{"id":77,"date":"2013-05-04T02:30:44","date_gmt":"2013-05-04T02:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/2013\/?page_id=77"},"modified":"2013-08-11T00:03:33","modified_gmt":"2013-08-11T00:03:33","slug":"research","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/2013\/tracks\/research\/","title":{"rendered":"Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1 dir=\"ltr\">Research Track<\/h1>\n<h3 dir=\"ltr\" id=\"docs-internal-guid-44adec66-7d0a-0040-77ff-ef50ca8df026\">The <strong>Research<\/strong> Track will explore the ways in which OpenSimulator has become a\u00a0laboratory for research in a wide range of areas, from computer science and engineering to ethnography and economics.<\/h3>\n<h2>Call for Contributions<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We invite submissions describing results of theoretical, technical, empirical, conceptual and experimental work in virtual environments. While the primary interest of this conference is the use and expansion of the OpenSimulator platform, interesting work performed using other virtual environment platforms will also be considered.<\/p>\n<h2>Topics of Interest<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We invite your submissions in the areas of applications, infrastructure, content, and social impact. This includes the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">OpenSimulator applications in various domains, including but not limited to Health Sciences, Urban Planning, Military Training, Education, etc.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Design of, and experience with, OpenSimulator modules and extensions<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Performance studies of OpenSimulator and other virtual environment platforms<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Immersive and collaborative information visualization<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Integration with external simulation frameworks<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Connecting the real world and virtual world, cyberphysical systems<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Non Player Characters (NPCs) in virtual worlds<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Studies of virtual communities and the impact of virtual worlds on social issues<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Virtual Worlds and Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs)<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Studies of business practices in virtual worlds<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Studies of artistic expression through virtual worlds<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Types of Contributions<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">We accept the following kinds of contributions:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Research papers<\/strong>: papers that push the boundaries of knowledge in interesting and scientifically sound ways.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Experience reports<\/strong>: papers that describe experiences with the use of OpenSimulator and related technologies.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Artifacts<\/strong>: executable packages (e.g. region modules, Web-based addons, etc.) that perform innovative functions. Artifacts accepted for presentation are expected to be shown live during the conference, in some capacity.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><span style=\"font-size: 1.5em;\">How to Submit<\/span><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">A publication style paper is requested for all contribution types. We encourage the liberal use of screenshots and in-world images. All submissions must conform to the following general typesettings and limits:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Body text: 12 point, Times (roman) font, single-spaced<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\">The submission must not exceed 8 pages, including figures and citations<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Each submission will be reviewed by two members of the PC. Submissions will be evaluated on the basis of their scientific and educational value.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Submissions are open. Please submit your paper <a href=\"https:\/\/www.easychair.org\/conferences\/?conf=oscc13\">here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Presentation Types<\/h2>\n<p>Submitted work can be in a variety of maturity stages, from very early work to fully matured. The Program Committee will select the conference program accordingly; some submissions will be invited for a live presentation at the conference, while others will be invited to be presented as posters or in-world video.<\/p>\n<h2>Important Dates<\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Submission deadline: <strong>July 1st, 2013<br \/>\n<\/strong>Notifications: August 1st, 2013<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Accepted speakers must register for the conference by August 7, 2013 in order to be included in the conference schedule and program. \u00a0You may wish to register for the conference even before receiving notification \u00a0to ensure that your registration has been processed by the August 7th date.<\/p>\n<h2><b>Organization<\/b><\/h2>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Program Chairs<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Mic Bowman, Intel Research, USA<br \/>\nCrista Lopes aka Diva Canto, University of California Irvine, USA<br \/>\nAustin Tate aka Ai Austin, AIAI, University of Edinburgh, UK<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><strong>Technical Program Committee<\/strong><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Olivier Battini, virrea \/ New World Grid, France<br \/>\nTom Boellstorff, University of California Irvine, USA<br \/>\nDavid Burden, Daden Ltd., UK<br \/>\nGeorge Djorgovski, Caltech, USA<br \/>\nAaron Duffy, Utah State University, USA<br \/>\nEdmund Edgar, SLoodle and Avatar Classroom, Japan<br \/>\nShun-Yun Hun, Academia Sinica, Taiwan<br \/>\nDaniel Livingstone, University of the West of Scotland, UK<br \/>\nKay McLennan, Tulane University, USA<br \/>\nGregor Schiele, DERI, Ireland<br \/>\nDavid Harris Smith, McMaster University, Canada<br \/>\nRobin Teigland, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<link rel='stylesheet' id='formidable-css'  href='http:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/2013\/wp-content\/plugins\/formidable\/css\/formidableforms.css?ver=514025' type='text\/css' media='all' \/>\n<div class=\"frm_forms  with_frm_style frm_style_formidable-style\" 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Ideally this will the phone number where you can be reached during the conference.  