From williamyoung at goldenknightproductions.com  Tue Dec  2 14:35:34 2008
From: williamyoung at goldenknightproductions.com (William Young)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 11:35:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [game_edu] Linked In Group --Video Game Research
Message-ID: <106187.71494.qm@web607.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

New linked in group for research into the game industry.

This group will look at how research, both market and academic, play a role in the development and eventual success or failure of a game. Ideally suited to Video Game professional, academics and educators, and marketing and research professionals. The goal is to determine where there are gaps in current understanding of what games are, what they have to offer, and how they can be a success. It will focus on creating better research practices to optimize the success of any game launch, how games can be used for education and as a forum to discuss any recently release research related to the gaming sphere.

From adrijackmarie at gmail.com  Tue Dec  2 16:13:13 2008
From: adrijackmarie at gmail.com (Adrien MARIE)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 22:13:13 +0100
Subject: [game_edu] Linked In Group --Video Game Research
In-Reply-To: <106187.71494.qm@web607.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
References: <106187.71494.qm@web607.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
Message-ID: <856D4829-8839-4DEA-8ECD-46EAC9C2975B@gmail.com>

what the name is ?
On 2 Dec 2008, at 8:35, William Young wrote:

> New linked in group for research into the game industry.
>
> This group will look at how research, both market and academic, play  
> a role in the development and eventual success or failure of a game.  
> Ideally suited to Video Game professional, academics and educators,  
> and marketing and research professionals. The goal is to determine  
> where there are gaps in current understanding of what games are,  
> what they have to offer, and how they can be a success. It will  
> focus on creating better research practices to optimize the success  
> of any game launch, how games can be used for education and as a  
> forum to discuss any recently release research related to the gaming  
> sphere.
> _______________________________________________
> game_edu mailing list
> game_edu at igda.org
> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_edu


From khakionion at gmail.com  Tue Dec  2 16:59:53 2008
From: khakionion at gmail.com (Michael Herring)
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2008 15:59:53 -0600
Subject: [game_edu] Linked In Group --Video Game Research
In-Reply-To: <856D4829-8839-4DEA-8ECD-46EAC9C2975B@gmail.com>
References: <106187.71494.qm@web607.biz.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
	<856D4829-8839-4DEA-8ECD-46EAC9C2975B@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <f5a659380812021359m15f08cc9j4ead4d420bf32b82@mail.gmail.com>

"Video Game Research."

http://www.linkedin.com/groups?gid=1355057

./Michael

On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 3:13 PM, Adrien MARIE <adrijackmarie at gmail.com> wrote:
> what the name is ?
> On 2 Dec 2008, at 8:35, William Young wrote:
>
>> New linked in group for research into the game industry.
>>
>> This group will look at how research, both market and academic, play a
>> role in the development and eventual success or failure of a game. Ideally
>> suited to Video Game professional, academics and educators, and marketing
>> and research professionals. The goal is to determine where there are gaps in
>> current understanding of what games are, what they have to offer, and how
>> they can be a success. It will focus on creating better research practices
>> to optimize the success of any game launch, how games can be used for
>> education and as a forum to discuss any recently release research related to
>> the gaming sphere.
>> _______________________________________________
>> game_edu mailing list
>> game_edu at igda.org
>> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_edu
>
> _______________________________________________
> game_edu mailing list
> game_edu at igda.org
> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_edu
>

From goldfile at gmail.com  Thu Dec  4 22:15:28 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S.Gold)
Date: Thu, 4 Dec 2008 19:15:28 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] GDC Student Scholarship
Message-ID: <dc1750cd0812041915l7dd09f2fodfe2fa85cb3fbdd6@mail.gmail.com>

The IGDA has just launched the Student Scholarship Program for GDC09.
Twenty-five university students will be awarded complimentary "Main
Conference" passes to the 2009 Game Developers Conference. The deadline to
enter is Thursday, January 15th, 2009. Recipients will be announced mid
February.

Applicants are required to be full-time university students (or equivalent)
and IGDA student members for consideration. Scholarship applications will be
judged by a panel of professional game developers.

In addition to the pass, each student will be paired with a mentor during
GDC, and go on a "site visit" to a local game development studio.

For complete details and for students to apply, jump online:
http://www.igda.org/scholarships/


Regards,

-- 
In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom!
- J. G. Ballard
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From ai864 at yahoo.com  Fri Dec  5 11:39:34 2008
From: ai864 at yahoo.com (Ian Schreiber)
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 08:39:34 -0800 (PST)
Subject: [game_edu] GDC Student Scholarship
In-Reply-To: <dc1750cd0812041915l7dd09f2fodfe2fa85cb3fbdd6@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <740902.98107.qm@web39704.mail.mud.yahoo.com>

For students who are seriously interested in game development as a career, I can't recommend the student scholarships enough. Free pass to GDC with an industry-experienced mentor as a tour guide is about the best possible scenario you can be in. 
?
Since the scholarship program is highly competitive, if you mention it to your students it's also worth mentioning the Conference Associate program: free pass, bright neon t-shirt?and networking opportunities galore in exchange for 20 hours of volunteer work to keep the conference running smoothly. Info and application are here: http://www.gdconf.com/volunteers/index.html
?
Students should keep in mind that in both cases they still need to pay for travel and lodging on their own, though. Nothing's completely free :)
?
- Ian

--- On Thu, 12/4/08, S.Gold <goldfile at gmail.com> wrote:

From: S.Gold <goldfile at gmail.com>
Subject: [game_edu] GDC Student Scholarship
To: "list" <game_edu at igda.org>
Date: Thursday, December 4, 2008, 10:15 PM


The IGDA has just launched the Student Scholarship Program for GDC09. Twenty-five university students will be awarded complimentary "Main Conference" passes to the 2009 Game Developers Conference. The deadline to enter is Thursday, January 15th, 2009. Recipients will be announced mid February.

