Call for Abstracts The Second Annual Philosophy of Video Games Conference Theme: Virtual Reality and Gaming Florida Atlantic University Jupiter, Florida, USA February 9-10, 2025 https://philevents.org/event/show/112498 Submission deadline: October 15, 2023 Video games are more popular than ever, and gaming is an increasingly common hobby. However, gaming raises a number of complex ethical issues. Perhaps the most familiar is the question of whether violent video games are morally appropriate or not. But beyond questions about the morality of gaming and what is appropriate content, we might wonder what the overall value of gaming is. Gamers are quite passionate about their…

Call for Papers ACE2023: How Artificial Character Embodiment shapes user behaviour in multi-modal interaction At the 25th ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2023) Paris, France ACE Workshop: October 13, 2023 https://sites.google.com/view/ace2023workshop/home ICMI Conference: October 9-13, 2023 https://icmi.acm.org/2023/ IMPORTANT DATES: Submission deadline: July 23, 2023 Notification to authors: August 6, 2023 Camera-ready: August 14, 2023 Workshop: October 13, 2023, Paris We invite you to submit a contribution to our ACE workshop @ICMI2023. MOTIVATION: The body shapes the mind: bodily representations structure the way humans perceive the world and the way they perceive other people. Cognitive sciences and social sciences…

Call for Participation Zoom Performance Symposium: Practice and theory of online performance University of Fine Arts Münster (Kunstakademie Münster) Münster, Germany June 30, 2023 12–7 pm Free online or in person attendance https://www.e-flux.com/announcements/542013/zoom-performance-symposium/ [NOTE: Visit the e-flux website to use the contact/message links below; see also the e-flux contact page. –Matthew] We invite you to be present at the Zoom Performance Symposium, hosted by the Kunstakademie Münster in collaboration with the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Like “zoom fatigue” and “zoom party”, the term “zoom performance” has become a catch-all for a phenomenon from the years 2020–21: the forms of online live performances…

Call for Participation The 5th Furhat Conference on Social Robotics Unveiling the Future: How Large Language Models Are Redefining Social Robotics Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 4:00 PM CET Free, online https://furhatrobotics.com/furhat-conference-on-social-robotics-spring-23/ The Furhat Conference is back for its fifth edition this June! This time around, the conference will be focused on the big topics of the time – LLMs, GPT, and what the rapid development of AI technologies means for the future of social robots. Some incredible speakers will be discussing how the future of social robotics is changing with the current advancements of AI. Register here to receive…

Call for Papers ICIDS 2023 16th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling November 11-15, 2023 Kobe, Japan and Online https://icids2023.ardin.online/ Submission deadline: June 25, 2023 ICIDS is the premier conference for researchers and practitioners concerned with studying digital interactive forms of narrative from a variety of perspectives, including theoretical, technological, and applied design lenses. The annual conference is an interdisciplinary gathering that combines technology-focused approaches with humanities-inspired theoretical inquiry, empirical research and artistic expression. ICIDS 2023 is the 16th edition of the conference and will be presented as a fully hybrid event. The theme for the conference this year is…

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION AND SPEAKERS MuseumNext Digital Collections Summit September 25-26, 2023 Online https://www.museumnext.com/events/digital-collections-summit/ Speaker proposal deadline: June 30, 2023 Digital advancements are revolutionising the way museums organise, interpret, and disseminate their collections, with innovations such as artificial intelligence challenging established practices. How can museums remain current with contemporary ideas in digital collections management? The MuseumNext Digital Collections Summit showcases cutting-edge digital platforms, inventive approaches, and pioneering technology, equipping your institution with the insights required for success. Delve into the captivating world of digitisation, collection management, online curation, digital storytelling, DAMS, and artificial intelligence as we investigate the enthralling question:…

Call for Papers New York State Communication Association 2023 Conference – Communication in the Digital World October 13-15, 2023 Callicoon, New York https://www.nyscanet.org/archives/1874 Submission deadline: July 7, 2023 The New York State Communication Association invites proposals for the 81st annual conference scheduled for October 13-15, 2023 at the Villa Roma Resort and Conference Center, 365 Villa Roma Road, Callicoon, NY 12723. COMMUNICATION IN THE DIGITAL WORLD The internet and smartphone have transformed the way we communicate in profound ways. We are now moving toward normalizing new features like artificial intelligence, and virtual and augmented reality applications in day-to-day use, poised…

Call for Papers The 10th Experimental AI in Games Workshop (EXAG 2023) In conjunction with Artificial Intelligence in Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE) 2023 Salt Lake City, Utah, USA EXAG 2023: October 8, 2023 http://www.exag.org AIIDE 2023: October 8-12, 2023 https://sites.google.com/view/aiide-2023/home Submission deadline: July 24, 2023 WHAT IS EXAG? The Experimental AI in Games (EXAG) workshop is a workshop held at the AI for Interactive Digital Entertainment conference (AIIDE). At EXAG, AI practitioners from academia and industry are given a platform to showcase their work on new applications of AI in games. EXAG will be taking place for its 10th year…

Call for Papers IE2023: Interactive Entertainment The 19th annual Australasian conference on interactive digital media design and technologies. December 6, 2023 Victoria University of Wellington New Zealand http://current.ieconference.org/ Submission deadline: August 8, 2023 Kia ora koutou Interactive Entertainment is Australasia’s longest-running games and digital entertainment conference. In 2023, IE has the honor of being co-located with OzCHI at Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand. TOPICS Interactive Entertainment has a long history of being a diverse conference that brings together a broad audience of researchers and academics. The conference encourages and pursues deep collaboration and the strength of past events has…

CALL FOR PAPERS AIxIA 2023 The 22nd International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence Rome, Italy November 6-9, 2023 http://www.aixia2023.cnr.it/ Abstract submission deadline: Extended to June 16, 2023 Paper submission deadline: Extended to June 23, 2023 The AIxIA 2023 edition celebrates the 22nd year of an event born inside the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence, but rapidly grown up to an international dimension, attracting scholars from all over the world. This edition of AIxIA will take place in Rome and will be organized by the three federated Roman universities (Roma Tre, Sapienza and Tor Vergata) together with the…

Call for Book Chapter Proposals: Reimagining the nature of post-pandemic work: Moving beyond automating old processes to transforming the nature of work Submission deadline: August 31, 2023 Vernon Press invites book chapter proposals for an edited collection on “Reimagining the nature of work: Moving beyond automating old processes to transforming the nature of work”, edited by Leigh Maxwell. The pandemic propelled organizations into a new era. Working remotely represents a fundamental social change in where, when, and how work is done. Given the rise of remote work, there is a need to understand the challenges of maintaining an engaged workforce…

Call for Abstracts 14th Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics (AHFE) International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing for All (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition) Honolulu, Hawaii, USA December 4-6, 2023 https://www.hawaii.ahfe.org Abstract submission deadline (500 words): June 10, 2023 (11:00PM PST) AHFE Submission System: https://www.hawaii.ahfe.org/submissions.html Dear Colleagues, You are cordially invited to submit an abstract for paper presentation or poster demonstration at the 14th AHFE International Conference on Human Factors in Design, Engineering, and Computing for All (AHFE 2023 Hawaii Edition) which will be held at the Waikiki Beach Marriott Resort & Spa, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA, December 4-6,…