[game_edu] Call for papers SLACTIONS 2012 conference

[Pedro Pinto Neves]

Call for Papers for SLACTIONS 2012 conference is transcribed below.
 
People working in gaming education might find SLACTIONS worth their while. Plenty of people in there who train students to develop genuinely game-like environments in metaverse platforms. The students then go on to develop game-like metaverse environments for business, culture, training, entertainment... Worth it for the exchange of views alone.
 
Besides all the educators and game-like development going on, there's the necessary overlap between gaming education and all the different fields in SLACTIONS. SLACTIONS seems to highly value contributions from gaming education, and gaming education can get a lot out of SLACTIONS.
 
Even the way the conference is 'delivered' can contain insights for gaming education. It's both a physical (conference host country and chapters in four continents) and live online conference (every participant in the world, all local chapters and the host live in Second-Life).
 
Best submissions on five of the tracks will be invited to submit extended versions to the following journals -- JVWR (Journal of Virtual Worlds Research), International Journal of Systems & 
Applications in Computer Graphics (Elsevier), VIRtual (Electronic Journal of Visualization, Interactive Systems and Pattern Recognition), Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research, and International Journal of Web Portals -- or otherwise fast-tracked for publication in these journals.
 
 
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SLACTIONS 2012 
 
Research conference on virtual worlds - Life, imagination, and work 
using metaverse platforms 
 
November 2012 
http://www.slactions.org/ 
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SLACTIONS-Life-imagination-and-work-using-metaverse-platforms/242464792497177 
http://twitter.com/slactions 
 
 
CALL FOR PAPERS 
 
 
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. The conference focus is scientific research on 
applications and developments of these metaverse platforms: Habbo 
Hotel, IMVU, Second Life, OpenSimulator, Open Croquet, Activeworlds, 
Open Wonderland, Minecraft, and others, including MMORPGs such as 
World of Warcraft, and virtual worlds based on social networks, such 
as *-ville and others, providing a forum for the research community to 
present and discuss innovative approaches, techniques, processes, and 
research results. 
 
SLACTIONS 2012 is the fourth edition of SLACTIONS, which was the first 
international conference held simultaneously in several countries on 
the topic of metaverse platforms. SLACTIONS 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 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 throughout the world. SLACTIONS will thus 
contribute to the current redefinition of the way we think about 
hybrid online and on-site scholarly collaborations. 
 
Whereas metaverse platforms are no longer a novel topic, they still 
pose challenges for the adaption of conventional instructional and 
business practices, research methodologies, and communication 
practices. We are looking forward to presenting a program of research 
results, case studies, panel discussions, and demonstrations that 
scholars, educators, and businesses can port to their own environments 
and apply in their research, teaching, and business strategy. We will 
accept papers from the full spectrum of intellectual disciplines and 
technological endeavors in which metaverse platforms are currently 
being used: from Education to Business, Sociology to Social Sciences, 
Media Production to Technology Development, Architecture and Urban 
Planning to the Arts. 
 
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 and production 
- 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 
- Adapting and developing research methodologies for metaverses 
- Social Sciences studies in or through metaverse platforms 
- Space representation, use, and management in metaverses 
- Using metaverse platforms for cooperation 
 
FORMAT 
 
SLACTIONS has the format of a hybrid online and physical conference. 
All paper presentations and plenary sessions by guest speakers will be 
held on-line in the Second Life virtual world, and projected locally 
at local chapters, for participants attending physically. Physical 
participants can interact with the online participants via a "physical 
chapter avatar" and microphone. 
Participants will also be able to follow the proceedings broadcast on 
the Web and interact via a text chat applet. 
Workshops and other events are conducted locally – or in mixed format 
across several participating chapters – and local chapters may held 
local topical round tables. 
 
SUBMISSIONS 
 
Authors are invited to submit: 
- A full paper of eight to ten pages for oral presentation 
- A "work in progress" paper of 4 pages for oral presentation 
- A Flickr image or YouTube video, indexed with the tag 
“slactions2012” for poster presentations ‘in-world’ 
- A live presentation in Second Life. 
 
All submissions are subject to a double blind review process and 
should be professionally proofread before submission. All manuscripts 
should be formatted according to the ASIS&T proceedings template, 
available at http://www.asis.org/Conferences/AM04/proceedingstemplate.doc. 
(Disclaimer: SLACTIONS is not associated with ASIS&T.) 
 
PUBLICATION VENUES - JOURNAL AGREEMENTS 
 
All accepted papers and posters will be published on-line and in ISBN- 
registered digital proceedings. Video posters and live presentations 
can submit an abstract for inclusion in the digital proceedings. 
 
The authors of the best papers will be invited to provide revised and 
expanded versions for publications in special editions of journals or 
as single contributions to theme-specific journals. 
 
- Journal of Virtual Worlds Research 
 (ISSN 1941-8477) 
 Selected papers will be fast-tracked for publication in early 
2013 issues of JVWR. 
 
- Computer & Graphics - International Journal of Systems & 
Applications in Computer Graphics 
 (ISSN: 0097-8493 / Imprint: ELSEVIER / impact factor 2010: 
0.720) 
 Authors of the Best Paper in computer graphics themes will be 
invited to submit an extended version to be considered for journal 
publication. 
 
- VIRtual - Electronic Journal of Visualization, Interactive 
Systems and Pattern Recognition 
 (ISSN 0873-1837) 
 Authors of selected papers on visualization and graphics will be 
invited to submit extended versions to a special Issue of the journal. 
 
- Journal of Theoretical and Applied Electronic Commerce Research 
 (ISSN 0718-1876) 
 Authors of selected papers on e-business/e-commerce/m-commerce/ 
e- 
learning/e-government will be invited to submit extended versions the 
journal. 
 
- International Journal of Web Portals 
 (ISSN 1938-0194, SCOPUS index) 
 Authors of the Best Paper in Web portals themes will be invited 
to submit an extended version to be considered for journal 
publication. 
 
Check out www.slactions.org regularly for more information and 
developments on the proceedings publisher and journal venues for best 
papers. 
 
Official language of the conference: 
The official language for the on-line space and all submissions is 
English only. However, at the physical site of local chapters you can 
also use the native language of that location. 
 
IMPORTANT DATES 
 
Submissions deadline: June 30th, 2012 
July 15th, 2012 - Submission results provided to authors September 
15th, 2012 - Deadline for early registration October 15th, 2012 - 
Deadline for print-ready versions of accepted papers November 15-17th, 
2012 - Conference 
 
LOCAL CHAPTERS 
 
Portugal 
 
Venue: 
Tagus Park, Oeiras, Portugal 
 
About the Tagus Park: 
www.ist.utl.pt/pt/sobre-IST/localizacao/#tagusapresentacao/html/descricao.html 
 
Coordinators: 
António Quintas-Mendes [quintas at uab.pt] 
Lina Morgado [lmorgado at univ-ab.pt] 
Isabel Valverde [isabelv63 at yahoo.com] 
 
____________________________________________________________________ 
New Zealand 
 
Venue: 
Wellington Institute of Technology, New Zealand 
 
About the Wellington Institute of Technology: 
http://www.weltec.ac.nz/ABOUTWELTEC/CampusLocationsMaps.aspx 
 
Coordinator: 
Todd Cochrane [Todd.Cochrane at weltec.ac.nz] 
 
____________________________________________________________________ 
Florida 
 
Central Florida - Orlando/Space Coast area 
 
About the 1 Virtual World Development: 
https://sites.google.com/site/1virtualworlddevelopment/ 
 
Coordinator: 
Gwenette Sinclair [gwenettewriter at gmail.com] 
____________________________________________________________________ 
 
Italy 
 
Rome - in preparation, more data soon 
 
____________________________________________________________________ 
 
Ireland 
 
In preparation, more data soon 
____________________________________________________________________ 
 
Brazil 
 
In preparation, more data soon 
____________________________________________________________________ 
 
Argentina 
 
In preparation, more data soon 
____________________________________________________________________ 
 
Peru 
 
In preparation, more data soon 
____________________________________________________________________ 
 
Check out www.slactions.org for updated lists and contacts. 
 
