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> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION
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> ((( MUME 2012 )))
> 1st International Workshop on Musical Metacreation
> http://www.metacreation.net/mume2012/

> Held at the Eighth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and
> Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE'12)
> Stanford, Palo Alto, California, USA
> October 9, 2012

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> Deadline for Paper and Demo Submissions:
> *** July 6, 2012 ***

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> We are delighted to announce the 1st International Workshop on Musical
> Metacreation (MUME2012) to be held October 9, 2012, in conjunction with the
> Eighth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital
> Entertainment (AIIDE'12).

> Thanks to continued progress in artistic and scientific research, a new
> possibility is emerging in our musical relationship with technology:
> Generative Music or Musical Metacreation, the design and use of computer
> music systems which are "creative on their own". Metacreation involves
> using tools and techniques from artificial intelligence, artificial life,
> and machine learning, themselves often inspired by cognitive and life
> sciences. Musical Metacreation suggests exciting new opportunities to enter
> creative music making: discovery and exploration of novel musical styles
> and content, collaboration between human performers and creative software
> "partners", and design of systems in gaming and entertainment that
> dynamically generate or modify music.

> The workshop will bring together artists, practitioners and researchers
> interested in developing software and systems that autonomously (or
> interactively) recognize, learn, represent, complete, accompany, compose or
> interpret music. In particular, emphasis will be put on systems with
> real-time aspects, since these are relevant to both art and entertainment
> communities.

> Topics
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> We encourage paper and demo submissions on topics including the following:
>    * Novel representations of musical information
>    * Systems for autonomous or interactive music composition
>    * Systems for automatic generation of expressive musical interpretation
>    * Systems for learning or modelling music style and structure
>    * Systems for intelligently remixing or recombining musical material
>    * Advances or applications of AI, machine learning, and statistical
> techniques for musical purposes
>    * Advances or applications of evolutionary computing or agent and
> multiagent-based systems for musical purposes
>    * Computational models of human musical creativity
>    * Techniques and systems for supporting human musical creativity
>    * Online musical systems (i.e. systems with a real-time element)
>    * Adaptive music in video games
>    * Methodologies for, and studies reporting on, evaluation of musical
> metacreations
>    * Emerging musical styles and approaches to music production and
> performance involving the use of AI systems
>    * Applications of Musical Metacreation for digital entertainment: sound
> design, soundtracks, video games, etc.

> Format and Submissions
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> The workshop will be a one day event including:
>    * Presentations of TECHNICAL PAPERS
>    * Presentations of POSITION PAPERS relevant to Musical Metacreation and
> its future
>    * Presentations of DEMONSTRATIONS
>    * One or more PANEL SESSIONS (potential topics include international
> collaborations, evaluation methodologies, industry engagement, generative
> music in art vs. games)

> For complete details on attendance, submissions and formatting, please
> visit the workshop website:
> *** http://www.metacreation.net/mume2012/ ***

> Important Dates
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> Submission deadline: July 6, 2012
> Notification date: August 3, 2012
> Accepted author CRC due to AAAI Press: August 15, 2012
> Workshop date: October 9, 2012

> Workshop Organizers
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> Dr. Philippe Pasquier (Workshop Chair)
> School of Interactive Arts and Technology (SIAT)
> Simon Fraser University

> Dr. Arne Eigenfeldt
> School for the Contemporary Arts
> Simon Fraser University

> Dr. Oliver Bown
> Design Lab, Faculty of Architecture, Design and Planning
> The University of Sydney

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> http://www.metacreation.net/mume2012/

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