Applicants are required to be full-time university students (or equivalent) and IGDA student members for consideration. Scholarship applications will be judged by a panel of professional game developers.

In addition to the pass, each student will be paired with a mentor during GDC, and go on a "site visit" to a local game development studio.

For complete details and for students to apply, jump online:
http://www.igda.org/scholarships/


Regards,

-- 
In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom!
- J. G. Ballard
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From justine at sfu.ca  Mon Dec  8 14:22:43 2008
From: justine at sfu.ca (Justine Bizzocchi)
Date: Mon, 08 Dec 2008 11:22:43 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] where to post *CS* game academic job
In-Reply-To: <mailman.165.1228086278.34890.game_edu@igda.org>
Message-ID: <C562B403.2C876%justine@sfu.ca>

I suggest that the SIGGRAPH interest group of ACM is an excellent place to
look.  This group has a specific list for jobs in the games industry, as
well as academia (siggraph_careers at siggraph.org).  You would probably reach
folks who may have both industry and academic experience, as well as more
traditional academics with the skills you want who are interested in the
field.

Cheers,

Justine

-----------------------------
Justine Bizzocchi
Technology Manager
University/Industry Liaison Office
Simon Fraser University
T: 778-782-7508 (Surrey)
T: 778-782-8592 (Burnaby)
C: 604-218-0328
F: 778-782-7485
E: justine at sfu.ca





"game_edu-request at igda.org" <game_edu-request at igda.org> wrote:

> Subject: [game_edu] Where to post *CS* (technical) game design
> academic job positions?
> To: game_edu at igda.org
> Message-ID: <492C1CB6.8020909 at cs.gmu.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> In March I asked where to advertise for assistant professor positions
> for artists in game design.  This got a number of helpful responses
> (thanks!) but spawned a monster thread (see http://tinyurl.com/5h7g5h ).
>   So... risking another monster thread, I'm back with the following:
> 
> GMU will soon be advertising for a position in the *Computer Science*
> department doing computer game design and development.  This is a
> tenure-track PhD *CS* position rather than an artist-oriented position
> (of course, we're very interested in those who do both!).
> 
> Ordinarily in CS we'd post to CACM, IEEE Spectrum, cra.org, etc., the
> usual haunts of those looking for CS academic jobs.  But I've observed
> that it can be challenging to find PhDs in CS fields related to computer
> game design/development who also know enough about the tools and mores
> of the industry to be really good at teaching the topic.
> 
> So: where else should we post?  Where does that rare PhD who Knows the
> Game Industry lurk?
> 
> - Gamasutra/Game Developer Magazine?  Or is that really too dominated by
> people looking for industrial jobs?
> 
> - This honorable list?
> 
> - Some secret location in the GDC?
> 
> - etc.
> 
> Sean



From DPreston at collinscollege.edu  Mon Dec  8 15:42:32 2008
From: DPreston at collinscollege.edu (DeAnne Preston)
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:42:32 -0700
Subject: [game_edu] *CS* game academic jobs & an industry job
In-Reply-To: <C562B403.2C876%justine@sfu.ca>
References: <mailman.165.1228086278.34890.game_edu@igda.org>
	<C562B403.2C876%justine@sfu.ca>
Message-ID: <25493AC23EEC974CBCFF389D8924B87904907D45@002emx001.cec.root.careered.com>

Also, if you know someone who is interested to get back into the
industry, there's a great position for a Game Programmer at Rock Star
Games' San Diego location that may include three months of training in
Oxford, England. They would definitely be interested in someone with
academic experience.

The position isn't widely advertised, so if you know someone who may be
interested, have them contact Adam Glogower at Rock Star Games.
Adam.Glogower at rockstargames.com 

DeAnne Preston
Career Services Advisor
Game Design
Direct 480-377-9513
Fax 480-446-1177
dpreston at collinscollege.edu


Collins College
1140 South Priest Drive
Tempe, AZ 85281


Please visit our Career Service Site!

Job Seekers: http://my.collinscollege.edu 
Employers: http://employer.collinscollege.edu 


The definition of LUCK: You are prepared when the opportunity comes
along.. 

 


-----Original Message-----
From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On
Behalf Of Justine Bizzocchi
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 12:23 PM
To: IDGA Education
Subject: Re: [game_edu] where to post *CS* game academic job

I suggest that the SIGGRAPH interest group of ACM is an excellent place
to
look.  This group has a specific list for jobs in the games industry, as
well as academia (siggraph_careers at siggraph.org).  You would probably
reach
folks who may have both industry and academic experience, as well as
more
traditional academics with the skills you want who are interested in the
field.

Cheers,

Justine

-----------------------------
Justine Bizzocchi
Technology Manager
University/Industry Liaison Office
Simon Fraser University
T: 778-782-7508 (Surrey)
T: 778-782-8592 (Burnaby)
C: 604-218-0328
F: 778-782-7485
E: justine at sfu.ca





"game_edu-request at igda.org" <game_edu-request at igda.org> wrote:

> Subject: [game_edu] Where to post *CS* (technical) game design
> academic job positions?
> To: game_edu at igda.org
> Message-ID: <492C1CB6.8020909 at cs.gmu.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> In March I asked where to advertise for assistant professor positions
> for artists in game design.  This got a number of helpful responses
> (thanks!) but spawned a monster thread (see http://tinyurl.com/5h7g5h
).
>   So... risking another monster thread, I'm back with the following:
> 
> GMU will soon be advertising for a position in the *Computer Science*
> department doing computer game design and development.  This is a
> tenure-track PhD *CS* position rather than an artist-oriented position
> (of course, we're very interested in those who do both!).
> 
> Ordinarily in CS we'd post to CACM, IEEE Spectrum, cra.org, etc., the
> usual haunts of those looking for CS academic jobs.  But I've observed
> that it can be challenging to find PhDs in CS fields related to
computer
> game design/development who also know enough about the tools and mores
> of the industry to be really good at teaching the topic.
> 
> So: where else should we post?  Where does that rare PhD who Knows the
> Game Industry lurk?
> 
> - Gamasutra/Game Developer Magazine?  Or is that really too dominated
by
> people looking for industrial jobs?
> 
> - This honorable list?
> 
> - Some secret location in the GDC?
> 
> - etc.
> 
> Sean


