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Out Now: Platform Brutality by Geert Lovink
by Geert Lovink 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

Out Now: Platform Brutality by Geert Lovink, Valiz, Amsterdam, September 2025 The internet has become an integral part of all human activities. Its toxic aspects have fully permeated our personal, social and political lives, with people using it to attack others, normalise violence, spread fake news and make propaganda for extrme-right causes, to name just a few. This brutal turn ultimately affects all. The central thesis is that social media no longer just distracts—it wounds. And yet, we stay. Technological violence is essentially remote, invisible and indirect. Exclusion, which many do not immediately notice, happens deep inside the code and network architecture. The answer will not be pacification or regulation but the dismantling of the platform principle itself. Platform Brutality not just offers critical analyses but also dives into alternatives. Topics range from the violent turn of the internet and techno-feudalism debates, to loneliness on social media, radical data critique, mythologies that surround the smart phone, dreaming in the computer age, offline romanticism to question how to leave the platforms, bring back social networks and design a new balance between analogue and digital. Design: Irene Stracuzzi Series: Making Public pb | 240 pp. | ISBN 978-94-93246-58-4 | € 26,50 Order here: https://valiz.nl/en/publications/platform-brutality Book launches: Berlin (Disruptionlab, September 20, Warsaw (MSN, September 24), Rotterdam (V2, October 10) — Geert Lovink’s Platform Brutality is a scathing diagnosis of our digital condition from the aftermath of Covid till the early days of Trump 2, grappling with a world overwhelmed by platform decay, social media addiction, and the psychic toll of techno-capitalism. As the eighth volume in Lovink’s critical internet cultures series, the book moves from critique to exit strategies—urging readers to confront and abandon the collapsing social media ecosystem. Lovink frames the internet’s current state as one of permacrisis: a permanent condition of stagnation, rage, and numbness, where algorithmic manipulation, AI slop, platform enshittification, and techno-feudalism define everyday life. He labels the dominant emotional landscape as copium—a metaphorical opiate for digital despair, numbing users trapped in endless loops of scrolling, doom, and distraction. Platform Brutality is a call for a new materialist, critical internet theory grounded in collective mental health, code sovereignty, and psycho-social repair. The book traverses several key areas such as he brutal nature of platforms and the loneliness they induce; mythologies of smartphones and their effect on identity and desire; techno-feudalism as the political economy of Big Tech oligarchy; shortcomings of regulatory efforts and the failure of existing alternatives. The thesis is that social media no longer just distracts—it wounds. And yet, we stay. Lovink proposes “the social media exodus” not just as deletion, but as a radical act of desertion from digital brutality. It’s both a lament and a battle cry, one that calls on artists, theorists, and users alike to reimagine the internet—or leave it behind altogether. Platform Brutality is not merely a critique but a eulogy, a monument to digital fatigue, and a final urgent appeal for collective withdrawal—or radical reinvention. — Contents Introduction: From Radical Critique to Social Media Exit 1. Copium Compendium: How Do You Cope in this Digital Age of Permacrisis? 2 . On Platform Brutality 3. Debating Techno-Feudalism 4. Loneliness in the Social Media Age 5. What Is Radical Data Critique? 6. Smart Phone Mythologies 7. Nomos of the Network: Magna Digitalia Fragments 8. Principles of Figure Design 9. Probes into Dreamful Computing 10. Undoing Networks: A Response to Offline Romanticism 11. Expanded Publishing and the Stream Art Network 12. What's Social Networking Today? 13. Via Tactica and the Principles of Perma-Hybridity PS. Due to my (forced) retirement at 67 our Institute of Network Cultures will leave the polytech HvA after more than 22 years. INC will become an independent entity aka NGO/cultural organization (planned for August 2026). Please contact us if you have an idea suggestion in what direction this transition to zero Euro and zero jobs could look like. It is certain that at least the website (www.networkcultures.org) will somehow continue. More news soon about the closing events late June 2026 in Amsterdam.

