Apologies for cross posting. Email me off list if you have questions about the call. Mia ************************************** The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (http://jvwresearch.org) is soliciting "think pieces" in response to the following questions: "In thinking about the spaces of virtual worlds, and the practices we witness within them, how can we define what counts as culture? Can we see any common cultural trends emerging in different virtual worlds, or are practices as disparate as the worlds and groups we find within them?" The formatting guidelines are: * 1000-1300 words total * The "think pieces" are brief essays or papers intended to spur discussion amongst the scholarly community. * The pieces should aim to ask provocative questions for future research and debate, rather than provide definitive answers. * We encourage the use of visual aids such as images, video clips, or links to content in virtual worlds. * Abstract (no more than 300 words) and keywords (a minimum of 3) * APA Style (unless it is inappropriate for the type of essay being submitted) * The website currently only accepts .doc and .rtf formats. * Single-spaced The deadline for submissions is: January 9, 2008, 5pm CST Please send your submissions directly to: Mia Consalvo consalvo@ohio.edu and Mark Bell typewritermark@gmail.com -- Mia Consalvo, Ph.D. School of Media Arts & Studies (formerly the School of Telecommunications) Ohio University 9 South College Street Athens, Ohio 45701 USA 740.597.1521