PROXEMICS IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

Note that the submission deadline has been extended to August 13, 2012.

Proxemics is about people’s use of space in relation to each other and to their physical surroundings. Proxemics has been investigated for decades for face-to-face interactions, urban planning and environmental design, but proxemics and related theories and models (e.g., embodied interaction) may also benefit research in human-computer interaction. Proxemics data that describe users’ spatial relations to each other and to their environment can be automatically collected to allow new forms of interaction and to provide richer empirical data for studying human-computer interaction.

This one-day workshop gathers researchers and practitioners with the aim of discussing the role of proxemics in human-computer interaction, generating ideas and identifying current issues, and developing directions for future research. The goal is to better understand how proxemics can be used in HCI, understand the theories and methods on proxemics and embodied interaction as well as technology for tracking users, and put that to use in designing novel interaction techniques.

The workshop is planned to consist of presentations and discussions in the morning, and group work sessions in the afternoon.

Participation

We invite academics and practitioners to submit a position paper (4-6 pages in the ACM SIGCHI publications format using the Extended Abstracts Template). Submissions must be submitted as a PDF-file through the EasyChair system:

https://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=proxemics2012

We welcome position papers that describe studies where proxemics has played a role, but also papers that present insightful or controversial views on proxemics in HCI. In particular, papers could discuss the opportunities and challenges in analyzing proxemics data, presenting proxemics data, or using such data for interaction. We are interested in all aspects of proxemics in human-computer interaction, including the technical foundations for proxemics, theories and models, or specific application areas. We evaluate papers in terms of how well they contribute to a discussion at the workshop.

Related topics include but are not limited to:

Collaborative work, learning or play
Large display interaction
Ubiquitous computing and multi-display environments
Virtual reality environments
Social, tangible, and embodied interaction.

Important Dates

Friday, August 3rd, 2012 – Monday, August 13, 2012 – Deadline for submissions
Friday, August 10th, 2012 – Monday, August 27, 2012 – Notification of acceptance

Invited Keynote

We are pleased to announce Nicolai Marquardt as keynote speaker for the workshop Proxemics in Human-Computer Interaction.