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New Open Access Book: Infrastructures of Reality: Metaverse Stories, Spaces, Bodies
by chris hesselbein 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

Dear all, Some shameless self promotion for this co-authored book (with Paolo Bory), just in case some people are interested: This open-access book <https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-97167-9> seeks to critically position the 'Metaverse' as a tripartite endeavour undertaken by large technology companies to virtualize, datafy, and infrastructuralize society, particularly on the levels of spatiality and embodiment. On the one hand, metaversal technologies render space in virtual form or overlay digital layers onto pre-existing physical spaces. On the other hand, metaversal technologies not only seek to extend or expand our embodied senses and emplace our bodies and identities in virtual spaces, but they also seek to virtualize and capture our behaviours and actions on a far more granular level. In short, the 'Metaverse' is an attempt by technology companies to position themselves as 'infrastructures of reality'. Whether in the form of VR, AR, and virtual environments or gaming 'worlds', metaversal technologies not only create new opportunities in terms of work, social interaction, identity, and leisure, but also open our spaces and bodies up to new, tech-driven forms of intervention, control, and inequality. Taken together, the ongoing ‘metaversification’ of spaces and bodies gives rise to crucial questions about the socio-political goals and implications of metaverse endeavours undertaken by large technology companies, the relationship between the metaverse and AI systems, and the need for new narratives about technology. Kind regards, Chris & Paolo

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Call for Papers: Special Issue on "Policy Responses to Generative AI" in Telecommunications Policy
by Christoph Lutz 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

Dear AoIR Community, I would like to bring your attention to a recent special issue call for papers that might be of interest for some, namely in Telecommunications Policy on the topic of "Policy Responses to Generative AI" and edited by Jonathan Obar, Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo and me (Christoph Lutz). Generative AI is affecting politics, industry, education, national security, and society, raising urgent questions about law, governance, and regulation. This special issue of Telecommunications Policy invites empirical, conceptual, and theoretical contributions that explore how policy can and should respond to generative AI. Comparative and integrative perspectives are especially welcome. Potential topics include (non-exhaustive): * Synthetic media (e.g. deepfakes) * AI fairness, transparency, and bias * Intellectual property and ownership * Content moderation * Risk and security standards * Privacy and reputation management * Public participation in AI governance * Critical and cultural approaches to AI governance The link to the special issue is available here: [1]https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/325753/policy-resp onses-to-generative-ai Submission information: * Submission deadline: 28 February 2026 * Submissions via EditorialManager (select article type "VSI: Policy for Generative AI") All submissions deemed suitable will undergo double-blind peer review. Accepted articles will be published online immediately in regular issues, as well as highlighted in the Special Issue collection. For inquiries regarding fit, please contact lead editor Jonathan Obar (jaobar(a)yorku.ca) We look forward to your contributions! Best regards, Christoph, Jonathan and Madelyn [06rRgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==] Dr. Christoph Lutz Professor Co-Director of the [2]Nordic Centre for Internet and Society [3]Department of Communication and Culture [4]BI Norwegian Business School - [5]facebook.com/BIBusinessSchooI Office address: Nydalsveien 37, 0484 Oslo Phone number: +4746410406 Social Media: [6]ResearchGate – [7]Google Scholar – [8]Twitter/X [MhEWQ4YUOgsAAAAASUVORK5CYII=] References 1. https://www.sciencedirect.com/special-issue/325753/policy-responses-to-gene… 2. https://bi.edu/ncis 3. https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.bi.edu/rese… 4. https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://www.bi.edu/&data… 5. https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.facebook.co… 6. https://eur02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.researchgat… 7. https://scholar.google.de/citations?user=KI9IybAAAAAJ&hl=en 8. https://x.com/lutzid

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AAMAS 2026 Main Track: Abstract Submission in 2 Days! (October 1st)
by Announce 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

