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XWORLDS: The 1st International Workshop on Advancing Interoperability in Virtual Worlds, to be held at ISMAR 2026. The workshop aims to bring together researchers, designers, and practitioners to identify design heuristics and research priorities for the next generation of Virtual Worlds.

Important Dates

Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Abstract registration deadline
Sun, Jul 5, 2026
Submission deadline

Paper Submission

Research Paper Submission Tracks

Human Computer Interaction
Virtual Reality
Computer supported cooperative work
Extended reality
Interoperability and friction points in today's Virtual Worlds
Federated architectures and alternatives to centralized platforms
Digital sovereignty, ethics, privacy, and user agency

Call for Papers Description

All papers must be original and not simultaneously submitted to another journal or conference. The following paper categories are welcome: Position papers and case studies (2–4 pages) covering one or more of the topics outlined.

Committee

Program Committee

TBA

Organizing Committee

Leif Oppermann

Fraunhofer (Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT)

Jean Vanderdonckt

Université Catholique de Louvain

Maud Marchal

Univ. Rennes, INSA, IRISA

Tommy Nilsson

Fraunhofer Institute for Applied Information Technology FIT

Marco Sacco

National Research Council of Italy

Christoph Runde

Virtual Dimension Center - VDC

Holger Graf

Fraunhofer Institute for Computer Graphics Research IGD