Excited to announce the Meaningful XR 2025 Conference, May 22-23, @ UC Davis, California. CFP on our main site: meaningfulxr.org  Submissions here: openconf.org/mxr2025/  Deadline Feb 28.  Please pass this along to your potentially interested colleagues and students!

Academic job call: Advanced Assistant, Assoc or Full Prof in the Dept of Media and Info at MSU. Areas: HCI, HRI, game studies, rural computing, and technology and policy, health/wellness, and society. Computational and/or quantatitive approaches. careers.msu.edu/en-us/job/52…

Thank you @icahdq for an amazing #ica24, not only an exemplary professional event but also fun for the whole family.

#ica24 Last night’s Unofficial Dance Party was mid (casino vibes), so we’re trying pt 2 tonight (Saturday) 10pm — Atlantis Dance Club, 19 Victoria Ave, Broadbeach, ~400 meters from the convention center.

Was not bored at this board meeting! #ica24

Just published "An Avatar's Worth in the Metaverse Workplace: Assessing predictors of avatar customization valuation" in Computers in Human Behavior. Special kudos to my PhD advisee Chaeyun Lim, for her first authorship and quickly growing CV! doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2024.1…

Getting excited for the Meaningful XR conference in 1 week!! Virtual registration is still open. meaningfulxr.org/prepare/vir… Most announcements will be on our Discord, but we will use #MXR24 too!

To: researchers, designers, educators, etc. working with XR technologies. The MXR Conference (5/23-25, Stanford/Palo Alto) submission deadline is now extended Jan 31. CFP: meaningfulxr.org/cfp  Registration invites prioritized for submitters, so pls consider submitting.

Meaningful XR conference meaningfulxr.org/ is scheduled for May 23-25, 2025, Stanford/Palo Alto! * CFP: bit.ly/mxr24cfp * Submission site: bit.ly/mxf24submit * Special Issue in Journal of Media Psychology: bit.ly/jmpmetaverse * Submit by Jan 24

Thanks to anyone who came to the unofficial dance party tonight—the club/DJ was better than I expected. Hope you got yourself and your friends home safely, and that the tinnitus subsides promptly. Good luck to any Sunday morning presenters. And here’s to an alarm-free morning.

#ica23 Unofficial Dance Party TONIGHT 10:30pm. Mention ICA at door for free cover b4 11pm. The Fifth Social Club (close to Sheraton) 225 Richmond St W Suite 100) Age 21+, bring ID, no hoodies, sweatshirts, caps, sweats, ripped jeans or running shoes $6 drinks specials b4 11pm

Source of Sheraton fire alarm was was identified by Craig Roberston - who found himself stuck in a stairwell smokey emergency exit with the “too-high-to-respond” offenders #ICA23. p.s. Unofficial Dance Party tonight, 10:30pm the Fifth Social. Mention ICA for no cover b4 11pm.

#ica23 Unofficial Dance Party tomorrow (Sat), 10:30pm. Mention ICA at door for free cover. The Fifth Social Club (close to Sheraton) 225 Richmond St W Suite 100) Age 21+, bring ID, no hoodies, sweatshirts, caps, sweats, ripped jeans or running shoes $6 drinks specials b4 11pm

You can join the guest list yourself to be sure of free cover here: fifthsocialclub.thefifth.com… Note: “Informal” means not sponsored by ICA, but there does seem to be a dress code.

#ica23 Informal ICA Dance Party! Saturday, 5/27, 11pm The Fifth Social Club (close to Sheraton) 225 Richmond St W Suite 100) Age 21+, bring ID; “upscale” dress — no hoodies, sweatshirts, caps, sweats, ripped jeans or running shoes. Guest list “Robby Ratan” for no cover (20 ppl)

Fun recent interviews on the Peggy Smedley Show about Proteus effect, avatars, VR (for teaching and otherwise), and the metaverse. peggysmedleyshow.com/the-pro… peggysmedleyshow.com/unpacki… 150k listens so far. Holler w anything thoughts/Qs/requests for pro bono VR strategy consulting.