*** Main Track: Abstract Submission in 2 Days! (October 1st) *** The 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (AAMAS 2026) May 25-29, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> We invite you to submit your best work in agents and multiagent systems to AAMAS 2026, the 25th International Conference on Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems, to be held in Paphos, Cyprus in May 2026. All submissions will be rigorously peer-reviewed and evaluated on the basis of the overall quality of their technical contribution, taking into account criteria such as originality, significance, soundness, reproducibility, clarity, relevance to the conference, quality of presentation, as well as understanding and appropriate referencing of the state of the art. The papers will be published under CC BY license. Important Dates (for the main technical track) • Abstract submission: October 1, 2025 • Paper submission: October 8, 2025 • Rebuttal period: November 21-25, 2025 • Author notification: December 22, 2025 • Camera-ready paper: February 11, 2026 • Conference: May 25-29, 2026 All deadlines are at the end of the specified day, anywhere on Earth (UTC-12). For submission instructions, please see here: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/submission-instructions/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Areas of Interest We welcome the submission of technical papers describing significant and original research on all aspects of the theory and practice of autonomous agents and multiagent systems. If you are new to this community, then we encourage you to consult the proceedings of previous editions of the conference to fully appreciate the scope of AAMAS. At the time of submission, you will be asked to associate your paper with one of the following areas of interest: • Learning and Adaptation (LEARN) • Generative and Agentic AI (GAAI) • Game Theory and Economic Paradigms (GTEP) • Coordination, Organizations, Institutions, Norms, and Ethics (COINE) • Search, Optimization, Planning, and Scheduling (SOPS) • Representation, and Reasoning (RR) • Engineering and Analysis of Multiagent Systems (EMAS) • Modeling and Simulation of Societies (SIM) • Human-Agent Interaction (HAI) • Robotics and Control (ROBOT) • Innovative Applications (IA) More information on these areas and the topics covered can be found here: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-main-track/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> . Workshop Outreach Pipeline AAMAS 2026 will include a pilot designed to encourage submission of high-quality papers from related workshops at sister AI conferences. All submissions will go through the standard AAMAS review process, but PCs from participating workshops will be able to easily bid on papers from "their" workshop. As with all AAMAS submissions, only papers that have not been published in any archival proceedings can be submitted. You can see the full list of workshops in the interest form for authors: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1UjJbNykWK_fsKWbEHDyMEA02cGheIyPeWxCPcUskwk…<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> [docs.google.com] It is recommended to verify with your workshop chair that they are aware of the pipeline and have promoted it to the workshop's authors and PC. Other Tracks In addition to the main track, AAMAS 2026 will feature four special tracks (AAAI Track, JAAMAS Track, Blue Sky Ideas Track, Demo Track), as well as a Doctoral Consortium. The AAAI Track welcomes AAAI-25 submissions rejected from the main AAAI track that are relevant to the AAMAS research community and received no reject review recommendations (all review scores are weak reject or above). Submission DL: November 17, 2025 https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-aaai-track/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> The focus of the Blue Sky Ideas Track is on visionary ideas, long-term challenges, new research opportunities, and controversial debate. Submission DL (abstract): December 03, 2025 https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-blue-sky-ideas/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> The JAAMAS Track offers authors of papers recently published in the Journal of Autonomous Agents and Multiagent Systems (JAAMAS) that have not previously appeared as full papers in an archival conference the opportunity to present their work at AAMAS 2026. Submission DL: January 06, 2026 https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-papers-jaamas-track/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> The Demo Track allows participants from both academia and industry to showcase their latest developments in agent-based and robotic systems. Submission DL: January 09, 2026 https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-demonstrations/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Finally, AAMAS invites PhD students working in the research areas covered by AAMAS to take part in the Doctoral Consortium (DC). The DC is an opportunity to interact closely with established researchers in your field as well as other PhD students to receive feedback on your work and to get advice on managing your career. Submission DL (abstract): January 19, 2026 https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-doctoral-consortium-papers/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> Proposals for workshops, competitions and tutorials are also welcome: Workshop proposals: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-workshops/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> (DL: November 10, 2025) Competition proposals: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-competitions/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> (DL: November 10, 2025) Tutorial proposals: https://cyprusconferences.org/aamas2026/call-for-tutorials/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> (DL: January 16, 2026) Organizing Committee AAMAS 2026 General Chairs • Viviana Mascardi, University of Genova, Italy • John Thangarajah, RMIT University, Australia AAMAS 2026 Program Chairs • Chris Amato, Northeastern University, United States of America • Louise Dennis, University of Manchester, United Kingdom AAMAS 2026 Local Chairs • George A. Papadopoulos, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Chair) • Panayiotis Kolios, University of Cyprus, Cyprus (Vice Chair) If you have additional questions on the main track, please contact the Program Chairs using aamas2026pcs(a)gmail.com . Contacts for the other calls can be found on the AAMAS 2026 website.

