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Marta Voelcker | 23 Nov 06:11

RES: Squeakfest 2009

Randal, Jecel and all,

 

June is also possible, but, I was thinking how Smalltalk Conference and how  FISL atmosphere relate to the Squeakfest that I had in mind (similar to Chicago 2007)...

 

I have limited experience, but the way I see things, the currently biggest challenge for E-toys growth is not on its code, is not related to software, but to teachers and schools reps. It is related to communicating what for, and how to, use it inside schools.

 

In this context, making a metaphor with sports, let's say... with NBA - I see the developers/programmers as the wise and experienced coaches, and I see the  teachers as the players. They are those who score, who make it happen inside the classroom - I would like to see them becoming the stars, shining in this context!

 

The name Squeakfest made history already, and so we plan to keep it, but in fact, the idea is not about squeak-the programming language- the idea is gathering together to share experience and plans  about E-toys.

 

Talking about e-toys I am particularly motivated about 2009 - the landscape had never been so proper to make it growth. Taking growth as explained by

David Cavallo's in his paper - Models of growth — towards fundamental change in learning environments - ... as the terms replication and scaling are themselves problematic and misleading.  I see 2009 proper for growth because OLPC has already delivered XOs in schools in many countries; technology price had go down also in developing countries…    But schools  will need initiated teachers, teachers active in e-toys community, to make it happen.

 Maybe,  relating Squeakfest with a big  software conferences might scare teachers…

In the other hand, making Squeakfest  close to an IT for Education conference (WCCE) is probably going to increase attendance of teachers and people from education area.

 

Let me know your thoughts,

 

Marta

 

-----Mensagem original-----
De: Randal L. Schwartz [mailto:merlyn-DiZw3cqpylQkmLvzuZlaBw@public.gmane.org]
Enviada em: sábado, 22 de novembro de 2008 10:42
Para: Marta Voelcker
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Assunto: Re: [Squeakland] Squeakfest 2009

 

>>>>> "Marta" == Marta Voelcker <marta-nJZhJGEDzEAbr8taik656aJMpyqWSEp5@public.gmane.org> writes:

 

Marta>  It is time to continue to plan and decide things about Squeakfest

Marta> 2009. My colleagues and I have been talking and we are enthusiastic to

Marta> hold a gathering in Porto Alegre on July 23rd to 25th ( Thursday to

Marta> Saturday).  Another International Conference about IT for Ed - WCCE

Marta> -world conference in computers for education is going to take place

Marta> near Porto Alegre in the following week - July 27th to 31st.  We

Marta> thought that some of the people coming for Squeakfest would get

Marta> interested in attending WCCE and vice versa.

 

Please also note the addition of an entire 3-day Smalltalk Mini-Conf within

FISL 10, a mere three weeks earlier within the same city!  How much

smalltalking can Porto Alegre handle? :)

 

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See http://methodsandmessages.vox.com/ for Smalltalk and Seaside discussion

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Emilio Oca | 12 Nov 12:37

[seaBreeze-mailinglist] Porting to Squeak

Hi Magnus,

I am interested on this issue but as I have no previous experience on
porting something that should be maintained at both ends, and  I am
pretty ignorant on web issues; I just started to use it on VW for a
while.

But I'll be glad to help.

The "ifNotNil: [:p | p doSomething] should have no parameters" is a
known issue, discussed several times on the squeak list, let me search
a bit.

I think that SmaCC works ok on squeak. It shouldn't be any problem
using the Squeak Smacc port. The underscore char is used instead of
:= , so is an illegal char at the beginning of a method. But I think
there is a configurable preference on this.

I am cross posting to the squeak list, may be more help is available there.

Looking the way the seaside packages are maintained for inter-dialect
portability may be a good idea.

Cheers.


