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Stereo and
Immersive Media

Call for Papers

October 7-9, 2015, Lisboa

Universidade Lusófona | National Archive of Torre do Tombo

Stereo and Immersive Media — 2015 International Conference aims to bring together researchers, artists and archivists working visual media renowned for their stereoscopic and/or immersive features.

Stereo and immersive media environments have been providing an expanded field for photographic media since the 19th century.

The recent revival of interest in stereo and immersive technologies has set an opportunity to research its historical roots and also the present-day challenges to visual culture.

Abstracts Submission

Abstracts of between 200 and 300 words should be submitted along with a brief biography, to https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=simedia2015

Deadlines:

  • Abstracts submission: August 21, 2015
  • Notification: September 7
  • Full papers submission: October 1

Paper Submission

  • Papers of 3500-6000 words should be submitted also through Easychair.
  • Best papers will be considered for publication in a special issue of the International Journal of Film and Media Arts.
  • Author guidelines can be found here

Call for Proposals

Stereo and Immersive Media- 2015 International Conference aims to bring together researchers, artists and archivists working visual media renowned for their stereoscopic and/or immersive features. Stereo and immersive media environments have been providing an expanded field to photographic media since the 19th century. The recent revival of interest in stereo and immersive technologies has set an opportunity to research its historical roots and also the present-day challenges to visual culture.

This conference welcomes a diversity of approaches and topics that may contribute to the critical understanding of the stereo and immersive media today. Suggested research topics for contributions include:

  1. Stereoscopic photography;
  2. Stereo photography, archival and curatorial practices;
  3. Immersive cinematic media;
  4. Scientific stereoscopic practices;
  5. Immersive media art installations;
  6. Videogames and augmented realities;
  7. Haptic and visual media cultures;

Programme

Stereo and Immersive Media- 2015 International Conference aims to bring together researchers, artists and archivists working v isual media renowned for their stereoscopic and/or immersive features. Stereo and immersive media environments have been providing an expanded field to photographic media since the 19th century. The recent revival of interest in stereo and immersive technologies has set an opportunity to research its historical roots and also the present-day challenges to visual culture.

Stereo and Immersive Media- 2015 International Conference will present in its opening plenary session the final results of the research project Stereo Visual Culture dedicated to the first national study of stereo photography in Portugal. The conference venue, the National Archive of Torre do Tombo, will host the exhibition ‘The Third Image — Stereoscopic Photography in Portugal and the Desire for 3D’, presenting the main authors, themes and compositions from 31 stereo collections of 9 national Portuguese archives and museums.

Speakers

Denis Pellerin
Specialist in stereo photography and author of La Photographie Stéréoscopique sous le Seconde Empire and Diableries. Stereoscopic Adventures in Hell
Emília Tavares
New Media and Photography Curator at the National Museum of Contemporary Art- Museu do Chiado, Lisbon, researcher and art critic.
Maria Teresa Cruz
Specialist in Media Aesthetics, Media Art Theory and Cultural Techniques.
Thomas Weynants
Specialist in Early & Popular Visual Media. Author of the website ‘Early Visual Media Archaeology’ (TBC).

Registration

fee
  • Presenter fee:
  • early bird: 140 € (until September 18)
  • standard: 180 € (until October 2)
  • on site: 230 €
fee
  • Student fee:
  • early bird: 120 € (until September 18)
  • standard: 140 € (until October 2)
  • on site 180 €

Presenters will be offered lunch and finger food and beverages for coffee breaks.

Free attendance.

More information on how to register soon.

Organization

The conference is organised by the Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (ULHT) and by the Centre for Research in Applied Communication, Culture, and New Technologies (CICANT).

Conference committee

  • Victor Flores, Ph.D. ECATI, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias (head)
  • Teresa Mendes Flores, Ph D. ECATI, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias
  • Margarida Medeiros, Ph.D. FCSH, Universidade Nova de Lisboa
  • Vítor dos Reis, Ph.D. FBA, Universidade de Lisboa
  • Joana Bicacro, MsC. ECATI, Universidade Lusófona de Humanidades e Tecnologias

Venue

The conference will take place at Torre do Tombo Portuguese National Archive and Lusófona University (ULHT). The conference includes a special guided tour to the conservation and restoration areas of Torre do Tombo.

Getting to Lisbon Lisboa

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