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CFP: Game Studies PCAACA 2026
by Wysocki, Matthew 29 Sep '25

29 Sep '25

The Game Studies area of the National Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association Conference invites proposals for papers and panels on games and game studies for the Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association National Conference to be held on April 8-11, 2026, in Atlanta, GA. The deadline for proposals is November 30th. I. Topics of Interest The organizers seek proposals and papers covering all aspects of gaming, gaming culture and game studies. Proposals can address any game medium (computer, social, console, tabletop, etc.) and all theoretical and methodological approaches are welcome. Possible topics include but are not limited to: · new game mediums and platforms · representation or performance of race, class, gender and sexuality in games · gaming culture, game specific cultures, and multicultural and cross-cultural issues · game development, design, authorship and other industry issues · game advertising, reviews, packaging, promotion, integrated marketing and other commercial concerns · political and legal entailments such as regulation, censorship, intellectual property · player-generated content · game genres, platforms, consoles, console wars and connections to other media · serious games for education, business, healthcare, (military) training, etc. · space and place in games, play spaces, virtual/physical communities, mobile gaming and localization · digital literacy, discourse practices, social norms and norming, the politics of play · public discourse/controversy over violence, militarism, sex, criminality, racism, etc. in games · game pedagogy and classroom practices, gamification, learning as play II. Submission Process The Game Studies area of the National Popular Culture Association and the American Culture Association Conference, which began as the Video Games Studies area in 2003, has the most enduring footprint of any North American academic organization that gives serious attention to the social and cultural impact of games and gaming. The area continues to grow and offers two avenues for scholars to participate and present their work. A. Paper Proposals For individual paper proposal submissions, please submit a 250-word (maximum) abstract. B. Panel Proposals For panel submissions, please submit a 250-word (maximum) panel abstract, as well as 100-word abstracts for each individual presentation. Panel proposals must be emailed to the area chairs. Be sure to include the proposed title of the panel, the organizer’s name, affiliation, mailing address, and email, as well as this information for all panelists. III. Information about the Conference A. So that there will be ample time for discussion, each individual paper presentation should be designed to last approximately twelve to fifteen minutes (there will typically be four presentations per session with time for Q&A). B. Technology for use during presentations may be limited. More information about the conference can be found at http://www.pcaaca.org/ C. Presenters will be required to join the Popular Culture Association/ American Culture Association prior to attending the conference, as well as pay a registration fee for the conference. D. Awards and Travel Grants are offered, on a competitive basis, by the National Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association IV. New policy regarding Undergraduate Presenters An undergraduate presenter must have a faculty member as a sponsor. This faculty member must also attend the conference, as well as the session in which the student presents. It’s the responsibility of the sponsor to help the student prepare by explaining conference etiquette (both for presenters and for attendees) and working with the student on the presentation. We encourage students to discuss their ideas with their sponsor before submitting a proposal, seek feedback on the draft, and, if possible, to rehearse the presentation together. Our area has a number of members who would be happy to serve as sponsors. An undergraduate who wishes to apply but lacks a sponsor may reach out to the Area Chairs, and we will attempt to pair the student with an appropriate sponsor. Read the PCA Code of Conduct. Also, please email the chairs for a required handout that they will need to submit to them. Your sponsor will also need to sign. V. Contact Information Questions and concerns should be directed to one or all of the area chairs listed below. One can also visit our Facebook page or request admission to our Discord to discuss possible panel topics or for things like organizing room sharing. Matthew Wysocki, Department of Communication, Flagler College mwysocki(a)flagler.edu Steffi Shook, Communication and Media, Manhattanville College steffi.shook(a)mville.edu ________________________________ This email contains CONFIDENTIAL information intended only for the use of the addressee(s) named above. If you are not the intended recipient of this email, you are hereby notified that any dissemination or copying of this email is strictly prohibited. If you have received this email in error, please notify us by reply email and delete this email from your records. Furthermore, the contents of this email do not necessarily represent official policy of Flagler College.

