Call for Papers: Lifelong Learning and Game StudiesSpecial issue of the Journal of Lifelong Learning[From a post to the mailing lists Gamesnetwork, Games Research Network, and Game Studies Hungary] Deadline for submissions: September 30, 2025 Dear colleagues, We are pleased to announce a special issue of the Journal of Lifelong Learning focusing on the intersection of lifelong learning and game studies. We invite submissions for our upcoming themed issue, which will explore the use of games and gamification in educational contexts. The submission deadline for this special issue is September 30, 2025. The goal of this issue is to provide…

Call for Papers: Generative AI and Advertising: Building New Theoretical FrontiersSpecial issue of the Journal of Advertisinghttps://think.taylorandfrancis.com/special_issues/generative-ai-and-advertising-building-new-theoretical-frontiers/ Special Issue Editors:Colin Campbell, University of San Diego, colincampbell@SanDiego.eduJisu Huh (Editor in Chief, JA), University of Minnesota – Twin Cities, jaeditor@umn.edu Deadline for submissions: January 6, 2026 Fittingly for a call on Generative AI, we asked ChatGPT to help envision a future where AI-generated ads are pervasive. Here’s an edited version of its response: It’s several years from now. You receive a campaign brief, but not from a creative team. It comes from a system trained on billions of consumer signals, cultural shifts,…

Call for Participation: VR-HEd:SETS – Virtual Reality in Higher Education: Sharing Educational Tips and StoriesA new collaborative webinar series this autumn, open to all to joinSeptember 30, October 28, and November 25, 2025Online via Zoomhttps://www.dcu.ie/vr-he This lunchtime webinar series – led by Dublin City University and supported by the National Forum for Teaching and Learning – seeks to share practical educational insights into the application of virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), mixed reality (MR) and other forms of immersive learning (IL) in higher education.  Speakers from different disciplines in different institutions will share their experiences of immersive learning technologies, discussing their affordances, highlighting…

Call for Submissions: Pitch Your Lab session atThe IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality 2025 (ISMAR 2025)October 8-12, 2025Daejeon, South Koreahttps://www.ieeeismar.net/2025/contribute/pitch-your-lab/ Deadline for submissions: September 19, 2025 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR) is the premier conference for Augmented Reality (AR), Mixed Reality (MR) and Virtual Reality (VR), which attracts the world’s leading researchers from both academia and industry. ISMAR explores the advances in commercial and research activities related to AR, MR, and VR by continuing to expand its scope over the past several years. We invite research groups from all areas of XR (Augmented,…

[NOTE: Presence isn’t an explicit or central focus on this conference, but there are some interesting potential connections… –Matthew] Call for Abstracts: Beyond the Audience: Rethinking Participation and Power in the Age of Data CapitalismJanuary 15-16, 2026IULM UniversityRome, Italyhttps://ecrea.eu/page-18206/13525770 Keynote speakers: Tiziana Terranova, University of Naples ‘L’Orientale’, “Of Technoliberalism and the Public Sphere” Sofie Van Bauwel, Ghent University, “How to ride a Bicycle: Gendered Audiences in the Digital Turn” Deadline for submissions: September 30, 2025 DESCRIPTION The audience regards a “large number of unidentifiable people, usually united by their participation in media use” (Hartley 2002, p. 11), yet it is…

Call for Chapters: Transforming Training, Operations, and Logistics Through Virtual and Augmented RealityIGI Global Scientific Publishinghttps://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/9255 Editors:Andrew Clayton, Air University, United StatesJohn Hinck, Air University, United States Deadline for submission of chapter proposals: October 5, 2025Full chapters Due: December 7, 2025 INTRODUCTION Recent developments underscore the increasing integration of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) in military contexts that include training and simulation, operational applications, maintenance and logistics. Examining these cutting-edge applications, Transforming Training, Operations, and Logistics Through Virtual and Augmented Reality offers a comprehensive analysis of how virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) are revolutionizing military and…