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The Sixth Annual State of Play conference returns to New York City this summer!
On
June 19-20, 2009, New York Law School’s State
of Play VI Conference will convene in New York to examine the past, present
and future of virtual worlds. In conjunction with the University of Southern
California Network Culture Project at the Annenberg School for Communication,
and with support from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, the
conference will focus on the startling rise of virtual worlds and multiplayer
online games, and ask whether these worlds have reached a plateau in their
development. At the same time we will question whether we have reached a limit
in our understanding of these worlds, and ask whether there are useful research
questions still left to pursue.
This is the sixth time we will host the State of Play conference, having previously run successful conferences in New York and Singapore. As before, this conference will bring together scholars, games developers, industry leaders, government leaders, entrepreneurs, artists, social scientists and policy–makers to set the agenda for the development and study of virtual worlds. The State of Play series is the conference series that takes the study of these environments seriously, and this year's conference is no exception. We’re looking forward to the discussions that will emerge from panels focused on the special challenges faced by public and private institutions in online environments, opportunities and efforts in learning and education facilitated by virtual spaces, how youth-related virtual worlds differ from adult spaces, developments in the ongoing conversation regarding ownership of virtual property, tax, and regulation, and the special concerns of government in relation to terrorism, security, and money-laundering. Moreover, we are eagerly anticipating the first Graduate Student Symposium at State of Play. We are supporting around thirty graduate students from all over the globe to come to Tribeca to present and discuss their work, and receive commentary and criticism from the experts and industry leaders whose work has shaped the virtual world studies and entire conference series. The Graduate Student Symposium will facilitate the exchange of ideas between the newer generation coming up in the study of virtual worlds and those who built and studied virtual worlds in their infancy. Between the accomplished and remarkable speakers scheduled for panel discussions and the number of attendees already registered, State of Play VI is set to be a stand out in the legacy of the State of Play Conference series. Visit us at: www.nyls.edu/stateofplay
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