virtual interiorities accepts the following forms of scholarship:
- Paper Presentations
- Poster Presentations
- Pecha Kucha Presentations
- Virtual Projects/Installations
PRESENTATION CATEGORIES
Paper PresentationÂ
Papers must report on completed research or creative work and cannot be previously published. All papers will go through a double-blind peer review process. Accepted authors are expected to present their project at the symposium. Papers presented in the symposium will be published in the symposium proceedings. Authors of presented papers will be required to complete a copyright transfer form for the publication of their images in the symposium proceedings.
Requirements:
- Abstract: 300-word abstract describing the paper
- Manuscript: 4,000-word maximum including abstract and endnotes
- Images: Up to 5 images (low resolution) must be embedded into the manuscript
- Format: Papers must be sent in MS Word format up to 20 MB in size
- Blind Peer Review: Omit all author names or institution identifiers for anonymity
- Contact Details: Provide full name, university, department, and title of corresponding author
- Authors: Provide a list of author(s) as they are to appear in the publication
- Papers must be written in English
- Submission Deadline: 23:59pm EST on June 28, 2020
Click here to submit your Paper.
Pecha Kucha Sessions
Pecha Kucha sessions will include presentations of 20 images shown for 20 seconds each for a total of six minutes and forty seconds. Pecha Kucha presentations may report on completed or in-process research or creative work. All submissions will go through a double-blind peer review process. Accepted authors are expected to present their project at the symposium. The abstract and the accompanying images for Pecha Kucha sessions presented in the symposium will be published in the symposium proceedings. Authors of presented Pecha Kucha sessions will be required to complete a copyright transfer form for the publication of their images in the symposium proceedings.
Requirements:
- Abstract: 500-word abstract describing the project
- Images: 20-image presentation in PDF format up to 20 MB in size
- Blind Peer Review: Omit all author names or institution identifiers for anonymity
- Contact Details: Provide full name, university, department, and title of corresponding author
- Authors: Provide a list of author(s) as they are to appear in the publication
- Submission Deadline: 23:59pm EST on June 28, 2020
Click here to submit your Pecha Kucha.
Virtual Projects/Installations
Virtual Projects/Installations may take the form of various creative endeavors. All submissions will go through a double-blind peer review process. Accepted authors are expected to attend the symposium. Accepted virtual projects will be displayed on temporary VR stations adjacent to the symposium venue. Only presented Virtual Projects/Installations will be published in the symposium proceedings with a still image and accompanying abstract. Authors of Virtual Projects/Installations will be required to complete a copyright transfer form for the publication of their images in the symposium proceedings.
Requirements:
- Abstract: 500-word abstract describing the project
- Images: 5 still images from the project in a single PDF format up to 20 MB in size (Videos of the installation are not required but highly encouraged – up to 40 MB MP4 file or link to video)
- Format: While a few high-performance computers equipped with Unreal Engine and Unity VR and HTC Vive and Oculus Rift headsets will be available, authors are encouraged to bring their own equipment for the display
- Blind Peer Review: Omit all author names or institution identifiers for anonymity
- Contact Details: Provide full name, university, department, and title of corresponding author
- Authors: Provide a list of author(s) as they are to appear in the publication
- Submission Deadline: 23:59pm EST on June 28, 2020
Click here to submit your Virtual Projects/Installations.
For Symposium timetable, see here.