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<div style="text-align:center;margin:0.1pt 0;" align="center"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b>CALL FOR CHAPTER PROPOSALS</b></font><font face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>Proposal Submission Deadline: February 28, 2014</b></font><font face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b><i>New Opportunities for Artistic Practice in Virtual Worlds</i></b></font></span></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center;margin:0.1pt 0;" align="center"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">A book edited by Dr. Denise Doyle (University of Wolverhampton, UK)</font><font face="Calibri"><br>
To be published by IGI Global: </font><font color="blue" face="Calibri"><span lang="en-US"><u><a href="http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1228">http://www.igi-global.com/publish/call-for-papers/call-details/1228</a></u></span></font></span></font></div>
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<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b>Introduction</b></font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><span lang="en-US">Although virtual worlds remain unstable phenomena a substantial amount of research continues to be undertaken within them and is
reflected in the number of disciplines that study them particularly in an interdisciplinary context.</span></font><font face="Calibri"><span lang="en-US">
</span></font><font face="Calibri"><span lang="en-US">Whilst there is already a history of artists investigating new spaces and new technological forms this exploration has continued more recently with sections of the artistic community utilising virtual worlds
as a new form, or a new potential artistic space. </span></font><font face="Calibri">Established real-world artists have explored virtual worlds as environments for practice and
</font><font face="Calibri"><span lang="en-US">a number of artists and designers have continued to specifically work with
</span></font><font face="Calibri"><span lang="en-US"><i>Second Life</i></span></font><font face="Calibri"><span lang="en-US"> to explore the potential and limitations of the platform itself. A range of early key works and other seminal works produced in
</span></font><font face="Calibri"><span lang="en-US"><i>Second Life</i></span></font><font face="Calibri"><span lang="en-US"> still hold strong to be scrutinised in the context of new technologies and for their contribution in expanding our understanding and
experience of virtual space. </span></font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b>Objective of the Book</b></font><font face="Calibri"><br>
The mission of the publication is to provide a coherent account of artistic practices in virtual worlds and to consider the contribution the
</font><font face="Calibri"><i>Second Life</i></font><font face="Calibri"> platform has made in an historical, theoretical and critical context within the field of art and technology and digital art. The book will bring together a diverse group of stakeholders
who have yet to have a coherent dialogue on </font><font face="Calibri"><i>Second Life</i></font><font face="Calibri">’s contribution to artistic practice and will provide a platform to bring together artists critical reflections on the work they have undertaken
in the platform and in other virtual worlds. Finally, the volume will examine the specific features and characteristics of
</font><font face="Calibri"><i>Second Life</i></font><font face="Calibri"> that contribute to the virtual aesthetics and languages born out of the nature of avatar-based interaction that have been developed by the artistic and creative community.</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b>Target Audience</b></font><font face="Calibri"><br>
The volume is intended for both artists and scholars in the fields of digital art, art and technology, media arts history, virtual worlds, games studies and a broader academic audience who are interested in the history of art and technology and the philosophical
implications of virtual space. It will be an important study book for media arts, games studies and virtual worlds studies students and will be a useful resource as a historical and critical reference for new media art. The book will be of value to the field
of the philosophy of technology and contribute to the continued theoretical discourse of physical and virtual space.</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b>Recommended topics include, but are not limited to, the following:</b></font><font face="Calibri"><br>
Artistic spaces for collaborative experiences </font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">MGandhi: Joseph DeLappe’s Salt Satyagraha Project</font><font face="Calibri"><b>
</b></font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">The histories and technologies of the artistic imagination</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Early artist pioneers in
</font><font face="Calibri"><i>Second Life</i></font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">The transreal: the politics and aesthetics of the virtual and physical</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Art and performance in
</font><font face="Calibri"><i>Second Life</i></font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Critical frameworks for the analysis of artworks in virtual worlds</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Paul Sermon, telematics and
</font><font face="Calibri"><i>Second Life</i></font><font face="Calibri"> </font>
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<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Art between worlds: artistic strategies of imagination and place</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">The Kritical Works in SL project</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">The phenomenological experience of the artist in virtual Worlds</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Sound and aesthetics in virtual space</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Virtual Sweat-shops: the politics of virtual world spaces</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">High art/Folk art practices</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Lynn Hershman and the Presence project</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Digital materialisations: from the virtual to the physical</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><i>Second Life</i></font><font face="Calibri">: Ten years on</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Artist as avatar; audience as avatar</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Performance, Affect, Virtuality</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri">Virtual worlds and media art histories</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b>Submission Procedure</b></font><font face="Calibri"><br>
Researchers and practitioners are invited to submit on or before </font><font face="Calibri"><b><i>February 28, 2014</i></b></font><font face="Calibri">, a 2-3 page chapter proposal clearly explaining the mission and concerns of his or her proposed chapter.
Submissions should be made through the link at the bottom of this page. Authors of accepted proposals will be notified by
</font><font face="Calibri"><b><i>March 15, 2014</i></b></font><font face="Calibri"> about the status of their proposals and sent chapter guidelines. Full chapters are expected to be submitted by
</font><font face="Calibri"><b><i>June 30, 2014</i></b></font><font face="Calibri">. All submitted chapters will be reviewed on a double-blind review basis. Contributors may also be requested to serve as reviewers for this project.
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<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b>Publisher</b></font><font face="Calibri"><br>
This book is scheduled to be published by IGI Global (formerly Idea Group Inc.), publisher of the ěInformation Science Referenceî (formerly Idea Group Reference), ěMedical Information Science Reference,î ěBusiness Science Reference,î and ěEngineering Science
Referenceî imprints. For additional information regarding the publisher, please visit
</font><font color="blue" face="Calibri"><u><a href="http://www.igi-global.com">www.igi-global.com</a></u></font><font face="Calibri">. This publication is anticipated to be released in 2015.
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<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b>Important Dates</b></font><font face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>February 28, 2014:</b></font><font face="Calibri"> Proposal Submission Deadline</font><font face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>March 15, 2014:</b></font><font face="Calibri"> Notification of Acceptance</font><font face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>June 30, 2014:</b></font><font face="Calibri"> Full Chapter Submission</font><font face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>August 30, 2014:</b></font><font face="Calibri"> Review Results Returned</font><font face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>October 15, 2014:</b></font><font face="Calibri"> Final Acceptance Notification</font><font face="Calibri"><br>
</font><font face="Calibri"><b>October 30, 2014:</b></font><font face="Calibri"> Final Chapter Submission</font></span></font></div>
<div style="margin:0.1pt 0;"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"> </font></span></font></div>
<div style="text-align:center;margin:0.1pt 0;" align="center"><font face="Tahoma" size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><font face="Calibri"><b><i>Inquiries can be forwarded to</i></b></font><font face="Calibri"><br>
Dr. Denise Doyle</font><font face="Calibri"><br>
Faculty of Arts, MK Building</font><font face="Calibri"><br>
Molineux Street UNIVERSITY OF WOLVERHAMPTON WV1 1SB</font><font face="Calibri"><br>
Tel.: +44 1902 322 443</font><font face="Calibri"><br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:D.Doyle@wlv.ac.uk">D.Doyle@wlv.ac.uk</a> </font></span></font></div>
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