_______________________________________________
game_edu mailing list
game_edu at igda.org
http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_edu

From goldfile at gmail.com  Mon Dec  8 17:11:42 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S.Gold)
Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 14:11:42 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] Tenure-Track or Academic Staff position in
	Multimedia/Communication.
Message-ID: <dc1750cd0812081411m6583c88aj8c211df8e53855aa@mail.gmail.com>

Position in Multimedia/Communication

The Department of Communication at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is
seeking applicants for the following position beginning Fall, 2009.

Tenure-Track or Academic Staff position in Multimedia/Communication.

The successful candidate must have academic preparation and demonstrable
experience to teach undergraduate multimedia and communication courses.
Ability to teach in two or more of the following areas is required
(Introduction to Multimedia, Multimedia Production for Web, Multimedia
Production II with Flash, Writing for Multimedia, Interactive Communication
and Advanced Multimedia Production, other Multimedia specialty area).  The
successful candidate should be open to working individually with students on
independent studies or senior Multimedia Projects.  Willingness to teach
courses in the Electronic Media or Journalism emphases will be considered an
asset.

Candidates should be familiar with a variety of digital video, audio and
related multimedia technology and software for Windows and Macintosh
operating systems. Expertise in XHTML, CSS and Actionscript is required.
Candidates should also be able to contribute leadership skills toward the
enhancement of the College and Department?s multimedia and communication
programs. The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is in the process of
launching a Games and Interactive Media Program. Any expertise in Game
theory, analysis and production is a plus.

Requirements for positions: Ph.D. in Communication or closely related field
is required for a tenure-track appointment. ABDs and individuals with
master?s degrees will be considered for a non-tenure track appointment.
Faculty may also teach and direct theses and projects in a growing graduate
program. Our department expects research/creative activity to complement its
primary teaching mission, and evidence of refereed creative media production
and/or quantitative or qualitative scholarly activity is required for
tenure. Service to the department, university and community as well as
participation in related academic and professional organizations is
expected. Faculty at UW-W teach
a 4-4 load; academic staff teach a 5-4 load.  The department has a three
course prep limit.

How to apply: Submit a completed application packet (hard copy; on-line not
accepted) containing: a letter of application, curriculum vitae, names and
contact information of three references, graduate and undergraduate
transcripts and evidence of teaching effectiveness to Dr. Jeff Herriott,
Chair, Multimedia Search and Screen Committee, Department of Communication,
UW-Whitewater, 800 West Main Street, Whitewater, WI 53190. Review of
applicants begins January 5, 2009 and will continue until filled. Only
completed application packets will be reviewed. For complete description and
updated information see http://www.uww.edu/cac/about/employment.html

The Communication Department at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater has
approximately 600 majors, 200 minors, and a growing graduate program with a
planned Multimedia emphasis to be developed in the near future.

The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater is a comprehensive university in the
well-respected University of Wisconsin system.  Established in 1868, the
University has approximately 11,000 students enrolled in 45 undergraduate
and 14 graduate degree programs.  Located in a community of 12, 600 near the
scenic Kettle Moraine State Forest, Whitewater is within convenient driving
distance of the metropolitan areas of Madison, Milwaukee, and Chicago.  See
http://www.uww.edu for more information.



-- 
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From macian1 at yahoo.com  Mon Dec  8 19:36:34 2008
From: macian1 at yahoo.com (macian1 at yahoo.com)
Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2008 00:36:34 +0000
Subject: [game_edu] *CS* game academic jobs & an industry job
In-Reply-To: <25493AC23EEC974CBCFF389D8924B87904907D45@002emx001.cec.root.careered.com>
References: <mailman.165.1228086278.34890.game_edu@igda.org><C562B403.2C876%justine@sfu.ca><25493AC23EEC974CBCFF389D8924B87904907D45@002emx001.cec.root.careered.com>
Message-ID: <1611900432-1228782997-cardhu_decombobulator_blackberry.rim.net-264057070-@bxe022.bisx.prod.on.blackberry>

What would it take for someone like me in the military working on my ba in game design to get some experience somewhere?

Garrett Johnson
macian at me.com
Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile

-----Original Message-----
From: "DeAnne Preston" <DPreston at collinscollege.edu>

Date: Mon, 8 Dec 2008 13:42:32 
To: IGDA Game Education Listserv<game_edu at igda.org>
Subject: Re: [game_edu] *CS* game academic jobs & an industry job


Also, if you know someone who is interested to get back into the
industry, there's a great position for a Game Programmer at Rock Star
Games' San Diego location that may include three months of training in
Oxford, England. They would definitely be interested in someone with
academic experience.

The position isn't widely advertised, so if you know someone who may be
interested, have them contact Adam Glogower at Rock Star Games.
Adam.Glogower at rockstargames.com 

DeAnne Preston
Career Services Advisor
Game Design
Direct 480-377-9513
Fax 480-446-1177
dpreston at collinscollege.edu


Collins College
1140 South Priest Drive
Tempe, AZ 85281


Please visit our Career Service Site!

Job Seekers: http://my.collinscollege.edu 
Employers: http://employer.collinscollege.edu 


The definition of LUCK: You are prepared when the opportunity comes
along.. 

