Semiotics is the study of signs, symbols, and signification, and hence is the study of how meaning is created. Computational semiotics is here understood as the utilization and evaluation of semiotic theories for the analysis, design, and development of new media computing systems (comp. ling.). (An analogy for this is the role of linguistic theories in computational linguistics.)
This workshop is concerned with the ways in which new media systems encode and convey meaning to system users. The workshop will explore the issue of meaning in new media systems, to work towards common understandings of principles for encoding meaning as a basis for system and production development and design, and for the development of generic software models, tools and components. Of particular interest are theories and techniques that have been demonstrated or derived from implemented software systems and/or new media productions, and that have clear applicability to the development of new systems and productions.
The original call for papers can be found here
1000-1015 Introduction, Craig Lindley
PART I: Semiotics and Computation
1015-1100 P1: "An Overview of Semiotics", Prof. Janet Lansdale, Department
of Dance Studies, University of Surrey
1100-1130 P2: "Computational Semiotics: an analogy
with Computational Linguistics?", Andrew Salway, University of Surrey.
1130-1200 P3: "Signal Processing: Does it mean
anything?" Ed Hartley, Adam T. Lindsay, Alan P. Parkes, Distributed
Multimedia Research Group, Computing Dept., Lancaster University
1200-1400 Lunch
PART II: Coding the Interface
1400-1430 P4: "The contribution of semiotics to
web-site design", Tim French and Andy Smith, University of Luton.
1430-1500 P5: "The semiotics of website interaction",
Ann Light, COGS, University of Sussex, Brighton.
1500-1530 P6: "Design of an Interface for Air
Traffic Control", Hugh David, Independent Research Fellow, EUROCONTROL
Experimental Centre, Bretigny-sur-Orge, France.
1530-1545 Break
PART III: Semantics of Semiotics
1545-1615 P7: "About the influence of computer
semiotics on communal Intelligence", Frank Nack, CWI, Amsterdam.
1615-1645 P8: "The Link is the Data -- On Realisations, Representations,
and the Link Betwixt", Werner Kriechbaum and Gerhard Stenzel, Digital Media
Solution Centre, IBM Development Lab Böblingen.
1645-1715 P9: "User modelling and adaptivity
in visual information retrieval systems", J. M. Torres and A. P. Parkes,
Distributed Multimedia Research Group, Computing Dept., Lancaster University
1900-late! Dinner
PART IV: Immersion, Engagement and Narrative
0930-1000 P10: "PROBE and Love Hotel", Linda
Wallace, Australian National University, Canberra.
1000-1030 P11: "Taking and Making Meaning:
Semiotics and New Media", Andy Clarke and Grethe Mitchell Andy Clarke and
Grethe Mitchell, Kinonet Consulting, London and University of Lincolnshire
& Humberside UK.
1030-1045 Break 1045-1115 P12: ""Multi-modelling"
of multimodality interaction", Dorothy Rachovides, Zoë Swiderski,
Alan P. Parkes, Computing Department, Lancaster University, Lancaster.
1115-1145 P13: "On the Practice and Theory
of Meaning in Virtual Environments", Clive Fencott, Virtual Reality
Applications Research Centre (VRApps), University of Teesside.
1145-1215 P14: "A Computational Semiotic Framework
for Interactive Cinematic Virtual Worlds", Craig A. Lindley, CSIRO
Mathematical and Information Sciences, Australia.
1215-1400 Lunch
1400-1530 Round Table: