Call for Special Track Papers on
Illuminating Realities: 
Creating immersive spaces to promote mindfulness and wellbeing

Important Dates

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Scope

This special track invites researchers, practitioners, and artists to delve into the intersection of projection mapping, mindfulness, and Virtual Reality (VR), uncovering the transformative potential of these technologies in fostering creativity, wellbeing, and immersive experiences. Projection mapping, with its ability to transform physical spaces into dynamic canvases, offers a unique opportunity for exploring mindful engagement and artistic expression. Similarly, VR technology provides immersive environments that can evoke mindfulness and facilitate contemplative experiences. By integrating these technologies, new opportunities emerge for creating multisensory environments that promote presence, introspection, and connection. This Special Track centrally focuses on the exploration of Immersive projection Spaces and VR for Mindfulness Practice.

We welcome original research papers, case studies, demonstrations, and artistic contributions that explore the transformative potential of immersive projection spaces and VR for fostering creativity, self-awareness, and wellbeing. Submissions should contribute to advancing our understanding of the synergies between Immersive projection Spaces , VR technology and mindfulness practices and their implications for personal growth, artistic expression, and social change.

  1. Augment Reality.
  2. Immersive Projection Mapping as a Medium for mindfulness interventions.
  3. Creative applications of Immersive projection Spaces and VR technology in mental health interventions.
  4. Brain Computer Interfaces, Mindfulness and Creative Approaches.
  5. Mindfulness-based VR games and interactive experiences.
  6. Ethical considerations in the design and implementation of Immersive Projection Mapping and VR-based mindfulness interventions.
  7. The role of embodiment and presence in Immersive Projection Mapping and VR-based mindfulness practices.
  8. Collaborative Immersive Projection Mapping and VR art projects promoting mindfulness.
  9. Psychology and Neuroscience of Immersive Projection Mapping and VR-Induced Mindfulness.
  10. Intersection of Immersive projection, Virtual Reality and Art Therapy for Wellbeing.

Special Track Chair

Bruno Azevedo
Centro ALGORITMI, engageLab – Universidade do Minho, Portugal

TPC Members

Adriana Sampaio
Neuropsychophysiology Lab – University of Minho, Portugal

Anton Nijholt
University of Twente, Netherlands 

Elena Partesotti
Unicamp University, Brazil

Eliana Santiago
University of Porto, Portugal

Olivia Lapenta
Neuropsychophysiology Lab – University of Minho, Portugal

Nelson Zagalo
Digimedia – University of Aveiro, Portugal

Publication

All registered papers will be submitted for publishing by Springer – LNICST series and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library: ArtsIT Conference Proceedings.

Proceedings will be submitted for inclusion in leading indexing services, such as Web of Science, Compendex, Scopus, DBLP, EU Digital Library, Google Scholar, IO-Port, MathSciNet, Inspec, and Zentralblatt MATH.

Available Journals

All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:

EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies
EAI Endorsed Transactions on AI and Robotics
EAI Endorsed Transactions on Internet of Things(Scopus)

Additional publication opportunities:

EAI Transactions series (Open Access)
EAI/Springer Innovations in Communications and Computing Book Series
(titles in this series are indexed in Ei Compendex, Web of Science & Scopus)

Paper Submission

Papers should be submitted through EAI ‘Confy+‘ system, and have to comply with the Springer format (see Author’s kit section).

– Regular papers should be up to 12-15+ pages in length.
– Short papers should be 6-11 pages in length.

All conference papers undergo a thorough peer review process prior to the final decision and publication. This process is facilitated by experts in the Technical Program Committee during a dedicated conference period. Standard peer review is enhanced by EAI Community Review which allows EAI members to bid to review specific papers. All review assignments are ultimately decided by the responsible Technical Program Committee Members while the Technical Program Committee Chair is responsible for the final acceptance selection. You can learn more about Community Review here.

Workshops

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  2. Industry 5.0 and Sports Science
  3. Workshop Chair: Carlos Martner
Attendance: scientists, students and professionals