[AISWorld] HICSS-45, Work and Play in Virtual Worlds Minitrack

[Imed Boughzala]

HICSS-45, January 4-7, 2012, Grand Wailea Maui, USA.
<http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_45/45tracks.htm#CL>
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu

Call for Papers: Work and Play in Virtual Worlds 

Submission deadline: June 15 2011

 <http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_45/45tracks.htm#CL>
http://www.hicss.hawaii.edu/hicss_45/45tracks.htm#CL

Virtual worlds provide a visual window to a persistent and synthetic world
inhabited by avatars that are deeply involved in social interactions, along
with economic and commercial activities. They are immersive by nature and
reinvent the notions of "being together" and awareness for distributed
teams. Virtual worlds and metaverses present challenges and opportunities
for individuals and groups working, playing and learning together:
challenges as groups using virtual worlds have to overcome limitations
originating from not sharing the same physical space and opportunities as
virtual worlds offer possibilities that are impossible in the real world. 

To address these challenges and opportunities, this minitrack invites
theoretical and empirical research that investigates how individuals and
teams within and between organizations use virtual worlds and metaverses to
coordinate tasks, share information, simulate processes, solve problems,
make decisions, create and manipulate objects, innovate, play, learn, and
create value. Papers should focus on:

1.	Theoretical foundations and practical approaches to understand,
model, and design virtual worlds and metaverses. 
2.	The use of virtual worlds to learn, to collaborate, to recreate, and
to innovate, and to co-create organizational and individual value. 
3.	The impact of virtual world characteristics on individual and team
behavior. 
4.	Methods, techniques, patterns, and best practices to support
productive (a)synchronous collaboration, communication, and coordination
between individuals and groups using virtual worlds. 
5.	The design, application, and evaluation of virtual world
environments and applications. 

Minitrack chairs:

Gert-Jan de Vreede (primary contact)
University of Nebraska at Omaha & Delft University of Technology
Email: gdevreede at unomaha.edu

Moez Limayem
University of Arkansas
Email: MLimayem at walton.uark.edu

Imed Boughzala
Institut TELECOM - TEM
Email: imed.boughzala at it-sudparis.eu

 

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