[ecrea] CFP: Workshop on Cultures in Game/worlds

> CFP:  Workshop on Cultures in Game/worlds
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> Call for Participation
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> at the Cultural Studies Association Conference in Chicago, Illinois
> Location: Building S, Room 1306
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> RSVP March 5, 2011
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> We call the virtual environments that constitute the topic of this 
> workshop "game/worlds." Game/worlds are 3d virtual environments 
> developed for play and other entertainment, social interaction, 
> cultural exploration, and virtual design/exchange. These worlds have 
> captured the attention of researchers from around the world from a 
> variety of disciplines.
>
> This workshop aims to improve the understanding of game/worlds as 
> environments for cultural studies and cultural analyses. It will 
> bring researchers together to collaborate and discuss diverse topics 
> related to the unique problems of researching in game/worlds. We 
> will pursue a schedule integrating workshop participants where they 
> will discuss their work and interests related to four different 
> topics: research methods for game/worlds, histories of game/worlds, 
> cultures of game/worlds, and ethics of research in game/worlds. Some 
> questions for consideration include: How can we better enable 
> cultural studies in this sphere? How can we better enable research? 
> How do we engage these arenas as ethical researchers?
>
> We will encourage researchers to submit papers in progress or 
> related research, and short biographies to (jeremy /at/ tmttlt.com), which 
> will be selected and distributed amongst participants before the 
> workshop. First invitations will be offered to those who provide 
> full papers for consideration.
>
> These papers have two purposes: first, to provide a common platform 
> for understanding our research; second, submitted papers may be 
> considered for publication in an edited volume being produced in 
> relation to the workshop or possibly in a peer reviewed publication 
> derived from the workshop (these are currently under discussion).
>
> Subsequent invitation will be made based upon research and 
> biography. If you are interested in participating, please send an 
> email containing your information to (jeremy /at/ tmttlt.com)
>
> This workshop is organized by Jeremy Hunsinger, Center for Digital 
> Discourse and Culture - Virginia Tech and Adrienne Massanari, School 
> of Communication - Loyola University Chicago, with the help of Mark 
> Chen, Institute for Science and Math Education -  University of 
> Washington (not attending).
>
>
> jeremy hunsinger
> Center for Digital Discourse and Culture
> Virginia Tech
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