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Call For Papers
Special Issue on Cloud-Connected Smart Toys
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Electronic Commerce Research and Applications (ECRA)
URL:
https://www.journals.elsevier.com/electronic-commerce-research-and-applications/call-for-papers/special-issue-on-cloud-connected-smart-toys
Toys have been a part of human existence for thousands of years,
across every culture, and have been uncovered as far back as
ancient Egyptian times. A toy is an item or product intended for
learning or play, which can have various benefits to childhood
development. Children's toys have become increasingly
sophisticated over the years, with a growing shift from simple
physical products to toys that engage the digital world, as with
the Internet of Things, and have become connected to cloud
computing. For example, an invention called a Google Toy, a
cloud-connected teddy bear or bunny, is an anthropomorphic device,
with speech and facial recognition functions, that has the ability
to control smart home appliances and other devices. Toy makers are
developing products that combine the characteristics of
traditional toys, such as dolls and stuffed toys, with cloud
computing, to produce smart toys. A smart toy consists of a
physical toy component in an electronic form that connects to clo
ud services through networking and sensory technologies to enhance
the functionality of a traditional toy. A smart toy can easily
capture a player's physical activity state (walking, standing,
running), store personalized information (location, activity
patterns) through its camera, microphone, GPS and various other
sensors. Some examples include Mattel's Hello Barbie, CogniToys'
Talking Dino, and Fisher-Price's Smart Toy Bear. U.K.-based
Juniper Research has reported smart toys and related applications
are a new key market for toy companies, and that their sales will
grow from US$2.8 billion in 2015 to US$11.3 billion by 2020.
This virtual special issue (VSI) on cloud-connected smart toys
will examine challenging research issues from both the technical
and sociotechnical perspectives. Its goal is to present novel
industrial solutions to challenging technical and sociotechnical
issues, as well as compelling computing technologies in
cloud-connected smart toys and related applications, such as
Amazon Echo, Google Wifi, and Drone. This VSI will share related
practical experience and provide evidence that computing
technologies are playing an ever-increasing and critical role in
supporting smart toys. The work reflects a new cross-disciplinary
research topic in Computer Science, Information Systems, Social
Science, and Design Science.
Deadline for authors to submit papers: *** April 30, 2019 ***
Contact Guest Editor:
Patrick C. K. Hung
Faculty of Business and Information Technology
University of Ontario Institute of Technology, Canada
E-mail:
patrick.hung@uoit.ca
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