[image: Journal of Virtual Worlds Research] <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=8f84b7d42e&e=3f7039199b> We are happy to announce the publication of *a **NEW ISSUE* from the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (JVWR): *Volume 7, Number 2: * *Assembled 2014* The editorial team: - *Samuel Cruz-Lara* - LORIA (UMR 7503) CNRS – INRIA, Université de Lorraine, France - *Sue Gregory* - University of New England, Australia - *Suely Fragoso* - Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil - *Urs-Vito Albrecht* - Braunschweig University & Hannover Medical School, Germany - *Christopher Lueg* - University of Tasmania, Australia The Assembled 2014 issue includes six papers demonstrating the diversity and depth of topics we strive to cover: - The future of massive collaborative events - The future of anonymity (and antisocial behavior) - The future of 3D collaboration - The future of friendships - The future of health care via “Motivational Interviewing - The future of looking at the other These six papers demonstrate some of JVWR goals. They are pushing our thinking about both the virtual and the real, they are presenting “new” academic science that go beyond the trivial, and they are taking a stand about the world. We encourage authors to follow the diverse models presented here. Editor In-Chief Corner Impacting the Real Future via the Virtual Present <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=85d6a75252&e=3f7039199b> Yesha Y. Sivan Peer Reviewed Research Papers Distributed Immersive Participation as Crowd-Sensing in Culture Events <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=ce1b0dc68a&e=3f7039199b> Theo Kanter, Rahim Rahmani, Jamie Walters, Willmar Sauter A Multi-faceted Approach to Anonymity Online: Examining the Relations between Anonymity and Antisocial Behavio <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=5ae999e57f&e=3f7039199b> Rebecca Chui Virtual Collaboration Spaces: Bringing Presence to Distributed Collaboration <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=b4ef4e8080&e=3f7039199b> Austin Tate, Jeffrey T. Hansberger, Stephen Potter, Gerhard Wickler Virtually Friends: An Exploration of Friendship Claims and Expectations in Immersive Virtual Worlds <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage2.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=bd71b626a2&e=3f7039199b> Brooke Foucault Welles, Tommy Rousse, Nick Merrill, Noshir Contractor Using 3D Virtual Standardized Patients to Teach Motivational Interviewing <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage1.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=6996312e9b&e=3f7039199b> Margaret Czart White Man’s Virtual World: A Systematic Content Analysis of Gender and Race in Massively Multiplayer Online Games <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=59414a2c7c&e=3f7039199b> T. Franklin Waddell, James D. Ivory, Rommelyn Conde, Courtney Long, Rachel McDonnell Enjoy your ride to the real world's future as reflected in the current research of the virtual. ------------------------------ More from the JVWR - *A call for reviewers* <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=b939415059&e=3f7039199b>: the JVWR submission system is always open to competent academicians & researchers to join us as members of the JVWR review team. Being a reviewer is a matter of prestige and achievement. The JVWR believes in the value and importance of the reviewers throughout the publication process. It is not only about bringing the individual paper to its best, but also about shaping the credibility and reputation of the journal as a leader in the evolving field of Virtual Worlds. If you are interested - join us a *peer-reviewer* of the JVWR. 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Sivan* Editor In-Chief TheJVWR - The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research http://jvwresearch.org <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=07cce86860&e=3f7039199b> [image: Assembled 2014 Cover] <http://jvwresearch.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=de4fa2a435382cb1fa67cb708&id=ba130c5494&e=3f7039199b> © 2014 Journal of Virtual Worlds Research All rights reserved.