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| BATON ROUGE – The LSU Center for Computation & Technology, or CCT, will host the Mardi Gras Conference on "Virtual Worlds: New Realms for Culture, Creativity, Commerce, Computation and Communication." This conference marks the first occasion where people using virtual environments such as Second Life, MultiVerse and Croquet to advance both business and academia will come together to discuss the latest developments in this emerging field. The conference will take place Feb. 19-21 at the Sheraton Baton Rouge Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Baton Rouge. The conference includes two-and-a-half days of workshops, keynote speakers and seven discussion panels on various topics related to virtual worlds. Registration fee is $280; $180 for students. "Virtual worlds tie in to networking and computational science, but recently, people in fields including art, music, business, philosophy, psychology, sociology and mass communication, among others, have begun exploring how these environments provide new opportunities to conduct business and research," said CCT Interim Director and Conference Co-Chair Stephen David Beck. "With this conference, we are creating a broad, interdisciplinary venue that encompasses the many fields using virtual environments so we can learn from each other’s successes." Nearly 100 attendees from around the world will attend the conference to present papers on topics including legal issues in virtual worlds, research methods for virtual worlds and avatar identity. Following the conference’s conclusion, participants will travel to New Orleans to see the Endymion Mardi Gras parade. To see a full schedule of conference events and to register online, please visit www.mardigrasconference.org. -30- Kristen M. SundePublic Relations Manager LSU Center for Computation & Technology 225-578-3469 (o) 225-907-6022 (c) |
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