 


-----Original Message-----
From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On
Behalf Of Justine Bizzocchi
Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 12:23 PM
To: IDGA Education
Subject: Re: [game_edu] where to post *CS* game academic job

I suggest that the SIGGRAPH interest group of ACM is an excellent place
to
look.  This group has a specific list for jobs in the games industry, as
well as academia (siggraph_careers at siggraph.org).  You would probably
reach
folks who may have both industry and academic experience, as well as
more
traditional academics with the skills you want who are interested in the
field.

Cheers,

Justine

-----------------------------
Justine Bizzocchi
Technology Manager
University/Industry Liaison Office
Simon Fraser University
T: 778-782-7508 (Surrey)
T: 778-782-8592 (Burnaby)
C: 604-218-0328
F: 778-782-7485
E: justine at sfu.ca





"game_edu-request at igda.org" <game_edu-request at igda.org> wrote:

> Subject: [game_edu] Where to post *CS* (technical) game design
> academic job positions?
> To: game_edu at igda.org
> Message-ID: <492C1CB6.8020909 at cs.gmu.edu>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
> 
> In March I asked where to advertise for assistant professor positions
> for artists in game design.  This got a number of helpful responses
> (thanks!) but spawned a monster thread (see http://tinyurl.com/5h7g5h
).
>   So... risking another monster thread, I'm back with the following:
> 
> GMU will soon be advertising for a position in the *Computer Science*
> department doing computer game design and development.  This is a
> tenure-track PhD *CS* position rather than an artist-oriented position
> (of course, we're very interested in those who do both!).
> 
> Ordinarily in CS we'd post to CACM, IEEE Spectrum, cra.org, etc., the
> usual haunts of those looking for CS academic jobs.  But I've observed
> that it can be challenging to find PhDs in CS fields related to
computer
> game design/development who also know enough about the tools and mores
> of the industry to be really good at teaching the topic.
> 
> So: where else should we post?  Where does that rare PhD who Knows the
> Game Industry lurk?
> 
> - Gamasutra/Game Developer Magazine?  Or is that really too dominated
by
> people looking for industrial jobs?
> 
> - This honorable list?
> 
> - Some secret location in the GDC?
> 
> - etc.
> 
> Sean


_______________________________________________
game_edu mailing list
game_edu at igda.org
http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_edu
_______________________________________________
game_edu mailing list
game_edu at igda.org
http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_edu

From goldfile at gmail.com  Thu Dec 11 16:08:19 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:08:19 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] FW: [cg-educators] Job Posting
In-Reply-To: <49412D3B0200009000001478@email1.citytech.cuny.edu>
Message-ID: <C566C143.171A1%goldfile@gmail.com>


-- 
Susan Gold
goldfile at gmail.com

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Oscar Wilde

------ Forwarded Message
From: Jenna Spevack <jspevack at CityTech.Cuny.Edu>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 15:09:47 -0500
To: <cg-educators at siggraph.org>
Subject: [cg-educators] (no subject)

The New York City College of Technology, Department of Entertainment
Technology, invites applications for a tenure-track, full time position in
Interactive Entertainment at the rank of assistant professor, beginning in
September 2009.

For more information:
http://portal.cuny.edu/cms/id/cuny/documents/jobposting/027788.htm#P-11_0

Best regards,

Jenna

Professor Jenna Spevack
Department of Entertainment Technology
New York City College of Technology, CUNY
186 Jay Street, V411
Brooklyn, NY 11201
jspevack at citytech.cuny.edu
_______________________________________________
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From goldfile at gmail.com  Thu Dec 11 16:52:40 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:52:40 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] FW: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] CFP Agents for Games and Simulations
	(AGS@AAMAS09)
In-Reply-To: <3666.131.211.113.3.1229032173.squirrel@mail.cs.uu.nl>
Message-ID: <C566CBA8.171B8%goldfile@gmail.com>


------ Forwarded Message
From: Frank Dignum <dignum at cs.uu.nl>
Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:49:33 +0100 (CET)
To: <icec at listserver.tue.nl>
Subject: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] CFP Agents for Games and Simulations (AGS at AAMAS09)

** IFIP ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTING NEWS SERVICE
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Sorry if you receive multiple copies of this CFP.

***************************************************************************C
ALL
FOR PAPERS
Agents for Games and Simulations
Workshop at AAMAS 2009
URL: http://people.cs.uu.nl/dignum/AGS/
***************************************************************************

-------------------
Important dates:
-------------------
 Deadline for submissions:    30 January 2009
 Notification of acceptance:  2 March 2009
 Camera-ready copy of papers:  15 March 2009
 Workshop:              11 or 12 May 2009

-------------------

Multi Agent System research offers a promising technology to implement
cognitive intelligent Non Playing Characters. However the technologies
used in game engines and multi agent platforms are not readily compatible
due to some inherent differences of concerns. Where game engines focus on
real-time aspects and thus propagate efficiency and central control, multi
agent platforms assume autonomy of the agents. Increased autonomy and
intelligence may offer benefits for a more compelling gameplay and may
even be necessary for serious games. However, it raises problems when
current game design techniques are used to incorporate state of the art
Multi Agent System technology.
A very similar argument can be given for agent based (social) simulations.
In this workshop we want to bring people together that address the
particular challenges of using agent technology for games and simulations.
 Submissions are invited for the following three main themes:
1.Technical
a. Connecting agent platforms to games and simulation engines; who is in
control?
b. Are actions synchronous or asynchronous?
c. How to monitor results of actions?
d. Can agents communicate through the agent platform?
e. How efficient should the agents be?
2. Conceptual
a. What information is available for the agents from the game or
simulation engine?
b. How to balance reaction to events of the game or simulation with goal
directed behavior
c. Ontological differences between agents and game/simulation information.
3. Design
a. How to design games/simulations containing intelligent agents
b. How to design agents that are embedded in other systems

Papers will undergo the normal review process and are selected on the
basis of quality. However, when choices have to be made we will try to
spread the accepted papers over the main themes of the workshop.
Interesting ideas are more important in this respect than detailed results
on fringe topics.
We aim to publish a special issue of JAAMAS from a selection of the papers
in the workshop. Depending on the number of submissions and the quality we
can change this to an LNCS volume.