   Emilio
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On 11/12/08, Magnus Schwarz <magnus-qLBl+GkYHeI@public.gmane.org> wrote:
> As nobody from the Squeak community did it by now and Gerhard Obermann
>  "complained" ;) that there is no Monticello version of seaBreeze I
>  decided to give it a try and port seaBreeze to Squeak.
>
>  Main Problem was/is that I am used to work with Visualworks and Squeak
>  is somewhat different ;)
>
>  I managed to load a lot of stuff into a Pier one-click image (decided to
>  use this because it should have the Seaside stuff already loaded) but
>  ran into some obstacles where an experienced Squeaker might help me:
>
>  - I had many methods using "ifNotNil: [:p | p doSomething]" where Squeak
>  complained that the block should have no parameters - I changed the
>  implementation in Squeak so that it should work but it still complained
>  (and did not compile)
>  - The CSSParser was built with SmaCC which generates lots of methods
>  with underscores in it; now Squeak complains about the underscores but I
>  do not really understand what the problem is
>
>  Biggest problem seemed to be the use of SXOR - we might make porting
>  much easier by deciding to drop this and use LiteralArrays (or whatever)
>  in seaBreeze ...
>
>  Magnus
>
>  --
>  Magnus Schwarz * certified Scrum Master / Smalltalk architect * mailto:magnus.schwarz-qLBl+GkYHeI@public.gmane.org
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Raphael | 12 Nov 04:48

Information about Extensions

Hi all, I have been playing with eToys for about 2 weeks, and it's possible that i use it in my monograph for college. So, i was thinking, is it possible to create extensions of it? How can i do that?

Please help. 

Thank you very much.

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Brad Fuller | 7 Nov 01:17
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40th Anniversary of the Dynabook

All,

Alan, Chuck, Mary Lou and Steve did a fabulous job at the Computer
History Museum's program last night. Insightful and educational as
always. Alan, will you make your Squeak project available for us to review?

I noticed that they were videotaping, so I assume the video will be
available on the CHM youtube channel:
http://www.youtube.com/computerhistory

Thanks to all that made it possible!

best,
brad
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Kim Rose | 24 Oct 16:47

Watch the Waveplace Awards - today - live!

Hi, all -

Join us today as Waveplace hosts their first live presentation and  
awards of Etoy project storybooks submitted by children from Haiti,  
the US Virgin Islands, Nicaragua and Florida.  They've found judges  
from all over the world.

1:PM PT/4 PM ET
http://www.waveplace.com/news/awards/

Projects will be posted on the site after the awards if you are not  
able to watch live.

  -- Kim
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SeaGate Instiute of Technology | 13 Oct 10:00

One day conference

Dear Kim,
Greetings from Kathmandu

I would appreciate if you circulate the information about the conference to your network.

 

It would be great if some of our colleagues participate.

 

Regards,
Madhur

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Kim Rose | 13 Oct 01:49

Read about Squeak (in Spanish)

Passing this along to our Spanish speaking friends,
Kim

Begin forwarded message:

