15th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2016) Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel Singapore 9-13th of May, 2016 IMPORTANT DATES Abstract Submission: 13th of November, 2015 (23:59 UTC-12) Full Paper Submission: 17th of November, 2015 (23:59 UTC-12) Rebuttal Phase: 11-12th of January, 2016 (23:59 UTC-12) Author Notification: 26th of January, 2016 ABOUT AAMAS AAMAS is the leading scientific conference for research in autonomous agents and multiagent systems. The AAMAS conference series was initiated in 2002 by merging three highly respected meetings: the International Conference on Multi-Agent Systems (ICMAS); the International Workshop on Agent Theories, Architectures, and Languages (ATAL);…

THE FANTASTIC NOW: RESEARCH IN THE FANTASTIC IN THE 21st CENTURY Seventh annual conference of the Association for Research in the Fantastic University of Münster September 22-24, 2016 There is hardly any subject in contemporary literary, cultural, and media studies that is discussed and researched with as much controversy as “the fantastic”. Since theoretical debate on the subject was initiated in the second half of the 20th century, largely by Tzvetan Todorov and Roger Callois, research on the fantastic has become a globally relevant, interdisciplinary, and rapidly developing field of scholarship. The field’s significance is reflected in numerous scholarly journals,…

Call for Chapters: Visioning Technologies – The Architecture of Sight “Digital Technologies and the Architecture of the 21st Century” ISBN: 978-1-4724-5496-6 An opportunity has arisen to include one extra chapter in this book. The section of the book for this chapter is “Digital Technologies and the Architecture of the 21st Century” Below are the book details and contact information. Publisher: Ashgate publishing, UK Editor: Dr. Graham Cairns Copy: hardback followed by paperback and online. Chapter Word limit (including footnotes): 5-7000 words Those interest contact: Dr. Graham Cairns: gc@architecturemps.com Book theme: Visioning Technologies – The Architectures of Sight is a collection…

Call for Papers: Playing with Worlds | Worlds of Play Workshop March 11-12, 2016 a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities, University of Cologne Abstracts due 15th November 2015 The conceptual understanding of worlds has become a very fruitful theoretical category for many disciplines. This concept, which could be traced back to the classic philosophical study of Nelson Goodman, Ways of Worldmaking, was a fundamental starting point for further phenomenological, constructivist and cognitivist inquiries, and has continued to inspire humanities and social sciences alike. World concepts provide a lens through which we are able to examine representations and relations of time…

The 12th International Conference on Intelligent Environments – IE’16 Workshops 12-12 September Conference 14-16 London, UK http://www.intenv.org/ The concept of Intelligent Environment (IE) has matured into a vision of a technological ecosystem adaptive to human needs and active along human intentions. Every year research endeavor advances towards this vision. The IE’16 provides an open platform for interactive discussion, sharing expertise and scientific socialization. Keynote speakers To be announced. Publication All the papers accepted in the main conference will be electronically available through IEEE Xplore. The Intelligent Environments conference is currently indexed by both EI Compendex and Thomson’s Web of Science…

Call for chapters: Game design research collected edition Edited by Petri Lankoski and Jussi Holopainen The aim of this collection is to provide an introductory book to all who wants to study game design—with the focus on games, components, systems, game development, etc.—as part of research or development. Design has been a study topic in various fields where design methods has been in focus of enquiry (e.g., Jones, 1970). In game design, an early look at the design if Crawford’s (1984) book The art of game design. The three more specific aims are to 1) situate the game design research…

Call for papers for a session at: Association of Critical Heritage Studies Third Biennial Conference Montreal, Canada, 6-10th June 2016 Title: Envisioning the dialogic museum through digital interventions (http://achs2016.uqam.ca/en/submissions/open-sessions.html#os065-envisioning-the-dialogic-museum-through-digital-interventions) Organisers: Dr Areti Galani and Dr Rhiannon Mason (Media, Culture, Heritage, Newcastle University, UK) Submission deadline: 1st November, 2015 Session abstract: Digital installations and interventions have been seen as a promising ways to support and foster dialogue in museum exhibitions. How does this potential translate into practice and does it enable reflexive and critical approaches towards heritage-making? This session aims to explore how digital installations and interventions in the context of…

3DUI 2016 IEEE 11th Symposium on 3D User Interfaces March 19th & 20th, Greenville, South Carolina, USA http://3dui.org/ Abstract submissions due: November 24, 2015 Call for Papers and Technotes The IEEE 3DUI 2016 Symposium solicits high quality Papers and Technotes within the scope of 3D UIs. Papers (up to 8 pages) should describe original and mature research results and will typically include some evidence of the value of the research, such as a user evaluation, formal proof, or well-substantiated argument. Technotes (up to 4 pages) should contain unpublished preliminary results of research, application, design or system work. Technotes do not…

i-Docs 2016 Call for Participation March 2-4 Bristol, UK Deadline: October 22nd, 2015 Following the success of the i-Docs Symposia in 2011, 2012, and 2014 we are now seeking proposals for papers, case studies and projects for i-Docs 2016. To reflect the rapid expansion and evolution of the field, and growing interest within academia and creative practice, we are expanding the Symposium to take place across three days. Convened by Judith Aston, Sandra Gaudenzi and Mandy Rose, and hosted by UWE Bristol’s Digital Cultures Research Centre, i-Docs 2016 will be held at the Watershed in Bristol’s Harbourside on Wednesday 2nd…

[For more on where presence is most relevant for this conference see the details at the ‘Themes’ and ‘Scope & Concerns’ links on the website. –Matthew] TENTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DESIGN PRINCIPLES & PRACTICES Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro (PUC-Rio), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 25-27 February 2016 Regular Proposal Deadline – 25 November 2015 CALL FOR PAPERS We are inviting proposals for paper presentations, workshops/interactive sessions, virtual posters, or colloquia that address design through one of the following categories: Theme 1: Design Education Theme 2: Design in Society Theme 3: Designed Objects Theme 4: Visual Design Theme 5:…

Dear colleagues, We are calling videogame designers and developers from both industry and academia for participation in an online research survey on Gamespace Awareness. We would appreciate your participation very much. In return you will receive the report on this interesting topic and subsequent updates. More information can be found below and we hope you find this notice and the coming results interesting. For your convenience, the quick link to the survey is here: http://www.surveygizmo.com/s3/2353779/Gamespace-Awareness-Evaluation Thank you in advance for your participation. Kind regards, Alejandro Catala, Ph.D. University of Castilla-La Mancha…