xCoAx 2015: 3rd International Conference on Computation, Communication, Aesthetics and X (June 2015, Glasgow)

Dates: 25-26 June 2015

Location: Glasgow, UK

Deadline for submissions: 18 January 2015

Computational tools and media, from traditional computers and software to the latest wearable artifacts, sensors, haptic interfaces and more, have dramatically transformed the landscape of arts, design, and several other cultural forms.

xCoAx is an exploration of this environment in the form of a multi-disciplinary enquiry on aesthetics, computation, communication and the elusive x factor that connects them all.

xCoAx is meant as a hub for the exchange of ideas and the discovery of interdisciplinary and international synergies, with the participation of a diverse confluence of computer scientists, media practitioners and theoreticians working on the frontiers of digital arts and culture.

Our focus has always been on critical and stimulating intersections: between the computable and the uncomputable, the communicable and the incommunicable, the chaos of creativity and the rules of algorithms, the human and the machine, in a constant search for new directions in aesthetics.

The trail-blazing first edition of xCoAx took place in Bergamo, Italy in 2013 and was followed by an even richer 2014 edition in Porto, Portugal. They say “third time’s the charm”, and with such a past we could not be more excited for what’s to come.

Topics:

You are invited to submit theoretical, practical or experimental research work that includes but is not limited to the following topics:

* Computation

* Communication

* Aesthetics

* X

* Algorithms / Systems / Models

* Artificial Aesthetics

* Audiovisuals / Multimodality

* Creativity

* Design

* Interaction

* Games

* Generative Art / Design

* History

* Mechatronics / Physical Computing

* Music / Sound Art

* Performance

* Philosophy of Art / of Computation

* Technology / Ethics / Epistemology

Important dates

Submissions open: 1 October 2014

Submission deadline: 18 January 2015

Notifications: 14 March 2015

Registration deadline for first authors: 14 April 2015

Delivery of final versions for publication: 14 April 2015

Exhibition opening: 24 June 2015

Conference: 25-26 June 2015

Additional information and submission details

* All works must be submitted via EasyChair — https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xcoax2015

* Submissions must be original and will be rigorously reviewed by an international and multidisciplinary scientific committee, in a process that will assess originality, relevance, aesthetic and technical achievements;

* Reviewing will be double-blind for papers, single-blind for artworks and performances, please omit all information about the authors in double-blind submissions;

* Papers may be up to 10 pages long, and short-papers up to 4 pages long, following the format in the Word template — http://xcoax.org/xcoax2015template.docx ;

* Artworks and performances should be accompanied by a two-page abstract formatted using the same template and by one or more URLs for access to relevant media assets;

* Submissions should be presented as .pdf files with all the media files embedded or linked to online resources. Final versions for publication should be delivered in .docx with all the images and other media files attached as independent files;

* All images and media assets must be cleared for publication by the authors;

* At least one of the authors of each contribution must register to the conference before the first author registration deadline in order for the work to be published in the proceedings;

* xCoAx’s working language is English;

* xCoAx’s conference proceedings (with ISBN) will be published online;

* Please contact the program chairs at [email protected] with any questions regarding submissions.

Conference format

Wednesday, June 24: Opening of the exhibition, reception cocktail.

Thursday, June 25: Conference and keynote. Presentations will be organized in panels chaired by a moderator that will lead a final discussion with authors and audience. A guest keynote will close the day.

Thursday, June 25, evening: Conference dinner.

Friday, June 26: Conference panels and short-paper session. Artworks and performances presentations. Presentations and discussion will be organized in the afternoon, networking authors and audience.

Friday, June 26, evening: Performances.

Friday, June 26, Night: Algorave.

Scientific committee

Alessandro Ludovico, Neural / Academy of Art Carrara

Alex McLean, Interdisciplinary Center for Scientific Research in Music, University of Leeds

Alice Eldridge, University of Sussex

Alison Clifford, University of the West of Scotland

Álvaro Barbosa, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China

André Rangel, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University

Andreas Muxel, Köln International School of Design, University of Applied Sciences Cologne

Andreas Zingerle

Arne Eigenfeldt, Simon Fraser University

Carlos Guedes, New York University Abu Dhabi

Chandler McWilliams, UCLA

Christian Faubel, Academy of Media Arts Cologne

Cretien Van Campen, Netherlands Institute for Social Research

Cristina Sá, CITAR / School of the Arts, Portuguese Catholic University in Porto

Damian Stewart

Daniel Schorno, STEIM

Diemo Schwarz, IRCAM

Francesca Pasquali, University of Bergamo

Francesco Monico, Ars Academy Research / Planetary Collegium

Francisco Cardoso Lima, Independent Artist, Aveiro

Heitor Alvelos, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

João Cordeiro, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, China

Jason Reizner, Faculty of Computer Science and Languages, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences

Jon McCormack, Monash University

Julio D'Escriván, University of Huddersfield

LIA, Artist, Vienna / FH Joanneum, Graz

Linda Kronman

Luís Gustavo Martins, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University

Luísa Ribas, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Lisbon

Manuela Naveau, Ars Electronica

Mario Verdicchio, University of Bergamo

Martin Kaltenbrunner, Kunstuniversität Linz

Miguel Carvalhais, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

Monty Adkins, University of Huddersfield

Nathan Wolek, Stetson University

Nicolas Makelberge, Symbio

Nina Wenhart, Linz

Pablo Garcia, School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Paulo Ferreira Lopes, Portuguese Catholic University, School of Arts

Pedro Cardoso, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

Pedro Tudela, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

Penousal Machado, University of Coimbra

Philip Galanter, Texas A&M University

Roxanne Leitão, The Cultural Communication and Computing Research Institute, Sheffield Hallam University

Rui Torres, Faculty of Human and Social Sciences, University Fernando Pessoa, Porto

Teresa Dillon, Independent Curator, Artist, Research & Educator

Tim Boykett, Time's Up

Titus von der Malsburg, University of Potsdam

Thor Magnusson, University of Brighton / ixi audio

Organizing committee

André Rangel, CITAR / Portuguese Catholic University

Alison Clifford, University of the West of Scotland (Conference Chair)

Jason Reizner, Faculty of Computer Science and Languages, Anhalt University of Applied Sciences

Mario Verdicchio, University of Bergamo

Miguel Carvalhais, ID+ / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

Pedro Tudela, i2ADS / Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Porto

Contacts

[email protected]

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