>
>
> Linux Magazine (Spain) usually publishes articles about Squeak.  
> These articles, past some moths, are free for all people by  
> Internet. You can read them (if you understand Spanish, of course),  
> at:
>
> Squeak, ¿la herramienta que hará la revolución educativa?. JUAN  
> RAFAEL FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA : http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/16/ 
> Educacion.pdf
>
> Squeak, la herramienta de los niños. Esto es lo que hay. JUAN  
> RAFAEL FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/17/ 
> Educacion.pdf
>
> Squeak, la herramienta de los niños. ¿Un juicio justo?. JUAN RAFAEL  
> FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/18/Educacion.pdf
>
> Física y Squeak. Gravedad y caída libre en un laboratorio virtual.  
> ANA MARÍA PIZARRO: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/ 
> 27/074-076_SqueakLM27.crop.pdf
>
> Scratch, una herramienta lúdica de iniciación a la programación.  
> MÁXIMO PRUDENCIO: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/ 
> 28/078-082_ScratchLM28.crop.pdf
>
> De viaje con Squeak. Los alumnos crean sus propias aplicaciones  
> interactivas. DANIEL SANCHO EHLERT: http://www.linux-magazine.es/ 
> issue/29/080-083_EducacionLM29.crop.pdf
>
> De Gutemberg a Sophie. Reinventando la escritura en la era digital.  
> El futuro de la lectura y la escritura. MÁXIMO PRUDENCIO: http:// 
> www.linux-magazine.es/issue/30/079-083_EducacionLM30.crop.pdf
>
> Unas palabras mágicas. Programación basada en la semiótica de los  
> cómics. MÁXIMO PRUDENCIO: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/ 
> 34/079-082_MagicWordsLM34.crop.pdf
>
> Ratón musical. Música con Squeak. DANIEL SANCHO EHLERT: http:// 
> www.linux-magazine.es/issue/35/081-084_EducacionLM35.crop.pdf
>
> Calculadora educativa. Simulación de la Texas Instrument Little  
> Professor. DANIEL SANCHO EHLERT: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/ 
> 37/077-080_EducacionLM37.pdf
>
> Pitágoras y Squeak. Longitúdes. Ángulos. El teorema de Pitágoras.  
> ENRIQUE MOLINER: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/ 
> 38/079-082_EducacionLM38.pdf
>
> Items about Squeak published in Linux Magazine Squeak, ¿la  
> herramienta que hará la revolución educativa?. JUAN RAFAEL  
> FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA : http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/16/Educacion.pdf
>
> Squeak, la herramienta de los niños. Esto es lo que hay. JUAN  
> RAFAEL FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/17/ 
> Educacion.pdf
>
> Squeak, la herramienta de los niños. ¿Un juicio justo?. JUAN RAFAEL  
> FERNÁNDEZ GARCÍA: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/18/Educacion.pdf
>
> Física y Squeak. Gravedad y caída libre en un laboratorio virtual.  
> ANA MARÍA PIZARRO: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/ 
> 27/074-076_SqueakLM27.crop.pdf
>
> Scratch, una herramienta lúdica de iniciación a la programación.  
> MÁXIMO PRUDENCIO: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/ 
> 28/078-082_ScratchLM28.crop.pdf
>
> De viaje con Squeak. Los alumnos crean sus propias aplicaciones  
> interactivas. DANIEL SANCHO EHLERT: http://www.linux-magazine.es/ 
> issue/29/080-083_EducacionLM29.crop.pdf
>
> De Gutemberg a Sophie. Reinventando la escritura en la era digital.  
> El futuro de la lectura y la escritura. MÁXIMO PRUDENCIO: http:// 
> www.linux-magazine.es/issue/30/079-083_EducacionLM30.crop.pdf
>
> Unas palabras mágicas. Programación basada en la semiótica de los  
> cómics. MÁXIMO PRUDENCIO: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/ 
> 34/079-082_MagicWordsLM34.crop.pdf
>
> Ratón musical. Música con Squeak. DANIEL SANCHO EHLERT: http:// 
> www.linux-magazine.es/issue/35/081-084_EducacionLM35.crop.pdf
>
> Calculadora educativa. Simulación de la Texas Instrument Little  
> Professor. DANIEL SANCHO EHLERT: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/ 
> 37/077-080_EducacionLM37.pdf
>
> Pitágoras y Squeak. Longitúdes. Ángulos. El teorema de Pitágoras.  
> ENRIQUE MOLINER: http://www.linux-magazine.es/issue/ 
> 38/079-082_EducacionLM38.pdf
>
> Articles published by Linux for release:
>
> Squeak Polar. La hoja de cálculo Skeleton y la representación  
> gráfica de curvas.  ENRIQUE MOLINER.
>
> Memorice. Diviértete poniendo a prueba tu memoria. MÁXIMO PRUDENCIO
>
> Regards,
> Máximo Prudencio.
>
>
>
>
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Leonel Morgado | 1 Oct 15:28

Call for Papers: SLACTIONS 2009 - Life, imagination, and work using metaverse platforms

SLACTIONS 2009

Research conference in the Second Life® world - Life, imagination, and work using metaverse platforms

 

September 24-26, 2009

 

http://www.slactions.org/

 

***************

CALL FOR PAPERS

***************

 

The metaverse is emerging, through the increasing use of virtual world technologies that act as platforms for end-users to create, develop, and interact, expanding the realm of human cooperation, interaction, and creativity. The conference focus is scientific research on applications and developments of these metaverse platforms: Second Life, OpenSim, Open Croquet, Activeworlds, Open Source Metaverse, Project Wonderland, and others, providing a forum for the research community to present and discuss innovative approaches, techniques, processes, and research results.

