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.
