[rohrpost] COSIGN 2002 / Augsburg, 2.-4. September

[Tamiko Thiel]

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*    COSIGN 2002
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*    The 2nd International Conference on
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*    COMPUTATIONAL SEMIOTICS FOR GAMES AND NEW MEDIA
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*    Augsburg (Germany)
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*    2nd September - 4th September, 2002 =

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*    http://www.kinonet.com/conferences/cosign2002/
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This innovative, cross-disciplinary conference explores the ways in
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semiotics (and related theories such as structuralism and
post-structuralism) =

can be applied to creating and analysing computer systems. =

Innovative in both content and presentation; COSIGN provides a mix of
accademic =

papers and artistic presentations and allocates enough time for vital
and vibrant =

discussions.

We have great pleasure in announcing that keynotes will be given by =

Jeff Rickel,  USC Information Science Institute (USA) and =

Ola Stockfelt, University of Goteborg/University of Skovde (Sweden).

There will also be a panel discussion on "Dance and Technology" chaired =

by Robert Wechsler, Palindrome Inter-media Performance Group, Germany.

COSIGN is intended for anyone with an interest in areas of overlap (or
potential
overlap) between semiotics, related theories and computers. This would
include, =

but is not limited to, the following: computer scientists; HCI and AI
practitioners;
computer games and interactive entertainment designers;  creators of
expert systems; =

digital artists; designers; critics; semioticians; narratologists; etc.

Computational semiotics is understood here to be the application of
semiotic and
related theories to computer systems and interactive digital media.
Digital media =

are understood as media that make use of the unique capabilities of
digital systems. =

These include: computer games, content analysis systems (particularly
those =

that extract higher-level meaning), virtual reality system and virtual
environmens, the =

semantic web, multimedia and the internet, digital art, net art and
other technology-based =

or technology-oriented art forms, interactive narratives and other forms
of interactive =

entertainment, hypermedia.


Details about the program and the registration can be obtained from
the COSIGN page:

http://www.kinonet.com/conferences/cosign2002/



ORGANISING COMMITTEE
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Elisabeth Andre - University of Augsburg (Germany)
Andy Clarke - Kinonet (UK)
Clive Fencott - University of Teeside (UK)
Craig Lindley - Interactive Institute (Sweden)
Grethe Mitchell - University of East London and Kinonet (UK)
Frank Nack - CWI (Netherlands)


PROGRAMME COMMITTEE
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Elisabeth Andre - University of Augsburg (Germany)
Wilton Azevedo - Mackenzie Presbyterian University, S=E3o Paulo, (Brazil)=

Paul Brna - Leeds University (UK)
Kevin Brooks - Motorola Human Interface Labs (USA)
Andrew Clarke - Kinonet (UK)
Clive Fencott - University of Teeside (UK)
Mathias Fuchs - Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (Finland)
Werner Kriechbaum - IBM (Germany)
James Lester - North Carolina University (USA)
Craig Lindley - Interactive Institute (Sweden)
Grethe Mitchell - University of East London and Kinonet (UK)
Frank Nack - CWI (Netherlands)
Mirko Petric -University of Split (Croatia) =

Paolo Petta - OFAI (Austria)
Doug Rosenberg - University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)
Ola Stockfelt - University of Goteborg/University of Skovde (Sweden)
Robert Wechsler - Palindrome Inter-media Performance Group (Germany)


ARTWORK COMMITTEE =

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Andrew Clarke - Kinonet (UK)
Silvia Eckermann - Digital artist (Austria)
Fatima Lasay  - University of the Philippines (Philippines)
Luca Marchetti - Anomos (France)
Grethe Mitchell - University of East London and Kinonet (UK)
Timothy Portlock - University of Illinois (USA) =

David Rokeby  - Digital Artist (Canada) =

Doug Rosenberg - University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA)