International workshop on presence: 'From virtual reality to human computer confluence', Padua, Italy
16 October 2008 - 16 October 2008
Italy
The 11th annual international workshop on presence 'From virtual reality to human computer confluence' (PRESENCE 2008) will take place from 16 to 18 October in Padua, Italy.
The goal of PRESENCE 2008 is to bring together academic researchers studying (tele)presence, content and technology developers, and interested commercial parties in order to share experiences, present research, and exchange ideas. PRESENCE 2008 will be an informal, interactive conference with invited speakers, paper presentations, special sessions on specific topics, and poster sessions. Issues of interest include but are not limited to:
- presence in shared virtual environments and online communities;
- presence in social interactions with virtual agents and digital counterparts;
- real bodies, avatars and cyborgs;
- presence and ubiquity with mobile and geo-location technologies;
- presence as a socio-cultural achievement; practices, preferences and material resources to manifest presence;
- realistic action in virtual environments;
- parasocial interaction and relationships;
- cognitive processes and the sense of presence;
- linguistic and non-verbal strategies to create, negotiate and challenge presence in mediated environments;
- neuropsychology of presence;
- presence affordances in digital technologies;
- 3D sound, acoustic environments and presence;
- advanced broadcast and cinematic displays;
- haptic and tactile displays;
- holography;
- affective and socio-affective interfaces;
- presence analysis, evaluation, and measurement techniques;
- causes and consequences (effects) of presence;
- presence augmentation through social, physical, and contextual cues;
- presence, involvement and digital addiction.For further information, please visit:
http://www.presence2008.org/(opens in new window)
The goal of PRESENCE 2008 is to bring together academic researchers studying (tele)presence, content and technology developers, and interested commercial parties in order to share experiences, present research, and exchange ideas. PRESENCE 2008 will be an informal, interactive conference with invited speakers, paper presentations, special sessions on specific topics, and poster sessions. Issues of interest include but are not limited to:
- presence in shared virtual environments and online communities;
- presence in social interactions with virtual agents and digital counterparts;
- real bodies, avatars and cyborgs;
- presence and ubiquity with mobile and geo-location technologies;
- presence as a socio-cultural achievement; practices, preferences and material resources to manifest presence;
- realistic action in virtual environments;
- parasocial interaction and relationships;
- cognitive processes and the sense of presence;
- linguistic and non-verbal strategies to create, negotiate and challenge presence in mediated environments;
- neuropsychology of presence;
- presence affordances in digital technologies;
- 3D sound, acoustic environments and presence;
- advanced broadcast and cinematic displays;
- haptic and tactile displays;
- holography;
- affective and socio-affective interfaces;
- presence analysis, evaluation, and measurement techniques;
- causes and consequences (effects) of presence;
- presence augmentation through social, physical, and contextual cues;
- presence, involvement and digital addiction.For further information, please visit:
http://www.presence2008.org/(opens in new window)