"Misuse and Abuse of Interactive Technologies"
Due to many requests the deadline has been extended to Jan. 20th.This workshop is interdisciplinary. Philosophical andcritical investigations into the misuse and abuse ofcomputing artifacts are wanted--including literaryinvestigations. The workshop organizers are alsoworking towards journal and book publications in additionto the workshop proceedings.This workshop is highly interdisciplinary and may be of interest to members of this group. The workshop organizers are alsoworking towards journal and book publications in additionto the workshop proceedings.
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CALL FOR WORKSHOP PAPERS
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"Misuse and Abuse of Interactive Technologies"CHI 2006 Workshop
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Date: Saturday, April 22 (Full day)Venue: Montreal, Canada, http://www.chi2006.org/
Submission Deadline: January 10 Workshop Web-site: www.agentabuse.org
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So far research into the user's emotional engagement in computing hasaddressed pleasurable affective states such as enjoyment, fun, andplayfulness.
Abuse: The darker side of human-computer interaction atInteract 2005 explicitly addressed negative emotions in computing. Itwas concluded in this workshop that interface design and metaphors caninadvertently rouse more than user dissatisfaction and angry reactions:they can promote a wide range of 'abusive' behaviors that are directednot only towards the machine and the interface but also towards otherpeople (http://www.agentabuse.org/papers.htm). The purpose of this interdisciplinary workshop is to explore interactivesystems as targets and medium of disinhibited behavior. The goal is tobring together researchers who have encountered instances of negativeuser behaviors in HCI, who might have given some thought to why and howsuch behaviors happen, and who have some ideas on how pro-active, agentbased interfaces, should respond. Workshops discussions should provide afoundation for understanding the misuse and abuse of interactivetechnologies and for developing a systematic approach to designinginterfaces that counter negative behaviors. Some of the larger questions and issues we hope to address during theworkshop are the following: - How does the misuse and abuse of the interface affect the user'scomputing experience? - How do different interface metaphors (embodied conversationalcharacters, windows, desktops) shape a propensity to misuse or abuse the interface? - What design factors trigger or restrain disinhibited behaviors? - How does computer-mediated abuse differ from other forms of abuse,e.g., the abuse of people, symbols, flags sacred objects, and personalproperty? Is it appropriate to use the term abuse in this context? - Putdowns and other forms of verbal abuse are a part of our everydaysocial world. It is something we try to diffuse and avoid. How can wedevelop embodied conversational characters that learn to constrain userswho engage in verbal abuse? Do we even need to diffuse it? - Is the act of verbally abusing a conversational agent anti-socialbehavior or is it the expression of social norms reflecting anasymmetric power distribution where the user is the master and the agentthe slave? As the workshop is intended to be interdisciplinary, we hope thequestions and methodologies discussed will be of interest to a broadaudience, including social scientists, psychologists, computerscientists, and those involved in the game industry. To help inform ourquestioning, we also welcome philosophical and critical investigationsinto the misuse and abuse of computing artifacts. Prospective participants should send a 2/4-page position paper(following the CHI extended Abstract format www.chi2006.org/ceaf.php)
Further information on the workshop can be found at www.agentabuse.org.
IMPORTANT DATES===============
20 January 2006: submission
24 January 2006: Notification of acceptance
1 February 2006: CHI 2006 early registration deadline
22 April 2006: workshop at CHI 2006
ORGANISING COMMITTEE===================
Co-Chairs: Antonella De Angeli (University of Manchester), UK Sheryl Brahnam (Missouri State University), US Peter Wallis (University of Sheffield), UK Alan Dix (Lancaster University), UKProgramme committee:Ruth Aylett (Heriot Watt University, UK) Pamela Briggs (Nortumbria University, UK) Christoph Bartneck (Eindhoven University of Technology, Holland) Nadia Bianchi-Berthouze (University of Aizu, JP) Claude Draude (Humboldt University Berlin, DE) Dirk Heylen (University of Twente, NL) Stefan Kopp (University of Bielefeld, DE) Stacey Marsella (University of Southern California, USA) Roger Moore (Universiy of Sheffield, UK) Catherine Pelachaud (Universite de Paris 8, FR) Daniela Petrelli (University of Sheffield, UK) Oliviero Stock (IRST, IT) Alistair Sutcliffe (University of Manchester, UK) Yorick Wilks (University of Sheffield, UK) Sean Zdenek (Texas Tech University, USA)
