https://press.palni.org/ojs/index.php/academfic/issue/feedAcademFic2024-03-11T07:29:29-07:00James F McGrathjfmcgrath@butler.eduOpen Journal Systems<p>A journal of and for academics who write fiction. We publish short stories of any length, from brief parables to novelettes. Reviews of fiction by academics, essays about the value of writing fiction as an academic, and other related content can also find a home here.</p>https://press.palni.org/ojs/index.php/academfic/article/view/816Psychodendrology2023-09-28T04:24:10-07:00Gabriel Valladão Silvagvalladao@gmail.com<p>The story is in the form of a ficticious scientific article published in 2050. It provides a review of the scientific literature about an invasive extraterrestrial species, <em>Psychodendron peregrinum</em>, popularly known as 'soultrees'. It is divided into three parts, the first of which reviews the literature on <em>Psychodendron </em>morphology, physiology and ecology. The second part deals with 'vegetate' and 'soulgarden' psychology. The thrid part discusses theories on the origin and evolution of soultrees.</p>2024-02-20T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Gabriel Valladão Silvahttps://press.palni.org/ojs/index.php/academfic/article/view/818Feel Your Pain2023-10-11T10:19:37-07:00Kaleb Beaverskalebbeavers@gmail.com<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The following is a collection of responses, critiques, and meditations on New England State University’s (NESU) recent decision to allow for the use of fully immersive, pain enabled virtual training environments (VTEs) in medical classrooms. This collection has been put together and edited by a team of student journalists to capture the wide range of feelings the campus community has surrounding the University’s decision. New England State University is the first academic institution in the world to allow pain enabled VTEs to be integrated into medical training. </span></p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Previous iterations of VTEs relied on visual and auditory cues, limiting user mobility, and context within the virtual environment to convey experiences of pain and other symptoms to users. These earlier versions were heralded as effective tools to cultivate empathy in clinicians. Students from a range of medical disciplines utilized this technology to better understand what their patients were experiencing. Pain enabled VTEs use haptic feedback suits and headsets to mimic a wide range of symptoms, including but not limited to, pain, nausea, and dizziness. Users within fully immersive, pain enabled VTEs are able to physically experience symptoms associated with a wide range of disabilities, illnesses, and diseases. </span></p>2024-02-20T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Kaleb Beavershttps://press.palni.org/ojs/index.php/academfic/article/view/808How My Wife Got Brain-Hacked (Again)2023-04-14T08:53:35-07:00Sylvia Wenmackerssylvia.wenmackers@kuleuven.be<p>This is the story of a man who finally bought an electric toothbrush for his wife’s birthday.</p>2024-02-20T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Sylvia Wenmackershttps://press.palni.org/ojs/index.php/academfic/article/view/825Writer Rewired2023-11-09T04:27:59-08:00Murray Eilandmurrayeiland@netscape.net<p>A character-driven science fiction story set in the near future about the social impact of neural engineering to enhance academic performance. </p>2024-02-20T00:00:00-08:00Copyright (c) 2024 Murray Eilandhttps://press.palni.org/ojs/index.php/academfic/article/view/862The Morpheus Project2024-03-11T07:15:33-07:00Ryan Ellerryeller@iu.edu<p>A short story about the research conducted by certain three letter governemnt institutions. </p>2024-03-11T00:00:00-07:00Copyright (c) 2024 Ryan Eller