PLEASE INCLUDE COUNTRY CODE AND AREA CODE.<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_434_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label  class=\"frm_primary_label\">Professional Website\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\">*<\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input type=\"url\" id=\"field_e550q42\" name=\"item_meta[434]\" value=\"\"  data-sectionid=\"427\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" data-invmsg=\"Professional Website is invalid\"   aria-describedby=\"frm_desc_field_e550q42\"\/>\r\n    <div id=\"frm_desc_field_e550q42\" class=\"frm_description\">If you have a professional or work related website we should review, enter that URL here.<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_435_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label  class=\"frm_primary_label\">Personal Website\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input type=\"url\" id=\"field_ofn20b2\" name=\"item_meta[435]\" value=\"\"  data-sectionid=\"427\" data-invmsg=\"Personal Website is invalid\"   aria-describedby=\"frm_desc_field_ofn20b2\"\/>\r\n    <div id=\"frm_desc_field_ofn20b2\" class=\"frm_description\">If you have a personal website we should review, please enter the URL here.<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_436_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label  class=\"frm_primary_label\">Twitter URL\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input type=\"url\" id=\"field_l1it752\" name=\"item_meta[436]\" value=\"\"  data-sectionid=\"427\" data-invmsg=\"Twitter URL is invalid\"   aria-describedby=\"frm_desc_field_l1it752\"\/>\r\n    <div id=\"frm_desc_field_l1it752\" class=\"frm_description\">Do you have a Twitter account?  If so, what is your Twitter URL.  (URLs please, NOT just your username.)<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_437_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label  class=\"frm_primary_label\">Skype Username (internal use only)\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\"><\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input type=\"text\" id=\"field_9qfcz12\" name=\"item_meta[437]\" value=\"\"  data-sectionid=\"427\" data-invmsg=\"Skype Username (internal use only) is invalid\"   aria-describedby=\"frm_desc_field_9qfcz12\"\/>\r\n    <div id=\"frm_desc_field_9qfcz12\" class=\"frm_description\">Conference planners often use Skype, and we may use Skype as a backup method for audio streaming during the conference.  If you have a Skype account, please enter your Skype username here.<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_438_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field \">\r\n<h3 class=\"frm_pos_top frm_section_spacing\">Presenter Photos<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"frm_field_439_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label  class=\"frm_primary_label\">Real Life or Avatar Picture\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\">*<\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"item_meta[439]\" value=\"\" data-frmfile=\"439\" \/>\n\n<div class=\"frm_dropzone frm_single_upload frm_clearfix\" id=\"file439_dropzone\">\n\t<div class=\"fallback\">\n\t\t<input type=\"file\" name=\"file439\" id=\"field_sh6qec2\"  data-sectionid=\"438\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" data-invmsg=\"Avatar Picture is invalid\"   \/>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"frm_clearfix \"><\/div>\n\t\t\n<div id=\"frm_loading\" style=\"display:none;background:url(http:\/\/conference.opensimulator.org\/2013\/wp-content\/plugins\/formidable-pro\/images\/grey_bg.png);\">\n<div id=\"frm_loading_content\">\n<h3>Uploading Files. Please Wait.<\/h3><div class=\"progress progress-striped active\">\n    <div class=\"progress-bar\" role=\"progressbar\" aria-valuenow=\"100\" aria-valuemin=\"0\" aria-valuemax=\"100\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"dz-message needsclick\">\n\t\t<span class=\"frm_icon_font frm_upload_icon\"><\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"frm_upload_text\">Drop a file here or click to upload<\/span>\n\t\t<span class=\"frm_compact_text\">Choose File<\/span>\n\t\t<div class=\"frm_small_text\">\n\t\t\tMaximum upload size: 516MB\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\r\n    <div id=\"frm_desc_field_sh6qec2\" class=\"frm_description\">This is the image we will use for the conference program, website, and other media and marketing about the conference.  Whether your photo is a real life or avatar picture, it should be a well-lit headshot primarily of your face, not a graphic, design, or full body shot, and as high resolution as you can provide in .JPG or .PNG format.  All photos must be professionally appropriate!<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_440_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field \">\r\n<h3 class=\"frm_pos_top frm_section_spacing\">Presentation Information<\/h3>\r\n\r\n\r\n<div id=\"frm_field_441_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label  class=\"frm_primary_label\">Presentation Format\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\">*<\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    \t\t<select name=\"item_meta[441]\" id=\"field_mj4pam2\"  data-sectionid=\"440\" data-frmval=\"Please select a presentation format...