International Lisbon Conference on Philosophy and Film: Thinking reality and time through film http://sites.google.com/site/philosophyandfilmlisbon2014 7-10 May of 2014 Organized by CFUL – Centro de Filosofia da Universidade de Lisboa (www.centrodefilosofia.com) Hosted by Faculty of Letters and GoetheInstitut Lisbon CALL FOR PAPERS 2013 The deadline for abstract submission is 31st October, 2013 During the last two decades film has been increasingly recognized as a medium of philosophical reflection, in an ontological and epistemological perspective. But what does it mean to understand film as philosophizing? Can we access specific, reliable knowledge of the world and our relation to it through the aesthetic…

Workshop “Synthetic Modeling of Life and Cognition: Open Questions” (SMLC 2013) 12-14th September 2013, University of Bergamo, Italy Organizers: Luisa Damiano (University of Bergamo) & Vincent C. Müller (Anatolia College/ACT & University of Oxford) Website: http://www.pt-ai.org/smlc/2013 Online Registration: http://www.pt-ai.org/smlc/2013/registration-participants Extended deadline (see below): 07.07.2013 In recent decades researchers in various scientific domains have been working intensely on procedures directed to exploring life and cognition in a “synthetic” way, i.e. through modeling in artificial systems. Research on biological and cognitive processes is thus been increasingly based on implementations in “software” (simulations), “hardware” (robots) and “wetware” (chemical systems) used as scientific models…

CALL FOR PAPERS Mechanics, Mechanisms & Devices: to Inform, Reflect & Change Behaviour Oct 15, 2013 http://seriousgames.sg/ICEC2013_WorkshopMechanics.php Workshop in conjunction with the IFIP 12th International Conference on Entertainment Computing – ICEC 2013, São Paulo, Brazil This workshop focuses on the design, development and evaluation of devices at the heart of gameplay and interaction – the mechanics, procedures, actions, mechanisms, systems, story and narrative, etc. – that provide messages, arguments, triggers, nudges and experience to inform and educate, encourage reflection and raise awareness, and to influence behaviour and for behaviour change. The workshop, co-located with IFIP ICEC 2013 12th International Conference…

To whom it may concern, My name is Kent Aardse and I am the guest editor of a special edition of the journal “Digital Studies/Le Champ Numerique.” This special issue is focused on ARGs in the Real World, and I believe that those interested in Presence Research may be able to contribute some exciting papers to our issue. [snip]…

NetGames 2013 The 12th Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games Denver, Colorado, USA, December 9th-10th, 2013 In cooperation with ACM SIGCOMM and ACM SIGMM http://netgames2013.cs.du.edu/ Important Dates: Full/short paper deadline:  July 30, 2013 Demo submission deadline:  August 30, 2013 Notification of decisions:  September 10, 2013 Registration of final papers:  September 24, 2013 Workshop dates:  December 9-10, 2013 OVERVIEW: The 12th Annual Workshop on Network and Systems Support for Games (NetGames 2013) will be held in Denver, CO, USA on December 9th-10th, 2013. NetGames brings together researchers and practitioners from academia and industry across the globe to present…

Habits in Human-Computer Interaction Workshop @ BCS HCI 2013 9th September 2013 @ Brunel University, London http://hci.bham.ac.uk/workshops/habit/ Major characteristics of our interactions with technology lie in their frequency and execution in stable contexts, which according to behavioural psychology, form crucial foundations for the development of habitual behaviours. Habits are currently addressed as implicit facets of interaction design through concepts such as consistency, intuitiveness and learnability. That said, little research has focused explicitly on the habitual nature of our interactions with technology, the implications for HCI of habituated interaction and how disrupting these digital habits can impact on HCI related concepts.…

MMM 2014 – Call for Papers & Demos 20th Anniversary International Conference on MultiMedia Modeling (MMM 2014) Jan 8-10, 2014, Dublin, Ireland Special Sessions Announced: Social Geo-Media Analytics and Retrieval Multimedia Hyperlinking and Retrieval 3D Multimedia Computing and Modeling Multimedia Analysis for Surveillance Video and Security For more details see: http://mmm2014.org/special-sessions/ IMPORTANT DATES PAPERS AND DEMOS Aug 01, 2013:  Deadline for papers (full, short, sp. sessions) & demos Sep 18, 2013:  Acceptance notification for all paper types and demos Oct 16, 2013:  Camera-ready versions due CONFERENCE Jan 8-10, 2014: MMM 2014 Conference at the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, Ireland http://mmm2014.org…

ICAT 2013: The 23rd International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence December 11-13, 2013, Miraikan, Tokyo, Japan http://www.ic-at.org/2013/ IMPORTANT DATES Papers: Submission Deadline: August 10, 2013 Acceptance Notification: September 30, 2013 Camera-Ready Deadline: October 21, 2013 Posters and Demos: Submission Deadline: October 4, 2013 Acceptance Notification: October 18, 2013 Camera Ready Due: November 1, 2013 ICAT 2013 Conference: December 11-13, 2013 ICAT (International Conference on Artificial Reality and Telexistence) is the oldest established international conference on Virtual Reality (VR) and Telexistence. Started in 1991, ICAT has annually brought together VR, MR, and Telerobotics researchers from around the globe. It has…

Designing Interactive Systems 2014 Vancouver, BC, Canada June 14-18, 2014 http://www.dis2014.org The ACM conference on Designing Interactive Systems (DIS) is the premier, international arena where designers, artists, psychologists, user experience researchers, systems engineers and many more come together to debate and shape the future of interactive systems design and practice. The theme of the conference is “Crafting Design.” We see the confluence of phenomena that may constitute new approaches and new foci in HCI and interaction design. The re-emergence of hand skills is evident in the development of multi-touch and full body interfaces. DIY and Maker cultures have become a…

Old Ideas: Recomputing the History of Information Technology SIGCIS Workshop 2013 October 13, 2013, Portland, Maine Deadline: June 30, 2013 The Society for the History of Technology’s Special Interest Group for Computers, Information and Society (SIGCIS – http://www.sigcis.org) welcomes submissions for a one-day scholarly workshop to be held on Sunday, October 13, 2013 in Portland, Maine. As in previous years, SIGCIS’s annual workshop will occur immediately after the end of the regular SHOT annual meeting program, the details of which are available from http://www.historyoftechnology.org/annual_meeting.html. Questions about the workshop should be addressed to Thomas Haigh (School of Information Studies, University of…

NextMed/MMVR21 Medicine Meets Virtual Reality February 20 – 22, 2014 Manhattan Beach Marriott Manhattan Beach, California Important Dates August 1, 2013:  Submission Deadline September 2013:  Registration Opens October 2013:  Initial Program Call for Presentations The 2014 Call for Presentations is now open! The Organizing Committee welcomes innovative research in: Medical simulation and modeling Data visualization and fusion Imaging devices and methods Robotics Haptics Sensors Wearable and implantable electronics Human-computer interfaces Medical intelligence networks Mobile health applications Virtual and augmented reality Projection systems Learning and technology Simulator design and validation Preoperative planning Surgical registration and navigation Psychotherapy tools Physical rehabilitation tools…