 

SLACTIONS 09 is the first international conference held simultaneously in several countries on the topic of metaverses. SLACTIONS 09 aims at covering most areas currently enabled by metaverse platforms, from educational research to content production, from gender studies to media distribution, and from metaverse-based branding, advertising, and fundraising to emerging mash-ups and technology applications. SLACTIONS 09 is unique in its format too, as a one-of-a kind event conducted both in a metaverse platform (Second Life) and on-site in multiple countries in Europe and in North and South America. SLACTIONS will thus contribute to the current redefinition of the way we think about hybrid online and on-site scholarly collaborations.

 

Whereas metaverses are no longer a novel topic, they still pose challenges for the adaption of conventional instructional and business practices, research methodologies, and communication practices. We are looking forward to presenting a program of research results, case studies, panel discussions, and demonstrations that scholars, educators, and businesses can port to their own environments and apply in their research, teaching, and business strategy. We will accept papers from the full spectrum of intellectual disciplines and technological endeavours in which metaverse platforms are currently being used: from Education to Business, Sociology to Social Sciences, Media Production to Technology Development, Architecture and Urban Planning to the Arts.

 

Topics covered may include but are not limited to:

 

    * Accessibility in metaverse platforms

    * Advanced scientific visualization in metaverse platforms

    * Automatic content generation

    * Behavioral studies in the metaverse

    * Combination of metaverse platforms with external systems (e-learning, e-business, etc.)

    * Communicational paradigms in the metaverse

    * Content management

    * Creativity, design, and arts on the metaverse

    * E-business and e-commerce applications

    * Educational research, applications, and case studies

    * Embodiment in metaverses and Gender Studies

    * GIS/metaverse mash-ups

    * Integration between metaverse platforms

    * Nonprofit activities and fundraising

    * Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies

    * Social Sciences studies in or through metaverse platforms

    * Space representation, use, and management in metaverses

    * Using metaverse platforms for cooperation

 

Format

 

SLACTIONS 09 has the format of a hybrid online and on-site conference. All paper presentations and plenary sessions by guest speakers will be held on-line, and projected locally for participants attending physically. Workshops are conducted locally – or in mixed format accross several participating chapters – and chapters may held local topical round tables.

 

Submissions

 

Authors are invited to submit:

    * A full paper of eight to ten pages for oral presentation

    * A Flickr image or YouTube video, indexed with the tag “slactions 09” for poster presentations ‘in-world’ or presentation in SL using a creative format

 

All submissions are subject to a double blind review process and should be professionally proofread before submission. All manuscripts should be formatted according to the ASIS&T proceedings template. (Disclaimer: SLACTIONS 2009 is not associated with ASIS&T.) No manuscripts will be accepted that do not meet the required format. 

 

All accepted papers will be published on-line and in an ISBN-registered CD-ROM/DVD-ROM of proceedings.

The Scientific Committee will invite authors of selected full papers to provide revised and expanded versions for publication in an ISBN-registered book.

The authors of the best papers will be invited to provide revised and expanded versions for publications in special editions of journals or as single contributions to theme-specific journals.

Check out www.slactions.org regularly for more information and developments on the book publisher, book series, and journal venues for best papers.

 

Official language of the conference:

 

The official language for the on-line space and all submissions is English only. However, at the physical site of local chapters you can also use the native language of that location.

 

Important dates

 

    * February 28th, 2009 - Deadline for paper submissions

    * March 31st, 2009 - Submission results provided to authors

    * June 30th, 2009 - Deadline for early registration

    * July 31st, 2009 - Deadline for print-ready versions of accepted papers

    * September 24-26th, 2009 - Conference

 

Local chapters

 

Belgium - Ghent University

Brazil/Rio Grande do Sul - Unisinos (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos)

Brazil/São Paulo - Pontificia Universidade Católica de São Paulo

Portugal/North - Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Universidade do Minho, Universidade de Aveiro, Universidade do Porto

USA/Texas - University of Texas-Austin

USA/West Coast - University of California-Berkeley

 

Note: If you believe your institution can hold a physical chapter in an as-yet unsupported region, please contact the organization at info-ZKp0m6OylDggsBAKwltoeQ@public.gmane.org.

