KuI 2019: XVII. Conference on Culture and Computer Science 2019 Konzerthaus Berlin Berlin, Germany, May 23-24, 2019 |
Conference website | https://kui.htw-berlin.de |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=kui2019 |
Abstract registration deadline | January 25, 2019 |
Submission deadline | January 25, 2019 |
As a rapidly expanding area of computer research, Augmented and Virtual Reality is characterised by a large degree of interdisciplinarity. The entanglement between the real world and computer generated data cuts across, and expands far beyond disciplines such as human-computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Graphics (CG), sensor systems, human-to-machine communication, and machine-to-machine communication on the one hand. But on the other hand questions like the origin of the data, or the impact of such media technologies on our perception and concept of reality is highly relevant in media studies, cultural history and theory, but also in archaeology, ethnology, museology or cultural heritage. Given this interdisciplinary context, one can translate the concept of Mixed Reality (Milgram, Takemura, Utsumi, & Kishino, 2005) or the seamless bridging of the physical and virtual worlds into the linkage between virtual history and augmented present. While the supposedly real is always mediated by natural or artificial senses/sensors having their own history, all we know about history is transmitted through media like images, texts, or archaeological findings, but also through vinyl records, films, or computer data. Hence, the representation of history and the contextualisation of the present are two sides of the same coin coming together in today’s media and computer technologies. With our 17th International Conference on Culture and Computer Science 2019, we want to address the multifaced bridges between virtual history and augmented reality.
The ”Culture and Computer Science“ conference series brings into focus best practice examples, challenges and future trends in the fields of Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality, hybrid systems, 3D technology, data collection and management, media integration, modelling, visualisation and interaction. The conference targets employees of cultural and creative industries, communication scientists, cultural and artistic actors as well as computer scientists and engineers, who conduct research and development on cultural topics.
Submission Guidelines
Proposals for oral presentations, short presentations, posters or demonstrations must be submitted in English language by January 14th, 2019.
The abstracts of the contributions (1–2 pages, DIN A4) must contain title, author(s) and the scope of the paper, emphasise on new advances, theories and/or applications, and include a short analysis of results and findings.
A submission implies a willingness to register (fee required) and present the work if the contribution is accepted for presentation at the conference.
According to this year’s main topic “Virtual History and Augmented Present”, we will group the contributions into two blocks. On the first day of the conference, priority will be given to papers presenting concepts and strategies for bringing the past to life with the help of AR, VR and digital media. The second day will cover topics that deal with the use of AR, VR, digital media, sensor systems, and communication techniques to explain, clarify, and resolve processes, events, and problems of the present.
Focus Topics
- Hybrid systems
- Augmented, Mixed and Virtual Reality
- Best practice Augmented, Mixed or Virtual Reality applications
- Analogue and digital exhibition design
- Collections – Exploitation, design, exhibition and conveyance
- Crowd Sourcing technology and applications
- Influence of art and culture on future developments
- Intuitive usage of media systems
- Interdependence between culture and computer science
- Simulation
- Ethics in culture and computer science
These items shall primarily be analysed, demonstrated and discussed through best practice examples for cultural and creative industries.
Further Key Aspects of the Conference
- Technologies for hybrid systems
- Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality and Virtual Reality technologies
- ARCore and AR-Kit
- 3D technologies
- Digitalisation in the cultural and creative industries
- Visualisation and interaction technologies
- Interactive multimedia solutions for museums, theatres, concert halls, exhibitions etc.
- Digital exhibitions, science centres, museums and galleries
- Virtual reconstructions
- Location-based and context-sensitive services in a cultural context
- Documentation, visualisation and interaction in museums and archives
- Digital storytelling
- Multimedia guides with Augmented Reality components
- Ethical issues concerning the use of virtual and augmented reality
Committees
Program Committee
- Prof. Hans Mittendorfer, Johannes Kepler University Linz, Austria
- Prof. Dr. Kris Luyten, Hasselt University, Belgium
- Prof. Dr. Marie-Francine Moens, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, Belgium
- Prof. Dr. Harald Kraemer, City University of Hong Kong
- Prof. Dr. Carsten Busch, HTW Berlin – University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Prof. Dr. Uwe Großmann, University of Applied Sciences and Arts Dortmund, Germany
- Prof. Dr.-Ing. Michael A. Herzog, Magdeburg-Stendal University, Germany
- Prof. Dr. Christian Kassung, Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany
- Prof. Dr. Jochen Koubek, University of Bayreuth, Germany
- Julien Letellier, HTW Berlin – University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Jürgen Sieck, HTW Berlin – University of Applied Sciences, Germany
- Prof. Dr. Erich Zielinski, Alcatel-Lucent Stiftung für Kommunikationsforschung, Germany
- Prof. Dr. Maria Kordaki, University of the Aegean, Greece
- Dr. Susan Hazan, Israel Museum Jerusalem, Israel
- Prof. Dr. Vito Cappellini, Florence University, Italy
- Youngjin Lee, ACC Gwangju, Korea
- Prof. Bizya Dugerjav, National University of Mongolia
- Khin Hnin Oo, Daw Khin Kyi Foundation Library, Myanmar
- Prof. Dr. Hippolyte N. Muyingi, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia
- Prof. Dr. Heike Winschiers-Theophilus, Namibia University of Science and Technology, Namibia
- Prof. Dr. Christian Stracke, Open University of the Netherlands
- Prof. Dr. Nikolay Borisov, ITMO University St. Petersburg, Russia
- Dr. Artem Smolin, ITMO University St. Petersburg, Russia
- Rosemarie Somaiah, partner with ASN (Asian Storytelling Network), Singapore
- Prof. Dr. James Gain, University of Cape Town, South Africa
- Nicole Graf, ETH Zürich, Switzerland
- Prof. Dr. Ling-Yu Melody Wen, NCUE, Taiwan
- Prof. Dr. Svetlana Antoshchuk, Odessa NPU, Ukraine
- Prof. Dr. Vladimir Brovkov, Odessa NPU, Ukraine
- Dr. Nikita Kovalenko, Odessa NPU, Ukraine
- Dr. Martin Austin, Bangor University
- Francesca Guerrera, Art Wonder Ltd, United Kingdom
- Dr. James Hemsley, EVA Conferences International, United Kingdom
- Dr. Martin Klein, Los Alamos National Laboratory, USA
- Prof. Ph.D. Mojtaba Navvab, University of Michigan Ann Arbor, USA
Organisers
- Humboldt-University of Berlin, Cluster of Excellence “Image Knowledge Gestaltung. An Interdisciplinary Laboratory”
- HTW Berlin (University of Applied Sciences Berlin), Forschungsgruppe INKA
Contact
All questions about submissions should be emailed to inka@htw-berlin.de