Author: Matthew Lombard
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Freeaim electric “treadmill shoes” set to boost the world of VR gaming
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Read more: Freeaim electric “treadmill shoes” set to boost the world of VR gaming[Even the consumer version will be expensive, but this short story from New Atlas describes the latest virtual reality accessory designed to make walking in virtual environments easier and more like walking in the real (nonmediated) world. See the original version of the story for two more images and the 3:03 minute video mentioned at the end (also available on YouTube). For that video and many more, see the Freeaim YouTube channel, and for more information see the company’s website. –Matthew] [Image: The Freeaim VR Shoes in their current prototype form – each shoe has two motorized four-wheeled modules that…
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Call: “Memory and Technology: 4E Perspectives” issue of Review of Philosophy and Psychology
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Read more: Call: “Memory and Technology: 4E Perspectives” issue of Review of Philosophy and PsychologyCall for Papers Memory and Technology: 4E PerspectivesSpecial issue of Review of Philosophy and Psychologyhttps://link.springer.com/collections/fhjfdcheeg Guest Editors:Richard Heersmink, Tilburg University, The Netherlands, j.r.heersmink@tilburguniversity.eduKourken Michaelian, Université Grenoble Alpes, France, kourken.michaelian@univ-grenoble-alpes.fr Submission deadline: April 30, 2025 DESCRIPTION Recently, the embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive (4E) approaches in philosophy and the cognitive sciences have emerged as popular alternatives to the internalist view on memory. On a 4E view, memory is not a purely internalist cognitive capacity but is embodied, embedded, extended, and enactive. This means that memory systems, processes of remembering, and the contents of memories are scaffolded by and sometimes constituted by…
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Cornell Tech researchers refine on-road mixed reality driving simulator
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Read more: Cornell Tech researchers refine on-road mixed reality driving simulator[This story from Tech Times explains the benefits, first to researchers and then for training new drivers, of a new mixed reality simulator being developed at Cornell University. The new simulator illustrates differences in and allows comparisons of presence experiences across different technologies. Follow the link at the end of the story to read coverage in the Cornell Chronicle; you can watch the 9:40 minute CHI 2024 presentation on YouTube; and an April 2022 story from Tech Xplore describes some of the team’s earlier work. –Matthew] [Image: Screenshot from animated gif posted on X by co-author Fanjun (Frank) Bu with…
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Call: “Generative Images – Generative Imageries: Challenges of Visual Communication (Research) in the Age of AI” Conference
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Read more: Call: “Generative Images – Generative Imageries: Challenges of Visual Communication (Research) in the Age of AI” ConferenceCall for Papers “Generative Images – Generative Imageries: Challenges of Visual Communication (Research) in the Age of AI”The International Conference of the DGPuK (German Communication Association) Visual Communication SectionCo-sponsored by the Visual Communication Studies Division of the International Communication AssociationNovember 20-22, 2024At the ZeMKI (Centre for Media, Communication and Information Research) of the University of BremenBremen, Germanyhttps://nordmedianetwork.org/latest/call-for-papers/call-for-papers-for-the-international-conference-generative-images-generative-imageries-challenges-of-visual-communication-research-in-the-age-of-ai/ Submission deadline for abstracts: July 15, 2024 Societal discourse about the benefits, risks, and challenges of artificial intelligence (AI) is in full swing. To date much of the debate has focused on text-to-text generators such as Chat-GPT, Bing, or Bard (for a recent…
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Immersive VR (and presence) trains miners for the real world
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Read more: Immersive VR (and presence) trains miners for the real world[Here’s another application of presence for training people for a dangerous profession in a safe, virtual environment. The original version of this University of Utah story includes two more images and a 57 second video (also available on YouTube). For more information see a 2021 story in FedTech Magazine and a 2020 story in Safety+Health Magazine. –Matthew] [Image: Screenshot of a module to learn safety techniques in an underground mine. Credit: HOTO Minverso/University of Utah] Immersive VR trains miners for the real world By David Pace, College of Science, University of UtahJune 6, 2024 It’s the end of a shift…
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Call: ACM IUI 2025: ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2025 Conference
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Read more: Call: ACM IUI 2025: ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2025 ConferenceCall for Papers ACM IUI 2025: ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2025 ConferenceCagliari, ItalyMarch 24-27, 2025https://iui.acm.org/2025/index.html Deadlines:Workshop proposals: September 21, 2024Paper abstracts: October 2, 2024Full papers: October 9, 2024Tutorial proposals: December 15, 2024Doctoral Consortium: January 9, 2024 The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premiere venue where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Ideal IUI submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies, techniques and systems.…
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MASA presence: Civil servant robot ‘commits suicide’