 

 

Programme Committee

 

Adriana Bruno, Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Ana Boa-Ventura, University of Texas-Austin, USA

António Ramires Fernandes, Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Augusto Abade, Universidade de Coimbra, Portugal

Carlos Santos, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Dor Abrahamson, University of California-Berkeley, USA

Ederson Locatelli, Unisinos (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Brazil

Eliane Schlemmer, Unisinos (Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos), Brazil

João Barroso, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Leonel Morgado, Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Lucia Pesce, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de São Paulo, Brazil

Luís Pedro, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Lynn Alves, Universidade do Estado da Bahia, Brazil

Martin Leidl, Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany

Martin Valcke, Ghent University, Belgium

Miltiadis Lytras, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

Nelson Zagalo, Universidade do Minho, Portugal

Niall Winters, London Knowledge Lab, UK

Paulo Frias, Universidade do Porto, Portugal

Pedro Almeida, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Pedro Sequeira, Escola Superior de Desporto de Rio Maior, Portugal

Pilar Lacasa, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain

Sneha Veeragoudar Harrell, University of California-Berkeley, USA

Stefan Göbel, ZGDV, Germany

Teresa Bettencourt, Universidade de Aveiro, Portugal

Tim Savage, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland

 

Organization

Ana Boa-Ventura, University of Texas-Austin, USA

Leonel Morgado - Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal

Nelson Zagalo - Universidade do Minho, Portugal

 

Contacts

Organization: info-ZKp0m6OylDggsBAKwltoeQ@public.gmane.org

 

 

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Kim Rose | 29 Sep 19:53

Call for Papers - C5 - Extended Deadline!

CALL FOR PAPERS ** Deadline Extended** - NOW OCTOBER 14, 2008

The Seventh International Conference on
Creating, Connecting and Collaborating through Computing (C5 2009)

January 19-22, 2009, Kyoto, Japan
http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-09/

Sponsored by
Kyoto University Global COE (Centers of Excellence) Program:
    Informatics Education and Research Center for Knowledge-Circulating
Society
Viewpoints Research Institute
European Smalltalk User Group
Hewlett-Packard

SCOPE

Computers, networks, and other forms of technology are now pervasive
in our information-based society. However, most users still function
as passive consumers of technology. To evolve into a true knowledge
society, it is critical that we transform computer-based human
activities to engage users in the active process of creating,
connecting, and collaborating together.

The C5 conference is for researchers, technology developers,
educators, and technology users who are concerned about developing and
enabling human-oriented creation, connection, and collaboration
processes. C5 is an international forum for presenting ongoing work as
well as new work currently under development and for discussing future
needs and directions in creative computing and multimedia authoring
environments. We welcome equally the submission of technical papers
and practitioner/experience reports for paper presentations. In
addition, we have added workshops to the conference and are now
soliciting proposals fro interactive workshops.

Hosted in Japan, this conference builds on the successes and high
standards held by previous C5 conferences: 2003-2005, 2007 in Kyoto
(Japan), 2006 in Berkeley (USA), 2008 in
Poitiers (France).

TOPICS OF INTEREST

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

- Development and applications of collaboration tools and environments
- User collaboration using 3D, multimedia, and animation objects
- Technologies for creating educational environments
- Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) and Technology-
Enabled Learning (TEL)
- Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), distributed work, and
virtual teaming
- Hybrid technology activities, such as scientific experiments,
instrumentations, participatory design (PD) or simulations , robots,
and game playing
- Development of applications/content for non-traditional learning and
support environments, including mentoring, role-playing, peer-to-peer,
"teacherless" environments, low-cost and sustainable technologies
(e.g. $100 laptop), and gerontechnology applications, among others.
- Applications and tools for education from K-12 through higher
education, system design by children, digital library and search
environment for children

Conference sessions will include invited talks, including one from Dr.
Alan Kay (Viewpoints Research Institute), 2003 ACM Turing awards, one
from Dr. Allison Druin, Human-Computer Interaction Lab, University of
Maryland as well as formal paper presentations, hands-on workshops,
informal "un-conference" and "lightning" sessions and social and
sightseeing events.

PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

C5 2008 invites submissions of full papers in the following categories:

- Theoretical papers
- Case studies, experiments reports
- 'Bringing theory into practice or practice into theory' papers focus
on building a bridge between practices and theories in the fields of C5.

Full papers must report original work that has not been previously
published. Papers must present reports of significant work in
research, development and applications with regards to one or more of
the conference topics of interest. All submissions will be reviewed by
a distinguished international program committee.

A full paper with 8 page limit formatted in two columns and 10 point
font should be submitted by the paper submission deadline. The papers
are reviewed by the program comittee and authors will be notified
about acceptance. Accepted authors have to submit a camera ready
version of the full paper with 8 page limit by the camera-ready copy
deadline.

Accepted papers should be revised according to the review reports and
the wording should be checked by a native English speaker.

Papers should follow the formatting instructions provided by 8.5" x
11", Two-Column Format of "IEEE Computer Society Press - Proceedings
Author Guidelines" (please refer to INFORMATION FOR AUTHORS in
Conference Publishing Service). Submitted papers and camera-ready
papers should be sent electronically through our online submission
site (will be available soon). The PDF, Postscript and MS-WORD formats
are acceptable.

PUBLICATION OF THE PROCEEDINGS

Preliminary version of the proceedings will be distributed during the
conference. The formal version of the proceedings will be published by
the IEEE Computer Society and sent to authors after the conference.
For each accepted paper, at least one of the authors needs to attend
the conference and give the presentation, otherwise the paper will not
be included in the formal proceedings.

IMPORTANT DATES

Full paper submission: October 14, 2008 **Extended**
Notification of acceptance: November 21,2008
Full paper camera-ready copies: December 15, 2008

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Honorary Co-Chairs
- Alan Kay, Viewpoints Research Institute, USA
- Makoto Nagao, National Diet Library, Japan

Advisory Chairs
- Kim Rose, Viewpoints Research Institute, USA
- Katsumi Tanaka, Kyoto University, Japan

Conference Co-Chair
- Benay Dara-Abrams, Kinnexxus inc., USA
- Hajime Kita, Kyoto University, Japan

Program Co-Chairs
- Rieko Kadobayashi, National Institute of Information and
Communications Technology (NICT), Japan
- Rick McGeer, Hewlett-Packard Company, USA
- Serge Stinckwich, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Vietnam

Local Arrangement Chair
- Hajime Kita, Kyoto University, Japan

Publicity and Publication Chair
- Hideyuki Takada, Ritsumeikan University, Japan

Program committee
- Alec Dara-Abrams, Kinnexxus inc., USA
- Sidney Fels, University of British Columbia, Canada
- Takeshi Fujioka, Kyoto Municipal Horikawa Senior High School
- Michael Haupt, Hasso Plattner Institute, Germany
- Robert Hirschfeld, Hasso-Plattner-Institut Potsdam, Germany
- Ton Kalker, HP Labs, USA
- Shinichi Konomi, University of Tokyo, Japan
- Tsuneo Jozen, Osaka Electro-Communication University, Japan
- Julian Lombardi, Duke University, USA
- Shinya Nakagawa, HP Labs, Japan
- Yoshiki Ohshima, Viewpoints Research Institute, USA
- Ian Piumarta, Viewpoints Research Institute, USA
- Shin'ichi Ueshima, Kansai University, Japan
- Serge Stinckwich, Institut de Recherche pour le Developpement, Vietnam
- Kazutoshi Sumiya, University of Hyogo, Japan
- Hiroyuki Tarumi, Kagawa University, Japan

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Kim Rose | 26 Sep 15:09

Reminder - C5-09 Submission Deadline - Sept 30


Reminder:  Submissions Due September 30, 2009

Call for Papers - C5-09
The Seventh International Conference on Creating, Connecting and  
Collaborating through Computing (C5 2009)
January 19-22, 2009
Kyoto, Japan

http://www.cm.is.ritsumei.ac.jp/c5-09/

Computers, networks, and other forms of technology are now pervasive  
in our information-based society. However, most users still function  
as passive consumers of technology. To evolve into a true knowledge  
society, it is critical that we transform computer-based human  
activities to engage users in the active process of creating,  
connecting, and collaborating together.