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CFP: North American Conference on Video Game Music (NACVGM) May 1–2, 2026 Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Troy, NY (hybrid)
by Kate Galloway 27 Sep '25

27 Sep '25

North American Conference on Video Game Music (NACVGM) 13 Conference Call for Proposals (Formats: Paper Presentation, Poster Session/game Demo/Sound Art Installation, Recital Performance) Conference Dates: May 1–2, 2026 Conference Venue: Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (RPI); Troy, NY (with options to attend and present virtually) Proposal Deadline: November 21st, 2025 This year, we invite scholars and students to submit proposals in any or all of three categories * Paper presentation * Poster Session/Game Demonstration/Sound Art Installation * Recital Performance For the full call and submission portal see: https://nacvgm.org/proposals/

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Assistant Professor position at CU Boulder in Environmental Justice and Information/Technology
by Jed Brubaker 26 Sep '25

26 Sep '25

The Department of Information Science at the University of Colorado Boulder is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Environmental Justice and Information/Technology. Please apply or encourage people you know, work with, or advise to apply if you think they would be a good fit: https://jobs.colorado.edu/jobs/JobDetail/Assistant-Professor-in-Environment… Do not hesitate to reach out if you have any questions. I’d love to see some applicants from the AOIR community. Jed R. Brubaker (he/him/his) Associate Professor of Information Science University of Colorado Boulder www.jedbrubaker.com

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The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026): Last Call for Papers
by Announce 26 Sep '25

