Exhibits are for those who wish to showcase their creative works in virtual worlds through artistic expression in order to promote their organization or achievements.

Exhibit submissions are VWBPE committee reviewed and require an already developed product for showcasing.

There are only tracks for the exhibit category of proposals.

When preparing your exhibit proposal, consider the seven tracks below.

• Best Practices (default)
• Advocacy
• Collaboration & Communication
• Creativity and Innovation
• Essential Accessibility
• Research and Studies
• Tools and Products

Please refer to the Exhibit Guidelines for detailed information.

To submit your exhibit proposal, proceed to the Exhibit Submission page.

The Immersive Experiences category showcases locations whose main objective is interaction, immersion, and engagement for those who enter them, whether to play a game, solve an immersive problem, or engage participants in hands-on, interactive learning.

Immersive Experiences submissions require a guide to provide basic instruction on the interface of the platform. Time should be spent mainly on having the participants play, immerse, or engage with the location, not just “touring” it. Accessibility must be considered to allow participation for all.

Submissions to the Immersive Experiences category are VWBPE committee reviewed and require already existing and ready for use locations or platforms. Because of the length of time required for these experiences, these will be hosted pre- and post-conference. If a proposal is selected for inclusion, it will be scheduled in the two weeks before or after the conference, depending on availability and timing.

A maximum of one proposal accepted per person as either a presenter of co-presenter.

When preparing your immersive experience proposal, consider the seven tracks below.

• Best Practices (default)
• Advocacy
• Collaboration & Communication
• Creativity and Innovation
• Essential Accessibility
• Research and Studies
• Tools and Products

The Immersive Experiences category has a wide open option for venues, but they do fall under two general venue types, as long as they can be accessed through a computer, not a specific gaming console. Specific details on access must be submitted with the proposal. These are your choices:

Second Life
Other VR Platform (please specify)

Please refer to the Immersive Experience Guidelines for detailed information.

To submit your immersive experience proposal, proceed to the Immersive Experience Submission page.

Let’s share a Poster! This will be similar to more traditional physical conference Posters, allowing time for both asynchronous exploration and synchronous scheduled presentation times during the conference. In addition to their poster, presenters are encouraged to provide a short video overview of their work to be shown at their poster booth venue. Handouts are encouraged.
Students are strongly encouraged to share their current work with a poster presentation.

Information about poster formats, video requirements, and poster booth limitations can be found in the poster guidelines.

Consider the type of community you represent. Choose one that fits best.

• Educators and Trainers (default)
• Artists, Designers and Builders
• Business and Entrepreneurs
• Entertainers and Performers
• IT Solution Designers
• Nonprofits and Help Communities
• Students and Post Graduates

When preparing your poster proposal, consider the seven tracks below.

• Best Practices (default)
• Advocacy
• Collaboration & Communication
• Creativity and Innovation
• Essential Accessibility
• Research and Studies
• Tools and Products

Please refer to the Poster Guidelines for detailed information.

To submit your poster proposal, proceed to the Poster Submission page.

Speed builds are new to the conference in 2025. There are three formats for this category:

1. Learning Spaces
2. Learning Experiences, and
3. Learning Objects

Each team will be given a set period to design, construct, and implement a comprehensive build that meets a set criteria. This challenge encourages innovation, teamwork, and strategic design to create environments that enhance learning experiences.

Consider the type of community you represent. Choose one that fits best.

• Educators and Trainers (default)
• Artists, Designers and Builders
• Business and Entrepreneurs
• Entertainers and Performers
• IT Solution Designers
• Nonprofits and Help Communities
• Students and Post Graduates

Learning Spaces
The Learning Space challenge will be to design an interactive, digital environment to foster education and engagement, combining both functionality and immersive elements to support a specific educational goal or theme.

Teams of 4 will showcase their creativity and technical prowess by developing a virtual learning space within Second Life. Teams will have 1 hour to plan and 4 hours to develop their build after being provided with their challenge.

Only four teams of four will be accepted to this speed build challenge.

Learning Experiences
The Learning Experience challenge will be to design an engaging, interactive activity that facilitates knowledge acquisition and skill development through active participation.

Teams of 4 will showcase their creativity and technical skills by developing a virtual learning experience within Second Life. Teams will have 1 hour to plan and 4 hours to develop their build after being provided with their challenge.

Only four teams of four will be accepted to this speed build challenge.

Learning Objects
The Learning Objects challenge will be to design an engaging, interactive object (scripted or unscripted) that facilitates knowledge acquisition and skill development through active participation.

This speed build will be an individual challenge showcasing their creativity and technical skills by developing a specific object that supports learning engagement within Second Life. Individuals will have one hour to plan and one hour to complete their learning object.

This challenge does not have a set limit for participation.

1. Design Creativity: Originality and aesthetic appeal.
2. Functionality: How well the space supports interactive learning and user engagement.
3. Educational Value: The effectiveness of the space in facilitating the intended educational objectives.
4. User Experience: The ease of navigation and overall accessibility for participants.
5. Technical Execution: The stability, responsiveness, and seamless integration of interactive elements.
6. Team Collaboration: How well the team worked together to achieve their final product.
7. Time Management: The ability to deliver a polished project within the given time frame.

Participants will need to combine creativity, design skill, and knowledge of virtual tools to build a learning space that addresses a specific challenge in education curriculum design.

Store bought items will not be allowed as stand alone items. Any objects that do not have one of the team members as their originator will not be counted towards the final assessment of the build.

The speed builds will be on Thursday April 3. The specific challenge you will solve through your speed build will be given to you that morning. Builds will remain in place throughout the conference and post conference period.

Click on each of the other tabs to get additional information on the expectations for each of the speed build formats.

Please note that if you are accepted for one of the speed build formats, you will not be able to participate in the other formats as each of these speed builds will be happening concurrently.

Please refer to the Speed Build Guidelines for detailed information.

To submit your speed build application, proceed to the Speed Build Submission page.