The preparations for Interacting with Immersive Worlds 2009 are underway, and the response to our Call for Papers was overwhelming. We’re looking forward to a full slate of presenters.
Interacting with Immersive Worlds 2009 is the second Brock University conference focused on the Interactive Arts and Sciences. In 2007, presenters and attendees from a multiplicity of disciplines heard keynote presentations by Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi (Claremont Graduate University), James Gee (Arizona State University), Chris Csikszentmihalyi (MIT Media Laboratory), and Denis Dyack (Silicon Knights).
The 2009 conference will be just as provocative, with keynote speakers such as Janet Murray (Georgia Institute of Technology) and Espen Aarseth (IT University of Denmark). It will also feature an evening tour, wine tasting, and dinner party among the vines, at a Niagara winery.
The 2009 Conference paper presentations will be divided into four categories: Challenges at the Boundaries of Immersive Worlds, Critical Approaches to Immersion, Immersive Worlds in Education, Immersive Worlds in Entertainment.