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2013
December 15-18, 2013: JVWR Workshop at ICIS 2013, Milan, Italy
The issue on Virtual Worlds - Meta Analysis will be connected with this event. Save the date! More details to follow.
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Original call: CFP: 3D3C Virtual Worlds - Topical Lantern Review
March 18-21, 2013: GPU Technology Conference (GTC), San Jose Conference Center, CA
Register today and received an additional JVWR 10% discount when you use promo code GMNVE875512UX1Z.
GTC is the place to learn about and share how advances in GPU technology help scientists, developers, graphic artists, designers, researchers, engineers, and IT managers tackle their day-to-day graphics and computational challenges. Through world-class education, including hundreds of technical sessions, tutorials, panel discussions, and moderated roundtables, GTC brings together thought leaders from a wide range of fields.
Explore the full line-up of 400+ sessions: https://registration.gputechconf.com/form/session-listing
Register: http://www.gputechconf.com/page/registration-pricing.html
January 7-10, 2013: HICSS-46 Conference, Grand Wailea, Maui, Hawaii - the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
Now in its 46th year, the Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS) is one of the longest-standing continuously running scientific conferences. This conference brings together researchers in an aloha-friendly atmosphere conducive to free exchange of scientific ideas.
HICSS-46 offers a unique, highly interactive and professionally challenging environment. The minitrack on: "Working and Gaming in 3D Virtual Environments" is connected with the JVWR (Journal of Virtual Worlds Research) for a special issue 6(3)2013: Enterprises Welcome Virtual Worlds.
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Original call: CFP: Enterprises Welcome Virtual Worlds
Details from the event site: HICSS
2012
December 16, 2012: Augmented Reality in Information Systems: Setting a Research Agenda (ARatICIS2012)
ICIS is the major annual meeting of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), which has over 4,000 members representing universities from more than 95 countries worldwide.
Augmented Reality is one of the “hottest” topics in IT. The rise of high-end mobile cameras, GPS and on-device with cloud computation power, allow for many new application in this field.
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Original call: Augmented Reality AT ICIS2012.
Full Program with talks summary and pictures: Augmented Reality AT ICIS2012 Full Program
September 4, 2012: Augmented Reality ala 3D3C (Google+ Hangout remote meeting)
+Google Glass got the a lot of hype recently. Did you know that BMW has their own glasses too? Have you heard of the i-Cocoon? A device that allows you to be part of an intuitive and holistic experience where your interface is YOU.
Prof. +Yesha Sivan is the Managing editor of the Journal of Virtual Worlds research and Head of the Management Information System Program at the Tel Aviv Academic College. He is also the man behind the 3D3C theory that talks about the 3 critical component s to the 3D reality: community, creativity and commerce.
Join Prof. Yesha and +Yifat Cohen and discover the latest devices and ideas in augmented reality today, and more importantly - let’s discuss how we can make money out of them.
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Original call: Augmented Reality ala 3D3C
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November 15-17, 2012: SLACTIONS 2012 - Research Conference on Virtual Worlds – Life, Imagination, and Work Using Metaverse Platforms
The metaverse is emerging, through the increasing use of virtual world technologies that act as platforms for end-users to create, develop, and interact, expanding the realm of human cooperation, interaction, and creativity.
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Original call: At SLACTIONS site
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September 8-10, 2012: MCIS 2012 - the 7th Mediterranean Conference on Information System, Guimarães, Portugal
The conference aims at inspiring innovative and informative IS research that promotes smart, sustainable and inclusive growth of the Mediterranean Region. JVWR supports a research track on Real Virtual Worlds and Serious Games.
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Original call: CFP: Real Virtual Worlds and Serious Games
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August 9-11, 2012: AMCIS 2012 - 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems, in Seattle, Washington, USA
The Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) is an annual research conference in the information systems discipline and is an official conference of the Association for Information Systems. JVWR supports a special track: Virtual Communities and Virtual Worlds.
