Symposium date: TBD
Location: Pattee Library, Penn State, University Park, PA (Collaboration Commons)
Deadline for abstracts: February 24, 2020
Notification of acceptance: tba
The call for papers for the 2020 Thinking Within symposium is now open! The symposium will bring together educators and researchers to address questions of how immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality alter approaches to research, teaching, and learning. The Center for Immersive Experiences (CIE) is hosting Thinking Within and is looking for presenters to share their work with and ideas on virtual reality, augmented reality, 360-degree video and more.
Junior researchers, including graduate students, are encouraged to submit. The format will primarily be presentations, however poster sessions are a possibility.
Symposium topics include but are not limited to:
- Empirical evaluations of immersive technologies
- Immersive environments for research and education
- Availability of standardized 3D environments
- Mobile versus fixed-screen applications
- Theoretical contributions to immersive technologies research (e.g., place, genius loci)
- Revisiting communication paradigms for immersive technologies
- Virtual and augmented reality field trips
- Immersive technologies in the classroom
- Remaining technical challenges
- Efficient workflows for content creation
- Democratizing immersive technologies
Format:
Please format according to Springer Lecture notes. Word limit is 500.
Submissions are organized through EasyChair.
Organization
Alexander Klippel, The Pennsylvania State University
Nora Newcombe, Temple University
Stephen Hirtle, University of Pittsburgh