-------------------
Formatting guidelines:
-------------------

We encourage participants to submit a paper (15 pages max), describing
their work on one or more of the topics mentioned above.  All
non-presenting participants will need to submit a one-page position
statement which presents their view on agents for games and simulations
relative to (one of) the workshop topics.

All submissions must include the author's name(s), affiliation, complete
mailing address, phone number, fax number and email address.  Please use
the LNCS format for formatting your paper.

All accepted submissions and position statements will be published in the
workshop proceedings.

-------------------
Submission procedure:
-------------------

Submissions should be submitted through the EasyChair system at
http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ags09
either in PostScript format or in PDF format.

The deadline for receipt of submissions is January, 30, 2009. Papers
received after this date will not be reviewed.

-------------------
Organizing Committee
-------------------
1 Frank Dignum,
 Utrecht University
 e-mail: Dignum at cs.uu.nl
2 Jeff Bradshaw
 Florida Institute for Human & Machine Cognition
 e-mail: jbradshaw at ihmc.us
3 Barry Silverman
 University of Pennsylvania/Systems Engineering Dept.
 e-mail: BaSil at seas.upenn.edu
4 Willem van Doesburg
 TNO Defence, Security and Safety
 e-mail: Willem.vanDoesburg at TNO.nl

-------------------
Program Committee:
-------------------
1. Elisabeth Andre (DFKI, Germany)
2. Ruth Aylett (Heriot-Watt University, UK)
3. Michael Buro (U of Alberta, Canada)
4. Andre Campos (UFRN, Brazil)
5. Bill Clancey (NASA, USA)
6. Rosaria Conte (ISTC-CNR, Italy)
7. Vincent Corruble (LIP6, France)
8. Virginia Dignum (Utrecht University, The Netherlands)
9. Alexis Drogoul (LIP6, France)
10. Bruce Edmonds (MMU, UK)
11. Corinna Elsenbroich (University of Surrey, UK)
12. Klaus Fischer (DFKI, Germany)
13. Hiromitsu Hattori (Kyoto University, Japan)
14. Koen Hindriks (Delft University, The Netherlands)
15. Wander Jager (Groningen University, The Netherlands)
16. Stefan Kopp (University of Bielefeld, Germany)
16.
17. Stacy Marsella (USC, USA)
18. Scott Moss (MMU, UK)
19. Emma Norling (MMU UK)
20. Anton Nijholt (UT, The Netherlands)
21. Ana Paiva (IST, Portugal)
22. Michal Pechoucek (CTU, Czechia)
23. Geber Ramalho (Brazil)
24. Gopal Ramchurn (University of Southampton, UK)
25. Avi Rosenfeld (JCT, Israel)
26. David Sarne (Bar Ilan University, Israel)
27. Pjotr van Schothorst (VSTEP, The Netherlands)
28. Maarten Sierhuis (NASA, USA)
29. Pieter Spronck (Tilburg University, The Netherlands)
30. Katia Sycara (CMU, USA)
31. Duane Szafron (U of Alberta, Canada)
32. Max Tsvetovat (George Mason University, USA)




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Frank Dignum                     *
Utrecht University               * Knowledge is only one point,
The Netherlands                  * the ignorant have multiplied it e-mail:
dignum at cs.uu.nl          *
URL: www.cs.uu.nl/people/dignum/ *  (Baha'u'llah)
telephone: +31-30-2539109        *
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Utrecht University               * Knowledge is only one point,
The Netherlands                  * the ignorant have multiplied it
e-mail: dignum at cs.uu.nl          *
URL: www.cs.uu.nl/people/dignum/ *  (Baha'u'llah)
telephone: +31-30-2539109        *
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From A.Nijholt at ewi.utwente.nl  Fri Dec 12 08:07:06 2008
From: A.Nijholt at ewi.utwente.nl (A.Nijholt at ewi.utwente.nl)
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 14:07:06 +0100
Subject: [game_edu] Call for Papers INTETAIN 2009: Playful Interaction
Message-ID: <FA783DEE7533904091C5F59BF22169AD023C3E48@EWIEX12.dynamic.ewi.utwente.nl>

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Intetain 2009, Amsterdam, 22-24th June 2009 

Third International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for 

Interactive Entertainment

 

http://intetain.org/ 

**********************************************************************

 

Call for Papers 

 

==================

==== OVERVIEW ==== 

==================

The Human Media Interaction (HMI) department of the University of Twente in the Netherlands and the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering (ICST) are pleased to announce the Third International Conference on Intelligent Technologies for Interactive Entertainment to be held on June 22-24, 2009 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. 

 

INTETAIN 09 intends to stimulate interaction among academic researchers and commercial developers of interactive entertainment systems. We are seeking long (full) and short (poster) papers as well as proposals for interactive demos. In addition, the conference organisation aims at an interactive hands-on session along the lines of the Design Garage that was held at INTETAIN 2005. Individuals who want to organise special sessions during INTETAIN 09 may contact the General Chair, Anton Nijholt  (anijholt at cs.utwente.nl). 

 

The global theme of this third edition of the international conference is "Playful interaction, with others and with the environment".

 

Contributions may, for example, contribute to this theme by focusing on the Supporting Device Technologies underlying interactive systems (mobile devices, home entertainment centers, haptic devices, wall screen displays, information kiosks, holographic displays, fog screens, distributed smart sensors, immersive screens and wearable devices), on the Intelligent Computational Technologies used to build the interactive systems, or by discussing the Interactive Applications for Entertainment themselves.