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Original call: CFP: Managerial and Commercial Applications
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May 26-27, 2012: A Special Seminar on Virtuallity as a Frontier for MIS Research as Part of The Eleventh Wuhan International Conference on E-Business, in Wuhan, China
JVWR will host a seminar at The Eleventh Wuhan International Conference on E-Business (An AIS Affiliated Conference) (http://www.whiceb.com/), May 26-27, 2012 in Wuhan, China. It is widely recognized in the region and beyond as an excellent and fascinating academic conference on e-Business.
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Original call: CFP: Asian Perspectives
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May 16-18, 2012: the 5th Annual Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds Conference "Inspire the Future", National Defense University,
Washington DC., USA
The Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds (FCVW) consists of over 1,600 registered members from government (federal, state & local, & international), academia, and corporate sectors. The Consortium supports individuals and organizations to improve government collaboration through the use of virtual worlds to enrich collaborative online experiences, explore technologies that may enhance telework, and foster cross-agency collaboration.
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2011
December 4-7, 2011: ICIS 2011 Conference, in - Shanghai, China
The Journal of Virtual World Research hosted a morning get-together on Virtual Worlds for Learning: The IBM China Perspective.
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November 18, 2011: SLACTIONS 2011, Research Conference in the Second Life world - Life, Imagination, and Work Using Metaverse Platforms
An international conference with a unique format held simultaneously in a virtual world (Second Life) and at physical locations in countries around the world on the topic of metaverse platforms.
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March 23, 2011: 3D3C Worlds
The 3D3CWorlds meeting program included lectures on: The Promise of MPEG-V, Virtual Worlds and Tourism, Virtual Museums, Sensors and Sensors Network, Virtual Cities and The Future of 3D3CWorlds.
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2009
September 24-25, 2009: SLACTIONS 2009, International Conference - Life, Imagination, and Work using Metaverse Platforms
The 1st International conference held simultaneously in several countries SLACTIONS Best Paper awards for JVWR yielded a special issue 2:3 - Technology, Economy and Standards.
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Events
December 15, 2013: Lantern Workshop, Milan, Italy as part of ICIS 2013
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Planned Issues
Call for Reviewers
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Theme: Arts
Call: CFP: Arts
Issue Editors:
Celeste Guichard, Savannah College of Art and Design, GA, USA
Laura Salciuviene, Lancaster University Management School, UK
Gary Hardee, University of Texas at Dallas, TX, USA
Publication: 2013 Q2
Status: Call is closed. In publishing.
CE Deadline: June 5, 2013
Volume 6, Number 3 (2013)
Theme: Law and Virtual Worlds
Call: CFP: Law and Virtual Worlds
Issue Editors:
Publication: 2013 Q2
Status: Call is closed. Review in progress.
Deadline: December 30, 2012
Volume 6, Number 4 (2013)
Theme: Enterprises Welcome Virtual Worlds
Call:CFP: Enterprises Welcome Virtual Worlds
Issue Editors:
Imed Boughzala, Telecom Business School, Institut Mines-Telecom, France
Gert-Jan de Vreede, The Center for Collaboration Science, University of Nebraska at Omaha, USA
Moez Limayem, Sam M. Walton College of Business, University of Arkansas, USA
Publication: 2013 Q3
Status: Call is open. Please submit.
Deadline: March 15, 2013
Volume 7, Number 1 (2014)
Theme: Assembled (2014)
Call: CFP: General Call for Papers
Issue Editors: TBD
Publication: 2014 Q1
Status: An open call. Submit any time.
Volume 7, Number 2 (2014)
Theme: 3D3C Virtual Worlds - Topical Lantern Review
Call: CFP: 3D3C Virtual Worlds - Topical Lantern Review
Issue Editors:
Yesha Sivan, Metaverse Labs and the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel
Maged N. Kamel Boulos, University of Plymouth’s Health Informatics, Devon, UK.
David Gefen, Drexel University's LeBow College of Business, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Abhishek Kathuria, Hong Kong University’s School of Business, Hong Kong, China.
Publication: 2014 Q2
Status: Call is published.
Full paper deadline: August 4, 2013
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* Augmented Reality
* Impact (on People, Places, and Organizations)
* Money
* 3D Printers
* Bleeding innovations
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