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Deadline Extension: Mobile HCI and Sound Workshop:
The deadline for submissions to the Mobile HCI and Sound Workshop has
been extended to 27 Aug 2004. In addition to the existing category of
papers of up to six-pages in length, a new submission category of
two-page position papers has been introduced.
Papers in both categories are solicited on any aspect of Mobile HCI and
Sound.
- Extended deadline: Friday 27August 2004
- Format: LNCS Format (see below for full details).
- Submission: Please submit papers to [log in to unmask], or see
the workshop website http://mcs.open.ac.uk/mobsound/ for fuller
submission details.
All those who submit papers are welcome to attend the workshop. Some,
but not all, of the accepted papers will be selected for presentation.
We will also select posters and two kinds of demonstration: those
designed to be presented in a plenary session, and demonstrations
designed for presentation to individual or small groups of participants.
Authors will be told which category they fall into by Monday 1st
September 2004, or, for papers submitted earlier than the deadline,
within a week of submitting - whichever is the sooner.
For full workshop details, see below or http://mcs.open.ac.uk/mobsound/.
Mobile HCI and Sound Workshop
A Workshop at Mobile HCI 2004 The 6th International Conference on Human
Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services.
Monday 13th September 2004 University of Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland
EXTENDED DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSIONS: Friday 27th August 2004
1 Introduction
Sound plays an increasingly varied and vital role in mobile and
ubiquitous user interaction. One reason is the limited screen
real-estate available in typical mobile devices. Another reason is that
many mobile devices are used in minimal attention situations. These are
situations in which the user has only limited attention available for
the interface: the user's eyes may be busy elsewhere; and the user may
be busy avoiding the normal hazards of moving around, and engaging with
real-world tasks. In many circumstances, such interactions will involve
non-speech audio and gesture to afford natural means of access to
information, to other people, and to services and situations in the
environment.
A complementary set of issues concerns Mobile HCI and Music. Mobile
interaction technologies will create new opportunities for musicians to
compose and perform music on the move and away from studios and concert
halls, including in new shared ways. The new technology will also create
opportunities for listeners; for new approaches to music education, and
for the spontaneous sharing of music by all. The workshop will actively
seek to benefit from cross fertilisation between researchers involved in
both areas. The workshop will seek to gather researchers from a variety
of disciplines, to examine challenges, issues, problems, principles,
findings, new applications and demonstrations related to Mobile HCI and
Sound.
2 Topics
Topics of interest will include, but not be limited to:
- Sound as an interaction element in minimal attention interfaces
- Spatial sound in mobile HCI
- Auditory displays in mobile & ubiquitous user interaction
- Sound and gesture in mobile interface techniques
- Sound for sighted mobile users
- Sound for mobile users with visual disabilities
- Sound in social navigation
- Complementarity between non-speech and speech audio
- Complementarity between audio and haptic mobile interfaces
- Mobile, Ubiquitous and Tangible HCI in music performance
- The Mobile Musician Machine Interface
- Innovative Mobile Musician Machine Interfaces
- Music as an interaction element
- Mobile HCI and music composition
- Spontaneous music, mobility and audio sharing
- Mobile collaborative and distributed composition
- Mobile collaborative performance
- Mobile digital technology in music education
- Nomadic composition.
3 Aims
This workshop aims to promote dialogue on Mobile HCI and Sound,
encourage research in the area and to share experiences to mutual
advantage among people addressing the topic from different perspectives.
4 Intended Participants
We specifically wish to foster exchange and interaction among
participants from different communities, including, but not limited to,
designers, developers, computer scientists, musicians, evaluators,
psychologists, and ethnographers, thus fostering cross-fertilization
among research communities. Participants at all stages in their research
are encouraged to participate. Research based on implemented systems
will be particularly welcome.
5 Demonstrations
Demos and experiences based on implemented systems, (including those
that integrate mobile technologies with fixed ones - e.g. large
projection screens, synthesizers, input devices etc) are warmly welcome.
It is anticipated that a surround sound system will be available if
required for demonstrations. We particularly encourage demonstrations
that allow individuals and small groups to gain hands-on experience.
Format and Submission
The workshop will be held as a full day event, and will provide time for
presenting papers, demos, discussing posters and for focused discussion
groups covering issues identified in the workshop. All those who submit
papers are welcome to attend the workshop. We invite papers in two
categories: papers of a maximum of six pages, and two-page position
papers. Papers should be formatted according to the standard LNCS
workshop style (see below). The extended deadline for submission is
Friday 27th August 2004. The workshop organizers will select
participants based on the papers, taking into account quality and
relation to the workshop topics. Some, but not all, of the accepted
papers will be selected for presentation. We will also select posters
and two kinds of demonstration: those designed to be presented in a
plenary session, and demonstrations designed for presentation to
individual or small groups of participants.
Posters and Demos should be submitted together with an accompanying
two-page paper for inclusion in the self-published workshop proceedings.
A surround sound system has been arranged for the workshop.
Notification of acceptance will be mailed to the contact author by
Monday 1st September 2004, or, for papers submitted earlier than the
deadline, within a week of submitting - whichever is the sooner.
A self-published proceedings will be available for registered attendees
on the day, and the proceedings will also be published in advance on the
web. Provided the quality and volume of submissions merit, we will
invite selected authors to revise their papers after the workshop for a
published workshop proceedings or journal special issue.
Attendees can either register for the full conference (?300 before 11th
June) and take part in the workshop free of charge, OR register for one
day of the conference (?100 before 11th June) and only attend the
workshop.
Useful URLs
Mobile HCI 2004 http://www.cis.strath.ac.uk/~mdd/mobilehci04
Mobile HCI Workshops
http://www.cis.strath.ac.uk/~mdd/mobilehci04/programme.php
Mobile HCI and Sound Workshop http://mcs.open.ac.uk/mobsound/
Paper Format and Submission
Please submit papers in pdf format (and word format, if available)
without numbering of pages. LNCS Format templates are available for
Latex or MS Word from this website:
http://www.springeronline.com/sgw/cda/frontpage/0,10735,5-164-2-72376-0,
00.html
Please submit papers to [log in to unmask], or see the workshop
website http://mcs.open.ac.uk/mobsound/ (accessible from 8th June) for
fuller submission details.
Important Dates
- June 11, 2004. Deadline for early discounted registration to the
conference or workshop. Attendees can either register for the full
conference (?300 before 11th June) and take part in the workshop free of
charge, OR register for one day of the conference (?100 before 11th
June) and only attend the workshop.
- July 9, 2004. Deadline for standard registration to the conference and
workshops (full conference rate ?350, OR one day/workshop fee only,
?120).
- Friday 27th August 2004. Extended Deadline for submissions (6 pages
maximum, or 2 page position papers).
- Monday 1st September 2004. Notification of acceptance.
- September 13, 2004, 9am-5pm. Workshop takes place in Glasgow.
- September 14-16 2004. Mobile HCI Conference takes place in Glasgow.
Organizing Committee
Simon Holland
Department of Computing,
The Open University, Milton Keynes.
Email: s.holland with domain open.ac.uk
Robert Day
Department of Computing,
The Open University, Milton Keynes.
Email: r.h.day with domain open.ac.uk
Gregory Leplatre
School of Computing
Napier University, Edinburgh
Email: g.leplatre with domain napier.ac.uk
Alistair Edwards
Department of Computer Science
University of York
Email: alistair with domain cs.york.ac.uk
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