Extended deadline for submissions: 19 January 2014<\/p>\n
Dates: 26-27 June 2014 The development of computational tools and media has been radically transforming the landscape for the practice of the arts, of design and of numerous cultural manifestations. Recognizing this, xCoAx is designed as a multi-disciplinary enquiry on arts, computers, computation, communication and the elusive x factor that connects them all.<\/p>\n xCoAx is a forum for the exchange of ideas and the discovery of new and valuable synergies. It is an event exploring the frontiers of digital arts with the participation of a diverse confluence of computer scientists, media practitioners and theoreticians, with a focus on the relations between what can and cannot be computed, what can and cannot be communicated, what is beautiful and how humans and computational systems intersect in the development of new directions in aesthetics.<\/p>\n The first edition of xCoAx took place in 2013 in Bergamo, Italy. The 37 works presented \u2014 selected from a total of 114 submissions from 28 countries \u2014 are compiled in the proceedings book, available at http:\/\/2013.xcoax.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n Topics<\/p>\n You are invited to submit theoretical, practical or experimental research work, and artworks that include but are not limited to the following topics: Important dates<\/p>\n Submission deadline: 19 January 2014 Additional information and submission details<\/p>\n * All works must be submitted via EasyChair \u2014https:\/\/www.easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=xcoax2014 Conference format<\/p>\n Day one: Conference and keynote. Day two: Conference, artworks, demos, poster presentations and exhibition. Day two, evening: Performances
\nLocation: Porto, Portugal
\nWebsite: http:\/\/xcoax.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n
\n* Computation
\n* Communication
\n* Aesthetics
\n* X
\n* Algorithms \/ Systems \/ Models
\n* Artificial Aesthetics
\n* Audiovisuals \/ Multimodality
\n* Creativity
\n* Design
\n* Interaction
\n* Games
\n* Generative Art \/ Design
\n* History
\n* Mechatronics \/ Physical Computing
\n* Music \/ Sound Art
\n* Performance
\n* Philosophy of Art \/ of Computation
\n* Technology \/ Ethics \/ Epistemology<\/p>\n
\nNotifications: 16 March 2014
\nEarly registration of authors until: 11 April 2014
\nDelivery of final versions until: 11 April 2014
\nConference: 26-27 June 2014<\/p>\n
\n* Submissions must be original and will be rigorously reviewed by an international and multidisciplinary scientific committee, in a process that will assess originality, relevance, aesthetic and technical achievements;
\n* The reviewing will be double-blind; please omit all information about the authors in the submissions;
\n* Papers may be 4 to 10 pages long, following the format in the Word template \u2014http:\/\/xcoax.org\/xcoax2014template.docx ;
\n* Artworks, performances and demos should be accompanied by a two-page short-paper formatted using the same template and by valid (and anonymous) URL for access to relevant media assets;
\n* Submissions should be presented as .pdf files with all the media files embedded or linked to online resources. Final versions for publication should be delivered in .docx with all the images and other media files attached as independent files;
\n* All images and media assets must be cleared for publication by the authors;
\n* At least one of the authors of each contribution must register to the conference before the first author registration deadline in order for the work to be published in the proceedings;
\n* xCoAx\u2019s working language is English;
\n* xCoAx\u2019s conference proceedings (with ISBN) will be published online;
\n* A selection of works from xCoAx 2014 will be published in a forthcoming special issue of CITAR\u2019s Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts \u2014http:\/\/artes.ucp.pt\/citarj\/;
\n* Please contact the program chairs at info@xcoax.org with any questions regarding submissions.<\/p>\n
\nPresentations will be organized in panels chaired by a moderator that will lead a final discussion with authors and audience. A guest keynote will close the day.<\/p>\n
\nArtworks, demos and posters will be exhibited at various spaces in and around the conference venue. Presentations and discussion will be organized throughout the afternoon, networking authors and audience..<\/p>\n
\nThe second day of xCoAx 2014 will include with an evening of performances at the unique space of the Monastery of S\u00e3o Bento da Vit\u00f3ria in Porto \u2014http:\/\/www.tnsj.pt\/home\/msbv\/index.php?intID=7&intSubID=12<\/p>\n