XRA2023: XR Academia Medellín, Colombia, November 8-10, 2023

Conference web page	https://www.xracademia.com/
Submission link	https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=xra2023
Submission deadline	September 30, 2023

Call for Papers:

XR ACADEMIA 2023: 3rd International Conference on Immersive Technology for Education and Open Science in XR (Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, and Artificial Intelligence). We welcome submissions that explore the potential of immersive technologies for education, including Public Policies in Educational Innovation and XR, XR Climate Change & Sustainability, XR Science & Gaming, XR Health & Neurosciences, XR Narratives, Art, Culture and Social Impact, XR Educational Start-up, and Artificial Intelligence in Education.

1. Public Policies in Educational Innovation in XR - Políticas Públicas en Innovación Educativa en XR
2. XR Climate Change & Sustainability - XR Cambio climatico & Sostenabilidad
3. XR Science & Gaming - Ciencias & Juegos XR
4. XR Health & Neurosciences - XR Salud & Neurociencias
5. XR Narrative - Narrativas
6. Art, Culture and Social Impact in XR - XR Arte, Cultura e Impacto Social en XR
7. XR Innovative Educational Start-ups - XR Empresas Educativas de Innovación
8. Artificial Intelligence in Education - Inteligencia Artificial en Educacion

Submission types

Following types of submissions are accepted:

Regular papers

The original research or review paper with new and previously unpublished results. The manuscript should not exceed 6 pages. Based on the reviewers' opinion, a regular paper might be recommended for poster presentation instead of oral presentation. Upon paper acceptance, at least one of the authors shall register to the conference. Regular paper presentations take 15-20 minutes plus 5 minutes Q&A. For the presentation, there is no predefined template. However, we encourage authors to use the APA version 7 format in a Word document. It is mandatory to include a link to a video of your research or project within the article.

Short papers and posters

We welcome the submission of short papers (2 to 6 pages) reporting good practices and successful experiences from educational robotics projects in the form of "short paper plus poster". The short papers (2-4 pages) will be included in the proceedings. For the presentation, there is no predefined template. However, we encourage authors to use the APA version 7 format in a Word document. The posters will be presented at the conference during a poster session in the Metaverse or physical event. Please add the poster as additional page to the PDF of your paper if available (it is not part of the page count). It is mandatory to include a link to a video of your research or project within the short paper and poster.

Short paper presentations take 7 minutes plus 3 minutes Q&A. There is no specific template for the presentation.

XR Experiences short paper

You can submit a 4-page version that provides a descriptive article of an XR experience, an XR company vision, or a XR product you wish to share with our community, even if it should have a scientific or research background. This document will be published within the Open Science book in a special section. For the presentation, there is no predefined template. However, we encourage authors to use the APA version 7 format in a Word document. It is mandatory to include a link to a video of your research or project within the short paper. Short paper presentations take 7 minutes plus 3 minutes Q&A. There is no specific template for the presentation. Some examples of the submissions:

• Product Description Article: An article that highlights the features, functionalities, and advantages of a specific XR product, providing a detailed overview of its use and benefits for users.
• Case Study: An article that presents a real-life case study where XR technology has been utilized, describing the challenges, implemented solutions, and results obtained, with a focus on practical experience and lessons learned.
• Immersive Experience Report: An article that recounts a specific immersive experience, such as a virtual tour of a historical site, a virtual walkthrough of a museum, or an interactive virtual reality exhibition, sharing details about the user experience and highlights.
• XR Project Review: An article that analyzes and reviews a notable XR project, whether it's a video game, an augmented reality application, or a virtual reality experience, providing an in-depth perspective on its design, narrative, interactivity, and overall quality.
• XR Adoption Report in a Specific Industry: An article that investigates and describes the implementation and adoption of XR technologies in a particular industry, highlighting the benefits and challenges encountered, as well as success stories and future prospects.

Important dates

• Call for papers opens (one language Spanish or English): July 1st, 2023

• Paper submission deadline: August 30th, 2023 (18.01.2023)- Extended 30th September, 2023

• Authors notification: September 15th, 2023 (21.02.2023)

• End of early registration: September 15th, 2023

• Final paper version submission deadline (one language Spanish or English): October 30th, 2023

• Final paper version submission deadline in both languages: October 30th, 2023

• Last review in both languages: November 15th, 2023

• End of regular registration: November 15th, 2023

• Conference: November 8-10, 2023.

Proceedings and reference

The conference articles and posters will be published after the event and will be part of a chapter in the Open Science Book 2023, in the research or XR experiences section, published by the Dutch Publisher OPEN PRESS TiU in both Spanish and English (https://www.openpresstiu.org) in 2024. Each article and poster will undergo a review process by two academic peers before publication to ensure the quality of the research. Meanwhile, the following reference can be cited: XR Academia 2023: 3rd International Conference on Immersive Technology for Education and Open Science in XR (Virtual Reality, Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality, and Artificial Intelligence), Medellin, Colombia, November 8-10, 2023. Only the articles and posters presented at the conference in Medellin or in the Metaverse will be published. If desired by the author, the best regular research articles should be further improved after the conference and submitted to the Journal of the Faculty of Engineering at the University of Antioquia, which has an H-INDEX of 15 and is indexed in SCOPUS  (https://revistas.udea.edu.co/index.php/ingenieria).

Submission of the papers and posters in EASYCHAIR: https://easychair.org/cfp/XRA2023