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Artful applications in Ambient TV


please submit your two-page position paper to editor at uitv dot info by 1st April 2008


Abstract: This workshop investigates the relationship between artful applications and interactive video installations in everyday places (ambient TV). In this area, a significant direction for interactive TV is the design and evaluation of ambient TV systems, which promote mass social communication, identity formulation and awareness of others. In terms of academic disciplines, media and HCI researchers have studied the interaction between electronic media and humans, while architects have studied the interaction between humans and the built environment. How do these disciplines complement each other, when interacting with ambient TV systems becomes an integral part of everyday life? In this workshop, we explore public displays, urban video games, interactive video installations that provide opportunities as placeholders for shared experiences.

Research questions
The main research question is whether and how participatory use of ambient communication systems could facilitate mediated (mass or interpersonal) communication in spatial settings. Additionally the workshop investigates how the use of ambient TV translates into business opportunity, such as captivating attention in window-shopping.

We welcome contributions that explore end-user scenarios, storyboards, prototypes, user interface issues of those applications that enhance the artful dimension of locative media technologies. In particular, we look forward to both scientific and artistic contributions on the topic.

Topics
- Urban screens and urban video-games
- Ambient TV
- Playful, artful computer applications
- Serious-political video-games
- Video installations
- Grass roots media infrastructure


Important dates Important dates and deadlines:
* 1st of April: paper submission
* 15th of April: notification to authors
* 25th of April: camera-ready paper

Submission
* Position papers should be between 2 to 5 five pages following the euroitv08 conference formatting guidelines
* Paper should be submitted via the euroitv08 conference submission system

Publications
* All accepted papers will be published in the EuroITV2008 adjunct proceedings provided that at least one author is registered and present the paper in the workshop.


Program committee

Konstantinos Chorianopoulos, Bauhaus University of Weimar, Germany
Otto Tremetzberger, Arts University Linz, Austria
Dimitris Charitos, University of Athens, Greece
Anthony Auerbach, Jan van Eyck Academie, Maastricht, the Netherlands
Anna McCarthy, University of NY, USA
Artur Lugmayr, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
Daniel Michelis, University of the Arts Berlin, Germany
Mirjam Struppek, Federation Square, Australia


please submit your two-page position paper to editor at uitv dot info by 1st April 2008


The workshop will take place on the 2nd of July 2008 in Salzburg, Austria during EuroITV08.


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