Call for Participation
This workshop will focus on performance art or installation art that incorporates aspects of wearable or ubiquitous technology. We hope to facilitate presentations and discussions between artists, musicians, dancers, choreographers, drag queens, magicians, installation artists, theater actors and production designers (among others) who could all benefit from technological innovations to create more immersive and interactive art. We have the goal of sharing innovative interactions and uses of wearable technology in creative ways with each other. This will be an open workshop accepting paper submissions for those that want to publish concepts, case studies, methods, or examples of state-of-the-art use of wearable technology in interactive performance or installation art pieces. We also invite participants to bring demos and artifacts for a show and tell, even if they do not wish to write a paper. This gadget show and tell could include full-blown prototypes or examples of novel uses of off the shelf technology.

Papers will be juried in a light-weight review to be included in the ISWC / Ubicomp adjunct proceedings.  

Paper Submission Deadline: June 30, 2025  

Authors Notification Date: July 7, 2025  

Camera-Ready Deadline: July 26, 2025

Paper Format
Authors should submit an illustrated design paper using the UbiComp/ISWC 2-column ACM proceedings template available at the UbiComp/ISWC Templates Page. The core paper—including all text and figures—must not exceed 4 pages. References do not count toward the page limit and may extend to page 5 and beyond. Appendices are not allowed.

The paper should clearly describe the concept, motivation, intended audience and end use, technological functionality, and execution details. All figures should be embedded in the document and referenced in the text. Please format all citations and references according to ACM guidelines.

Submissions must be prepared for blind review—do not include author names or affiliations.

Supporting Material
In addition to the paper, supporting materials are highly encourages.  

If appropriate A video demonstration (maximum 3 minutes) is also encouraged at submission time and will be required for accepted submissions. The video should effectively showcase the functionality and design of your work.

Submission Process
Prepare your paper using the ACM proceedings template with all author information removed for double-blind review. Submit your paper and supporting materials through the Precision Conference website at http://new.precisionconference.com/sigchi. On the submissions tab, please select SIGCHI society, the UbiComp/ISWC 2025 conference, and the “ISWC 2025 State of Performance Art and Interactive Technology Workshop” track.

Questions and Inquiries
clintzeagler@gatech.edu

Organizers
Clint Zeagler, Georgia Institute of Technology

Katherine Helen Fisher, New York University

Corian Ellisor, Georgia Institute of Technology

Lucy Dunne, University of Minnesota

Maribeth Gandy, Georgia Institute of Technology

Raja Schaar, Drexel University

Noah Posner, Georgia Institute of Technology

Jamie A. Ward, Goldsmiths

Lisa Marks, Georgia Institute of Technology