[Air-L] Conference in Second Life

[Hasler Beatrice]

Dear all

You may also want to take a look at The Virtual World Conference (TVWC) which is held annually in Second Life: http://www.thevirtualworldconference.org/  

We published a report on social collaborative conferencing in SL evaluating the user experiences of TVWC and providing suggestions for future SL conferences. We argue that we should make use of the distinct features of virtual worlds as opposed to merely simulating the characteristics of physical conferences.. and stop treating technology as a substitute for face-to-face meetings.

Here's the reference:
Schmeil, A., Hasler, B. S., de Freitas, S., Peachey, A., & Nehmzow, C. (2011). Social collaborative conferencing in the virtual world. In Proceedings of Researching Learning in Immersive Virtual Environments (ReLIVE11), The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK, September 21-22, 2011.

The paper is online available at: http://portal.idc.ac.il/FacultyPublication.Publication?PublicationID=1852&FacultyUserName=aGJlYXRyaWNl

All the best,
Béatrice

Dr. Béatrice S. Hasler
Research Fellow

Interdisciplinary Center Herzliya, Israel
Sammy Ofer School of Communications
Advanced Virtuality Lab
Phone: +972-54-524-2926
http://avl.idc.ac.il




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Dr. Parker:

Do you know of Virtual Worlds - Best Practices in Education Conference: http://www.vwbpe.org/? It's held in Second Life and is an annual conference, going on five years now.

A few years back, I was a proposal reviewer for it, and this year, I was a moderator. 

I've worked with those who have put together, coordinated, and promoted the conference, so I have some info that proves helpful. If you have specific questions, feel free to e-mail me off-loop: shon.bacon at ttu.edu.

PeAcE
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Shonell Bacon, MFA, ABD
Doctoral Candidate, TCR
Texas Tech University
http://shonintcrland.com

TTU STC Chapter President
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http://english.ttu.edu/stc


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The American Communication Association, http://americancomm.org/, is thinking of doing an online conference in Second Life. I have been to meetings in Second Life and found the experience to be superior to video conferencing and other alternatives for getting people together.

I would be interested to know what others have tried for online conferences and especially about any experiences with conferences in Second Life.

thank you,

Jim Parker
President American Communication Association Asst. Prof, Austin Peay State University.

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