-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [AISWorld] CFP AMCIS 2012: Mini-Track on Business Applications, Value, and Opportunities in Virtual Worlds Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2012 22:17:01 +0000 (GMT) From: Vikas Jain jain_vikas12@yahoo.co.uk Reply-To: Vikas Jain jain_vikas12@yahoo.co.uk To: ISWorld aisworld@lists.aisnet.org
18th Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS), Seattle, Washington August 9-12, 2012* *
*Call for Papers: Mini-Track on Business Applications, Value, and Opportunities in Virtual Worlds** * * * Track: Virtual Worlds ** *Description:* The 3D and interactive web environment of virtual worlds is generating significant interest among individuals and businesses alike. Virtual worlds are targeted to different audiences, ranging from kids and teenagers to people in their 50s. Some virtual worlds are more popular than the others, and some virtual worlds provide high tech gaming options while some others offer interactive classes, dances, and club memberships. Virtual worlds are also emerging as a channel for businesses to recruit potential employees or conduct business. Some of these virtual worlds are beginning to incorporate real-worldgoods and services, interactive shopping, customer support, education, and /participation-by-proxy/in directions few have yet considered. However, it is still not clear whether virtual worlds are here to stay or it is just one of those phenomena that will fade over time. There are a number of unaddressed issues that need attention from the research community such as what real value virtual worlds provide or what the social and cultural impacts of virtual worlds are. While it cannot be denied that virtual worlds hold a lot of potential but there is a need to examine what kind of opportunities are being enabled by virtual worlds, what challenges virtual worlds are facing today, and what opportunities they promise for the future. There is also a need to examine value and impact of virtual worlds today from different perspectives and chart the road map for the future. The objective of this mini-track is to provide a forum for discussion and presentation of original research highlighting value and opportunities associated with virtual worldsâ?? evolution and adoption across multiple fields. We seek papers that address value proposition of virtual worlds from a theoretical, conceptual, or empirical perspective. Both quantitative and qualitative studies on virtual worlds are welcome.
Suggested topics: Topics that are of interest to this minitrack include, but are not limited to:
* Value in adoption of virtual worlds * Measurement frameworks for value of virtual worlds * Economic and social impacts of virtual worlds * Cultural impacts and consequences of virtual worlds * Fun and entertainment value of virtual worlds * Success stories about use of virtual worlds * Business and commerce opportunities in virtual worlds * Case studies documenting impact of virtual worlds * Value of virtual worlds for universities * Opportunity for virtual commerce (v-commerce) through virtual worlds * Future opportunities enabled by virtual worlds * Challenges in virtual worlds development and maintenance
*Mini-track Chair(s):* ** *Vikas Jain*, Email: vjain@ut.edu Department of Information and Technology Management John H Sykes College of Business, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA ** *Raymond Papp*, Email: rpapp@ut.edu Department of Information and Technology Management John H Sykes College of Business, University of Tampa, Tampa, FL, USA
Important Dates:
* AMCIS 2012 starts accepting manuscript submissions: January 03, 2012 * Submission deadline: March 01, 2012 * Acceptance decision notification: April 06, 2012 * Camera Ready paper is due: April 25, 2012
Submit your manuscripts at: http://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/amcis2012 Conference website: http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/
---- http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/ http://amcis2012.aisnet.org/ Vikas Jain, Ph.D. Assistant Professor Department of Information and Technology Management John H. Sykes College of Business The University of Tampa 401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa FL 33606, USA 401 W Kennedy Blvd, Tampa FL 33606, USA