CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS: Papers, Abstracts, and Panel Proposals in New Media 2024 Midwest Popular Culture Association/Midwest American Culture Association Annual Conference October 4-6, 2024 DePaul University-Loop Campus Chicago, IL https://www.mpcaaca.org/2024-mpca-aca-annual-conference Deadline for submission proposals: May 15, 2024 Registration deadline: September 15, 2024 The Midwest Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association is a regional branch of the Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association. MPCA/ACA usually holds its annual conference in a large Midwestern city in the United States. Anyone is welcome to join and submit proposals for consideration at the MPCA/ACA conference. View our Subject Areas page for more…

CALL FOR PAPERS 15th International Conference on The Image SPECIAL FOCUS: Images and Imaginaries of Artificial Intelligence October 24-25, 2024 Interamerican Open University, Buenos Aires, Argentina + Online https://ontheimage.com/2024-conference/call-for-papers Format: A mix of live, pre-recorded, and in person (at scale that’s allowed) presentations and social interaction spaces. Submission deadlines: Early Proposal Deadline: March 24, 2024 Regular Proposal Deadline: July 24, 2024 Late Proposal Deadline: September 24, 2024 Founded in 2010, The Image Research Network is brought together around a shared interest in the nature and function of image making and images. We seek to build an epistemic community where we…

Call for Papers Special Session on: “Extended Reality as a Gateway to the Metaverse: Practices, Theories, Technologies and Applications” 2024 IEEE International Conference on Metrology for eXtended Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and Neural Engineering (IEEE MetroXRAINE 2024) October 21-23, 2024 St Albans, London, UK Session: https://metroxraine.org/special-session-6 Conference: https://metroxraine.org/ Submission deadline for abstracts (1-2 pages): March 15, 2024 Final paper submission deadline: April 30, 2024 SPECIAL SESSION DESCRIPTION The fast development of Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented Reality (AR), and Mixed Reality (MR) solutions over the last few years are transforming how people interact, work, and communicate. The eXtended Reality (XR) term encloses…

Call for Abstracts 14th International Conference on Game-Based Learning (iGBL2024) June 26-27, 2024 Online https://www.igbl-conference.com/cfp/ Submission deadline: March 4, 2024 (extended) The International Conference on Game-Based Learning (iGBL), formerly the Irish Conference on Game-Based Learning, now in its 14th year, will be hosted online on the 26th and 27th of June 2024. Contributions are welcomed from a wide range of topics and may be research or practitioner-based. Researchers from all countries and backgrounds are invited to submit. THEMES FOR THE CONFERENCE The symposium will include (but is not restricted to) the following topics: PEDAGOGY, EDUCATIONAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES: Pedagogical/learning theories…

[NOTE: Follow the links for many more presence-related workshops. –Matthew] Call for Abstracts “Human-Robot Companionship for Healthcare and Wellness: Which Form of Companionship for What Type of Care?” A Workshop at ICRA 2024, the 2024 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation PACIFICO Yokohama, Japan Workshop: May 17, 2024 https://2024.ieee-icra.org/program/#Workshops-Tutorials ICRA 2024: May 13-17, 2024 https://2024.ieee-icra.org/ Submission deadline: March 20, 2024 This workshop will address major challenges concerning different forms of human-robot companionship (HRC) in key healthcare and wellness applications, focusing also on the social implications at large, from ethical concerns to impact on social models. The workshop will provide…

Call for Papers: Mind Attribution in HRI: Determinants and Consequences Special session at RO-MAN 2024, 33rd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication Pasadena, California, USA August 26-30, 2024 https://www.ro-man2024.org/ Submission deadline: March 20, 2024 MOTIVATION AND GOALS Mind attribution refers to “the cognitive capacity to reflect upon one’s own and other persons’ mental states such as beliefs, desires, feelings and intentions”. A growing group of Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) research recently focuses on investigating whether people form mental models towards robots, and how robots are able to mentalize. However, there is currently no consensus about what types of…

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Call for Papers “Programmed to Love: Players and Virtual Lovers” Special issue of International Journal of Games and Social Impact https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/ijgsi/announcement/view/195 Guest Editor: Renata Ntelia (School of Computer Science, University of Lincoln) Submission deadline: June 1, 2024 Games often offer their players strong emotional experiences. Love is a profound human experience that affects all aspects of our lives. Indeed, many games include love as part of their narrative and/or gameplay. Nevertheless, is this truly love? Unlike other media, in which the audience reads about or watches a love story unfold, in games players take on an active role in the…

Call for Papers ISMAR 2024: IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality October 21 to 25, 2024 Greater Seattle Area, USA [and online] https://ieeeismar.org/cfp/ Abstract submission deadline: March 7, 2024 Paper submission deadline: March 14, 2024 OVERVIEW As initiated in 2021, ISMAR 2024 will have two different calls for papers. ISMAR is responding to the recent explosion of commercial and research activities related to AR, MR and VR by continuing the expansion of its scope over the past several years. ISMAR 2024 will cover the full range of technologies, from interfaces in the real world to fully immersive experiences.…

Call for Papers HCSE 2024 10th International Working Conference on Human-Centered Software Engineering July 8-10, 2024 Reykjavik, Iceland http://www.hcse-conference.org Submission deadlines: Technical full papers, late breaking results: Monday, February 26th, 2024 Demos, posters and Discussion Forum short papers: Friday, April 5th, 2024 HCSE is a bi-annual, single-track, working conference organized by the IFIP Working Group 13.2 on Methodology for User-Centred System Design. We aim at bringing together researchers and practitioners interested in strengthening the scientific foundations of user interface design, examining the relationship between software engineering and human-computer interaction and on how to strengthen human-centered design as an essential part…

Call for Speakers Serious Play 2024 August 12-14, 2024 University of Toronto, Mississauga Toronto, Canada https://seriousplayconf.com/ Submission deadline: April 15, 2024 Our call for speakers is open for Serious Play 2024, which will be held at the University of Toronto, Mississauga on August 12 – 14. Our game awards are also open, which include student categories. A brief description: For the past 18 years, the Serious Play Conference has established itself as a premier platform for discussing the impactful use of games and play in education, training, skill development, and knowledge dissemination. This unique conference brings together a community of…

Call for Abstracts Academic Esports Seminar May 21-24, 2024 University of Agder in Norway https://www.academicesports.net Abstract submission deadline: March 6, 2024 Dear fellow Game Researchers, We at the University of Agder in Norway are planning to do a conference on the topic of Academic Esports, please find below the call for abstracts and if you have any questions, please let me know! Kind regards, Tobi ACADEMIC ESPORTS SEMINAR In an era where digital landscapes are continually reshaping the way we learn, teach, and engage, the advent of academic esports stands at the forefront of educational innovation. Distinct from the realms…