Wearable Design in Games and Entertainment
UbiComp/ISWC 2026 Workshop October 11–12, 2026 Shanghai, China
Wearable Design in Games and Entertainment: (a) Wearable System for Recognition of Human Lower Limb Mo tion;(b)Wearable and Game Design for Elderly People and People with Special Needs; (c) Textile Sensors and Electrodes; (d) Hands Gesture Recognition based on EMG signals; (e) Game Control via Wearable EMG Devices; (f) Phanthera: An Adaptive VR Exergame for Posture-Aware Recovery During Work Breaks; (g) Island of Qi: a body-sensing AR exergame; (h) Intuitive game control via spatial input devices.
ORGANIZERS
Dr. Ziqian Bai
Dr. Tengjia Zuo
Dr. Erik Van der Spek
Dr. Jingya Li
OVERVIEW
We invite short papers from researchers, designers, practitioners, artists, students, developers, and industry professionals working at the intersection of wearable design and technologies for games, entertainment, embodied interaction, accessibility, and well-being.
Submissions can present research ideas, ongoing studies, design concepts, system descriptions, evaluation results, position papers, critical reflections, or early-stage prototypes related to wearable games and entertainment.
SUBMISSION
• Length: 4 pages Short Papers, excluding references
• Format: ACM two-column proceedings format
Topics of Interest :
• Wearable technologies for games and entertainment
• Embodied interaction and body-based playful experience
• EMG, bio-signals, and gesture-based game interaction
• E-textiles, soft wearable, and smart materials for games
• Haptic feedback and multi-sensory playful experiences
• Wearable games for accessibility, rehabilitation, and well being
• Design methods, co-design, and speculative design for wearable games and entertainment
• User studies and evaluation of wearable gaming systems
• Mixed Reality, Virtual Reality Games
IMPORTANT DATES (AOE)
June 26, 2026
Submission deadline
July 16, 2026
Author notification
July 31, 2026
Camera-ready deadline
Workshop dates
October 11–12, 2026
Accepted submissions will be presented at the workshop through lightning talks.
At least one author of each accepted submission must register for the conference and attend the workshop offline or online
