<div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr">Dear AIS friends,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Join more than 50 international leaders from industry and academia that have booked thier place</div><div dir="ltr">in our unique JVWR event. That will mix Life Demos and the latest research in the field.</div>
<div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">NEW: Special presentation by <span style="color:rgb(64,74,69);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12px">The Video Game Museum of Rome.</span></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#404a45" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px">(full program also here, and on our site: </span></font><a href="http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09/11-events/57-via-the-looking-glass-jvwr-icis2013-workshop">http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09/11-events/57-via-the-looking-glass-jvwr-icis2013-workshop</a></div>
<div dir="ltr"><font color="#404a45" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px"><br></span></font></div><div dir="ltr"><font color="#404a45" face="arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size:12px">--Yesha (Editor JVWR)<br>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Via the Looking Glass</span></h1><h2 style="margin:19px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:22px;color:rgb(254,108,11)"><a class="" href="https://jvwrlookingglass.eventbrite.com/" target="_self" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(90,111,47)"><span style="text-decoration:underline;background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Click here to <span class="">get your tickets now!</span></span></a></h2>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Time: 13:00-18:00 <br>Location: Bocconi University, Milan<br>Velodromo building, 2nd floor, room N22</span></h4><h1 style="margin:21px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:28px;color:rgb(254,108,11)">
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<h3 style="margin:19px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px;color:rgb(147,181,79)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Agenda:</span></h3><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>13:00-14:00 Gathering + Lunch</strong> <br>
Getting to know each other.<br><br><strong>14:00-14:30 Intro to Google Glass + Demo + Q&A</strong> <br> David Zakariaie, Google Glass Explorer. LA, CA; USA<br><br><strong>14:30-15:00 Intro to Oculus Rift + Demo + Q&A</strong><br>
Yesha Sivan, Tel Aviv; Israel<br><br><strong>15:00-15:15 Break</strong><br><br><strong>15:15-16:30 Invited talks </strong><br> based on <a href="http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09/10-cfps/53-cfp-3d3c-virtual-worlds-topical-lantern-review" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(124,141,133)">CfP: 3D3C Virtual Worlds - Topical Lantern Review</a><br>
<br><strong>16:30-17:00 Lightning Talks</strong><br> Quick papers and budding research<br> <br><strong>17:00-17:30 Editors’ perspective: Advancing Research - Springer / JVWR</strong><br> David Gefen, Yesha Sivan<br>
<br></span></p><h3 style="margin:19px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:18px;color:rgb(147,181,79)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Abstracts:</span></h3><h4 style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(81,93,87)">
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">13:00-14:00 <br>Gathering + Lunch</span></h4><h4 style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(81,93,87)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">14:00-14:30<br>
Intro to Google Glass + Demo + Q&A</span></h4><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><strong>David Zakariaie, Google Glass Explorer. LA, CA; USA</strong><br>In this presentation David who is one of the explorers in the Google Glass Explorer program will give us an overview of the Glass itself and its ecosystem:<br>
<br>• Components of Glass<br>• GDK (Glass Development Kit) and Mirror Api’s<br>• Special Considerations (Privacy, Battery Life, Radiation)<br>• Core Capabilities<br>• Sample Application<br><br></span></p><h4 style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(81,93,87)">
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">14:30-15:00<strong><br></strong>Intro to Oculus Rift + Demo + Q&A</span></h4><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Yesha Sivan, JVWR Managing Editor, Metaverse-Labs Inc. & Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College, Israel<br>
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• Components of Rift<br>• SDK (Development Kit)<br>• Special Considerations (TBD)<br>• Core Capabilities<br>• Sample Applications <br><br></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">A <strong>special demonstration</strong> by Mr. <strong>Guglielmo De Gregori</strong> from <a href="http://www.vigamus.com/en/interactive-areas/oculus-room" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(124,141,133)"><strong>VIGAMUS</strong>Foundation</a>, The Video Game Museum of Rome.</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></p><h4 style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(81,93,87)"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">15:00-15:15<br>
Break</span></h4><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></p><h4 style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(81,93,87)">