 

We seek novel, revolutionary, and exciting work in areas including but not limited to:

 

== Supporting Technology ==

 * New hardware technology for interaction and entertainment

 * Novel sensors and displays

 * Haptic devices

 * Wearable devices

 

== Intelligent Computational Technologies ==

 * Animation and Virtual Characters

 * Holographic Interfaces

 * Adaptive Multimodal Presentations

 * Creative language environments

 * Affective User Interfaces

 * Intelligent Speech Interfaces

 * Tele-presence in Entertainment

 * (Collaborative) User Models and Group Behavior

 * Collaborative and virtual Environments

 * Brain Computer Interaction

 * Cross Domain User Models

 * Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality

 * Computer Graphics & Multimedia

 * Pervasive Multimedia

 * Robots

 * Computational humor

 

== Interactive Applications for Entertainment ==

 * Intelligent Interactive Games

 * Emergent games

 * Human Music Interaction

 * Interactive Cinema

 * Edutainment

 * Urban Gaming

 * Interactive Art

 * Interactive Museum Guides

 * Evaluation

 * City and Tourism Explorers Assistants

 * Shopping Assistants

 * Interactive Real TV

 * Interactive Social Networks

 * Interactive Story Telling

 * Personal Diaries, Websites and Blogs

 * Comprehensive assisting environments for special populations 

     (handicapped, children, elderly)

 * Exertion games

 

===========================

==== SUBMISSION FORMAT ====

===========================

INTETAIN 09 accepts long papers and short poster papers as well as demo proposals accompanied by a two page extended abstract. Accepted long and short papers will be published in the new Springer series LNICST: Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering. The organisation of INTETAIN 09 is currently working to secure a special edition of a journal, as happened previously for the 2005 edition of the Intetain conference. 

 

Submissions should adhere to the LNICST instructions for authors, available from the INTETAIN 09 web site.

 

== Long papers == 

Submissions of a maximum of 12 pages that describe original research work not submitted or published elsewhere. Long papers will be orally presented at the conference.

 

== Short papers ==

Submissions of a maximum of 6 pages that describe original research work not submitted or published elsewhere. Short papers will be presented with a poster during the demo and poster session at the conference.

 

== Demos ==

Researchers are invited to submit proposals for demonstrations to be held during a special demo and poster session at the INTETAIN 09. For more information, see the Call for Demos below. Demo proposals may either be accompanied by a long or short paper submission, or by a two page extended abstract describing the demo. The extended abstracts will be published in a supplementary proceedings distributed during the conference.

 

=========================

==== IMPORTANT DATES ====

=========================

Submission deadline: 

Monday, Februari 16, 2009 

 

Notification: 

Monday, March 16, 2009 

 

Camera ready submission deadline: 

Monday, March 30, 2009

 

Late demo submission deadline (extended abstract only!): 

Monday, March 30, 2009

 

Conference: 

June 22-24, 2009, Amsterdam, the Netherlands

 

===================

==== COMMITTEE ====

===================

General Program Chair: 

Anton Nijholt, Human Media Interaction, University of Twente, the Netherlands

 

Local Chair: 

Dennis Reidsma, Human Media Interaction, University of Twente, the Netherlands

 

Web Master and Publication Chair: 

Hendri Hondorp, Human Media Interaction, University of Twente, the Netherlands

 

Steering Committee Chair: 

Imrich Chlamtac, Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering

 

========================

==== CALL FOR DEMOS ====

========================

We actively seek proposals from both industry and academia for interactive demos to be held during a dedicated session at the conference. Demos may accompany a long or short paper. Also, demos may be submitted at a later deadline instead, with a short, two page extended abstract explaining the demo and showing why the demo would be a worthwhile contribution the INTETAIN 09's demo session.

 

== Format ==

Demo submissions should be accompanied by the following additional information:

 * A short description of the setup and demo (2 alineas)

 * Requirements (hardware, power, network, space, 

     sound conditions, etc, time needed for setup)

 * A sketch or photo of the setup

 

Videos showing the demonstration setup in action are very welcome.

 

== Review ==

Demo proposals will be reviewed by a review team that will take into account aspects such as novelty, relevance to the conference, coverage of topics and available resources.

 

== Topics == 

 * Topics for demo submissions include, but are not limited to:

 * New technology for interaction and entertainment

 * (serious) gaming

 * New entertainment applications

 * BCI

 * Human Music Interaction

 * Music technology

 * Edutainment

 * Exertion interfaces

 

============================

==== PROGRAM COMMITTEE ====

============================

Stefan Agamanolis Distance Lab, Forres, UK
Elisabeth Andre Augsburg University, Germany
Lora Aroyo Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Regina Bernhaupt University of Salzburg, Austria
Kim Binsted University of Hawai, USA
Andreas Butz University of Munich, Germany
Yang Cai Visual Intelligence Studio, CYLAB, Carnegie Mellon, USA 
Antonio Camurri University of Genoa, Italy
Marc Cavazza University of Teesside, UK
Keith Cheverst University of Lancaster, UK
Drew Davidson CMU, Pittsburgh, USA
Barry Eggen University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Arjan Egges University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
Anton Eliens Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Steven Feiner Columbia University, New York
Alois Ferscha University of Linz, Austria
Matthew Flagg Georgia Tech, USA
Jaap van den Herik University of Tilburg, the Netherlands 
Dirk Heylen University of Twente, the Netherlands
Frank Kresin Waag Society, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
Antonio Krueger University of Muenster, Germany
Tsvi Kuflik University of Haifa, Israel 
Markus L?ckelt DFKI Saarbr?cken, Germany
Henry Lowood University of Stanford, USA  
Mark Maybury MITRE, Boston, USA 
Oscar Mayora Create-Net Research Consortium, Italy
John-Jules Meijer University of Utrecht, the Netherlands
Louis-Philippe Morency Institute for Creative Technologies, USC, USA 
Florian 'Floyd' Mueller University of Melbourne, Australia
Patrick Olivier University of Newcastle, UK 
Paolo Petta Medical University of Vienna, Austria 
Fabio Pianesi ITC-irst, Trento, Italy 
Helmut Prendinger National Institute of Informatics, Tokyo, Japan
Matthias Rauterberg University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Isaac Rudomin Monterrey Institute of Technology, Mexico
Pieter Spronck University of Tilburg, the Netherlands
Oliviero Stock ITC-irst, Trento, Italy
Carlo Strapparava ITC-irst, Trento, Italy
Mariet Theune University of Twente, the Netherlands
Thanos Vasilikos University of Western Macedonia, Greece
Sean White Columbia University, USA 
Woontack Woo Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology, Korea
Wijnand IJsselstein University of Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Massimo Zancanaro ITC-irst, Trento, Italy