26 Sep '25

*** Last Call for Papers *** The Annual ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI 2026) March 23-26, 2026, 5* Coral Beach Hotel & Resort, Paphos, Cyprus https://iui.hosting.acm.org/2026/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…> The ACM Conference on Intelligent User Interfaces (ACM IUI) is the annual premier venue where researchers and practitioners meet and discuss state-of-the-art advances at the intersection of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). Ideal IUI submissions should address practical HCI challenges using machine intelligence and discuss both computational and human-centric aspects of such methodologies, techniques, and systems. This area is crucial as AI is increasingly integrated into everyday technology. Understanding and shaping AI systems for human needs is essential to ensure that AI systems are effective and responsible. As these techniques become increasingly powerful, new use cases and human-AI interactions can be explored. This conference offers an opportunity to focus the research community on important problems at the intersection of AI and HCI and bring together experts from various disciplines to discuss and build on these ideas in workshops, breaks, and networking sessions. Contributions are welcome from all relevant arenas, including academia, industry, government, and non-profit organizations. Diverse insights are critical to the vitality of the IUI community, and the conference will accept papers for both long and short oral presentations. Contributions to IUI are expected to be supported by rigorous evidence appropriate to the claims (e.g., user study, system evaluation, computational analysis). Topics IUI 2026 topics of interest include, but are not limited to: Human-centered AI methods, approaches, and systems • Explainable AI methods • Democratization of AI • Persuasive technologies in IUI • Privacy and security of IUI • Knowledge-based approaches to user interface design and generation • User modelling for intelligent interfaces • User-adaptive interaction and personalization • IUI for crowd computing and human computation • Human control in daily automations • Trust and reliance in intelligent systems Computational innovation • Interactive machine learning • Human-in-the loop AI testing and debugging • Human-centered recommendation and recommender systems • Generative models • Human-in-the-loop reinforcement learning • Intelligent user interfaces for generative AI Innovative User Interfaces • Affective interfaces • Intelligent aesthetic interfaces • Intelligent collaborative interfaces • Intelligent AR/VR interfaces • Intelligent visualization and visual analytics • Intelligent wearable and mobile interfaces • Intelligent tangible interfaces Intelligent Multimodal Systems • Embodied agents • Multimodal AI assistants • Intelligent multimodal interfaces Intelligent Applications • Education and learning-related technologies • Healthcare and wellbeing • Automotive • Assistive technologies • Entertainment • Workplace happiness • Social media • Internet of Things (IoT) • Smart homes Large Language Models and Agentic AI • End-user interaction with LLMs, agents, and multimodal models (e.g., chatbots, image generation) • LLMs and agents in the workplace • Human-agent interaction and multi-agent systems • Bias in LLMs and agents • The effects of LLMs and agents use on creative tasks • Personalized user interaction with LLMs and agents • Prompt engineering • User control and steering of LLMs and agents (e.g., RLHF, chaining, instruction tuning) Evaluations of Intelligent User Interfaces • User experiments and studies • Reproducibility (including benchmarks, datasets, and challenges) • Meta-analysis • Mixed-methods evaluations Papers We invite original paper submissions that are not under consideration elsewhere. Accepted papers will appear in the ACM Digital Library and citation indices. At least one author of all accepted papers must register with full registration fee (not student registration fee), attend in person, and present their paper during the main conference program. One registration covers one paper only. A selected set of accepted top-quality full papers will be invited to submit their extended versions for publication in an ACM Transactions on Interactive Intelligent Systems (TiiS) special issue titled “Highlights of IUI 2026” that will appear in 2027. Reflection of practical and societal impact We encourage authors to consider practical and societal implications of their work (as well as its shortcomings) throughout their projects and to include a reflection on those implications in their papers, in particular how the proposed methods and insights could be applied and deployed in a realistic setting and how they can improve people's lives in the real world. We also encourage authors to discuss potential ethical considerations of their work in terms of diversity, inclusion, and equality; and other topics under the broad responsible AI topic and its societal impact. We recognize that technology is rarely neutral --- simply by making some things easier than others, it reshapes society (Winner, 1980; Green, 2020). Further, given the incredibly short invention-to-application cycles for AI-related technologies, it is becoming increasingly unlikely that “somebody else” will carefully consider how an emerging intelligent user interface technology might impact the world before this technology is deployed. Our purpose is to help authors ensure that the likely societal consequences of their work are consistent with their intentions and values. For colleagues who are not yet experienced with incorporating societal impacts into their IUI research but who are willing to give it a try, here are some ideas to consider. Anonymization ACM IUI uses a double-blind review process. All submissions (and supplemental materials) must be appropriately anonymized according to the following guidelines: • Authors' names and affiliations are not visible anywhere in the paper. • Acknowledgements should be anonymized or removed during the review process. • Self-citations should be included where necessary but must use the third person. For example, "... as shown in our previous user study [2] ... " is not allowed, whereas "... as shown in Smith et al. [2] " is acceptable (because in this case the citation [2] will NOT be perceived as self-citation). In addition, non-anonymized versions of the submission should not be posted on any pre-print platform. Failure to follow these guidelines may result in submissions being desk-rejected without review. Accessibility Authors are asked to make their paper submissions accessible (so that reviewers with vision impairments can access them, for example). The authors of accepted papers will be required to make their final PDFs accessible. Please use the SIGCHI Guide to an Accessible Submission for detailed instructions. If you are submitting a video as supplemental material, please provide captions, as described in Technical Requirements and Guidelines for Videos. Please refer to the Accessibility page of the conference site for further details and guidelines. Usage of Generative AI All submissions must comply with the ACM policy on the usage of GenAI: the April 2023 ACM Policy on Authorship and Frequently Asked Questions. Text generated from a large-scale language model (LLM), such as ChatGPT, must be clearly marked where such tools are used for purposes beyond editing the author’s own text. Authors should include a “GenAI Usage Disclosure” section, right before the references, to provide full disclosure of all use of GenAI tools in all stages of the research (including the code and data) and the writing. This section, together with the references, will not be counted toward the word limit. While we do not anticipate using tools on a large scale to detect LLM-generated text, we will investigate submissions brought to our attention and desk reject papers where LLM use is not clearly marked. Research Involving Human Participants and Subjects Any research in submitted manuscripts that involves human subjects must go through the appropriate ethics review requirements that apply to the authors’ research environment. As research environments vary considerably with regard to their requirements, authors are asked to submit a short note to reviewers that provides this context. Please also see the 2021 ACM Publications policy on research involving human participants and subjects before submitting. Additional Policies Authors should also be aware of the SIGCHI Policy for Submission and Review at SIGCHI Conferences and ACM Publications Policies. Submission Format, Length, and Platform We adopt the ACM TAPS Workflow. Please prepare your submission for review in a single column format, using the latest templates: Word Submission Template, or the LaTeX template using \documentclass[manuscript,review,anonymous]{acmart} for the LaTeX template. Papers are of variable length. Paper length must be proportional to its contribution. We encourage authors to stay within a 10,000 word limit. Authors of papers exceeding 12,000 words should add a note at the end of their manuscript explaining how the length of the paper is commensurate with the contribution of the work. Submission Platform All materials must be submitted electronically to the Precision Conference Submission (PCS) Portal (https://new.precisionconference.com/<http://www.cs.ucy.ac.cy/~george/GPLists_2021/lm.php?tk=YWlyLWwJCQlhaXItbEBs…>) by the abstract and paper deadlines. In PCS, first click “Submissions” at the top of the page, from the dropdown menus for Society, Conference, and Track, please select “SIGCHI”, “IUI 2026”, and “IUI 2026 Papers”, respectively, and then press “Go”. Note: If the corresponding author (the individual who submits the paper, not necessarily the first author) is affiliated with a participating institution that has an open access agreement with ACM, the Article Processing Charges (APCs) will be waived for publishing the paper. Details are under “Publication and Open Access”. Supplemental Materials Submitting supplemental material (e.g., questionnaires, demo videos of applications, data sheets) is optional but encouraged. If supplying a demo video, please follow the SIGCHI Technical Requirements and Guidelines for videos. Publication and Open Access The official publication date is the date the proceedings are made available in the ACM Digital Library. This date may be up to two weeks prior to the first day of the conference. The official publication date affects the deadline for any patent filings related to published work. Starting January 1, 2026, ACM will fully transition to Open Access. All ACM publications, including those from ACM-sponsored conferences, will be 100% Open Access. Authors will have two primary options for publishing Open Access articles with ACM: the ACM Open institutional model or by paying Article Processing Charges (APCs). With over 1,800 institutions already part of ACM Open, the majority of ACM-sponsored conference papers will not require APCs from authors or conferences (currently, around 70-75%). Authors from institutions not participating in ACM Open will need to pay an APC to publish their papers, unless they qualify for a financial or discretionary waiver. To find out whether an APC applies to your article, please consult the list of participating institutions in ACM Open and review the APC Waivers and Discounts Policy. 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SPIRITED Collective First Annual Conference (Virtual) CFP
by Sarah Cooney 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

