[AISWorld] CFP: Postcards from the Metaverse, upcoming deadline March 1

[Robin Teigland]

Hello,

Just a reminder about the upcoming deadline of March 1 for chapter abstracts
for our book, Postcards from the Metaverse:  Reflections on how the
entangling of the virtual with the physical may impact society, politics,
and the economy. 

http://nordicworlds.net/2010/12/09/call-for-book-chapters-postcards-from-the
-metaverse/

More information is below.

Enjoy the weekend!

Robin

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On 18/12/10 03:43 AM, "Robin Teigland" <robin.teigland at hhs.se> wrote:

>           Hello,
>> 
>> We would very much like to invite you to contribute to our edited volume:
>> Postcards from the Metaverse.  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-
>> metaverse/.
>> 
>> Please feel free to forward this to those who you think 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
>>                 Dominic Power, Uppsala University
>> 
>> 
>> 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.
>> 
>> 
>> 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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