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From jjamison at imagilearning.com  Fri Dec 12 16:05:05 2008
From: jjamison at imagilearning.com (John Jamison)
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:05:05 -0600
Subject: [game_edu] SL, games & Edu
Message-ID: <556f50a90812121305qdf5a23ahe6d05e10919bb880@mail.gmail.com>

Hello everyone,

After working in education for 30 years, and being a gamer for longer, I've
been quite familiar with the reactions of traditional
educators/administrators to "games". Shaking their heads at the hours "those
kids" spent playing games, and making polite, yet derogatory comments about
games and gamers has been par for the course. When I spent time directing a
national academic program on game and simulation programming, my fellow
academics thought I had completely lost my senses, along with my
credibility.

It has been fascinating to have spent the past four years working in the
virtual environment of Second Life, watching many of those same people enter
that environment and begin taking on those same behaviors they spent so much
time criticizing. For a number of reasons, academics have begun adopting the
virtual world environment, seeing it as a potential avenue for expanding
their traditional activities...and in the process, many of them have begun
experiencing some of the same non-traditional engagement and passion they
did not understand from gamers. In my work with them during the past four
years, many have stepped-up to admit they "just didn't understand", but now
are beginning to sense some of what game is all about.

The result of this learning on my part has led to completion of my PhD on
the experience of traditional educators immersed into the virtual world, and
the creation of a learning opportunity for traditional educators interested
in gaining some of that understanding. As we wrap up the final weeks of the
Fall 2008 SLemester, I wanted to pass along one last announcement for the
Spring 2009 edition. This is not just a class, or a workshop, but a 4 month
long learning community designed to have the participants work together in a
structured orientation to the virtual world environment. The goal of the
SLemester is not just learning about virtual worlds, or debating if they are
"game" or not. The goal is to immerse traditional educators in a structured
introduction to an environment that, for many, replicates that of the
digital gamer. I am convinced there is no way to understand it other than by
"being" in it. Full information follows.

If you have questions, please don't hesitate to let me know.

Thanks for your time,

VB/John



*Spend the SLemester (R) with imagiLEARNING!*

imagiLEARNING, Inc. is happy to announce open registration for the Spring
2009  *SLemester *(R) immersive learning experience in Second Life.
The *SLemester
(R)* is a four month professional development experience that includes:

   - Participation in weekly discussion sessions, including some of the most
   creative and successful Second Life community members.
   - Access to tutorials, learning modules and resources about Second Life.
   - Interaction with the community of learners taking part in the *SLemester
   (R).*
   - A growing collection of resources in and out of Second Life, including
   the holodeck, artificial intelligence bots, media screens and more.
   - Personal consultation throughout the 4 months, with a 3 year citizen of
   Second Life with a PhD in orientation to virtual worlds.
   - A plot of land on the imagiLEARNING Island Chain for the duration of
   the *SLemester (R).*

Learning the basic skills of Second Life is only one of the challenges
facing individuals interested in exploring the use of virtual worlds for
learning and business. If they hope to create the most meaningful
environments and experiences, newcomers must also develop an understanding
of the culture represented by the virtual world and its impact on business,
learner and educator alike. The activities of the *SLemester (R)* are designed
to do just that. Major topics explored during the 4 months include:

   - *The Foundations of the Digital Culture*: Exploration of the flattening
   globe, ubiquitous communication and access to information, brain research
   and neuroplasticity, games and game-based learning, business and
   instructional alignment, and other topics that define the experience of the
   digital culture.
   - *The Basics of Second Life*: Exploration of those things like movement,
   communication, inventory and the economy.
   - *The Tools of Second Life*: Exploration of building and scripting.
   - *The Resources of Second Life*: Looking at the use and creation of
   media, interactivity with the web and other sources.
   - *The Role of Second Life*: Serious consideration of how Second Life
   might fit into the learning experience; considering both the strengths and
   weaknesses of today's virtual worlds.
   - *The Experience of Second Life*: The personal side?a serious reflection
   on why we like it?why we don't?why it hooks the emotions?and how all of that
   can help us use it to create meaningful learning.
   - *The Selling of Second Life*: For those who want to move further, an
   intentional approach to introducing virtual worlds to traditional leaders
   and administrators to gain their support for using Second Life in the
   institution.

*Just what is the SLemester?*

Beginning in January and ending in April, *SLemester (R)* participants will
have their own land space in Second Life on which they can create, learn and
teach as they wish. They can have as much time to themselves as they want,
or join with other participants to share ideas and learn from each other.
They will have access to a collection of tools, tutorials, media streams and
more. And each participant will have ongoing opportunity for individualized
time and interaction with Virtual Bacon, 3+ year citizen of Second Life, 25
year veteran of faculty and business development, and who has a PhD in
Education focusing on the experience of orienting newcomers to Second Life
and the virtual worlds.

