[Opensim-users] Metaverse Cultural Series 2014 Call for Proposals

[Fleep Tuque]

Hi all,

AvaCon has just posted the CFP for the Metaverse Cultural Series 2014 in
case anyone is interested in submitting.

Thanks!

- Chris/Fleep


Chris M. Collins (Avatar: Fleep Tuque)
Vice President, AvaCon, Inc.
275 Winthrop Street
PO Box 618
Rehoboth, MA 02769-1819
(774) 654-0010
info at avacon.org
http://avacon.org


http://www.avacon.org/blog/2014/03/metaverse-cultural-series-2014-call-for-proposals/

The *Metaverse Cultural Series* is a set of events featuring performances
and lectures that highlight unique aspects of metaverse culture, taking
place in multiple virtual world spaces.  The series showcases innovative
artists, thinkers, performers, and academics whose work is on the forefront
of exploring what it means to work, play, and live in the emerging
metaverse.

*2014 Call for Proposals*
*This Year's Theme: Global Impact of the Metaverse - Now & Future*

One of the most compelling and alluring aspects of the metaverse is its
infinite potential and global reach. While many places in our physical
world are convulsed with revolutions, uprisings, border conflicts, and
wars, the metaverse is borderless, stateless, and infinite.  In the
physical world, resources are limited, hoarded, and fought over, but in the
virtual world, pixels are unlimited and the only finite resources are time
and our own creativity and imaginations.  Still in its nascent form, the
metaverse is only just emerging as a site to develop a truly global
community, and we wonder how the nexus of physical and virtual may
transform our worlds on a broader scale.

*As we launch the second year of the Metaverse Cultural Series 2014, we ask
what impact may the metaverse be having on our world now, and how might it
impact the global community in the future?*

Proposals and performances of interest might include, but aren't limited
to, questions and explorations on the topic of the metaverse's global
potential and reach, such as:


   - How is the metaverse being used to mix cultures, languages and
   traditions?
   - What new forms of culture are emerging that exist only in the
   metaverse?
   - Which forms of metaverse culture are crossing the border from the
   virtual back to the physical?
   - How is the metaverse being used for political activism, protest, or
   organizing?
   - What does the metaverse reveal about our fundamental human nature?
   - Are companies and brands embracing the global nature of the metaverse,
   and if so how?
   - How is the metaverse impacting the way we collaborate and work
   together to solve real-world problems?
   - Will the metaverse inspire a more utopian future, reinforce our
   dystopian tendencies, or birth new kinds of human experience altogether?
   - How are the economic disparities that people experience in the real
   world impacting how the metaverse is developing now and moving forward?


Your presentation or performance could answer these questions directly, or
be more conceptual, artistic, or interpretive.  We welcome formats of all
types, including academic-style lectures, research papers, artistic
exhibits or performance art, musical performances, interpretive dance,
poetry, or any other form of virtual expression that may explore the themes
of this year's series.


*Deadline: Midnight EST (-5 GMT), March 30, 2014*

*Proposal Guidelines*: In 500 words or less, describe your performance or
presentation idea and how it relates to the goals and themes of the
Metaverse Cultural Series. Reviewers will specifically be looking for
proposals that explore unique aspects of metaverse culture, particularly as
it differs from other kinds of online activity.

*Technical Requirements*: In the Technical Requirements section of your
proposal, please be as detailed as possible in describing what technologies
you will need to make your performance or presentation successful. This
includes specifying the platform if applicable (i.e. Second Life, Opensim,
or other platform), describing your proposed virtual venue space if you
have one or what you would need if you are requesting help securing a
venue, requirements for voice or streaming capabilities, or any other
details organizers would need to know.

*Award:* A stipend of $100.00 USD will be awarded to each accepted proposal
to cover time and expenses for the program.

For more information or to submit a proposal, see
http://www.avacon.org/blog/2014/03/metaverse-cultural-series-2014-call-for-proposals/
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