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Academic Mindtrek 2024

When

Tuesday 8th – Friday 11th of
October, 2024 (GMT+3)

Where

Paidia Living Lab of Play (Nokia Arena) | ONLINE

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Preliminary Program of Academic Mindtrek 2024

We are very pleased to announce that the 27th International Academic Mindtrek conference will take place between the 8th and 11th of October 2024.

Click on the different conference day tabs to view more detailed program and schedules for each day.

Tuesday, 08.10.2024

9:00 – 18:00 Doctoral Consortium
10:00 – 18:00 Workshops

Overview of Workshops (in alphabetical order):

  • AI as a Citizen: Eliciting Smart City Future Stories through Human-AI Collaborative Fiction Writing, organized by Margarita Osipova (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany), Jordi Tost (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany), Oğuz ‘Oz’ Buruk (Tampere University, Finland), Konstantina Marrra (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany), Britta F. Schulte (Hochschule Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany), Jeffrey Bardzell (Pennsylvania State University, USA) and Eva Hornecker (Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Germany).
  • Digital Technologies and Human Consciousness: A Futures Workshop for Exploring Potential Implications, organized by Terho Ojell-Järventausta (Tampere University, Finland), Anatolii Belousov (Tampere University, Finland), Mila Bujić (Tampere University, Finland), Joseph Macey (Tampere University, Finland) and Juho Hamari (Tampere University, Finland).
  • The Deep Body: Exploring users’ insides through design fiction, organized by Harun Kaygan (University of Southern Denmark), Çağlar Genç (Tampere University, Finland), Oğuz ‘Oz’ Buruk (Tampere University, Finland), Ida Kathrine Hammeleff Jørgensen (University of Southern Denmark) and Linas Kristupas Gabrielaitis (Tampere University, Finland).
  • Workshop on Building Accessible Futures: Accessibility Education at Tampere University and Hands-on Experience Using Tools and Technologies, organized by Tero Avellan (Tampere University, Finland), Pauliina Baltzar (Tampere University, Finland) and Markku Turunen (Tampere University, Finland).
Wednesday, 09.10.2024

10:00 – 10:30 Welcome Messages by General and Programme Chairs
10:30 – 11:35 Sessions: Metaverse¤ & Augmented Cities and Communities×

Chairs:

  • Nannan Xi ¤ (Tampere University, Finland)
  • Fiona Nah ¤ (City University of Hong Kong)
  • Philipp Rauschnabel ¤ (Universität der Bundeswehr München, Germany)
  • Mattia Thibault × (Tampere University)
  • Anton Nijholt × (Twente University, Netherlands)
  • Manuel Baer × (Tampere University)
  • Linda Hirsch × (UC Santa Cruz, CA, USA)

Papers (in alphabetical order):

  • Elpida Bampouni, Ans Ahmad, Nannan Xi, Nikoletta-Zampeta Legaki and Juho Hamari: Effects of Immersion and Embodiment on Memory in Virtual Reality ¤
  • Kwan Sui Dave Ka, Isak de Villiers Bosman and Danie Smit: Virtual reality in automotive digital twins: a large language model-assisted content analysis of an expert evaluation ¤
  • Johanna Ylipulli, Aale Luusua and Matti Pouke: Metaphoric Spaces in Virtual Reality Design: From Simulation to Participatory Functionalism as a Design Approach ×

11:35 – 11:50 Break
11:50 – 12:30 Poster Session, Fast Pitches and Demo

Posters (in alphabetical order):

