TEI'10 - THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TANGIBLE, EMBEDDED, AND EMBODIED INTERACTION

[Marlon Barrios Solano]

January 25-27, 2010
MIT Media Lab - Cambridge, MA, USA

http://www.tei-conf.org/10/

Please note new conference tracks including Studio Workshops, a great opportunity to propose

a hands-on workshop for the conference

Submission Deadlines and Categories
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>> Note: different from last year


August 3, 2009: Papers
August 3, 2009: Studios
October 2, 2009: Explorations
October 2, 2009: Student Consortium
July 10, 2009: Submission opens
January 25-27, 2010: TEI Conference at the MIT Media Lab



Keynote speaker announced: Professor John Frazer
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We are pleased to announce that Professor John Frazer of Queensland University of Technology will

be giving the opening keynote. Professor Frazer pioneered the use of computers in architecture,

created of one of the first tangible construction kits for creating virtual models, and has been an

inspiration for much work in our field. We are very excited to have him at TEI!


Call for Contributions
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Computing is progressively moving beyond the desktop into new physical and social contexts. Key

areas of innovation in this respect are tangible, embedded, and embodied interactions. These

concerns include the interlinking of digital and physical worlds and the computational augmentation of

everyday objects and environments.


TEI 2010 will uphold the successful single-track tradition of previous TEI conferences. The new

Studios, Explorations, and Graduate Student Consortium forums are aimed to further establish the

TEI conference as a unique place for exchanging ideas and advancing the field of Tangible,

Embedded, and Embodied Interaction.


Submission Topics
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Appropriate topics for submission (in each of the four categories) include but are not limited to:


- Novel tangible interfaces, embodied interfaces, or embedded interactive systems including: physical

computing application, whole-body interfaces, gesture-based interfaces, and interactive surfaces

- Provocative design work and interactive art

- Embodied interaction, movement, and choreography of interaction

- Programming paradigms and tools, toolkits, and software architectures

- Novel enabling technologies (e.g. programmable matter and transitive materials)

- Interactive and creative uses of sensors, actuators, electronics, and mechatronics

- Design guidelines, methods, and processes

- Applied design in the form of concept sketches, prototypes and products

- Role of physicality for human perception, cognition and experience

- The role of aesthetics in tangibles (e.g. decorative electronic wearables)

- Novel applications areas and innovative solutions

- Theoretical foundations, frameworks, and concepts

- Philosophical, ethical, and social implications

- Case studies and evaluations of working deployments

- Usability and enjoyment

- Teaching experiences, lessons learned, and best practices

- Sustainability aspects of the design and use of tangible systems



We invite four types of submissions
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1) Papers:
We are happy to consider a variety of styles, such as academic papers, design sketches, and

descriptions of art pieces or installations. At the conference, papers will be presented as a 5 or

15-minute talk, a poster, or an interactive demo/exhibit/installation. All accepted submissions will be

included in the conference proceedings and archived in the ACM Digital Library. For more details and

submission guidelines see:

http://tei-conf.org/10/Participation/Papers


2) Studios:
Proposals for hands-on workshops (to be held on Tuesday, January 26th) that offer novel hands-on

experiences to conference attendees with diverse skills and technical backgrounds. Proposals can

range from the exploration of new development toolkits, to prototype design techniques, and the use

of emerging or traditional materials in creatively applied ways. For more details and submission

guidelines see: http://tei-conf.org/10/Participation/Studios


3) Explorations:
Thought provoking, evocative, visually and sensually rich content created by a diverse and broad

group of practitioners, researchers, artists, designers, inventors, students, and independents.

Accepted Explorations will be presented at the conference as a demo, a 5 or 15-minute talk, or a

video poster. For more details and submission guidelines see:

http://tei-conf.org/10/Participation/Explorations


4) Graduate Student Consortium:
A chance for students to get feedback and advice on their final terminal degree project including but

not limited to those leading to a PhD. We anticipate that financial support will be available for graduate

students to attend the GSC and TEI. ?For more details and submission guidelines see:

http://tei-conf.org/10/Participation/GSC


Contact
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If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact the Program Co-Chairs at

[e-mail].



TEI 2010 Organizing Committee
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General Co-Chairs
Hiroshi Ishii, MIT Media Lab
Robert J. K. Jacob, Tufts University
Pattie Maes, MIT Media Lab


Conference Co-Chairs
Marcelo Coelho, MIT Media Lab
Jamie Zigelbaum, MIT Media Lab


Program Co-Chairs
Thomas Pederson, IT University of Copenhagen
Orit Shaer, Wellesley College
Ron Wakkary, Simon Fraser University


Treasurer
Lisa Lieberson, MIT Media Lab


Studios Co-Chairs
Pamela Jennings, Banff New Media Institute
Amon Millner, MIT Media Lab
Jay Silver, MIT Media Lab


Explorations Co-Chairs
Jon Kolko, Frog Design
Thecla Schiphorst, Simon Fraser University


Graduate Student Consortium Chair
Mark D Gross, Carnegie Mellon University


Demo Session Chair
Leah Buechley, MIT Media Lab


Design Chair
Richard The, MIT Media Lab


Art Co-Chairs
Jean-Baptiste Labrune, MIT Media Lab
Ryan O'Toole, MIT Media Lab


Web Chair
Ryan O'Toole, MIT Media Lab


Video Chair
Michael Weller, Carnegie Mellon University


Engineering and Logistics Co-Chairs
Pranav Mistry, MIT Media Lab
Sajid Sadi, MIT Media Lab


Student Volunteer Co-Chairs
Daniel Leithinger, MIT Media Lab
Chloe Fan, Wellesley College


Publicity Co-Chairs
Sabine Fekete, Institute of Innovation and Design
Dana Gordon, Zazaziza Interaction Design
Takashi Matsumoto, Pileus LLC
Eric Schweikardt, Cornell University