*** Call for Papers ***
Workshop on Assistive Augmentation
in conjunction with CHI 2014, Toronto, Canada
http://assistaugment.xvm.mit.edu/
## Topic
Our senses are the dominant channel for perceiving the world around us,
some more central than the others, such as the sense of vision. Whether
they have impairments or not, people often find themselves at the edge of
sensorial capability and seek assistive or enhancing devices. We wish to
put sensorial ability and disability on a continuum of usability for
certain technology, rather than treat one or the other extreme as the
focus. The overarching topic of the workshop proposed here the design and
development of assistive technology, user interfaces and interactions that
seamlessly integrate with a users mind, body and behavior, providing an
enhanced perception. We call this "Assistive Augmentation".
The workshop aims to establish conversation and idea exchange with
researchers and practitioners at the junction of human-computer interfaces,
assistive technology and human augmentation. The workshop will serve as a
hub for the emerging community of assistive augmentation researchers.
The focus of this will workshop will be on emerging technologies and their
potential for assistive augmentation. Topics of interest comprise, but are
not limited to:
Novel sensory modalities; e.g. sensory substitution, sensory fusion,
synesthesia
Alternative, novel feedback modalities
Novel technology and interaction support targeting sensory enhancement,
e.g.
Mobile and personal technologies
Wearable interfaces
Eyes-free, hands-free, interactions
Imaginary interfaces
Brain-computer interfaces
Unobtrusive interaction
Cross-domain transfer of interfaces and technologies
Ethnographic studies on assistive augmentations
Comparative studies showing the effect of using novel interaction
technology
Approaches that leverage on assistive augmentations for inclusive design
Design methods for assistive augmentations
Ethical issues, e.g. focusing on
Quality of assistive augmentations
Appropriation of human augmentations
Critical perspectives
Fictional or futuristic ideographs, utopian or dystopian
## Submission & Dates
The deadline for workshop paper submissions is January 15, 2014. We solicit
submissions in two categories: (1) position papers of up to 4 pages and (2)
system demonstrations; a description of the demonstration of up to 2 pages
should be submitted. Submissions need to adhere to the ACM CHI adjunct
proceedings style and should be submitted to the submission management
system. Acceptance notifications will be send out February 10, 2014. Please
note that at least one author of an accepted paper must register for the
workshop and for one or more days of the CHI 2014 conference.
Submission system: https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=aa14
## Organizers
Jochen Huber, Singapore University of Technology and Design, SG & MIT Media
Lab, USA
Jun Rekimoto, University of Tokyo, JP
Masahiko Inami, Keio University, JP
Pattie Maes, MIT Media Lab, USA
Roy Shilkrot, MIT Media Lab, USA
Meng Ee Wong, Nanyang Technological University, SG
Graham Pullin, University of Dundee, UK
Suranga Nanayakkara, Singapore University of Technology and Design, SG
See you at CHI 2014!
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