  • Rishabh Pandey and Keyur Sorathia: A Pilot Study on Hand-Referenced Menu User Interfaces for Head-Mounted Display Virtual Reality
  • Anatolii Belousov, Terho Ojell-Järventausta, Mila Bujić, Joseph Macey and Juho Hamari: A Typology for Identifying Digitally-Induced Altered States of Consciousness Through Input Discrepancy
  • Viktoryia Stanko and Simone Kriglstein: Across the Planets – Playful Approach for Learning the Shortest Path Algorithm for Graphs in Augmented Reality
  • Samuel Chovanec, Sebastian Gschanes, Borbála Tölgyesi and Ágnes Karolina Bakk: Augmented Reality’s Role in Strengthening Human-Nature Connections: A Systematic Review
  • Alissa Burova, John Mäkelä, Ilmari Jyskä, Tuuli Keskinen, Pekka Kallioniemi and Markku Turunen: Challenges of Remote XR Experimentation: Balancing the Trade-Offs for a Successful Remote Study
  • José Pedro Vieira Sousa, Pedro Campos and Paulo Bala: College Tales: Pilot Study on Large Language Models Generated Narratives for Mental Health Literacy
  • Piumi Perera, Sarah Webber and Wally Smith: Digital design considerations in urban nature
  • Eva Freitas, Hildegardo Noronha, Cíntia França, Élvio Gouveia, Paulo Bala, Pedro Campos and Mara Dionísio: FitFest: Designing a Narrative-driven Exergame to Engage Active Seniors in Physical Activity
  • Ville-Veikko Uhlgren, Samuli Laato, Juho Hamari and Timo Nummenmaa: Gamification to Motivate the Crowdsourcing of Dynamic Nature Data: A Field Experiment in Northern Europe
  • Xinyan Zhao: Hearing the World: A Pilot Study Design on Spatial Audio for the Visually Impaired
  • Pauliina Baltzar, Tero Avellan, Idastiina Valtasalmi, Anne Ketola, Mirkka Forssell, Tuuli Keskinen and Markku Turunen: Online Accessibility Education in Higher Education – Experiences from a Multidisciplinary Module
  • Laura D. Cosio, Saurav Sarkar, Salik Tariq, Oğuz Buruk and Juho Hamari: Pine Cone Prowl: Embodying a Flying Squirrel in Forest
  • Tero Avellan, Pauliina Baltzar, Markus Kämäräinen and Markku Turunen: Raising Accessibility Awareness: Designing Accessibility Testbed for Education and Public Use
  • Konstantina Marra, Adithi Mahesh, Supriya Dhakal, Layla Bahloul, Margarita Osipova and Eva Hornecker: Smart Cities for Bridging the Urban-Rural Divide: Designing Small Town Smart City Visions through Speculative Design Approach Led by Feminist HCI Values
  • Risa Kimura and Tatsuo Nakajima: TinyHappy with Tiny Habits: A Platform for Reflecting Happy Moments
  • Dominik Masár and Simone Kriglstein: Towards a Taxonomy of In-Game User Interface Visualizations
  • Isak de Villiers Bosman, Mila Bujić, Laura Cosio, Oğuz ’Oz’ Buruk, Kristine Jørgenson and Juho Hamari: Virtual reality for mindfulness: aspects for helping or hindering focus and practice

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:35 Industry Panel: “Into the Metaverse: A New Digital Frontier”

Chairs:

  • Alissa Burova (Tampere University, Finland)
  • Albina Rurenko (Tampere University, Finland)

Industry Experts:

  • Sanni Siltanen, Mission Lead, Immersive Digital Life
  • Joyce Xinyi Tu, Senior AI & Operations Consultant at PwC & Postdoc Researcher in Industrial Metaverse at Aalto University
  • Jonathan Biz Medina, Creative Producer for XR at Stereoscape
  • Pekka Varis, Nvidia Omniverse Ambassador, Creative Director & Co-Founder at Cineshare

15:35 – 16:30 Session: Human-Nature Interaction

Chairs:

  • Ferran Altarriba Bertran (Tampere University, Finland & Escola Universitària de les Arts, Catalonia)
  • Velvet Spors (Tampere University, Finland)
  • Sebastian Prost (Northumbria University, United Kingdom)
  • Sarah Webber (Melbourne University, Australia)

Papers (in alphabetical order):

  • Katerina Inglezaki, Mariana Pestana and Nuno Jardim Nunes: Agroecology as a Practice of Care supported by Blockchain and DAOs -The speculative case of Murcia’s Mar Menor Lagoon
  • Pedro Galvão-Ferreira, Vera Fearns, Nuno Nunes and Valentina Nisi: Posthumanist Care and Ecologies of Empathy: Investigating Design Potentials for Nature/Culture HCI
  • Maliheh Ghajargar: ”The Words We Do Not Yet Have.” A Creative Inquiry Into Human-Plant Relationship

16:30 – 16:45 Break
16:45 – 17:25 Session: Accessibility

Chairs:

  • Markku Turunen (Tampere University, Finland)
  • Vasiliki Mylonopolou (University of Gothenburg, Sweden)
  • Paulina Baltzar (Tampere University, Finland)
  • Markku “Mark” Häkkinen (ETS, USA)

Papers (in alphabetical order):

  • Mirkka Forssell, Lobna Hassan and Markku Turunen: Inclusive VR gaming with older adults: Accessibility of entertainment and educational VR games
  • Rudolf Westerholm, Kai Tuuri and Lobna Hassan: Not just Atmosphere: Game Music Design for Accessible In-Game Information Communication

