COMPASSThe ACM COMPASS 2025 Art and Demo Track invites submissions from academia, artists, industry, and NGOs to showcase artistic contributions, interactive installations, designed artifacts, tools, and applications. We seek submissions that creatively explore and support sustainability goals across disciplines, with a particular focus on artistic and imaginative works that provoke thought, foster dialogue, or inspire action.
Artistic submissions may include prototypes or fully realized projects that challenge conventional perspectives, integrate diverse materials and media, or engage with audiences in unique ways. We encourage work that bridges the gaps between art, design, and technology, while addressing sustainability topics in areas such as computer and information sciences, social sciences, environmental sciences, and engineering.
Submissions will be evaluated on their cultural relevance, conceptual depth, transformative potential, and critical engagement with sustainability and societal challenges.
Key Topics (with a focus on creative explorations of sustainability):- Arts, Technology, Media, and Social Practice
- Systems and IoT for Sustainable Societies
- HCI, Design, and Critical Perspectives
- AI, ML, and Data Science for Sustainable Societies
- Development, Economics, and Policy
- Environment, Sustainability, and Climate Change
Important Dates:
Feb 28, 2025March 7, 2025April 5, 2025 AoE : Submission- May 9, 2025 : Notifications to the authors
- May 30, 2025 : Deadline for the camera-ready version of the accepted submissions
Submission Information:
Submissions must include an artistic or demo artifact accompanied by a paper that discusses its relevance, uniqueness, and current stage of maturity.
The paper must follow the ACM two-column conference format (up to 4 pages + unlimited references) and should include:
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Title and Abstract
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Introduction: Highlighting the artistic significance and impact of the work
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Description of Features: Explaining the unique qualities of the artifact
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Use Cases or Deployments: Actual or envisioned scenarios of interaction
Submissions should be uploaded as PDF following the current ACM two-column conference format, and should be no longer than 4 pages of content but can include unlimited references. Suitable LaTeX, Word, and Overleaf templates are available from the ACM Website (use “sigconf” proceedings template for LaTeX and the Interim Template for Word). ACM’s CCS concepts and keywords are not required for review but may be required if accepted and published by the ACM. Accepted submissions will be archived in the ACM Digital Library, with an option to publish a one-page abstract linked to the full work.
For LaTeX, the following should be used:
documentclass[sigconf,natbib=true,anonymous=true]{acmart}
Submissions must be anonymous and should be submitted electronically via the HotCRP.
Submissions will go through review; therefore, authors should not reveal their names or affiliations on the title page, text, or document metadata. Any references to the author’s own prior work should be in the third person. In addition, we aim to ensure that all of the COMPASS content is made as accessible as possible to any and all persons; please refer to our guide to producing accessible documents for suggestions.
Authors are required to present their work in person at the COMPASS demo session.
Example work as inspiration of Art and Demos:
A Conversation Between Trees by Rachel Jacobs and collaborator. An artistic exploration of forest data’s emotional impact through interactive installations https://doi.org/10.1145/2470654.2470673
Designing an Algal Relay Computer by Yuta Ikeya. A creative engagement with more-than-human temporality https://doi.org/10.1145/3544549.3585874
High Water Pants by Heidi Biggs. A speculative artifact embodying environmental concerns. htps://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376429
Addressing Sustainability Through 360° Video by Reese Muntean. An immersive audiovisual research project. https://doi.org/10.1145/3563703.3593061
The Prediction Machine by Rachel Jacobs and collaborators. An installation visualizing climate predictions. https://www.i-am-ai.net/the-prediction-machine/
Shifting Landscapes Film Series at Emergence Magazine: A documentary series blending storytelling, ecology, and cultural history to explore the interwoven relationships between humans and changing landscapes.https://emergencemagazine.org/feature/shifting-landscapes/
Brys by Lenneke Kuijer. A thermostat for thermal cooling. https://lennekekuijer.org/brys-en/
Lyssna by Doenja Oogjes. A speculative design reimagining food waste through critical storytelling. https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/2908805.2909401
My Naturewatch by Interaction Research Studio. A DIY tool for observing wildlife. https://research.northumbria.ac.uk/irs/my-naturewatch/
Biidaaban: First Light by Lisa Jackson, Mathew Borrett, Jam3. An interactive film imagining Indigenous futures. https://www.nfb.ca/interactive/biidaaban_first_light
Pollution Pods by Michael Pinsky. A sensory installation that recreates the air quality of different location around the world. https://www.michaelpinsky.com/portfolio/pollution-pods-2/
Deep Time Walk by Stephan Harding and colleagues. an interactive mobile app and guided audio experience that takes users on a 4.6 km walk through Earth’s 4.6 billion-year history. https://www.deeptimewalk.org
Future Library by Katie Paterson. An ecological stewardship project that spans 100 years, involving the planting of a forest in Norway that will provide the paper for a collection of books to be printed in 2114.