SLACTIONS 09

SLACTIONS 09 is the first international conference held simultaneously in several countries on the topic of metaverses. SLACTIONS 09 aims at covering most areas currently enabled by metaverse platforms, from educational research to content production, from gender studies to media distribution, and from metaverse-based branding, advertising, and fundraising to emerging mash-ups and technology applications. SLACTIONS 09 is unique in its format too, as a one-of-a kind event conducted both in a metaverse platform (Second Life) and on-site in multiple countries in Europe and in North and South America. SLACTIONS will thus contribute to the current redefinition of the way we think about hybrid online and on-site scholarly collaborations.

All paper presentations and talks will be performed via avatars, either using text-based or voice-based communications.

Topics covered may include but are not limited to:

• Accessibility in metaverse platforms
• Advanced scientific visualization in metaverse platforms
• Automatic content generation
• Behavioral studies in the metaverse
• Combination of metaverse platforms with external systems (e-learning, e-business, etc.
• Communicational paradigms in the metaverse
• Content management
• Creativity, design, and arts on the metaverse
• E-business and e-commerce applications
• Educational research, applications, and case studies
• Embodiment in metaverses and Gender Studies
• GIS/metaverse mash-ups
• Integration between metaverse platforms
• Nonprofit activities and fundraising
• Quantitative and qualitative research methodologies
• Social Sciences studies in or through metaverse platforms
• Space representation, use, and management in metaverses
• Using metaverse platforms for cooperation

Important dates

February 28th, 2009 - Deadline for paper submissions
March 31st, 2009 - Submission results provided to authors
June 30th, 2009 - Deadline for early registration
July 31st, 2009 - Deadline for print-ready versions of accepted papers
September 24-26th, 2009 - Conference

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