Posted on behalf of Eamonn O'Neill [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: 22 July 2004 10:40 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: CfP: Using Ambient Technology to Support the Social Creative Process Call for Web Forum Discussion and Workshop Position Papers "Using Ambient Technology to Support the Social Creative Process" A Workshop at the Second European Symposium on Ambient Intelligence http://www.cs.bath.ac.uk/~cspaw/EUSAIWorkshop.html 8 November 2004 Technical University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands Many researchers refer to activities such as design as creative processes, yet provide little definition of what they mean by creativity or how people go about being creative. Our research has led us to viewing such activities as social creative processes, involving communication and creative insight amongst a group of participants. During this workshop we intend to develop an operational definition of what it is to be creative and explore how ambient technologies can support the social creative process. Ambient technologies are increasingly being proposed to develop environments to support the creative process, such as in participatory design. However, participatory design practice in general and these environments in particular tend to be founded not on theory but on practical experience. Whilst there is a great deal of value in practical experience, we propose developing a theory of creativity as a basis for understanding and supporting the social creative process of design. With such a theoretical basis, we can begin to explain, predict and empirically test how ambient technologies may best support creative processes. Key issues that we wish to explore in this workshop include: * What is creativity? * What is the process of being creative? * Can ambient technologies support this creative process? * How can ambient technologies support this creative process? * What advantages and disadvantages exist in using ambient technologies over others available? * Can our knowledge of creativity enhance the use of ambient technologies? * Can ambient technologies give us a better understanding of creativity? Web Forum and Position Paper Submission The Web Forum is now available at the workshop website: http://www.cs.bath.ac.uk/~cspaw/EUSAIWorkshop.html. You are encouraged to contribute to the Forum from today. We hope that this will lead to a lively discussion around the above issues and others you may like to raise. In addition to the Web Forum, you are encouraged to attend the workshop itself. To do this, please submit a 2 to 4 page position paper reflecting the issues raised around using ambient technology to support the social creative process. Please format your position paper using the ACM SIGCHI Conference Template (http://www.chi2004.org/res/CHI04PubsFormat.doc) and submit it to the Workshop Committee ([log in to unmask]), details on the workshop website. To encourage the widest participation and the liveliest discussion, the Web Forum and Position Paper submission are independent ways in which you can participate - you can do one without the other if you wish. But we hope that you will begin contributing your ideas via the Web Forum and then come to join us in Eindhoven in November to carry on the discussions. We anticipate a Special Issue of a journal resulting from the process and hope that there will be other useful outputs. Workshop position papers should be received by 27 August 2004. Participants will be notified of acceptance by 3 September 2004. For any enquiries, see the workshop website or email the workshop committee - Andy Warr, Eamonn O'Neill, Hilary Johnson - [log in to unmask]