17:25 – open end Socializing and Evening Activities

Thursday, 10.10.2024

10:00 – 10:10 Good Morning
10:10 – 11:20 Session: Technology in Education

Chairs:

  • Muhterem Dindar (Tampere University, Finland)
  • Oleksandra Poquet (Technical University of Munich, Germany)

Papers (in alphabetical order):

  • Narmeen Marji, Janset Shawash, Mattia Thibault and Juho Hamari: Beyond the Blueprint: Exploring Virtual Reality and Speculative Design in Architectural Pedagogy
  • Joni Salminen, Soon-Gyo Jung, Johanne Medina, Kholoud Aldous, Jinan Azem, Waleed Akhtar, Essi Häyhänen and Bernard Jansen: Communication Design for an Educational AI Chatbot: Analyzing
    Cipherbot’s Communication Style and Challenges
  • Keyur Sorathia, Kaushiki Baheti and Nikhil Kumar: Design and Evaluation of Gravity’s Grip: A VR-based Educational Tool Designed for Novice Users
  • Prajwal D’Souza, Nikoletta Zampeta Legaki, Daniel Fernández Galeote and Juho Hamari: Extended Reality for Public Understanding of Science: A Systematic Literature Review

11:20 – 11:35 Break
11:35 – 12:30 Session: Games and Gamification

Chairs:

  • Juho Hamari (Tampere University, Germany)
  • Benedikt Morscheuser (Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen, Germany)

Papers (in alphabetical order):

  • Tippayaporn Pavavimol, Katja Heiskanen, Qian Yang, Isabella Aura, Bojan Kerous, Aleksandr Ometov, Mikko Valkama and Mattia Thibault: Focus At Play: Exploring Gamification through A Case Study Of Narrative-Based Focus Apps
  • Magnus Johansson, Björn Strååt and Henricus Verhagen: Just because you´re paranoid, doesn´t mean they aren´t after you – Meaningful distrust and game design patterns- a study of 4 games

12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – 15:35 Industry Panel: “AI in Action: Shaping Tomorrow”

Chairs:

  • Alissa Burova (Tampere University, Finland)
  • Albina Rurenko (Tampere University, Finland)

Industry Experts:

  • Turo Pekari, Music Finland, Head of Innovation
  • Joyce Xinyi Tu, Senior AI & Operations Consultant at PwC
  • Jouni Frilander, YLE, Head of Innovation
  • Narmeen Marji, XR specialist at Helsinki XR Center

15:35 – 16:40 Sessions: Fictional, Spec. & Critical Futures^ and Data for Good*

Chairs:

  • Ahmet Börütecene^ (Linköping University, Sweden)
  • Oğuz Buruk^ (Tampere University, Finland)
  • Mark Blythe^ (Northumbria University, United Kingdom)
  • Jakita Owensby Thomas^ (Auburn University)
  • Daniel Fernandez Galeote* (Tampere University, Finland)
  • Zampeta Legaki* (Tampere University, Finland)
  • Karpouzis Kostas* (Panteion University, Greece)

Papers (in alphabetical order):

  • Maliheh Ghajargar: AI and Future-Making: Design, Biases, and Human-Plant Interaction^
  • Paul Coulton, Matthew Pilling, Michael Stead, Andrew Crabtree, Alan Chamberlain and Neelima Sailaja: Designing Prosocial More-Than-Human Rhetoric within Experiential Futures^
  • Mathijs Bodelier, Maria Luce Lupetti, Roel Dobbe and Lise Magnier: Data sufficient products: speculative design explorations for sustainable digital futures*

16:40 – 16:55 Break
16:55 – 17:35 Session: Robots and AI in everyday life

Chairs:

  • Sumita Sharma (University of Oulu, Finland)
  • Yixiao Wang (Georgia Tech, USA)
  • Carlos Aguiar (University of Illinois, USA)

Papers (in alphabetical order):

  • Marigo Raftopoulos and Juho Hamari: Designing Tiny Robots: Engaging Stakeholders in Collaborative
    AI System Design
  • Sandra Luo: Navigating the Diverse Challenges of Speech Emotion Recognition: A Deep Learning Perspective

17:35 – 19:00 Socializing and Evening Activities
19:00 Dinner**

**For presenting poster, demo and paper authors, doctoral consortium participants, track and organizing chairs

Friday, 11.10.2024

10:00 – 10:10 Good Morning
10:10 – 10:50 Poster Session, Fast Pitches and Demo
10:50 – 11:25 Closing Words and Awards
11:25 – 12:30 Mentoring Session and Open Unconference
12:30 – 14:00 Lunch
14:00 – open-end Mentoring Session and Open Unconference