The 4th Augmented Human International Conference (AH 2013) In-Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI Stuttgart, Germany, March 7-8, 2013 http://hcilab.org/ah2013/ Proceedings to be published in the ACM International Conference Proceedings Series The 4th Augmented Human (AH) International Conference in cooperation with ACM SIGCHI will be held in Stuttgart, Germany, on March 7-8, 2013, focusing on augmenting human capabilities through technology for increased well-being and enjoyable human experience. As in previous years, the conference proceedings will be published in the ACM Digital Library as a volume in its International Conference Proceedings Series with ISBN. TOPICS Wearable and Ubiquitous Computing Bionics, Biomechanics and Exoskeletons…

18-19 October 2013: FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE IMAGE, Chicago, USA Deadline (abstracts): December 6, 2012 On behalf of the International Advisory Board, I am pleased to announce the Call for Papers and Call for Work for the Fourth International Conference on the Image and the Call for Submissions to the peer-reviewed International Journal of the Image. The Image Conference will be held 18-19 October 2013 in Chicago, USA. The Image Conference is a forum at which participants will interrogate the nature and functions of image-making and images. The conference has a cross-disciplinary focus, bringing together researchers, teachers and practitioners…

Call for Papers, abstract deadline January 31st, 2013 Narrative Minds and Virtual Worlds Tampere, Finland, May 21st and 22nd 2013 Keynote speakers: Marie-Laure Ryan (author of Possible Worlds, Artificial Intelligence and Narrative Theory [1991], Narrative as Virtual Reality [2001] and Avatars of Story [2006]; editor of Cyberspace Textuality [1999] and Narrative across Media [2004]) Jarmila Mildorf (author of Storying Domestic Violence [2007]; editor of Magic, Science, Technology, and Literature [2006] and Imaginary Dialogues in English [2011]) The postclassical turn in narratology has led to 1) a new emphasis on minds, both fictional and interpretative, and 2) the theoretical discovery of…

The 14th Annual International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications (ACM HotMobile 2013) Sponsored by ACM SIGMOBILE 26-27 February, 2013 Jekyll Island, GA, USA http://www.hotmobile.org/2013/ ACM HotMobile 2013, the 14th International Workshop on Mobile Computing Systems and Applications continues the series of highly selective, interactive workshops focused on mobile applications, systems, and environments, as well as their underlying state-of-the-art technologies. HotMobile’s small workshop format makes it ideal for presenting and discussing new directions or controversial approaches.…

Designing and Evaluating Sociability in Video Games Workshop at the ACM CHI 2013 Conference April 28, 2013 in Paris, France SUBMISSION DEADLINE: January 4th, 2013 http://hcigames.businessandit.uoit.ca/chi2013-sociabilitygames/ This one-day workshop will take place at ACM CHI 2013. OVERVIEW Computer games are at the forefront of technological innovation; their popularity in research continuously increasing. Their wide presence and use makes computer games a major factor affecting the way people socialize, learn and possibly work. As increasingly more people become involved with computer games, researchers need to address various questions on topics as diverse as social impact, ethical questions, design, flow, presence, and…

Call for Papers: 2013 Rutgers Media Studies Conference: Extending Play Can we still define play as an organizing principle in today’s technologically mediated world? Play can be hard work and serious business, and it’s time to push beyond the conceptualization of play as merely the pursuit of leisure and consider how the issues of power, affect, labor, identity, and privacy surround the idea and practice of play. The Rutgers Media Studies Conference: Extending Play invites submissions that seek to understand play as a mediating practice, and how play operates at the center of all media. We are interested in all…