Conference Call for Papers INPUTS / OUTPUTS: Inter-disciplinary Approaches to Causality in Engagement, Immersion, Presence and Related Concepts in Performance and Human Computer Interaction  26 June 2013 Brighton, UK Deadline for contributions 22nd February 2013 Engagement is much sought after in the public discourse of politics, theatre and education. Immersion, presence, and motivation attract further research to the engagement continuum.  The goal of this symposium is to inspire an interdisciplinary spectrum of academics, practitioners and funders interested in deeper engagement (and related terms) toward novel collaborative solutions and projects. By mixing practitioners and researchers from arts, media and science, the…

Call for Papers: Physical and Digital in Games and Play seminar May 29-31, 2013, University of Tampere, FINLAND Digital games have had a visible role on the contemporary rise of game cultures and game studies, but there are still under-explored research areas in the relation of digital games to other forms of games and play, including e.g. traditional card and board games, play with physical toys, paper-based puzzles, and physical sport games. The research carried out in such areas holds potential for both interesting comparative work in theoretical and empirical game studies, as well as for serving inspiration for experimental…

CALL FOR PAPERS Becoming Nomad: Hybrid Spaces, Liquid Architectures and Online Domains TaPRA Performance and New Technologies Inter-conference Event 2013 on 10 April 2013* at York St John University, York, UK A research event organised by TaPRA Performance and New Technologies Working Group in cooperation with York St John University *A pre-conference workshop run by Mark Jeffery and Judd Morrissey will take place on 9 April 2013. Their Performance Anatomical Theatres of Mixed Realitywill be presented on 10 April. Confirmed Keynote Speaker: Professor Maaike Bleeker Invited Practitioners: Mark Jeffery and Judd Morrissey Conceptions of space and time are necessary coordinates…

W S C G ‘ 2013 21st International Conference in Central Europe on Computer Graphics, Visualization and Computer Vision 2013 http://www.wscg.eu or http://www.wscg.cz in co-operation with EUROGRAPHICS; SIGGRAPH and ACM listed will be held in Pilsen [Plzen] (http://www.pilsen.eu/en) close to Prague [Praha] the Golden European City, Czech Republic on June 24-27, 2013 Program Co-Chairs: Manuel M. Oliveira, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil Vaclav Skala, University of West Bohemia & VSB-Technical University, Czech Republic Important dates: Paper submission: March 5, 2013   13:00 GMT (London time) Poster submission: April 29, 2013   13:00 GMT (London time) Topics included: Computer graphics…

Call for Papers: 6th Workshop on Software Engineering and Architectures for Realtime Interactive Systems – SEARIS 2013 17th of March In conjunction with IEEE Virtual Reality 2013 in Orlando, Florida, USA Description SEARIS provides a forum for researchers and practitioners working on the design, development, and support of realtime interactive systems (RIS). These systems span from Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) environments to novel Human-Computer Interaction systems (such as multimodal or multitouch architectures) and entertainment applications in general. Their common principle is a strong user centric orientation which requires real-time processing of simulation aspects as…

Call for Participation: CHI 2013 Workshop POWERWALL – International Workshop on Interactive, Ultra-High-Resolution Displays Date: Saturday 27th April 2013 Venue: Palais de Congrès de Paris, France Submission Deadline: 18th January 2013 Notification of acceptance: 8th February 2013 Workshop website: http://www.powerwall.mdx.ac.uk Workshop Description Ultra-High-resolution, wall-size (Powerwall) displays are constructed using an array of TFT panels or projectors. The vast screen real estate presents new ways in which we can view and interact with data. This workshop is not just for academics working with large screen displays, but also for practitioners who wish to discuss large scale data problems that can benefit…

Call for Papers: EuroITV 2013 Demonstrations EuroITV is the leading international conference for media and interaction related to video and television. EuroITV 2013 will be held in Como, Italy, from June 24 – 26, 2013. EuroITV demonstrations provide an opportunity for you to demonstrate your latest prototypes and cutting edge research to attendees at the conference. Having people interact directly with a new interface or design is often the best way to communicate what you have created to your audience. It is also the perfect way to get feedback on your work from experts within the field, and build beneficial…

Call for Papers The Second International Workshop on Ambient Information Technologies (AMBIT 2013) http://www-human.ist.osaka-u.ac.jp/ambit2013/ in conjunction with IEEE Virtual Reality 2013 (IEEE VR 2013) http://conferences.computer.org/vr/2013/ March 16 (Sat), 2013 Orlando, FL, USA AIM AND SCOPE In [a] VR environment, users are surrounded with various kinds of devises such as sensors, displays, actuators, etc. The integration with these devises and analyzing [the] acquired data lead [to] new techniques and technologies that could offer users various comfortable computer-supported environments. As one of such environments, ambient information technologies have attempted to offer users to unconsciously access useful information with various kinds of displays…

Artist Talk As Yet Impossible Presents: Igloo Kinosphir – she’s lost control Tuesday 15 January, 18:00 – 20:00 University of Salford MediaCityUK Salford Quays M50 2HE FREE – Registration Required The University is pleased to welcome Igloo to MediaCityUK to talk about their past/current & future projects – which deal primarily with figure & landscape. Special attention is given to experience – a kinosphir – a new methodology of giving audiences immersive experiences using a variety of techniques including game engine visualisations, motion capture, haptic interfaces & stereo projections to convey imagery derived from & relating to the Skinner Releasing…

INVITATION to Start Operation Systems Performers in London and around the world on the web guide their audiences in a playful exploration of a technologically cutting-edge and emotionally magical journey. Do you know the legend of the full moon? There will be ships, stars, the sea, the full moon, and you! What is real? What is the space around us made of? Where are we now? Who are we? Can we share a body? We invite you to come and Start Operating the System. The work in progress performances will take place on: Thursday 10th of January Friday 11th of…

FIRST CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS Proposal Submission Deadline: January 15, 2013 Global Issues and Ethical Concerns in Human Enhancement Technologies A book edited by Dr. Steven John Thompson (Johns Hopkins University, USA, and University of Maryland University College, USA) To be published by IGI Global: http://www.igi-global.com Introduction Society is struggling with issues regarding rapid advancements in Human Enhancement Technologies (HET), especially in terms of definition, effects, participation, regulation, and control. These are global matters that legislators must sufficiently address at some point, as was evidenced partly by debate within the 2008 European Parliament’s Science and Technology Options Assessment (STOA), among…

Workshop on Geographic Human-Computer Interaction – CALL FOR PAPERS April 27-28, 2013 (at CHI 2013) Paris, France http://geohci2013.grouplens.org @geohci Position Statements Due: January 11, 2013 Thanks to rapid developments in mobile and spatial technologies, researchers and practitioners in human-computer interaction (HCI), a large sub-field of computer science, are quickly becoming interested in geographic research questions and application areas. Similarly, geographers are exploring the impact of software and computing on space, and members of the Geographic Information Science (GIScience) and Cartography communities are exploring how lessons from HCI can be integrated into their work. However, despite this rapid topical convergence, there…