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Call for Papers - Special Issue of the AIS Transactions on
Human-Computer Interaction (THCI)
THE METAVERSE
*Aim and Purpose
The Metaverse can be viewed as the inevitable outcome of
technological advances from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0 to where we are
now, the advent of Web 3.0 or the Spatial Web, where people,
spaces, and things, both digital and physical, are semantically
intertwined. Socio-economic activities will flourish in the
Metaverse, creating value by establishing on-and-off ramps between
physical and digital assets.
The true value of the Metaverse may entail disruptive rather than
incremental changes. For example, accessing the Metaverse will
involve embracing new gateway interfaces like Augmented Reality
(AR), Mixed Reality (MR), Virtual Reality (VR), haptic wearables,
and even Brain-Computer Interaction (BCI). We are likely to create
and hold more value in digital assets than physical goods, moving
beyond mere comparisons of virtual products with their physical
counterparts.
Undeniably, the Metaverse is upon us. Yet, research in this space
is limited, especially in areas such as the potential
socio-economic value that could be generated in the Metaverse, the
way individuals are likely to interact, collaborate and socialize
in this extended reality, and the role of emerging technologies
like Artificial Intelligence (AI), blockchain, cryptocurrencies,
and Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) in this space. Research in this
area is needed, given the growing business interests in
Metaverse-related technological developments over the past decade.
The goal of this THCI special issue is to invite research on the
Metaverse, especially with regard to how the confluence of
emerging technologies will shape individuals’ perceptions and
behaviors in this extended reality as well as their ensuing
consequences. Potential topics include but are not limited to:
- What are key design considerations, challenges, and solutions
for the Metaverse?
- What affordances and design elements are key success factors for
e-commerce and/or branding in the Metaverse?
- How can emerging technologies, such as Augmented Reality (AR),
Mixed Reality (MR), and Virtual Reality (VR), be seamlessly
integrated into the Metaverse? Under what contexts is each of them
most relevant?
- What business models are successful for the Metaverse?
- How is value created and captured in the Metaverse?
- How do new interface devices affect individuals’ perceptions and
behaviors in the Metaverse?
- How do individuals react to anonymity, curated identity, or
transparency within the Metaverse?
- How do teams interact and function in the Metaverse?
- What is the role of data in the Metaverse?
- What are key privacy, security, and ethical considerations in
the Metaverse?
- What are the downsides of the Metaverse and why do they
manifest?
- How can adverse outcomes of the Metaverse be adverted?
*Submission Guidelines:
Please follow THCI’s Instructions for Authors when preparing and
submitting manuscripts. See
https://aisel.aisnet.org/thci/authorinfo.html for details.
All manuscripts will go through a screening process by the Special
Issue Editors to assess their fit with the special issue and their
readiness to be sent out for review. Manuscripts that pass the
initial screening will go through the review process. Reviews will
be conducted on a rolling basis.
*Deadlines:
Submission system opens: November 1st, 2022
Submission system closes: March 31st, 2023
First round decision: May 31st, 2023
First round revision: June 30th, 2023
Second round decision: August 31st, 2023
Second round revision: September 30th, 2023
Final decision: October 31st, 2023
Tentative publication date December 31st, 2023
*Special Issue Senior Editors:
Lakshmi Goel, University of North Florida, USA
(
l.goel@unf.edu)
Eric T.K. Lim, UNSW Sydney, Australia
(
e.t.lim@unsw.edu.au)
Fiona Nah, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR
(
fiona.nah@cityu.edu.hk)
Shu Schiller, Wright State University, USA
(
shu.schiller@wright.edu)
Chee-Wee Tan, Copenhagen Business School, Denmark
(
ct.digi@cbs.dk)
GJ de Vreede, University of South Florida, USA
(
gdevreede@usf.edu)
GJ de Vreede, PhD
Interim Dean, Muma College of Business
University of South Florida
gdevreede@usf.edu
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