Note: If you believe your institution can hold a physical chapter in 
an as-yet unsupported region, please contact the organization at 
info at slactions.org 
____________________________________________________________________ 
 
Steering Committee 
Leonel Morgado - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal 
Nelson Zagalo - University of Minho, Portugal Ana Boa-Ventura, 
University of Texas-Austin, USA 
 
Programme Committee 
 
Ahmer Iqbal – University of Jyvaskyla, Finland Ana Amélia Carvalho – 
University of Coimbra, Portugal Ana Boa-Ventura – University of Texas, 
Austin, USA Ângela Pereira – Leiria Polytechnic Institute, Portugal 
António Fernando Coelho - University of Porto, Portugal António Lopes 
– Lusófona University, Portugal António Quintas Mendes - Open 
University, Portugal Benjamim Fonseca – University of Trás-os-Montes e 
Alto Douro, Portugal Clare Atkins – Nelson Marlborough Institute of 
Technology, New Zealand Daiana Trein – University of Vale do Rio dos 
Sinos, Brazil Daniel Gonçalves – Higher Technical Institute, Portugal 
David Deeds – Changchun American International School, China David 
Herold – Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Donizetti Louro – 
Catholic University of Sao Paulo, Brazil Emanuel Peres – University of 
Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Filipe Santos – Leiria 
Polytechnic Institute, Portugal Greg Lastowka - Rutgers School of Law / 
Camden, USA Helen Farley - University of Southern Queensland, 
Australia Hugo Paredes – University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 
Portugal Isabel Valverde - Lisbon Technical University, Portugal James 
Corbett - CEO at MissionV Education/ Business Development Manager at 
Daynuv Owner at GlobalGreyhounds Ltd., Ireland João Varajão – 
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal José Luís Ramos - 
Évora University, Portugal Leonel Morgado – University of Trás-os- 
Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Lina Morgado - Open University, Portugal 
Luís Magalhães – University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal 
Luís Pedro – University of Aveiro, Portugal Marco António Chávez- 
Aguayo – University of Barcelona, Spain Margarita Pérez-García - 
Catholic University College Limburg & Provincial University College 
Limburg, Belgium Marja Kankaanranta - University of Jyvaskyla, Finland 
Micaela Esteves – Leiria Polytechnic Institute, Portugal Narciso Cerpa 
– University of Talca, Chile Nelson Zagalo – University of Minho, 
Portugal Nuno Silva – Higher Institute of Engineering of Porto, 
Portugal Paulo Frias – University of Porto, Portugal Paulo Martins – 
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Pedro Sequeira - 
Higher School of Sport of Rio Maior, Portugal Pilar Lacasa – 
University of Alcalá, Spain Ramiro Gonçalves – University of Trás-os- 
Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Sara de Freitas - Serious Games 
Institute, UK Steven Warburton – King’s College London, United Kingdom 
Teresa Bettencourt – University of Aveiro, Portugal Theng Yin Leng - 
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Vincent Ng – Hong Kong 
Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Yesha Sivan – The Academic College 
of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel, and Metaverse Labs Ltd., Israel/Managing 
Editor of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research 
 
 
Global Organization 
 
Ana Margarida Maia – University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 
Portugal Daniela Pedrosa – University of Coimbra / University of Trás- 
os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Fernando José Cassola Marques – 
University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Gonçalo Cruz Matos 
– University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Maria da Glória 
Fraga - University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Leonel 
Morgado – University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal Ricardo 
Rodrigues Nunes – University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, Portugal 
Vinicius Loureiro – University of Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro, 
Portugal Yesha Sivan – The Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel, 
and Metaverse Labs Ltd., Israel/Managing Editor of the Journal of 
Virtual Worlds Research 
 
Contacts 
 
Organization: info at slactions.org 
 
http://www.slactions.org/ 
http://www.facebook.com/pages/SLACTIONS-Life-imagination-and-work-using-metaverse-platforms/242464792497177 
http://twitter.com/slactions 


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