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Augmented Reality in Information Systems: Setting a Research Agenda at ICIS2012 (ARatICIS2012)

December 16, 2012 08:30AM-12:00PM

JVWR special event at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS2012) in Orlando Florida, USA.

Published: November 12, 2011
Last updated: December 24, 2012

Full Program

The International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS) is the major annual international meeting of the Association for Information Systems (AIS) https://aisnet.org/, which has over 4,000 members representing universities in over 95 countries worldwide. It is the most prestigious gathering of academics and practitioners in the Information Systems IS discipline and provides a forum for networking and sharing of the latest ideas and highest caliber scientific work among the IS professions. Each year, over 1,000 IS academic professions from around the world participate in the conference program, which includes about 60 sessions and 180 presentations, in addition to keynotes, CIO panels, and research panels.

The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (https://jvwr.net), following a successful workshop in Shanghai at ICIS 2011, will host a special face-2-face workshop on Augmented Reality.

Background About AR

Augmented Reality (see for example http://mashable.com/follow/topics/augmented-reality/) is one of the “hottest” topics in IT/IS. The rise of high-end mobile cameras, GPS, and devices with on-cloud computation allow for many new opportunities. Theoretical research in the field (see for example http://www.ismar11.org/) is now being further developed into applications.

Confirmed Speakers

Yesha Sivan, Jon Preston, Jeff Chastine, Dov Teeni, Arijit Sengupta, Shu Schiller, Lester Leavitt, Anna-Kaisa Sjölund

Agenda

08:30–09:00 — Breakfast & Welcome
09:00–09:30 — Status of AR Today (followed by the “SIGHT” Movie.)

Prof. Yesha Sivan, JVWR Managing Editor, Tel Aviv-Yafo Academic College, Israel. A review of the current state of the field, and its potential impact.

009:30–10:00 — Combining Virtual and Physical Worlds

Jon Preston, Associate Professor,  Computer Game Design and Development, Southern Polytechnic State University, GA , USA, and Jeff Chastine, Associate Professor, School of Computing and Software Eng., Southern Polytechnic State University, GA, USA Present a new breed of AR computing services and applications to explore collaborative, location-aware augmented reality. Such a system could be visually based, but could also be passive and be working within a user’s pocket while they go about their daily activities. We foresee applications of gamification and encouraging positive behaviors such as attending meetings, courses for students, and visiting stores from a marketing perspective based upon this system. Our approach is novel in that it explicitly asks what is possible via non-visual augmented reality and how far this passive computing system can be expanded with virtual interactions. We will demo this fully-functional system at the workshop and seek partners in expanding this research.

10:00–11:00 Submitted Presentations

Arijit Sengupta, Professor of Information Systems and Supply Chain Management, Faculty of Information Systems and Operations, Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University, OH, USA;  and Shu Schiller, Associate Professor, Faculty of Information Systems and Operations, Raj Soin College of Business, Wright State University, OH, USA.

The aim of this research is to create an augmented reality architecture and application, the Virtual Assistant, to link the real world and the virtual equivalent using mobile technology.  The presentation will cover the model, its underlying architecture, applicability and extensibility in current AR research, and provide a working demonstration of the developed application that implements this concept.

Lester Leavitt, Graduate Assistant, School of Public Administration, Florida Atlantic University.
This presentation outlines an augmented reality socio-technical governing institution that has been designed singularly for marginalized minority groups and global solidarity movements such as those witnessed in 2011. Beyond providing a simple virtual office environment or legislature, the ICT and database algorithms described in this presentation outline how the creation of a global, crowd-sourced, multimedia “institutional memory” that supports progressive “collectivethought” policy-making will serve to incubate comprehensive, community-sized, virtual collectives from which entire web-based economies might emerge, complete with brick-and-mortar extensions.

Anna-Kaisa Sjölund, Doctoral Student, researcher at Digital Culture, University of Turku, Finland
This presentation is about creating AR–tools and describing how to use them in immersive way. Paramedic students and teachers from Turku University of applied sciences will have a course in Second Life to test AR–tools in two-way, to and from virtual world.

11:00–11:30 AR in IS

Dov Teeni, Professor of Information Systems in the faculty of Management at Tel-Aviv University, Israel

11:30–12:00 Review and Discussion

How to Register

Please register soon, space is limited.

You can register to this event in three ways (a) as part of your ICIS registration or (b) just for the workshop (c) fax based registration.

(a) The registration for ICIS 2012 including the AR workshop (you will see it in the list on ancillary events) is now open at http://icis2012.aisnet.org/index.php/conf-registration. Choose the first option. You must use your AIS member information to log in and register.

(b) You can attend just the AR workshop: register here http://icis2012.aisnet.org/index.php/conf-registration and choose the second option.

(c)  If you need fax based registration go here: http://icis2012.aisnet.org/index.php/conf-registration and choose the third option (this is NOT recommended).

