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Famed science fiction author Neal Stephenson has unveiled a digital novel platform created with a cabal of interactive fiction / martial arts enthusiasts. To judge from initial glimpses of their first interactive novel, The Mongoliad, this “new” platform is more of a combination of older ideas: part interactive CD-ROM (Voyager in the 1980s), part paid subscription (the New York Times in the 1990s), and part user-generated content (Wikipedia in the 2000s). At least the authors have given up on DRM from the get-go.

The body has always been our primary interface–which some artists and technologists are starting to hack.

The body has always been our primary interface–which some artists and technologists are starting to hack.

Could this be the real reason to keep Flash off touchscreens like the iPad–or just a convenient excuse?

Could this be the real reason to keep Flash off touchscreens like the iPad–or just a convenient excuse?

:excerptstart:Edinburgh interaction design competition–deadline in March.excerptend Create10 :: the conference for innovative interaction design 30th June – 2nd July 2010 Edinburgh Napier University, Edinburgh UK http://www.create-conference.org/ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + The Create10 conference is seeking submissions in the form of full papers, workshops, short presentations, demonstrations and exhibits. THEME : : Transitions Analogue Digital Academic Practice Place Time Real Virtual We invite case studies of innovative design from the commercial, academic, public, government and research sectors. Cases can come from any paradigm – the web, mobile and hand held, products or consumer electronics. We would particularly like to encourage submissions from students. They will be given the opportunity to showcase and discuss both finished work and work-in-progress in a supportive environment. The Create conference centres on the discipline of interaction design, a young disciple with roots in human-computer interaction, ergonomics, product and graphic design, multi-media and art. An interaction designer is a difficult person to pigeon hole and can be found in mobile phone companies, consumer product manufacturers, design consultancies, as a single practitioner, or within academic computing and design departments. We are seeking original, unpublished work under the following categories: Full Papers (2 stage submission) : : High quality academic papers for peer review (max 6 pages) Other Submissions (single stage) : : Practical half-day workshops : : Short papers and/or case studies from practitioners within the field : : Short presentations and/or posters from students to be presented in informal student sessions : : Demonstrations and/or videos of installation-based exhibits or creative work in progress Please note that all successful authors will be expected to pay to register for the event. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + IMPORTANT DATES Submissions of : max 1 page abstracts for papers : 15th March 2010 max 2 page proposals for all other submissions : 31st March 2010 Notification of acceptance : Early April 2010 Full paper submission : End of April 2010 http://www.create-conference.org/calls-for-participation/ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + Student Design Competition In addition to the above call Create10 is organising a unique competition for students. Today=92s art, design and technology students are the people who will be defining what the interdisciplinary field of interaction design will become in the near future. Create10 is a conference that celebrates innovative interaction design, whether digital products, services, environments or new interaction paradigms. This competition is aimed at students from a wide range of disciplines, for example: interaction design, product design, industrial design, communications design, architecture, fashion, multimedia, HCI, and related fields. Students, bothRead More

Edinburgh interaction design competition–deadline in March.