Call for Proposals

Note: The Call for Proposals closed on July 20, 2007.
Thanks for your interest and to all who submitted ideas for the symposium.

Proposals for Breakout Sessions for the Symposium on Creativity in Second Life, the first in a series of conferences and events exploring virtual worlds of all kinds, were solicited through Friday, July 20, 2007. The live online event will be held August 12-18, 2007, entirely in the virtual world of Second Life.

The symposium has been planned for a global audience, and as such, breakouts and other conference events are scheduled at a variety of times, including times friendly to North America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Proposals for breakout sessions were encouraged in any of the following areas, but this list is not exhaustive and selections were not limited to these categories:

Creative tools — Using educational tools and techniques especially suited to virtual worlds
Creative teaching — blurring the lines between teacher and student
Photography — using the in-world photo tools
Fashion — jewelry, and clothing design
Sculpture and modeling — the organic side of building in SL
Architectural building — the technical side of building in SL
Avatars — design and animation
Scripting — how to make objects interactive and responsive
Machinima — the art of video within Second Life
Be creative! Add your own category! …

Breakout Sessions will be 90 minutes long and are intended to make full use of the interactive features of Second Life. Hands-on activities and audience involvement are strongly encouraged.

Submit Your Proposal

Note: The Call for Proposals has closed as of July 20, 2007. We received many great submissions, as you can tell from the Preliminary Program.