EAI ArtsIT 2021 will be held as a fully-fledged online conference (with an on-site possibility).
If the local situation allows it, the event will take place on-site in its original location with an option for all authors to present remotely.
In any case, all matters related to publication and indexing will remain unchanged.

Scope

ArtsIT takes place from December 2nd to 4th as a hybrid event at the UNESCO Creative City of Media Arts Karlsruhe, Germany, and in Cyberspace. The conference brings together researchers, practitioners, artists, and academia to present and discuss the symbiosis between art and information technology. Since 2009 ArtsIT has become a leading scientific forum for the dissemination of cutting-edge research results in the intersection between art, science, culture, performing arts, media, and technology. The role of artistic practice using digital media is also to serve as a tool for analysis and critical reflection on how technologies influence our lives, culture, and society. ArtsIT is therefore not only a place to discuss technological progress but also a place to reflect on the impact of art and technology on sustainability, responsibility, and human dignity. Besides the main track, the event also focuses on the advances seen in two areas that have significantly contributed to the field in the last years, namely, virtualization and artificial intelligence with special sessions (see call for special sessions below).

In October 2019, Karlsruhe was the first and so far, only city in Germany to be awarded with the title of City of Media Arts by the UNESCO. As a member of the international UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) Karlsruhe is a city where media art is part of life in its various forms: at work and during leisure time, in public and institutional spaces, as visitors, participants, or even as contributors. As UNESCO Creative City the City of Karlsruhe is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals especially the role of creativity and culture in building sustainable urban communities (see https://www.cityofmediaarts.de/ for more information).

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Publication

All registered papers will be submitted for publishing by Springer and made available through SpringerLink Digital Library.

ArtsIT proceedings are indexed in leading indexing services, including Ei Compendex, Web of Science, Scopus, CrossRef, Google Scholar, DBLP, as well as EAI’s own EU Digital Library (EUDL).

All accepted authors are eligible to submit an extended version in a fast track of:
- EAI Endorsed Transactions on Creative Technologies (Open Access)

Additional publication opportunities:
- EAI/Springer Innovations in Communications and Computing Book Series
(titles in this series are indexed in Ei Compendex, Web of Science & Scopus)

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Topics

Contributors are invited to submit high-quality original research in the form of full papers, work in progress (posters), workshops, and panel/symposium proposals. The call for papers is aimed at people across a wide spectrum of interests and disciplines, including (but not limited to):

- Virtual Museums and Curatorial Practices
- Interactive Art & Interactive Installations
- Augmented Reality & Virtual Reality
- Virtual Worlds, Metaverse, Avatars, and Presence
- Games & Interactivity
- Gamification
- Exhibition Design
- Augmented Performing Arts
- Digital Distribution of Performing Arts
- Audio Art & Sound Design
- New Media Technologies
- Information Visualization
- Generative Design
- Artificial Intelligence & Big Data
- Digital Cultural Heritage
- Digital Artworks Addressing the Sustainable Development Goals
- Theoretical Research in the Fields of Media Technology
- Studies that Explore the Role of Media Art in Society

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General Chairs

Matthias Wölfel - University of Applied Science Karlsruhe, Germany
Johannes Bernhardt - Baden State Museum, Germany

Technical Program Committee Chairs

Elke Reinhuber - City University of Hong Kong
Andres Iglesias - Universidad de Cantabria, Spain
Sarah Kenderdine - École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, Switzerland
Jaap Kamps - Universiteit van Amsterdam, Netherlands
Bernd Lintermann - ZKM |Center for Art and Media, Germany

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This event is organized by EAI (www.eai.eu).

EAI – European Alliance for Innovation is a non-profit organization and a professional community established in cooperation with the European Commission to empower the global research and innovation, and to promote cooperation between European and International ICT communities.