We look forward to seeing you in Orlando!

Thankfully,

Yesha Sivan
Professor and Head of the Management Information System Program
Tel Aviv Academic College
Managing Editor, The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research

Shu Schiller
Associate Professor
Department of Information Systems & Operations Management
Raj Soin College of Business
Wright State University

Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah
Professor of Business & Information Technology
Department of Business & Information Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Event pictures

Augmented Reality AT ICIS2012

Augmented Reality in Information Systems: Setting a Research Agenda

Pre-ICIS 2012 JVWR Workshop:
December 16, 2012 08:30AM-12:00PM

at the International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS2012)
to be held in Orlando Florida, USA from December 16-19, 2012

Google AR Eyewear

1. Google Project Glass

 

 

2.VirtualDinor

2. Virtual Dinos – Japan 2009

3.BMW-AR

3. BMW Augmented Reality

 

4.Headset & Gloves

4. AR Headset & Gloves

 

5.AR Immersive Cocoon

5. Immersive Cocoon

6. AR Business Card

 

ICIS http://icis2012.aisnet.org/ is the major annual international meeting of the Association for Information Systems (AIS), which has over 4,000 members representing universities in over 95 countries worldwide. It is the most prestigious gathering of academics and practitioners in the IS discipline, and provides a forum for networking and sharing of latest ideas and highest caliber scientific work among the IS professions. Each year, over 1,000 IS academic professions from around the world participate in the conference program, which includes about 60 sessions and 180 presentations, in addition to keynotes, CIO panels, and research panels.

The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (http://jvwresearch.org), following a successful workshop in Shanghai at ICIS 2011, will host a special face-2-face workshop on Augmented Reality.

Background About AR:

Journal web: http://www.jvwresearch.org
Event page: http://jvwresearch.org/index.php/component/content/article/11-events/42
“Sight” – a vision of AR in the near future: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oPMggzUlcDc
Intro to the workshop in Google Hangout: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pt7yGo2P96g

Augmented Reality (for example: http://mashable.com/follow/topics/augmented-reality/) is one of the “hottest” topics in IT/IS. The rise of high-end mobile cameras, GPS, and devices with on-cloud computation allow for many new opportunities. Theoretical research in the field (see for example: http://www.ismar11.org/) is now being further developed into applications.

Confirmed Speakers:

Yesha Sivan, Jon Preston, Jeff Chastine, Dov Teeni

Agenda:

08:30–09:00 Breakfast & Welcome
09:00–09:30 Yesha Sivan – The status of AR today, followed by the “SIGHT” Movie
09:30–10:00 Jon Preston and Jeff Chastine – Augmented Reality: a Narrative, Symbiotic Approach in Combining Virtual and Physical Worlds
10:00–10:30 Submitted papers
10:30–11:00 Submitted papers
11:00–11:30 Dov Teeni – AR in I.S.: Setting a Research Agenda
11:30–12:00 Review and Discussion

Call for papers:

Given the exploratory purposes of this workshop, we invite well-articulated papers (2-3 pages including visuals) with one-page bio and background of the author(s). We particularly seek experimental and forward-looking papers. We also welcome conceptual papers with theoretical flavor, as well as completed research papers or research-in-progress papers. Some of the submitted papers may be invited for fast-tracking to the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research.

Suggested research topics include, but are not limited to (#x refers to the image in the JVWR web site):

•    Devices (See example #1, #4)
•    AR definitions and technologies
•    Commercial uses of AR
•    Educational use of AR. (#2)
•    Research methodologies for AR
•    Medical uses of AR. (#5)
•    Defense related AR
•    Standards and tools for AR (#3)
•    What should CIOs know about AR
•    The relation of Mobile and AR
•    Web and AR, WebGL, Edb3D, etc.
•    And more…

How to Submit:

Authors/Presenters: Send 2-3 page description with one-page bio and background to [email protected].

Deadlines:

Submission by authors: Oct 19, 11:59 EST (New York time)
Decision to authors: By Oct 21, 11:59 EST (New York time)

How to Register:

Please register soon, space is limited.

You can register to this event in three ways (a) as part of your ICIS registration or (b) just for the workshop (c) fax based registration.

(a) The registration for ICIS 2012 including the AR workshop (you will see it in the list on ancillary events) is now open at http://icis2012.aisnet.org/index.php/conf-registration. Choose the first option. You must use your AIS member information to log in and register.

(b) You can attend just the AR workshop: register here http://icis2012.aisnet.org/index.php/conf-registration and choose the second option.

(c)  If you need fax based registration go here: http://icis2012.aisnet.org/index.php/conf-registration and choose the third option (this is NOT recommended).

We look forward to seeing you in Orlando!