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">15:15-16:30<br>Invited sessions: Presentations<strong><br></strong></span></h4><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Based on JVWR issue <a href="http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/2011-06-12-18-46-09/10-cfps/53-cfp-3d3c-virtual-worlds-topical-lantern-review" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(124,141,133)">CfP: 3D3C Virtual Worlds - Topical Lantern Review</a></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">• <strong> Privacy in Virtual Worlds</strong><br>
Jeannie Pridmore*, Ph.D., Univeristy of West Georgia<br>John Overocker, Esq.*, Private Law Firm Carrollton, Georgia<br><br>• <strong>Virtual Worlds from a Neuroscience Perspective:</strong> <strong>Research Results and Directions for Future Studies</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Thomas Fischer, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">René Riedl*, University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria; University of Linz<br>
<br>• <strong>Virtual Currencies, Micropayments and Fiat Money: Where Are We Coming From and Where Does the Industry Stand?</strong><br>Ruy Alberto Valdes-Benavides*, University of Guanajuato, Mexico<br>Paula Lourdes Hernandez-Verme*, University of Guanajuato, Mexico</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">• <strong>Taxation of Virtual World Economies: An Empirical Review<br>
</strong>Jamie S. Switzer*, Colorado State University, USA</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Ralph V. Switzer*, Colorado State University, USA</span></p><h4 style="margin:20px 0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;font-size:16px;color:rgb(81,93,87)">
<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">16:30-17:00<br>Invited sessions: Lightning Talks</span></h4><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">• <strong>Linguistic and Multilingual Issues in Virtual Worlds and Serious Games: a General Review<br>
</strong>Samuel Cruz-Lara*, LORIA (UMR 7503) University of Lorraine, France</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Alexandre Denis, LORIA (UMR 7503) University of Lorraine, France</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Nadia Bellalem, LORIA (UMR 7503) University of Lorraine, France<br><br>• <strong>Finding Virtual Support: An Exploration of the Evolution and Efficacy of Healthcare Support Groups From the Physical to the Virtual World</strong></span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Donna Z. Davis*, University of Oregon, USA</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Willemien Calitz, University of Oregon, USA</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"><br>• <strong>Two Decades of Artistic Works Using Computational Ecosystems</strong></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Rui Filipe Antunes*, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK</span></p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Frederic Fol Leymarie*, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK</span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </span></p>
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<span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">Editors' perspective: Advancing Research – Springer / JVWR</span></h4><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">• David Gefen, MIS Prof. at Drexel</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </strong></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><span style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">David Gefen (gefend AT <a href="http://drexel.edu">drexel.edu</a>) is a Professor of MIS at Drexel University, Philadelphia USA, where he teaches IS Outsourcing, Strategic Management of Information Systems, Database Analysis and Design, <a class="" href="http://vb.net/" target="_blank" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;text-decoration:none;color:rgb(90,111,47)">VB.NET</a> programming, SAS and data-mining, and research methodologies. David has authored some of the most cited papers in MIS about trust and about gender in the context of IS adoption, outsourcing, and online markets. He received his Ph.D. in CIS from Georgia State University and a M.Sc. in MIS from Tel-Aviv University. Before becoming an academic David was a chief programmer and systems analyst, and then senior manager of a large logistics information system. His research findings have been published in some of the leading journals, including <em>MISQ, ISR, IEEE TEM, JMIS, Omega,</em> and <em>JAIS</em>. David is an author of a textbook on <em>Advanced<a href="http://vb.net/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(124,141,133)">VB.NET</a> Programming Web and Desktop Applications in <a href="http://ADO.NET">ADO.NET</a> and<a href="http://www.asp.net/" style="margin:0px;padding:0px;font-family:Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;color:rgb(124,141,133)">ASP.NET</a></em> in 2004 and a book on the<em> Art of IS Outsourcing</em> in 2011. David is currently a senior editor in <em>MISQ</em>, the leading academic journal in the Management Information Systems discipline, as was previously a senior editor with <em>JMIS</em> and <em>DATABASE</em>.<br>
<br></span></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">• Christian Rauscher, Editor, Business, Operations Research & Information Systems. Springer Heidelberg, Germany</strong></p>
<p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)"> </strong></p><p style="margin:0px;padding:0px"><strong style="background-color:rgb(255,255,255)">• Yesha Sivan, JVWR Managing Editor, Metaverse-Labs Inc. & Tel Aviv-Yaffo Academic College, Israel <br>
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