\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" data-invmsg=\"Presentation Format is invalid\" class=\"auto_width\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<option value=\"Please select a presentation format...\"  selected=\"selected\" class=\"\">\n\t\t\tPlease select a presentation format...\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t<option value=\"Single Presenter (40 min + 15 min Q&amp;A)\"  class=\"\">\n\t\t\tSingle Presenter (40 min + 15 min Q&amp;A)\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t<option value=\"Multiple Presenter (40 min + 15 min Q&amp;A)\"  class=\"\">\n\t\t\tMultiple Presenter (40 min + 15 min Q&amp;A)\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t<option value=\"Panel Discussion (40 min + 15 min Q&amp;A)\"  class=\"\">\n\t\t\tPanel Discussion (40 min + 15 min Q&amp;A)\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t<option value=\"Workshop or Training (1 hour)\"  class=\"\">\n\t\t\tWorkshop or Training (1 hour)\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t<option value=\"Live Musical Performance (30 minutes)\"  class=\"\">\n\t\t\tLive Musical Performance (30 minutes)\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t<option value=\"Live Musical Performance (1 hour)\"  class=\"\">\n\t\t\tLive Musical Performance (1 hour)\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t<option value=\"Other Live Performance (30 minutes)\"  class=\"\">\n\t\t\tOther Live Performance (30 minutes)\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t<option value=\"Other Live Performance (1 hour)\"  class=\"\">\n\t\t\tOther Live Performance (1 hour)\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t\t<option value=\"Poster Session\"  class=\"\">\n\t\t\tPoster Session\t\t<\/option>\n\t\t<\/select>\n\t\r\n    \r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_442_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label  class=\"frm_primary_label\">Presentation Title\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\">*<\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <textarea name=\"item_meta[442]\" id=\"field_s8oq472\" rows=\"5\"  data-sectionid=\"440\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" data-invmsg=\"Presentation Title is invalid\"   aria-describedby=\"frm_desc_field_s8oq472\"><\/textarea>\r\n    <div id=\"frm_desc_field_s8oq472\" class=\"frm_description\">What is the title of your presentation?  This is the text that will be printed in the program schedule and on the conference website.  Please double-check for spelling and typo errors!<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_443_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label  class=\"frm_primary_label\">Presentation Abstract\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\">*<\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <textarea name=\"item_meta[443]\" id=\"field_rp8eny2\" rows=\"5\"  data-sectionid=\"440\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" data-invmsg=\"Presentation Abstract is invalid\"   aria-describedby=\"frm_desc_field_rp8eny2\"><\/textarea>\r\n    <div id=\"frm_desc_field_rp8eny2\" class=\"frm_description\">Please provide a brief description of your presentation in no more than 2-3 sentences.  This is the description that will be used in the conference program and on the conference website.  Please double-check for spelling and typo errors!<\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"frm_field_444_container\" class=\"frm_form_field form-field  frm_required_field frm_top_container\">\r\n    <label  class=\"frm_primary_label\">Presenter Bio\r\n        <span class=\"frm_required\">*<\/span>\r\n    <\/label>\r\n    <textarea name=\"item_meta[444]\" id=\"field_kvgfgn2\" rows=\"5\"  data-sectionid=\"440\" data-reqmsg=\"This field cannot be blank.\" data-invmsg=\"Presenter Bio is invalid\"   aria-describedby=\"frm_desc_field_kvgfgn2\"><\/textarea>\r\n    <div id=\"frm_desc_field_kvgfgn2\" class=\"frm_description\">Please enter a brief, professional biography in no more than 2-3 sentences.  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Do you have any special needs or setup requirements?   Please note that conference organizers will do their best to meet all requests, however, we cannot guarantee that special equipment, space, or setup options will be available.  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Call for Contributions We invite submissions describing results of theoretical, technical, empirical, conceptual and experimental work in virtual environments. While the primary interest of this conference is the use and expansion of the OpenSimulator platform, interesting work performed using other virtual environment platforms will also be considered. Topics of Interest We invite your submissions in the areas of applications, infrastructure, content, and social impact. This includes the following: OpenSimulator applications in various domains, including but not limited to Health Sciences, Urban Planning, Military Training, Education, etc. Design of, and experience with, OpenSimulator modules and extensions Performance studies of OpenSimulator and other virtual environment platforms Immersive and collaborative information visualization Integration with external simulation frameworks Connecting the real world and virtual world, cyberphysical systems Non Player Characters (NPCs) in virtual worlds Studies of virtual communities and the impact of virtual worlds on social issues Virtual Worlds and Massive Online Open Courses (MOOCs) Studies of business practices in virtual worlds Studies of artistic expression through virtual worlds Types of Contributions We accept the following kinds of contributions: Research papers: papers that push the boundaries of knowledge in interesting and scientifically sound ways. Experience reports: papers that describe experiences with the use of OpenSimulator and related technologies. Artifacts: executable packages (e.g. region modules, Web-based addons, etc.) that perform innovative functions. Artifacts accepted for presentation are expected to be shown live during the conference, in some capacity. How to Submit A publication style paper is requested for all contribution types. 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