[Tccc] HINDAWI AHCI CfP: Special Issue on Subliminal Communication in HCI (Deadline extended to June 1st, 2010)

Dear Colleagues,

due to several requests we have decided to extend the
submission deadline by another month to June 1st, 2010 (firm!).
Please feel free to contact us (riener@pervasive.jku.at) if
you have any questions on the special issue or concerns on the
suitability of a possible manuscript.

Please contribute in the

HINDAWI ADVANCES IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION (AHCI) JOURNAL
SPECIAL ISSUE ON SUBLIMINAL COMMUNICATION
IN HUMAN-COMPUTER INTERACTION

Note the extended submission deadline: June 1st, 2010 (firm!)

For further information and a PDF CfP visit:
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ahci/osi.html

*** CALL FOR PAPERS ***

Human- and computer-based interactions are ubiquitous in our
everyday lives - everything from our mobiles, iPods, to a
variety of computer systems creates serious cognitive demands
when switching from one to the next. When used simultaneously,
extra cognitive demands are placed on us and the likelihood of
success is dependent upon our ability to apportion attention
to multiple tasks simultaneously. To alleviate the cognitive
load associated with interacting with varied computing-based
devices, common UIs and modes of operation should be
implemented, significantly reducing the amount of information
we must store and recall. In addition, subtle cues could be
emitted from the device to assist us during our interactions,
prompting us toward the appropriate action required to
effectively complete a task. These cues could be delivered in
a variety of (communication channels), for instance, visual or
auditory cues could be provided according to the specific
nature of the current activity.

In order to implement these features, UIs must be provided
with the means to detect the nature of the current interaction
set, rovide the subliminal cues across appropriate channels,
and evaluate their success. This approach would benefit from
a significant collaborative effort from a range of
disciplines: engineering, neuroscience, computer science,
psychophysiology, and related fields. The result of this
approach provides exciting challenges which will significantly
impact society at large, making significant contributions
toward a more natural, convenient, and even relaxing future
human-computer interface.

Potential topics include, but are not limited to:

- Compatibility of subliminal information transmission with
other demands and conditions in the field of HCI
- Limits of reproducibility
- Influence in interaction with further explicit channels
- Impact of subliminally delivered information on the
cognitive load
- Subliminally delivered information and the level of
distraction
- Subliminal interfaces for the automotive domain (head-up
displays, vibro-tactile transducers embedded into the seat)
- Basic characteristics of subliminally delivered information
(reachable bandwidth, natural bounds, complexity of
information, speed of perception)
- Potential of subliminal cues to guide a person to the right
course of action or to a specific emotional state
- Hardware components, that is, interactive smart rooms, games
with dynamic UIs
- Analysis of subliminal processes, that is, implicit
interaction/cognition, subliminal messaging, unconscious
emotions

Before submission authors should carefully read over the
journal's Author Guidelines, which are located at
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ahci/guidelines.html.
Prospective authors should submit an electronic copy of their
complete manuscript through the journal Manuscript Tracking
System at http://mts.hindawi.com, according to the following
timetable:

*** SUBMISSION TIMETABLE ***

Manuscript Due June 1, 2010
First Round of Reviews August 1, 2010
Publication Date November 1, 2010

*** EDITORIAL BOARD ***
Andreas Riener, Institute for Pervasive Computing, Johannes
Kepler University, 4040 Linz, Austria; riener@pervasive.jku.at
(Lead Guest Editor)

* GUEST EDITORS *
- Guido Kempter, University of Applied Sciences Vorarlberg,
6850 Dornbirn, Austria; guido.kempter@fhv.at
- Timo Saari, Department of Broadcasting Telecommunications
and Mass Media, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA 19122,
USA; saari@temple.edu
- Kenneth Revett, Department for Artificial Intelligence and
Interactive Multimedia, Harrow School of Computer Science,
University of Westminster, London, England, UK;
revettk@wmin.ac.uk

Further information and a online version of the CfP (HTML,
PDF) can be found at the following location:
http://www.hindawi.com/journals/ahci/osi.html

Best regards,
A. Riener, G. Kempter, T. Saari, K. Revett (Guest Editors)

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