Interactive Experience

The Interactive Experience is the only CHI event that enables participants to explore the future of user interfaces through hands-on interaction. Events and exhibits for the Interactive Experience should allow CHI conference participants to accomplish tasks that they would not otherwise have been able to perform as effectively, if at all. Demonstrations of new technologies under development are especially encouraged; in addition, please consider creating an exhibit that suggests future applications of your work.

Topics

Contributions are encouraged from diverse domains, including art, research, education and commerce. Contributions are especially encouraged from the following areas:

Support for activities not traditionally supported through user interface technologies.
Support for tasks in mobile/portable computing environments.
Real-time interactive support of cooperative work.
Multimedia exploiting more than the traditional audio/visual modalities.
Technologies that promote artistic self-expression.

Review Process

All exhibits should be operable by participants with little or no assistance. In most cases the exhibits should suggest a clear user goal, but exciting interface technologies or exhibits that promote artistic self-expression will be evaluated on their own merits.

Submissions will be judged based on overall quality, ability to demonstrate new technologies or techniques for performing tasks, potential for effective application in future UI design, and the extent to which a "vision of the future" is demonstrated.

Format

Summary

Prepare a two-page summary containing title and author information, keywords, abstract and body text. This summary must be prepared in the Conference Proceedings format and will be published in the CHI '95 Conference Companion if the event is accepted.

Proposal

Prepare a proposal to be used for review purposes. The proposal should consist of the following information:

a clear description of the system, its use, and relevance to the HCI community.
a description of space, logistics, and other support requirements.
a budget, including cost of travel, accommodation, shipping, equipment rental costs for exhibit fabrication, and all other costs you foresee. Please note that CHI '95 does not expect to provide financial assistance to contributors.
a two- or three-sentence summary description, suitable for publication in preconference publicity materials.

You may include copies of slides, videos (VHS or 8mm), and/or diskettes (Macintosh or DOS; contact chairs about particulars) that best represent the work.

Upon Acceptance

Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection by the end of November 1994. The two-page summaries of accepted submissions will be published in the CHI '95 Conference Companion. Electronic versions will be published on a CD-ROM. The primary author of each accepted submission will receive an Author Kit with detailed instructions on how to submit both the camera- ready copy and the electronic version of the summary. These materials are due on January 6, 1995.

Checklist for Submissions

Every year some submissions are returned without review because the authors failed to follow the guidelines established by the conference committee. Please follow the steps in this checklist in preparing your submission, and double-check that you have met all the requirements before sending it.

Read the General Submission Instructions.
Note that submissions must be in English, and that electronic mail or FAX submissions will not be accepted.
Fill out the Standard Cover Sheet.
Fill out the Planning Information Sheet.
Prepare a two-page summary in the Conference Proceedings format for publication, as described above.
Prepare a detailed proposal for review, as described above.
Be sure that your submission contains no proprietary or confidential material. Submission of video or pictures of identifiable people should be done only with the understanding that responsibility for the collection of appropriate permissions rests with the submitter, not CHI '95.
Collect the Standard Cover Sheet, the Planning Information Sheet, the summary, and the proposal, in the order given, in a packet, and make four copies. Use 8.5 x 11 inch or A4 paper.
Make sure each copy of the packet is STAPLED, not loose or held by clips.
You may include a self-addressed reply postcard which will be mailed to acknowledge receipt of your submission.
Send the four copies of your submission packet, two copies of slides, videos, or diskettes (if any), and the reply postcard, to one of the Interactive Experience Co-Chairs at the Send To address. Allow enough time for your submission to arrive by the indicated Deadline.

Keith Instone // instone@acm.org // 94-12-06