CFP: CREATIVITY,INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGIES CULTURES

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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ART, CULTURE AND DESIGN TECHNOLOGIES (IJACDT)
http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=41032

CALL FOR PAPERS

SPECIAL ISSUE: CREATIVITY,INNOVATION AND TECHNOLOGIES CULTURES
Full Paper due: 10 December 2010

The International Journal of Art, Culture and Design Technologies (IJACDT) which is devoted to links art, design, science, and culture with emerging technologies will be publishing a special issue on creative and innovative processes within technologies cultures.
In this special issue, we will aim to explore and to uncover a variety of creative and innovative insights arising from academic and professional perspectives.
It is a transdisciplinary approach for understanding the cutting edge of theories and practices arising from the complex research areas and their impact with the technological innovation as tool of creativity. The issue will include original theoretical,empirical or methodological contributions related to processes,tools or methods describing the project as cultural acts within the explanation of the planning as well as technological,scientific and cultural references.
We also welcome high-quality case studies that can provide guidance on improving the quality of the tecnologies cultures research.

TYPES OF SUBMISSIONS
- Empirical research
- Conceptual models
- Theory building
- Innovative methodologies and applications
- Case studies
- Book reviews on selected books,textbooks or specific topics dealing,with values,concepts,and applications of breakthrough information science and technology.

COVERAGE
Topics to be discussed in this journal include (but are not limited to) the following:
# Aesthetics and semantics
# Artworks, performances, and installations
# Creative and innovative media arts concepts and projects
# Cultural heritage within the Web
# Cybernetics, artificial intelligence, and cognitive-based concepts and practices
# Digital art, digital culture, net art, and digital design
# Edutainment
# Human-computer interaction studies and applications
# Human issues/impacts
# Imaginary and creative concepts and applications
# Information visualization in art and design issues
# Innovative Web, Web3D, and multimedia studies and applications
# Psychology and cognition studies
# Social and ethical issues
# Technologies for teaching art and design
# Virtual architecture and heritage
# Virtual, augmented, and mixed realities in art and design
# Visual languages

SUBMISSION OF PAPERS:
The Authors should submit their manuscript to the Editor ([email protected]) with a length between 5,500 to 8,000 words, including an abstract of 100-150 words maximum that summarizes the mission and objectives of the manuscript. The Manuscript should be prepared following the guidelines found at: http://www.igi-global.com/Bookstore/TitleDetails.aspx?TitleId=41032&DetailsType=GuidelinesForSubmission

Submitted papers should not have been previously published nor be currently under consideration for publication elsewhere. A double-blind review process will be employed for this special issue.

SCHEDULE
Full Paper due: 10 December 2010
Special Issue publication: 1st January 2011

Editor-In-Chief
Dr.Gianluca Mura
Politecnico di Milano University
Italy