Thankfully,

Yesha Sivan
Professor and Head of the Management Information System Program
Tel Aviv Academic College
Managing Editor, The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research

Shu Schiller
Associate Professor
Department of Information Systems & Operations Management
Raj Soin College of Business
Wright State University

Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah
Professor of Business & Information Technology
Department of Business & Information Technology
Missouri University of Science and Technology

Augmented Reality ala 3D3C

Augmented Reality ala 3D3C (Google+  Hangout remote meeting)

there’s more to it than Google Glass

Tue, Sep 4, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM GMT+03:00
Google+ Hangout

Join us on Google+Hangout

In future, the real world is set to combine with the virtual.

+Google Glass got a lot of hype recently. Did you know that BMW has their own glasses too? Have you heard of the i-Cocoon? A device that allows you to be part of an intuitive and holistic experience where your interface is YOU.

Prof. +Yesha Sivan is the Managing editor of the Journal of Virtual Worlds research and Head of the Management Information System Program at the Tel Aviv Academic College. He is also the man behind the 3D3C theory that talks about the 3 critical component s to the 3D reality: community, creativity and commerce.

Join Prof. Yesha and +Yifat Cohen and discover the latest devices and ideas in augmented reality today, and more importantly – let’s discuss how we can make money out of them.

We’ll Cover

– The critical components of Augmented Reality today.
– The broad settings of 3D3C (Community, Creation and Commence)
– The future business models.
– Business opportunities in this field.

Join us on Google+Hangout

 

See the recording on Youtube.

 

More Information about Prof. Sivan

Prof. Yesha Sivan is the head of the Management Information Systems (MIS) Program (http://is.mta.ac.il) at the School of Management and Economy at the Tel-Aviv-Yaffo academic college (http://www.mta.ac.il). He is also the founder of Metaverse Labs (MVL) – a leading think tank focusing on connecting virtual and real worlds. Sivan’s professional experience includes developing and deploying innovative solutions for corporate, hi-tech, government, and defense environments (see for example: the Harvard 9-Keys for Knowledge Infrastructure). He published numerous papers in the areas of Strategy and IT, knowledge, 3D3C virtual worlds, and standards. Sivan received his doctorate from Harvard University. His avatar is Dera Kit, and his blog is http://www.dryesha.com. He has taught EMBA, MBA, engineering and design in the areas of strategic value of IT, the emergence of virtual worlds, and software development in virtual worlds.

Official website: http://www.gplusgotogal.com/live-hangout-on-air

 We connect with relevant virtual worlds’ events to advance the agenda of high-level research. If you would like to cooperate with JVWR regarding an event, please contact [email protected].

We invite you to join us also at our ARatICIS2012 event (December 16, 2012)

September 4, 2012: Augmented Reality ala 3D3C (Google+ Hangout remote meeting)

Google+ Glass got a lot of hype recently. Did you know that BMW has their own glasses too? Have you heard of the i-Cocoon? A device that allows you to be part of an intuitive and holistic experience where your interface is YOU.

Prof. +Yesha Sivan is the Managing editor of the Journal of Virtual Worlds research and Head of the Management Information System Program at the Tel Aviv Academic College. He is also the man behind the 3D3C theory that talks about the 3 critical components to the 3D reality: community, creativity and commerce.

Join Prof. Yesha and +Yifat Cohen and discover the latest devices and ideas in augmented reality today, and more importantly – let’s discuss how we can make money out of them.

More information:

Original call: Augmented Reality ala 3D3C

Details from the event’s site

YouTube recording

August 9-11, 2012: AMCIS 2012 – 18th Americas Conference on Information Systems, in Seattle, Washington, USA

The Americas Conference on Information Systems (AMCIS) is an annual research conference in the information systems discipline and is an official conference of the Association for Information Systems. JVWR supports a special track: Virtual Communities and Virtual Worlds.

More information:

Original call: CFP: Managerial and Commercial Applications

More details about the conference.

May 26-27, 2012: A Special Seminar on Virtuality as a Frontier for MIS Research as Part of The Eleventh Wuhan International Conference on E-Business, in Wuhan, China

JVWR will host a seminar at The Eleventh Wuhan International Conference on E-Business (An AIS Affiliated Conference)  (http://www.whiceb.com/), May 26-27, 2012 in Wuhan, China. It is widely recognized in the region and beyond as an excellent and fascinating academic conference on e-Business.

More information:

Original call: CFP: Asian Perspectives

More details about the conference.

May 16-18, 2012: the 5th Annual Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds Conference “Inspire the Future”, National Defense University, Washington DC., USA

The Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds (FCVW) consists of over 1,600 registered members from the government (federal, state & local, & international), academia, and corporate sectors. The Consortium supports individuals and organizations to improve government collaboration through the use of virtual worlds to enrich collaborative online experiences, explore technologies that may enhance telework, and foster cross-agency collaboration.

More information.