Dear colleagues, The SPIRITED Collective is pleased to announce the First Annual Conference on Spirituality, Religion, and Interactive Technology Design (SPIRITED '25). We invite researchers, designers, and practitioners to join us for a free, virtual event on Thursday, November 13, 2025, from 10:00 AM - 1:00 PM Mountain Standard Time (8AM - 11AM US Eastern Time). We welcome submissions of extended abstracts (300-1000 words) for short lightning talks (~5 - 10 minutes) at the intersection of religion, spirituality, and human-computer interaction. In addition to sharing research, presenters are encouraged to bring visual or creative elements to present at the conference, such as artworks, technological artifacts, or poetry. SPIRITED '25 is also open to all attendees who wish to join the conversation, exchange ideas, and connect with others in the community. Participants of any and all religious or spiritual beliefs (including none) are welcome. Important Dates * Submission Deadline: Wednesday, October 1, 2025 * Notification of Acceptance: Wednesday, October 15, 2025 * Registration Deadline: Wednesday, October 22, 2025 * Conference: Thursday, November 13, 2025 Please visit the conference website<https://spiritedhci.org/annual-conference/> for full details on the call for submissions, topics of interest, and conference logistics. We look forward to your participation in SPIRITED '25. Thank you, Sarah Cooney, on behalf of the SPIRITED '25 Organizing Committee Sarah Cooney, Ph.D. Assistant Professor she/her Department of Computing Sciences Villanova University sarah.cooney(a)villanova.edu<mailto:thomas.way@villanova.edu>

