[SDH/SEMI Members] CFP: Interacting with Immersive Worlds: Second Brock University Conference on the Interactive Arts & Sciences

[Ray Siemens]

http://www.brocku.ca/iasc/immersiveworlds/

 

CALL FOR PAPERS

Interacting with Immersive Worlds:

Second Brock University Conference on the Interactive Arts & Sciences

 

BROCK UNIVERSITY, ST. CATHARINES, ONTARIO

JUNE 15-16, 2009

 

The first Interacting with Immersive Worlds conference was held in the
beautiful Niagara Peninsula at Brock University in June of 2007. Presenters

and attendees from a multiplicity of disciplines heard keynote presentations
by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Claremont Graduate University), James Gee
(Arizona State University), Chris Csikszentmihalyi (MIT Media Laboratory),
and Denis Dyack (Silicon Knights). The 2009 conference will be just as
provocative, with keynote speakers such as Janet Murray (Georgia Institute
of Technology) and Espen Aarseth (IT University of Denmark), so be sure to
electronically submit your abstracts to the program committee by February 2,
2009.

 

The primary focus of the conference is to explore the growing cultural
importance of interactive media. All scholarship on, and creation of digital
interactive media (including but not limited to computer games and
interactive fiction) will be considered in one of four broad conference
streams:

 

The Challenges at the Boundaries of Immersive Worlds stream features
creative exploration and innovation in immersive media including ubiquitous
computing, telepresence, interactive art and fiction, and alternative
reality.

 

The Critical Approaches to Immersion stream looks at analyses of the
cultural and/or psychological impact of immersive worlds, as well as
theories of interactivity.

 

The Immersive Worlds in Education stream examines educational applications
of immersive technologies.

 

The Immersive Worlds in Entertainment stream examines entertainment
applications of immersive technologies, such as computer games. We welcome
the submission of abstracts for a 20-minute presentation plus a 10-minute
discussion. Send a 500-word abstract plus a brief biographical statement.
Please include a separate cover page with the following:

. Author's name and affiliation

. Email

. Mailing address

. Title of presentation

 

Since all abstracts will be anonymously reviewed, include the title of the
paper on the abstract but not the author's name, affiliation, email or
mailing address. Deadline extended - deadline for receipt of abstracts is
February 2, 2009.

 

Please email your abstract to jmitterer at brocku.ca

 

Acceptance of your paper for presentation implies a commitment on your part
to register and attend the conference. Notification of acceptance will be
sent out by February 15, 2009.

 

Visit the conference web site for details

http://www.brocku.ca/iasc/immersiveworlds/

 

Organizing Committee:

Jean Bridge, Centre for Digital Humanities, Brock University,
jbridge at brocku.ca

Martin Danahay, Department of English Language and Literature, Brock
University, mdanahay at brocku.ca

Denis Dyack, Silicon Knights, Catharines, Ontario, denis at siliconknights.ca

Barry Grant, Department of Communication, Popular Culture and Film,
bgrant at brocku.ca

David Hutchison, Faculty of Education, Brock University, davidh at brocku.ca

Kevin Kee, Department of History, Brock University kkee at brocku.ca

John Mitterer, Department of Psychology, Brock University,
jmitterer at brocku.ca

Michael Winter, Department of Computer Science, Brock University,
mwinter at brocku.ca

Philip Wright, Information Technology Services, Brock University,
philip.wright at brocku.ca

 

 

 

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