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<b class="">CALL FOR PAPERS<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div>
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<b class="">INTETAIN 2016<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div>
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8th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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June 28-30, 2016 - Utrecht, The Netherlands<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<a href="http://www.intetain.org/2016" class="" style="color: purple;">http://www.intetain.org/2016</a><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<b class="">Scope<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div>
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Intelligent technologies have shaped and will continue to shape the way we experience entertainment. Novel devices and novel interaction paradigms present opportunities for richer interactions. At the same time, the adoption of such technology by humans presents
interesting challenges. The development of interactive entertainment applications therefore requires thorough knowledge from multiple research domains (computer graphics, human factors, signal processing, artificial intelligence, etc.). When successfully combined,
novel interaction paradigms can impact the entertainment industry.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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The 8th International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment (INTETAIN 2016) will address issues concerning relationships between human-computer interaction and entertainment. The objective of the conference is to attract state-of-art
contributions that address the broad challenges faced in the development and use of interactive technologies to create entertainment content. The goal is to explore and discuss innovative studies, technologies and applications aimed at new interface paradigms.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<b class="">Keynote speakers<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div>
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The conference will feature keynote talks by prof. Elisabeth André (Augsburg University) and Dr. Mark Riedl (Georgia Tech). We will also have a more interactive talk by JobJorisenMarieke, the Oscar-nominated creators of animated shorts.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<b class="">Conference topics<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div>
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Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Game and interface design</b>: tools & theories<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Game characters</b>: virtual, tele-presence & storytelling<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Games-in-X</b>: education, transport & public spaces<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Gamification</b>: principles and serious games<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Human factors</b>: emotion, immersion, skill & style<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Human-X interaction</b>: media, music, robot & animal<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Intelligent environments</b>: ambient, virtual & mixed reality<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Interactive media</b>: TV, social media, art & storytelling<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Invasion of entertainment</b>: mobile, guides & companions<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Novel</b> <b class="">interfaces</b>: affective, multimodal, bodily interaction<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Novel sensors</b>: techniques & case studies<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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- <b class="">Enabling technologies</b>: agent technology & machine learning<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<b class="">Workshops<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div>
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The conference will feature two workshops “Playable Cities: The City as a Digital Playground” and “Virtual Agents for Social Skills Training”. Details will follow on the website.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<b class="">Submission<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div>
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The conference solicits original, high-quality papers discussing research including case studies and overview papers. Acceptance will be based on the quality, originality and significance of the contribution. Accepted papers will appear in the proceedings of
the conference, published by Springer. We support two types of papers: (1) full papers (max. 10 pages) and short papers (max. 5 pages). Submission guidelines appear on the website. In addition, participants are encouraged to submit demo proposals.<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<b class="">Important dates<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div>
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Deadline for submissions: <b class="">March 1, 2016 (extended)</b><o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Notification of acceptance: March 12, 2016<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Upload of camera-ready: March 30, 2016<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Conference: June 28-30, 2016<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<b class="">Organization<o:p class=""></o:p></b></div>
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General chair: John-Jules Meyer<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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General co-chairs: Remco Veltkamp & Mehdi Dastani<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Program chair: Ronald Poppe<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Local chair: Arjan Egges<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Workshop chair: Dirk Heylen<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Demo chair: Roland Geraerts<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Publicity chair: Zerrin Yumak<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Sponsoring: Marieke Peeters<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span lang="NL" class="">Website: Coert van Gemeren<o:p class=""></o:p></span></div>
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<b class=""><span lang="NL" class="">Steering Committee<o:p class=""></o:p></span></b></div>
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Imrich Chlamtac: CREATE-NET, Italy<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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Anton Nijholt: University of Twente, The Netherlands<o:p class=""></o:p></div>
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<span lang="NL" class="">Antonio Camurri: Università di Genova, Italy</span></div>
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