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REMINDER_Invitation_Workshop on Indigenous Communities & Digital Media
by Martina Di Tullio 25 Sep '25

25 Sep '25

Time: November 5th, 2025 at 8pm (CET) - 3pm (Buenos Aires) - 2pm (Ottawa) - 11am (Vancouver) Location: Online Registration: https://forms.gle/ux8RFWQvYg6J9PV7A Deadline for registration: *October 5th* With this call, we invite practitioners, academics, and activists who work from and alongside Indigenous communities on digital media, most broadly conceived, to join us for an online workshop to share ideas, insights, and challenges with one another. We are non-Indigenous academics working alongside Quechua and Inuit communities in Argentina and Canada. It is our intention to create a space for forming reciprocal relationships across projects and locations. We would like to bring together people from diverse backgrounds to discuss shared concerns and interests in this field, join our forces, and raise awareness of each others’ work, positions, experiences, and uncertainties. We believe that the concerns and practices of Indigenous peoples are not well represented in current discussions about the politics of digitization, although these standpoints are needed to understand its role in how people relate to each other and the world. While big tech fastens its grip on more and more areas of everyday life, and “data colonialism” (Mejias and Couldry 2024) and a push toward extractive AI technologies seems to be the sign of the times, this development is arguably not a new experience for many Indigenous peoples around the world who have been dealing with similar corporate colonialist strategies for centuries. Galloway (2012) argues that computers are “ethical machines” that make certain ideologies of objectification, individualization, calculability, and compartmentalization the very basis of everyday economic, social, and political processes. At the same time, Indigenous actors are at the forefront pushing for sovereignty over data and infrastructure to contend with extractivism that encroaches upon both data and land. In this situation, how are these multi-layered digital logics understood by Indigenous actors? How do they engage with digital technologies in the face of their colonizing tendencies? And how do Indigenous peoples leverage them to pursue their own cultural, economic, and political priorities? In this workshop, we aim to create a space for collective reflection rather than privileging formal presentations. To that end, we are organizing an online meeting structured in two parts. In the first part, participants are invited to select an image as a starting point for a brief (10-minute) story related to their research, experiences, and/or concerns on the topic. This initial segment is intended to set the tone for the encounter and help identify shared issues. In the second part, we will revisit the questions that emerged, engaging in a collective discussion to exchange perspectives, articulate challenges, offer advice, and develop ideas collaboratively. The goal is to establish a set of common concerns that can serve as a basis for further work. If you are interested in participating, please submit a short (e.g. 300 words) description of your intended story/presentation, a short biography, and a brief description of the themes and questions you would like to discuss with others (if any) before October 5th through this form: https://forms.gle/ux8RFWQvYg6J9PV7A We are inviting anyone who would like to be in conversation about themes surrounding Indigenous communities and digital media, including: - Everyday realities and challenges of digital media in Indigenous communities - Indigenous governance of media infrastructures - Indigenous media-making practices - Land relations and digital media - Digital media in the context of Indigenous media histories - Indigenous and tech temporalities - Online sociality in Indigenous communities - Arts, crafts, and culture in digital spaces - Colonial tendencies of digital technologies in Indigenous communities - Digital media and self-determination/sovereignty - Indigenous online activism - Digital media and Indigenous well-being - Digital sovereignty and infrastructures Organizers: Jonathan Spellerberg - University of Groningen j.spellerberg(a)rug.nl <j.spellerberg(a)rug.nl> Martina Di Tullio - University of Buenos Aires ditulliomartina(a)gmail.com -- Martina Di Tullio CONICET - University of Buenos Aires

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