[AISWorld] CFP for Edited Volume: Postcards from the Metaverse

[Robin Teigland]

          Hello,
> 
> We would very much like to invite you to contribute to our edited volume:
> Postcards from the Metaverse:  Reflections on how the entangling of the
> virtual with the physical may impact society, politics, and the economy.
> 
> Below is the CFP and here is the link to the CFP on our blog:
> http://nordicworlds.net/2010/12/09/call-for-book-chapters-postcards-from-the-m
> etaverse/.
> 
> Please feel free to forward this to others who might be interested.
> 
> Thank you!
> 
> Regards,
> Robin
> 
> 
> -----------Call for Book Chapters-------
> 
> Postcards from the Metaverse ­ Reflections on how the entangling of the
> virtual with the physical may impact society, politics, and the economy.
> 
> Editors:    Robin Teigland, Stockholm School of Economics,
> robin.teigland at hhs.se
>                 Dominic Power, Uppsala University,
> dominic.power at kultgeog.uu.se
> 
> 
> New waves of internet and information technology are beginning to promise ever
> richer and more immersive ways to connect with technology and with each other.
> Developments in augmented reality, social media, virtual worlds and the
> immersive/3D internet signal a move towards communications technologies and
> virtual spaces that offer immersive experiences persuasive enough to begin to
> blur the lines between the virtual and the physical. This book aims to compile
> leading edge voices from diverse backgrounds to write about how they imagine
> the future immersive internet will shape or misshape society, politics, and
> the economy.
>  
> The intention is to create a book based on a collection of short thought
> pieces that will critically engage with the future directions that the
> immersive internet might, should, or even should not take. The idea is not to
> collect a series of empirical pieces but to collect pieces that provoke and
> attempt to take in the big picture and the long term.
>  
> As the immersive internet - including social media, augmented reality, virtual
> worlds, online games, 3D internet and beyond - is being explored by a number
> of different disciplines we encourage participation from a wide range of
> academic disciplines: e.g.,  artificial intelligence, business administration,
> cognitive psychology, communication, economics, geography, human-computer
> interaction, neuroscience, social psychology, sociology. Equally since the
> future of the immersive internet is very much an open creative process, we
> invite contributions from social commentators, business people, technology
> creators, writers and thinkers. To date, we have participation confirmations
> from more than 10 leading researchers such as Tom Boellstorff, Mia Consalvo,
> Edward Castranova, Tony O¹Driscoll, and Barry Wellman.
>  
> The idea is to create a thought-provoking and challenging book that builds on
> thoughtful short chapters (5-10 pages in length) that take a progressive
> and/or critical perspective on some aspect of how the immersive internet can
> be a space for progressive social, political and economic development in the
> future.
> 
> Submission guidelines and timeline:
> 
> After the initial call is completed, we will approach several major
> publishers. The production of the book will be facilitated by the editors as
> well as members of the Nordic Virtual Worlds Network (Nordic VW Network,
> www.nordicworlds.net). The initial intention is to publish the collection as
> an eBook that will be available across multiple platforms: e.g. Amazon,
> iTunes, and direct download. The book will be licensed under Creative Commons.
> We also aim to publish the book in paper format.
>  
> March 1, 2011: Please enter your abstract or short outline of your
> contribution of maximum 300 words at
> http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/PostcardsfromMetaverse or by email to the
> editors by March 1, 2011.
> 
> July 1, 2011: Upon abstract acceptance, authors will be invited to submit full
> chapters of between 3500 and 5000 words. All submitted chapters will be
> reviewed on a double-blind basis by subject experts. The editors will strive
> to be an active and helpful resource to the chapter authors.
> 
> Fourth quarter 2011: Anticipated date for book to be ready for publication
> 
> Please do not hesitate to contact either of the editors if you have further
> questions: robin.teigland at hhs.se or dominic.power at kultgeog.uu.se.
> 
> Thank you.
> 
> --------
> Robin Teigland, PhD
> Stockholm School of Economics
> Stockholm, Sweden
> www.hhs.se/csc
> www.knowledgenetworking.org
> www.slideshare.net/eteigland
> twitter: RobinTeigland
> Second Life: Karinda Rhode
> OpenSim: Robin Teigland
> 
> 
> Check out NVWN - Nordic Worlds Virtual Network!  An international,
> inter-disciplinary project co-funded by NICe investigating entrepreneurship
> and innovation through virtual worlds and the 3D internet:
> www.nordicworlds.net <http://www.nordicworlds.net> .
> 

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