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Read more: MASA presence: Civil servant robot ‘commits suicide’[Reactions to a robot in South Korea falling down a flight of stairs has apparently generated widespread medium-as-social-actor presence and triggered conversations about the integration of robots in society (“especially in roles traditionally occupied by humans”) and the ethical treatment of robots and AI. The story below is from Interesting Engineering; see coverage in DesignTAXI for more information and images. –Matthew] [Image: Source: Koreaboo] Civil servant robot ‘commits suicide’, deadly plunge under probe Witnesses saw the robot erratically circling before its fall, sparking speculation about the cause. By Aman TripathiJune 29, 2024 A first-of-its-kind incident has shocked the world after…
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Call: ECCE 2024 Workshop in Paris on 3D Sketching Across Cognition, Design, and Art
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Read more: Call: ECCE 2024 Workshop in Paris on 3D Sketching Across Cognition, Design, and ArtCall for Papers Workshop in Paris on 3D Sketching Across Cognition, Design, and ArtPart of ECCE 2024, the European Conference on Cognitive ErgonomicsOctober 8, 2024 (ECCE 2024: October 8-11, 2024)Paris, Francehttps://www.ecce2024.telecom-paris.fr/workshop Submission deadline: July 15, 2024 We are inviting contributions to a workshop on recent research advances on sketching using extended reality technologies, and their implications for cognitive ergonomics, environmental psychology, human-computer interaction, and design. The workshop will be held as part of ECCE 2024 conference (October 8-11 2024, Paris, France) and organized as an interactive event, including short talks, group discussions, and hands-on demos. We invite position papers of 2-4 pages…
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University of Canterbury explores virtual reality in early childhood teacher training
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Read more: University of Canterbury explores virtual reality in early childhood teacher training[This report from The Sector describes another application of presence in education, in this case via a simulated infant for students in early childhood education training programs who don’t have access to a real-life infant. Here’s a key quote from University of Canterbury Associate Professor Heide Lukosch: “We’re really intrigued by the opportunity and the power of virtual environments to help people in situations that would be otherwise hard to access, or potentially dangerous. In this case, we aim to create a virtual, immersive environment that enables the user to really feel present and accountable for their actions in certain…
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Call: AI and warfare – Investigating the technological and political domains of current conflicts (conference)
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Read more: Call: AI and warfare – Investigating the technological and political domains of current conflicts (conference)Call for papers: AI and warfare – Investigating the technological and political domains of current conflictsAn International ConferenceOctober 16-18, 2024Berlin, Germanyhttps://www.hiig.de/en/call-for-papers-ai-and-warfare/ Submission deadline for abstracts: July 7, 2024 The Alexander von Humboldt Institute for Internet and Society (HIIG) and the Department of Media Studies, University of Bonn invite submissions to an international conference on the topic of artificial intelligence and future warfare in Berlin from 16-18 October, 2024. The deadline for the abstracts is 7 July, 2024. More information is also available at www.hiig.de/events/ai-warfare/ . DESCRIPTION Global conflicts and challenges to international security are among the most pressing issues of…
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Oyster Bay (NY) Railroad Museum debuts “unique and immersive” simulator that puts you at the controls of an M7 train
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Read more: Oyster Bay (NY) Railroad Museum debuts “unique and immersive” simulator that puts you at the controls of an M7 train[As some readers will know, I love trains (officially I’m a railfan or railway enthusiast). So I was particularly interesting in a recent Facebook post by the Oyster Bay Railroad Museum in Long Island, New York, announcing its new, custom simulator that provides users with a presence-evoking experience of operating a train on the Long Island Railroad (LIRR), “the busiest commuter railroad in North America.” The post includes a 1:57 minute video of the simulator in action, and the Museum’s website describes other presence experiences available, notably an augmented reality experience featuring President Theodore Roosevelt: “Theodore Roosevelt is your interactive…
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Call: CONNECT: A Workshop on Connecting Interdisciplinary Research on Connections With and Through Technology (at IVA 2024)
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Read more: Call: CONNECT: A Workshop on Connecting Interdisciplinary Research on Connections With and Through Technology (at IVA 2024)Call for Papers CONNECT: A Workshop on Connecting Interdisciplinary Research on Connections With and Through TechnologyAt the 24th ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA24)September 19, 2024University of Glasgow, ScotlandWorkshop: https://iva.acm.org/2024/connect/IVA 2024: https://iva.acm.org/2024 Submission deadline for short (6 page) papers: July 19, 2024 We are happy to announce the call for our workshop “CONNECT: A Workshop on Connecting Interdisciplinary Research on Connections With and Through Technology” that will be part of IVA 2024 in Glasgow). The aim of the workshop is to bring together an interdisciplinary group of people who are interested in exchanging ideas on the subject of…
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