Call for Conference/Journal Papers IEEE VR 2021 27 March to 1 April, 2021 Lisbon, Portugal and online http://ieeevr.org/2021/ IMPORTANT DATES September 2, 2020: Abstracts due (REQUIRED) September 9, 2020: Submissions due October 31, 2020: Notification of first review cycle results December 15, 2020: Revised paper submissions due to second review cycle January 8, 2021: Final notifications January 22, 2021: Camera-ready material due from authors of accepted papers LINKS Paper abstracts complete papers must be submitted electronically through the online submission system: https://new.precisionconference.com/~vr All VR Journal Papers submissions [see “FURTHER DETAILS REGARDING SUBMISSIONS“ below.  –ML] should be formatted using the IEEE…

Call for Submissions Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) 2021 February 14-17, 2021 Salzburg, Austria [see note below] https://tei.acm.org/2021/ Paper abstracts due: July 24, 2020 NOTE: “TEI2021 will currently stay on course with the planning of the physical conference in Salzburg, while closely observing the health and travel regulations as well as possible political or financial constraints for the community.” For more information please see https://tei.acm.org/2021/covid-19/ The ACM International Conference on Tangible, Embedded and Embodied Interaction (TEI) addresses issues of human-computer interaction, novel tools and technologies, interactive art, and user experience. The work presented at TEI has a strong focus…

CALL FOR PAPERS Creativity in the Light of AI Odradek – Studies in Philosophy of Literature, Aesthetics, and New Media Theories [vol. 8, n. 1, 2022] Editors: Caterina Moruzzi, Mario Verdicchio, Fabio Fossa Publication: approx. November 2021/January 2022 Language: English Submission deadline: 29/01/2021 Authors can find submission guidelines at the following link: https://odradek.cfs.unipi.it/index.php/odradek/about/submissions For many, creativity is a field where humanity can paradigmatically express itself. Scientific and technological discoveries, crafting, advertising, fashion are all fields that require and foster creativity. Yet, it is difficult to deny that when we think of creativity, we associate it mostly with the Arts, and…

[Note: There are several other presence-related tracks, some with earlier deadlines; follow link below for more information. –ML] Call for Papers 2020 Brazilian Symposium on Computer Games and Digital Entertainment (SBGames) Arts and Design Track Online 7-10 November https://www.sbgames.org/sbgames2020/ NOTE: This year, due to the restrictions caused by COVID-19, the symposium will be held entirely online. SBGames (Brazilian Symposium on Computer Games and Digital Entertainment) is the largest and most important event for games and digital entertainment in Latin America. Realized by the SBC, the event receives scientists, artists, designers, teachers, and students from colleges, universities, research centers, and the…

Call for Contributions EuroVR 2020 17th EuroVR International Conference 25-27 November Valencia, Spain (see note below) https://i3b.webs.upv.es/webs/eurovr/ IMPORTANT DATES For the Scientific track, contributions deadlines are: Full Paper submissions (Scientific talks): July 19, 2020 23:59 CEST Short Paper submissions (Scientific posters): July 26, 2020 23:59 CEST Notifications to the authors for all Scientific submissions: September 6, 2020 Camera ready for all Scientific contributions: September 26, 2020 23:59 CEST For the Application track and the Demo & Exhibition track, contributions deadlines are: Short abstract submissions for all related categories: September 11, 2020 Notification to authors for all related categories: October 2,…

Call for Papers MUM 2020, the 19th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia 22-25 November 2020 Essen, Germany (see Note below) http://www.mum-conf.org/2020/ IMPORTANT DATES: Submissions: August 10th, 2020 Notifications: October 1st, 2020 Conference Dates: November 22nd-25th, 2020 NOTE: Due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation, we are currently looking into different ways to hold MUM2020. The latest developments show that the German government is loosening the meeting and travel restrictions, and we are currently exploring the idea of running a hybrid conference allowing physical as well as virtual participation by November. The safety of all attendees is our primary concern,…

Call for Papers (Virtual) Workshop – Challenges of Agent Identity in Multimodal Communication To be held in conjunction with the 22nd ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction 25 October 2020 To be held remotely due to COVID-19 ICMI 2020: http://icmi.acm.org/2020/index.php?id=home Workshop: https://sites.google.com/view/agentidentity/home Submissions: https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=caimc2020 Submission deadline: 21 August 2020 NOTE: This workshop is co-located with the 2020 ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction (ICMI 2020). Given that the current situation with COVID-19 is continuously evolving, we are still finalizing the final format of the workshop. We are going to decide on the format according to the format of the ICMI…

Call for Papers “Designing for Orchestration in Mixed and Virtual Reality: Challenges and Best Practices” NordiCHI 2020 workshop 25th of October 2020, 9:00 – 17:30 https://www.unitylab.de/designing-for-orchestration-in-xr-nordichi-2020-workshop Paper submission deadline: 1st of September 2020 NOTE: The workshop will be held as a full-day workshop containing four sessions with distinguished activities. We aim for an interactive workshop with space for discussion and expression. Due to the current CoVid-19 pandemic, we plan to offer this workshop online, mediated using online conferencing tools and web-based shared virtual spaces. In case of the conference taking place in Tallinn, the workshop can easily be offered on-site.…

Call for Papers Indo-Pacific Journal of Phenomenology Special issue: Phenomenology and Virtuality https://www.nisc.co.za/news/137/announcements-and-notices/call-for-papers-phenomenology-and-virtuality Edited by Gregory Swer and Jean du Toit Submissions due before: 24 August 2020 Our age is typified by technology (Kroes & Meijers, 2016: 12), but it is the question of the virtual that has particularly come to the forefront after the turn of the century. The contemporary era of emergent digital technologies has seen the multiplication of virtual spaces – our civilizations are indeed steeped in the virtual – which has resulted in complex changes to the dimensions of our existence and experience. While thinkers such…

Call for Papers AI Fiction / Artificial Intelligence and Fiction 3 to 5 June 2021 Paris, France https://cis.cnrs.fr/ia-fictions/ Submission deadline: 30 September 2020 This international conference, organized by the University Paris 3 Sorbonne Nouvelle, in partnership with the Center for Internet and Society, will be held in Paris from 3 to 5 June 2021. A call for papers is open until 30 September 2020. This is the first conference ever organized on the theme of artificial intelligence in fiction (literature, series, films, comics, video games): the focus will be on representations of AI and their meanings, as well as the…

Call for Papers ACM IUI 2021: ACM Intelligent User Interfaces 2021 Conference College Station, TX March 18-21, 2021 http://iui.acm.org/2021/ Contact: program2021@iui.acm.org Upcoming deadlines: Abstract submission: October 2, 2020 (compulsory) Paper submission: October 9, 2020 NOTE: We are monitoring the situation regarding the global pandemic and associated travel restrictions. If needed, we will offer a virtual presentation option if the conference cannot take place due to the global pandemic, or if registered authors from specific parts of the world cannot attend the conference. ACM IUI 2021 is the 26th annual premier international forum for reporting outstanding research and development on intelligent…

Call for Papers 1st Workshop on Action Modelling for Interaction and Analysis in Smart Sports and Physical Education (MAIStroPE) To be held in conjunction with the 22nd ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction Workshop website: http://smart-sports-exercises.nl/maistrope/ Paper submission deadline: 23 August 2020 [NOTE: See ACM ICMI 2020 website for information about conference format due to COVID-19 –ML] The workshop to be held in conjunction with the 22nd ACM International Conference on Multimodal Interaction intends to bring together the research in Machine Learning, Interactive Technology and Sports & Movement Science to propose multimodal and interactive systems which can be utilized by coaches/trainers…