New Media Applications Group
School of Engineering and Information Technology
Currently the New Media Applications Group team are involved in the following conferences and events in addition to the research and projects described.
Journal of Human Technology: Guest Editor Prof. Katherine Blashki!
Prof. Katherine Blashki is currently the guest editor of a special issue in the journal of human technology! The journal of human technology is an interdisciplinary journal on the research of humans in ICT environments. The special issue that Prof. Blashki is the editor for is entitled The Interface: Mediator between Human and Technology
This special issue of Human Technology will focus on the important role of the interface as the mediator between the human user and the object of interaction, the technology. Particular emphasis will be on the affective aspects of design, development and implementation of interfaces and the generational implications for design of human and technology interaction. Of particular interest to the editor is the emergence of innovative ideas and research that concentrate on the way in which the interface functions as the “translator” between the bits and bytes of technologies and the human body.
Call for Manuscripts! Go to http://www.humantechnology.jyu.fi/submission/call-for-manuscripts.html#interface for more information
IADIS - IHCI Conference 2008!
Kathy Blashki is the conference program chair for the IADIS Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Conference to be held in Amsterdam, Netherlands from the 25 - 27 July 2008.
The IADIS Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction (IHCI) 2008 conference aims to address the main issues of concern within Interface Culture and Design with a particular emphasis on the affective aspects of design, development and implementation of interfaces and the generational implications for design of human and technology interaction. This conference aims to explore and discuss innovative studies of technology and its application in interfaces and welcomes research in progress, case studies, practical demonstrations and workshops in addition to the traditional submission categories.
Go to http://www.ihci-conf.org/ for more information.
Game Connect: Asia Pacific 2007
This year sees Game Connect run in conjunction with the formally named E-Games and Entertainment Expo. Deakin will have a strong presence at Games Connect this year, with Prof. Katherine Blashki presenting a keynote as well as participating on a panel. Members of Deakin University: Dr. Michael Hobbs, Tim Cox, Will Hunt, Greg Bowtell and Shaun Freeman will be there to help out with the exhibition.
Games Connect is the premier conference, exhibition and networking event for the ASIA Pacific Game Industry, will be held in Melbourne, Australia between the 15 and 17 of November, 2007. Game Connect 2007 will include an Investors Forum and Skills Summit. GCAP is proudly hosted by the Game Developer's Association of Australia (GDAA) with support from the Victorian State Government. Game Connect: Asia Pacific will focus on best practice, learning, discussion, growth of game development, sharing of knowledge and will deliver a stimulating technical program featuring leaders in the field of game development.
Go to http://www.gameconnectap.com/index.html for more information.
AnimfxNZ 2007 : Doodles, digits, dollars - may the magic begin!
Prof. Katherine Blashki will once again be attending the AnimfxNZ 2007 symposium! The ANIMFXNZ Symposium features digital designers from throughout the world and local film, games, animation and VFX creators.
Go to http://www.animfxnz.com/ for more information.
Lugano Summer School of Systems Design 2007 - Young Reseachers' Conference on "Business Ethics, Professional Ethics, and Ethics of Whole Systems"
The Lugano Summer School of Systems Design (LSS) offers people interested in contemporary systems thinking and systems methodologies a unique occasion of continuing education. It addresses researchers and practitioners from different countries and from various professional fields such as business and public sector management, information systems design, industrial and systems engineering, environmental management, operational research, consultancy, public policy analysis, social planning, evaluation research, and others. The School was founded in 2001 by Werner Ulrich, one of the pioneers of Critical Systems Thinking, in cooperation with the University of Italian Switzerland (USI, Università della Svizzera italiana) in Lugano and a distinguished international Faculty. The School is hosted by USI's Faculty of Economics.
Download this flyer for more information.
IADIS - IHCI Conference 2007
Kathy Blashki is the conference program chair for the IADIS Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction Conference to be held in Lisbon, Portugal from the 6 -8 July 2007..
Sophie Nichol, Supawan Prompramote, Guy Wood-Bradley, Dharani Perera, Dawei Jai are all a part of the program committee.
IADIS IHCI 2007 is a sub conference of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems. Other tracks in the conference include e-Learning, Intelligent Systems and Agents, Wireless Applications and Computing, e-Society, Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Data Mining, Telecommunications, Networks and Systems, Mobile Learning, Computer Graphics and Visualization.
Games Connect: Asia Pacific Conference - GDAA
Kathy Blashki will be attending the Games Connect Conference. Game Connect: Asia Pacific will deliver a stimulating technical program featuring leaders in the field of game development who will present new knowledge and thinking covering a wide range of disciplines and topics.
Go to http://www.gameconnectap.com.au/ more information.
E-Games and Entertainment Expo
The Deakin games team attended this year's E-Games and Entertainment Expo, Australia’s largest electronic games and digital entertainment expo. Deakin had a booth as well as a presentation on the main stage! A special thanks goes to all the volunteers for the event: Sophie Nichol, Mathew Block, Justin Morre, Brendan Oke, Benjamin Bassett, Simon Riley and of course, Kathy Blashki.
Go to http://www.egamesexpo.com.au/ for more information.
AnimFZ NZ
AnimfxNZ brought together nearly 200 international and local speakers and participants from New Zealand, the USA, UK, Argentina, Australia, Malaysia and Singapore. The compact nature of the event gave all involved an unforgettable experience. Speakers, delegates, businesses, students ... all made the most of the opportunity to network, talk, learn from each other, and strike a few business deals.
Go to http://www.animfxnz.com/home/ for more information.
