Scope

The scope of the conference is creating a truly multidisciplinary research community on the new generation of human-computer interfaces called Enactive Interfaces. Enactive Interfaces are related to a fundamental "interaction" concept which is not exploited by most of the existing human-computer interface technologies. In the symbolic way of learning, knowledge is stored as words, mathematical symbols or other symbol systems, while in the iconic stage knowledge is stored in the form of visual images, such as diagrams and illustrations. On the other hand, ENACTIVE knowledge is a form of knowledge based on action for apprehension tasks. Enactive knowledge is not simply multisensory mediated knowledge, but knowledge stored in the form of motor responses and acquired by the act of "doing". A typical example of enactive knowledge is constituted by the competence required by tasks such as driving a car, dancing, playing a musical instrument, modelling objects from clay, performing sports. This type of knowledge transmission can be considered the most direct, in the sense that it is natural and intuitive, since it is based on the experience and on the perceptual responses to motor acts.

Call for papers 

ENACTIVE05 is a new conference that will address the topics of enactive and multimodal interfaces and interaction. Papers are soliced in the areas of:

Technology

• Multimodal and enactive interfaces, haptics
• Human computer interaction, Multisensory Data Representation
• Technology for haptic interfaces, control and modeling of human-computer interfaces
• Technology for haptic-auditory and haptic-vision interfaces
• Technology for complete multisensory-motor interactions
• Real time reactive and interactive architecture for simulators and teleoperators
• Hw and Sw Standards

Psychophysics and psychology of action & perception

• Believability of computational models
• Psychophysics of multisensory-motor interaction, Kinaesthetic model of the user
• Experimental and ecological psychology
• Neurocognition of action - perception
• Human Factors & Ergonomics
• Human sensorimotor control, cognitive sciences

Applications

• Industrial design and simulation, virtual prototyping
• E-teaching and e-learning
• Special users and uses
• Creativity, Art and Enaction
• Performing arts
• Design in arts and Multimedia
• Interactive simulations
• Surgical simulation, Telemedicine
• Teleoperation

Foundational Issues

• Theory of Enaction, Human Perception and Action
• Epistemology & Anthropology
• Philosophy, Ethics

The technical program of the conference will be single-track with oral presentation of papers selected through a peer-review process. Tutorials and hands-on demos are also foreseen. Papers are solicited in all related areas HCI, psychology and robotics.

Important dates

• July 1 , 2005 : Proposals for organized/special sessions
• September 3, 2005 - 12.00 pm PST: Submission of full-length papers
• September 16, 2005: Proposals for tutorials/hands-on demos
• October 3, 2005 : Notification to authors

Proceedings

Conference CD proceedings containing all the general lectures and papers to be presented, will be published and distributed to all the conference participants.

Selected papers will be published in a dedicated special issue of a scientific journal.

For additional information please visit www.enactive2005.org or send your enquiries to info@enactive2005.org.

General chairs

• Antonio Camurri (University of Genoa, Italy)
• Antonio Frisoli (SSSA Pisa, Italy)

Programme co-chairs

• Technology and Applications
  Emanuele Trucco (Heriot-Watt University, UK)
• Psychophsics and Psychology of Action and Perception
  Tom Stoffregen (Minnesota University, US)
• Hands-on Demos and Tutorials
  Gualtiero Volpe (University of Genoa, Italy)

Steering committee

• Massimo Bergamasco (SSSA Pisa)
• Annie Luciani (Laboratoire INPG)
• Benoit Bardy (University of Montpellier)
• Carlo Alberto Avizzano (SSSA Pisa)
• Kim Hyung Seok (University of Geneva)
• Charlotte Magnusson (CERTEH-Lund University)
• Ronan Boulic (EPFL-Lausanne)
• John Stewart (COSTECH-Compiegne)
• Claude Cadoz (ACROE, Grenoble)
• Ian Summers (UNEXE)
• Teresa Gutierrez(LABEIN, Bilbao)
• Jean Loop Florens (INPG, Grenoble)
• Carsten Preusche (DLR)