[Air-L] [JVWR] Call for Editors Virtual2Real Hardware

Tue Apr 1 01:26:39 PDT 2014

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Call for Editors: Virtual2Real Hardware (Glass, Rift, Leap and more)

The recent (Mar-2014) $2B value of Oculus Rift acquisition by
Facebook<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=178ffd8963&e=3f7039199b>has
moved the importance of Virtual Reality hardware way forward to the
market.

Virtual worlds are now being augmented with hardware such as:

   - Oculus Rift<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=26249607dc&e=3f7039199b>
   - Leap Motion<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=2776d888ad&e=3f7039199b>
   - Google  Glass<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=7420c3bbde&e=3f7039199b>
   - Eyesight<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=fe642d99b5&e=3f7039199b>
   - Omnidirectional
Treadmills<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=cffa5c73aa&e=3f7039199b>
   - Intel RealSense
Technology<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=1759b6391a&e=3f7039199b>
   - Precision Position
Tracking<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=65e108ae33&e=3f7039199b>
   - Sony Project
Morpheus<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=438c045f69&e=3f7039199b>
   - Head Mounted
Displays<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=67e7ae440e&e=3f7039199b>
   - Vuzix Smart Glasses &
Wraps<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=523c2aa444&e=3f7039199b>
   - Osterhout Design
Group<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=54b011fb61&e=3f7039199b>(ODG)

Papers' Topics May Include:

   - Description of current and new hardware
   - Research on new interfaces
   - New market analysis that stems from new hardware
   - User perception
   - Market impacts
   - And more...

We are looking for a *prime editor* and 1-2 co-editors for this V2RHardware
issue. If you have an interest and background in the field as well as
experience in academic editing, please let us know by sending your CV and a
cover letter to info at jvwresearch.org.

Final decision about the editors will be made by end of April 2014 or
earlier based on the information we get. *Act soon*.

For more details about editors' role and requirements see JVWR site -->
About JVWR --> For Issue
Editors<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=5626cdebbd&e=3f7039199b>
.
Publication is planned for Q1-2 of 2015.
With a potential conference on the Virtual2Real Hardware on Q4/ 2014.

Current authors, who have already submitted relevant papers, will be
notified after editors have been appointed.
New authors are invited to think about the issue and wait for the official
call.

Further Information
The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
(http://www.jvwresearch.org/<http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=9c622de360&e=3f7039199b>)
is an online, open access academic journal that engages a wide spectrum of
scholarship and welcomes contributions from the many disciplines and
approaches that intersect virtual worlds research. The field of virtual
worlds research is a continuously evolving area of study that spans across
many disciplines and the JVWR editorial team looks forward to engaging a
wide range of creative and scholarly work.

For any information regarding this call, please contact JVWR coordinating
editor, Ms. Tzafnat Shpak:
tzafnat.shpak AT jvwresearch DOT org

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  We are looking forward to hearing from you soon.

*Tzafnat Shpak*
Coordinating Editor

*Prof. Yesha Y. Sivan*
Editor In Chief
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