Call for Papers The Journal of Human-Technology Relations (JHTR) https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/jhtr/about The inaugural issue of the Journal of Human-Technology Relations has just been published at https://journals.open.tudelft.nl/jhtr. This is an interdisciplinary journal that welcomes submissions from design researchers. Plus, it is completely free for authors and readers (Diamond Open Access). We are currently looking for individual submissions and special issue proposals. Aims and Scope: Technologies have come to play a central role in human lives and societies. They help to shape how humans are born and die, learn and live, behave and are being treated, work and relax, have families and friendships,…

Call for Papers Decoding Artificial Sociality: Technologies, Dynamics, Implications Special Issue in New Media & Society Journal: https://journals.sagepub.com/home/nms Special Issue Editors: Iliana Depounti, Loughborough University, United Kingdom, i.depounti@lboro.ac.uk Simone Natale, University of Turin, Italy, simone.natale@unito.it Deadline for abstract submission: September 30, 2023 The emergence and development of technologies enabling communications between humans and machines sparked a rethinking of the scope and implications of Artificial Intelligence (AI). In this context, software that mimics social interaction is becoming available to vast masses of users around the world. Yet we still lack interpretative frameworks and conceptual tools that go beyond the analysis of…

Call for Papers 1st Joint Workshop on Cross Reality To be held in conjunction with the IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality (ISMAR 2023) Sydney, Australia and Online Workshop: http://cross-realities.org October 16, 2023 ISMAR 2023: https://ismar23.org/ October 16-20, 2023 Submissions deadline: July 17, 2023 We invite researchers, practitioners, and designers to participate in the 1st Joint Workshop on Cross Reality (CR). SCOPE OF THE WORKSHOP Cross Reality (CR) is an emerging technology that focuses on the concurrent usage of or the transition between multiple systems at different points on the reality-virtuality continuum (RVC), including Virtual Reality (VR), Augmented…

Call for Presentations 5th Zip-Scene Conference on Immersive Storytelling In cooperation with Art*VR Festival TOPIC: Dimensions of Empathy. How Empathy and the Concept of Ethics Changed between the Holodeck and the Metaverse? How our trust and sense of criticism shapes the ways we understand old and novel interactive digital narratives? November 2-4, 2023 Prague, Czech Republic; DOX: Centre For Contemporary Art, Poupětova 1, 170 00 Praha 7-Holešovice https://conf.zip-scene.com/ Submission deadline: July 15, 2023 The concept of the Metaverse embodies a boundless and interconnected sense of compatibility and engagement, which amplifies our expectations for immersive forms of media. In the early…

Call for Papers IEEE Transactions on AI: Special Issue on Conversational AI https://sites.google.com/site/hwinteractionlab/ieee-transactions-on-ai-special-issue Submission deadline: July 30, 2023 Conversational AI is an emerging interdisciplinary research and innovation field, involving diverse topics ranging from machine learning, speech and natural language processing, understanding and generation, to ethics, sociology and psychology. It has gained increasing popularity in recent years through effective integration in commercial personal assistants such as Apple Siri, Amazon Alexa, Google Personal Assistant, ChatGPT, and many others. State of the art in conversational AI is being advanced through a number of global initiatives, including the Amazon Alexa prize competition and NeurIPS…

Call for Papers “Deception and Illusion” special issue of Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie (JTPhil; Yearbook of Philosophy of Technology) and the journal Technikgeschichte Submission deadline for topic outlines (1- 2 pages): October 15, 2023 Submission deadline for complete articles: January 15, 2024 If what is claimed turns out to be false, we feel deceived. If an artifact is able to pretend something miraculous, we speak – often admiringly – of a successful illusion. So, is fake… ambivalent? Photos of people who don’t exist, videos showing real people saying things they never said, posts expressing anger or reviewing products originating from bots: Recently,…

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:…