CALL FOR PAPERS
FIRST INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON VIRTUAL WORLDS
PARIS, DEFENCE, JULY 1-3, 1998

In the last few years, there has been an increasing interest in the
design of artificial worlds, using image synthesis, modeling, multimedia
and virtual reality. We can imagine virtual worlds reflecting some parts
of our reality, but also the synthesis of new universes with associated
"physical" laws and Artificial Life forms.

This interdisciplinary conference aims to provoke new understandings of
the important role that such virtual worlds will play in domains such as
sciences, business, art, education, training, simulation, etc. It will
investigate the relationships between the natural and the artificial
from both theoretical and philosophical points of view. It will also
address technical developments and practical applications.

VW'98 hopes to EXTEND THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY by encouraging
contributions from people involved in technical, PHILISOPHICAL and ART
WORKS related to the conception, design or applications of virtual
worlds.

The meeting will involve oral presentations and an ART EXHIBITION, both
invited and contributed, poster sessions, tutorials, debates and
demonstrations.

Mail your ARTISTIC submission to Olga Kisseleva

kisselev@cnam.fr

Olga Kisseleva
30 rue de l'Echiquier
75010 Paris
33(1)42465188
kisselev@cnam.fr