference on video game sound and music, featuring: Keynote address by Kevin J. Donnelly (Southampton University) Industry sessions with game audio professionals More speakers and events to be confirmed We are currently accepting proposals for 20-minute research papers. While we will consider papers on any topic related to video game audio, the conference themes this year are: Canons and curating game music Simulation, immersion and “the real” in sound and audio Game audio…

2nd Global Conference: Transmedia: Storytelling and Beyond Wednesday 14th May – Friday 16th May 2014 Lisbon, Portugal Call for Presentations: The Global Research Project on Transmedia was launched in Sydney, Australia in January 2013 with a programme that brought together researchers, educators, industry practitioners and other stakeholders across the professional and disciplinary spectrum. (The programme is available online at http://tinyurl.com/bnysnt4.) Discussions highlighted critical issues concerning techniques for user engagement; research, pedagogy and curriculum design; and evaluative techniques for complex and dynamic user engagement. The conversations highlighted the diversity of transmedia projects and fostered a greater appreciation of the ways in…