[Commlist] CfP - Prosocial Interactive Digital Narratives - ACM GoodIT

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Prosocial Interactive Digital Narratives -Callfor Papers

https://indcor.eu/prosocial-interactive-digital-narratives/ 
<https://indcor.eu/prosocial-interactive-digital-narratives/>

3rd ACM International Conference on Information Technology for Social 
Good (GoodIT)

  6 - 8 September 2023, Lisbon, Portugal

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*** Important Dates ***

Submission deadline:May 15th, 2023

Notification of acceptance: July 7th, 2023

Camera Ready: July 18th, 2023



*** Description ***

Narrative plays a central role in communication, comprehension, 
personality formation and memory of every human being. Interactive 
digital narrative (IDN) adds computational methods to this basic human 
cognitive function. Computational systems provide a range of procedural 
functions which allow it to contain dynamic relationships, show the 
result of many choices and predict particular outcomes. The combination 
of interactive computational with a narrative approach yields IDN which 
have the potential to act as representations of complex topics with 
societal relevance such as global warming and the related energy 
transition, migration, pandemics, global conflicts, but also personal 
aspects such as mental health.

Taking advantage of both the benefits of narrative and of computation, 
prosocial interactive digital narratives aim at promoting prosocial 
behavior by representing complex issues and making them better 
understandable, but also by offering a safe space for practicing actions 
and experiencing consequences before applying them in the real world. 
Developing a deeper and more widespread understanding of the 
ever-growing complexity of today’s world is crucial as a basis for 
prosocial discourse, decision-making and concrete actions.


We invite submissions of research papers, practice-based papers, and 
position papers for the GoodIT Special Track on Prosocial Interactive 
Digital Narratives. We consider all contributions, but we are 
particularly interested in papers that explore the following topics:


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    Designing and evaluating prosocial interactive digital narratives

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    Technical approaches (e.g. planner systems. AI-based characters,
    generative approaches, NLP, XR (VR, AR,MR) technologies, etc.)

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    Conceptual frameworks for understanding prosocial behavior in
    digital narratives

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    The role of emotions, immersion, and identification in promoting
    prosocial behavior through interactive digital narratives

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    Applications of prosocial digital narratives in education, health,
    and social change contexts

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    Ethical issues related to designing and implementing prosocial
    digital narratives

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    Case studies and best practices for creating effective prosocial
    digital narratives


We welcome submissions from scholars, researchers, practitioners, and 
designers working in fields such as computer science, media studies, 
psychology, communication, education, health, and game studies.



*** Submission Guidelines ***

Submit via EasyChair. Information on submission can be found here: 
http://goodit.campusfc.unibo.it/submission-of-papers/ 
<http://goodit.campusfc.unibo.it/submission-of-papers/>

The papers should stay between eight (8) and twelve (12) single-column 
pages, excluding references, in the new ACM format. Papers with a length 
disproportionate to their contribution will likely be rejected.

Accepted papers will be included in the ACM Digital Library. Selected 
papers will be invited to submit an extended version to journal special 
issues.



*** Further information ***

https://indcor.eu/prosocial-interactive-digital-narratives/ 
<https://indcor.eu/prosocial-interactive-digital-narratives/>

Please contact the co-chairs in case of questions:
Hartmut Koenitz - (hkoenitz /at/ gmail.com)

Mattia Bellini - (mattia.bellini /at/ ut.ee)

Frank Nack - (nack /at/ uva.nl)

Lissa Holloway-Attaway - (lissa.holloway-attaway /at/ his.se)



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