The C5 conference is for researchers, technology developers,  
educators, and technology users who are concerned about developing  
and enabling human-oriented creation, connection, and collaboration  
processes. C5 is an international forum for presenting ongoing work  
as well as new work currently under development and for discussing  
future needs and directions in creative computing and multimedia  
authoring environments. We welcome equally the submission of  
technical papers and practitioner/experience reports for paper  
presentations. In addition, we have added workshops to the conference  
and are now soliciting proposals fro interactive workshops.

Hosted in Japan, this conference builds on the successes and high  
standards held by previous C5 conferences: 2003-2005, 2007 in Kyoto  
(Japan), 2006 in Berkeley (USA), 2008 in Poitiers (France).

Topics of Interest

Topics of interest include but are not limited to:

Development and applications of collaboration tools and environments
User collaboration using 3D, multimedia, and animation objects
Technologies for creating educational environments
Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning (CSCL) and Technology- 
Enabled Learning (TEL)
Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW), distributed work, and  
virtual teaming
Hybrid technology activities, such as scientific experiments,  
instrumentations, participatory design (PD) or simulations , robots,  
and game playing
Development of applications/content for non-traditional learning and  
support environments, including mentoring, role-playing, peer-to- 
peer, "teacherless" environments, low-cost and sustainable  
technologies (e.g. $100 laptop), and gerontechnology applications,  
among others.
Applications and tools for education from K-12 through higher  
education, system design by children, digital library and search  
environment for children
Conference sessions will include invited talks, including Dr. Alan  
Kay (Viewpoints Research Institute), recipient of the 2003 ACM Turing  
Award,  Dr. Allison Druin, Human-Computer Interaction Lab, University  
of Maryland,  as well as formal paper presentations, hands-on  
workshops, informal "un-conference" and "lightning" sessions and  
social and sightseeing events.

Important Dates:

Full paper submission: September 30, 2008
Notification of acceptance: November 14, 2008
Full paper camera-ready copies: December 15, 2008
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Markus Schlager | 25 Sep 20:40

"player's" becomes "nil's"; value types

Hi all,

I encountered the following phenomenon, which IMO is quite irritating.
It's about "player"-Tiles in scripts with a parameter (screenshots 
attached).

I made an empty script with a player-typed parameter an added a basic 
method and varaiable-assignment (EllipseTalkTo1.png):

Ellipse>>talkto: player
   Ellipse forward:5
   Ellipse's heading :=0

Then I drag player-tiles off the parameter-area to replace the 
Ellipse-tiles (EllipseTalkTo2.png):

Now it looks like

Ellipse>>talkto: player
   Player forward:5
   nil's heading :=0

It _should_ look like

Ellipse>>talkto: player
   player forward:5
   player's heading :=0

Then I change the parameter-type to sth. different and back 
(EllipseTalkTo3.png, EllipseTalkTo4.png): "Player" and "nil" become "dot":

Ellipse>>talkto: player
   dot forward:5
   dot heading :=0

The _should_ be:

Ellipse>>talkto: player
   dot forward:5
   dot's heading :=0

I repeat step two an drag 'player'-tiles to replace the 'dot'-tiles. Now 
it looks like (EllipseTalkTo5.png)

Ellipse>>talkto: player
   Player forward:5
   Player heading :=0

It _should_ look like

Ellipse>>talkto: player
   player forward:5
   player's heading :=0

So there are three problems:

- Should "player" be capitalized everywhere or nowhere?
- Why does "player's" become "nil's" at the beginning?
- Why is "'s" missing from the moment at which "dot" appears?

And finally I have a request from the point of localization: All 
value-types of variables or parameters should get marked translatable. At 
the moment this is true for 'Color' and 'Sound' only.

Markus
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