XARTS2025 - Call for Submissions

The Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering of the University of the Aegean, in collaboration with the Department of Audio & Visual Arts of the Ionian University and the Department of Performing and Digital Arts at the University of Peloponnese are pleased to announce the XARTS 2025: International Conference and Summer School on Extended Arts.

We would like to invite submissions for conference and workshop papers and presentations.

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XARTS 2025 – Call for Submissions International Conference and Summer School on Extended Arts 21–28 June 2025, Syros, Greece
Link: https://summer-schools.aegean.gr/XARTS2025 

Organisers: Department of Product and Systems Design Engineering, University of the Aegean in collaboration with the Department of Audio & Visual Arts, Ionian University, and the Department of Performing and Digital Arts, University of Peloponnese in the context of IMAGINE MOCAP, a Research project funded by the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation (imagine-mocap.aegean.gr)
IMAGINE stands for Interactive Media Animation Games Interactive Network Enviroments 
 

Theme
The 2025 edition of XARTS will explore the design of transmedia characters and the formation of personality across interactive environments. We focus on interdisciplinary methods spanning animation, game design, performance, networked systems, and artificial intelligence. Workshop-based prototype development will engage both performative physical interaction and AI-driven design documentation.
 

Important Dates

• February 1st, 2025: Call for Participation to XARTS 2025
•  20 April 2025:  Registration opens 
• April 30, 2025: Submission of abstract (1 page template) for XARTS 2025
• May 31, 2025: Notification of acceptance for XARTS 2025
• June 20, 2025: Full Conference paper submission
• June 21-22, 2025: Conference - XARTS 2025 (presentation of conference papers)
• June 23-28, 2025: Summer school workshops - XARTS 2025 (presentation of workshop papers)
• July 31, 2025: Submission of special issue paper
• September 30, 2025: Notification of acceptance for the special issue
• December 2025: Special issue publication
   

Submission Categories

1. Conference Submissions (Scientific and Artistic Research, Artistic Performances, Demos)

• Abstract for conference presentation (1 page).
  Note: Full conference paper due on 20th of June (template will be sent to presenters)

2. Workshop Submission

• Abstract for workshop presentation (1 page)
  Note: Full Conference paper due on 20th of June (template will be sent to presenters)
   

Topics of Interest

• Character personality design in IMAGINE platforms
• Transmedia production pipelines considering character personality
• Transmedia Worlds designed as characters
• Case studies in character personality design
• Human versus non-human character design
• VUP (Viewer-User-Player) role as a character in transmedia narratives
• VUP evaluation of transmedia characters' personality
• Bodily interactions with transmedia characters
• Confronted versus immersive experiences in transmedia narratives
• Transmedia storytelling and character design
• AI in artistic creation and design workflows
• Embodied interaction, performance, and motion capture
• Game design as artistic research
• Networked and hybrid interactive environments with live coding
• Character design and development using advanced design documents
   

Registration
Registration opens: 20 April 2025
At least one author/artist of each accepted work must register for the event.
Registration link: https://summer-schools.aegean.gr/XARTS2025 
 

ECTS Credits
Participation in the summer school provides 3 ECTS for students from eligible European institutions.
 

Submissions
All submissions will be handled via the application form: https://summer-schools.aegean.gr/XARTS2025/Application-Form  

The applicants should use the template linked below: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JWmO8DZFj9Z5LRCLzCtGZwIvdZUXIFaF/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=118182668278836564231&rtpof=true&sd=true
 

Proceedings
All peer-reviewed and accepted submissions (conference and workshop papers) will be published in conference proceedings and a special issue journal after the completion of the conference. More information to be announced.