Author: Matthew Lombard

AR public art project “Philly Daydreams: Stories In Transit” uses social presence to connect travelers

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October 10, 2023

[A new augmented reality public art project in Philadelphia features photographs and interviews with some of the diverse people who work and travel on the buses, trains and trolleys of SEPTA (the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority). As the artist, Anula Shetty, notes, “the goal is to create connections between people who cross paths during their daily commute”; QR codes are embedded in photos displayed throughout the system and as this SEPTA blog post puts it, “Through this augmented reality series of works born of Philadelphian stories, daydreams, thoughts, and performances that Shetty has filmed – Philly Daydreams allows travelers to…
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Call: Reimagining Digital Activism: Navigating Complexities and Forging New Perspectives – ICA 2024 Preconference

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October 9, 2023

Call for Papers Reimagining Digital Activism: Navigating Complexities and Forging New Perspectives A Preconference at ICA 2024, the 74th annual conference of the International Communication Association June 20, 2024 Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Center (GCCEC) Gold Coast, Australia ICA 2024: June 20-24, 2024 https://www.icahdq.org/mpage/ica24 Deadline for abstract submission: January 16, 2024 With the proliferation of digital technologies, activism has experienced exponential growth, garnering attention from public debates, journalism, and academia over the past decades. Yet, the landscape of research on digital activism presents both established and emerging hurdles that impact its progress. For instance, the prevalent focus on single…
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AR and AI bring people closer to Greek monuments and history

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October 9, 2023

[Presence-evoking augmented reality and artificial intelligence are being used to help more people experience and learn about the monuments and history of Greece, as reported by the Associated Press via ABC News. See the Greek telecom company Cosmote’s website for more, including a 2:19 minute video (also available on YouTube). –Matthew] [Image: A man holds up a tablet showing a digitally overlayed virtual reconstruction of the ancient Parthenon temple, at the Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece on Tuesday, June 13, 2023. Credit: Petros Giannakouris/The Associated Press.] An app shows how ancient Greek sites looked thousands of years ago.…
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Call: International Association for Computing and Philosophy conference (IACAP 2024)

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October 6, 2023

Call for Abstracts and Symposia Proposals IACAP 2024 – The International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP) 2024 Conference July 8-10, 2024 Eugene, Oregon, USA https://pretalx.iacapconf.org/iacap-2024/cfp Submission deadline: January 5, 2024 The International Association for Computing and Philosophy (IACAP, https://www.iacap.org) has a long-lasting tradition of promoting philosophical dialogue and interdisciplinary research on all aspects of computing as it relates to philosophy. IACAP’s members have contributed to shaping the philosophical and ethical debate about computing, information technologies, and artificial intelligence. After its 2023 conference in Prague, IACAP is pleased to put out this call for abstracts for on-site presentations for its 2024…
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The synthetic social network is coming

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October 6, 2023

[Though he doesn’t use the term, the writer of this essay in The Verge describes how the nascent status of AI-based voices and images being added to social media platforms could lead to a dramatic increase in experiences of presence, especially medium-as-social-actor presence: “feeds that were once defined by the connections they enabled between human beings will have become something else: a partially synthetic social network.” –Matthew] [Image: Credit: Álvaro Bernis / The Verge] The synthetic social network is coming Between ChatGPT’s surprisingly human voice and Meta’s AI characters, our feeds may be about to change forever By Casey Newton,…
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Call: AVI 2024 – International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

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October 5, 2023

Call for Submissions AVI 2024 International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces Genoa, Italy June 3 -7, 2024 https://avi2024.dibris.unige.it/ Submission deadlines: Workshop and tutorial proposals: December 1, 2023 Long and short papers: January 10, 2024 (abstracts); January 17, 2024 (papers) Since 1992, AVI has been a biennial appointment for a vast international community of experts with a broad range of backgrounds. Throughout three decades, the Conference has attracted leading researchers of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) from all over the world, offering a forum to present and disseminate new technological results, paradigms, and visions for HCI and user interfaces. Because of advanced technology…
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Virtual reality enhances learning for Penn State Harrisburg criminal justice students

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October 5, 2023

[Penn State News provides this report on the use of virtual reality in Criminal Justice and other courses at Pennsylvania State University’s Harrisburg campus. Among other observations it’s interesting that the report says that “employers are looking for experience with [VR] on résumés.” See the original story for a photo gallery containing nine more images and a 2:05 minute video (also available on YouTube). –Matthew] [Image: Credit: Sharon Siegfried / Penn State] Virtual reality enhances learning for Harrisburg criminal justice students October 3, 2023 MIDDLETOWN, Pa. — They didn’t leave their seats in the Olmsted Building classroom, but Penn State…
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Call: “XR Experiences for Enhanced Well-Being” LA ACM SIGGRAPH virtual event

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October 4, 2023

Call for Participation XR Experiences for Enhanced Well-Being Presented by LA ACM SIGGRAPH October 10, 2023, 7:00 pm EST Zoom Virtual Event https://lasiggraph.org/event/xr-experiences-enhanced-well-being XR technologies including VR, digital domes and the metaverse are uniquely suited for delivering deeply meaningful mood-enhancing experiences. Join immersive artists and researchers as they discuss the unique challenges of creating XR experiences to enhance well-being. The panel will be moderated by LA Chapter Past Chair Ed Lantz. You must register with ZOOM REGISTRATION to attend this event. LA Chapter YouTube Channel PRESENTERS Jacki Morie Founder/Chief Scientist All These Worlds, LLC Skip Rizzo Research Director USC Institute for Creative…
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AI-generated ‘subliminal messages’ are going viral. Here’s what’s really going on

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October 4, 2023

[Many writers are covering and/or commenting on a new technique that uses artificial intelligence to incorporate ‘hidden’ messages in images (with varying degrees of presence-evoking subtlety). The Motherboard story below has a more serious tone while the Laptop Mag story that follows it takes a lighter approach. For more examples of the technique see coverage in Bored Panda, and if you’re interested in creating images yourself, Michael Brig has a four-minute tutorial on YouTube. –Matthew] AI-Generated ‘Subliminal Messages’ Are Going Viral. Here’s What’s Really Going On They’re not going make you subconsciously crave McDonald’s, but they are pretty cool as…
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Call: Making a Real Connection: Pro-Social Collaborative Play in Extended Realities – MUM 2023 Workshop

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October 3, 2023

Call for Papers Making A Real Connection: Pro-Social Collaborative Play in Extended Realities – Trends, Challenges and Potentials Workshop at the 22nd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia (MUM 2023) Vienna, Austria December 3-6, 2023 Workshop: https://xrsocialinteraction.wordpress.com/ MUM 2023: https://www.mum-conf.org/2023/ Submission deadline: October 28, 2023 The “Making A Real Connection: Pro-Social Collaborative Play in Extended Realities – Trends, Challenges and Potentials” is a one-day workshop that aims to bring together researchers, practitioners, and designers to promote interdisciplinary exchange in the field of human-computer interaction, XR games and collaborative approaches. The workshop will consist of a combination of presentations, group…
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With U2 opening, Las Vegas’ immersive, presence-evoking Sphere venue draws rave reviews

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October 3, 2023

[The first of a series of concerts by U2 yielded a series of very positive assessments of the new Las Vegas venue known as the Sphere. This review from CNN provides a particularly good description, and the original story includes three different pictures and a 2:10 video. Coverage from Deadline features more images and videos and notes that “Reviewers were beside themselves to come up with superlatives that could adequately convey the venue’s multimedia. They called the $2.3 billion Sphere a ‘stunning spectacle’ (USA Today), ‘mind blowing’ (The Verge), and ‘utterly astonishing’ (The Guardian), among other media kudos.”…
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Call: Corpo:reality Conference on “Robots, AI and Bodies”

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October 2, 2023

Call for Participation Corpo:reality Conference on “Robots, AI and Bodies” December 1-2, 2023 Würzburg, Germany https://www-domschule–wuerzburg-de.translate.goog/kuferweb/webbasys/index.php?kathaupt=11&knr=23-AK-141&kursname=Corporeality&_x_tr_sl=auto&_x_tr_tl=en&_x_tr_hl=en&_x_tr_pto=wapp (Google-translated to English) Registration deadline: October 13, 2023 Join us for the upcoming Corpo:reality Conference on *Robots, AI and Bodies*, 1-2 Dec 2023 in Würzburg (Germany)! What bodies will robots have? How can robotics and AI embrace diversity? What kinds of relationships will we establish with robots? Virtual avatars, robots and Artificial Emotional Intelligence are changing our view of the body and embodiment. Therefore, the conference explores the meaning of the body in relation to AI and robotics through current questions on anthropology, transhumanism,…
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Author: Matthew Lombard

AR public art project “Philly Daydreams: Stories In Transit” uses social presence to connect travelers

Call: Reimagining Digital Activism: Navigating Complexities and Forging New Perspectives – ICA 2024 Preconference

AR and AI bring people closer to Greek monuments and history

Call: International Association for Computing and Philosophy conference (IACAP 2024)

The synthetic social network is coming

Call: AVI 2024 – International Conference on Advanced Visual Interfaces

Virtual reality enhances learning for Penn State Harrisburg criminal justice students

Call: “XR Experiences for Enhanced Well-Being” LA ACM SIGGRAPH virtual event

AI-generated ‘subliminal messages’ are going viral. Here’s what’s really going on

Call: Making a Real Connection: Pro-Social Collaborative Play in Extended Realities – MUM 2023 Workshop

With U2 opening, Las Vegas’ immersive, presence-evoking Sphere venue draws rave reviews

Call: Corpo:reality Conference on “Robots, AI and Bodies”

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