In addition to Second Life, during the *SLemester (R)*, participants will
receive and use a wide variety of tools such as blogs, holodecks, artificial
intelligence bots, wiki's, RSS feeds, Podcasts and more. More importantly,
rather than simply learning *about* things like digital media, participants
will learn to create and stream their own podcasts and other digital
resources into Second Life.

The *SLemester (R)* is open to individuals with or without prior Second Life
experience. To provide the highest level of support, leading to a high
quality learning experience, registrations will be limited to 12
participants during each term. Registration will remain open until the
session begins in January, or all places are filled.

The imagiLEARNING *SLemester*, Spring 2009

$275 per participant

Email: jjamison at imagilearning.com

In SL contact: Virtual Bacon

-- 
John Jamison, PhD.
jjamison at imagilearning.com
217.416.4506
Skype: virtualbacon
LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/jjamison

Second Life
"Virtual Bacon"
http://slurl.com/secondlife/imagiLEARNING/22/24/22

"Do not confine your children to your own learning.
For they were born in another time."
                             - Hebrew Proverb
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From jzagal at cdm.depaul.edu  Fri Dec 12 16:49:47 2008
From: jzagal at cdm.depaul.edu (Jose P. Zagal)
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 15:49:47 -0600
Subject: [game_edu] CFP: DiGRA 2009 (revised call)
Message-ID: <4942DC7B.2050306@cdm.depaul.edu>

DiGRA 2009 - Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice 
and Theory

Brunel University, West London, United Kingdom, Tuesday 1st September -- 
Friday 4th September 2009

The South of Britain Consortium are pleased to announce the Call for 
Papers for the Digital Games Research Association 2009. DiGRA is an 
organisation that embraces all aspects of game studies, and the 
conference aims to provide a diverse platform for discussion, and a 
lively forum for debate. We therefore welcome papers from any discipline 
focused on any aspect of games, play, game culture and the games 
industry. The conference will be the fourth DiGRA conference, following 
Utrecht, Vancouver and Tokyo, and welcomes contributions from scholars 
working in any area of interest to the association. The official 
business of the Subject Association will also be conducted at the 
conference.

PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATES FOR SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION 
FOR GUARANTEED ON-CAMPUS ACCOMODATION

The Conference invites the following proposals for consideration
----------------------------------------------------------------

Individual or Collaborative Papers Panels Workshops Posters

Initial selection will be through the peer review of both full papers 
and abstracts of 500-700 words in all categories. Selection of 
presentations will be proportionate to the submissions received, and no 
distinction will be made between papers selected from abstract or full 
paper review. Panel and Workshop proposals should include abstracts for 
the contributions of all participants.

Individual or collaborative papers ? addressing topics relevant to the 
wide remit of DiGRA (including therefore industry, education, political, 
social, theoretical concerns appropriate to the association). 
Presentations should be limited to 15-20 mins.

Panel proposals ? 3 ? 4 papers which address a common theme, a common 
research method, a shared conceptual issue etc.

Workshops ? proposals are invited for 2 ? 3 hour workshops that address 
a range of themes relevant to the aims of the association. Workshops 
that are particularly targeted at a wide audience are most welcome.

Poster sessions ? presentations of work in progress in the format are 
most welcome and will be showcased throughout the event.

The conference committee are also interested in including featured 
symposia/colloquia to address particular ?late-breaking? research 
projects or issue-based topics (an example might be a colloquia based 
around Wii research or a symposium based around Women in Games. Please 
contact a member of the conference organising committee with any 
expressions of interest.
Graduate student participation

In order to support graduate students and early career researchers the 
conference will focus on graduate student issues on its opening day, 1st 
September 2009. The conference organizers seek appropriate mentors to 
work with those addressing common themes/topics/issues in graduate 
roundtables.
Strands

Please also indicate your preference for consideration in one of the 
following broad strands:

Games Culture

Games and Commerce

Games Aesthetics

Games Education

Games Design

Games and Theory


Key Dates
---------
Deadline for all submissions for presentation at the conference 
(includes full papers, abstracts and workshop/panel/symposia proposals): 
Friday 6 March 5pm GMT

Deadline for full papers for inclusion in digital proceedings: Friday 26 
June 2009 5pm GMT

Notification of acceptance: June 1 2009

Deadline for booking on-campus accommodation June 30 2009

Conference Dates: 1-4th September 2009

Abstracts should be of 500-700 words and include an indicative 
bibliography. Full paper submissions may be of up to 6,000 words, not 
including bibliography. Full details of the submissions procedure, 
including the method of electronic submission, will be published here 
and on other forums as soon as possible.

All contributions must be original, unpublished work. The conference 
language is English, and papers, abstracts and other proposals should be 
written in English.

Delegates are also advised that individuals will be limited20to one 
paper presentation and one other form of presentation to allow space and 
time for the largest number of participants.
About the Conference Location

Brunel University is located conveniently near Heathrow Airport and is 
on the London Tube system. A range of affordable accommodation is 
available on campus, including 1500 en suite rooms all on one campus, 
400 standard bedrooms, 8 holiday flats (5-7 persons per flat), 51 
specially adapted rooms for people with disabilities, plus hotel 
standard rooms in the Lancaster Suite. The Brunel Conference Centre 
boasts 22 theatres, 29 classrooms and 5 seminar rooms all presented to 
the highest standard. The following are also available: Free car parking 
(on application); Full office support for photocopying, faxing, internet 
and word processing (on application); Comprehensive range of audio 
visual and media services; Mini market; Pharmacy; Banking facilities; 
Reference library; Sports Facilities; Fitness Suite; Medical centre; 24 
hour security; Self service cafeteria; Licensed bars and cafes. There 
are also a range of restaurants, cinemas and shopping in Uxbridge town.
Local attractions

Historic Windsor & Eton -Windsor Castle, Legoland and shopping are just 
20 minutes drive away London - Central London and West End are easily 
accessed by bus or Underground. Historic Oxford is a 40 minute bus ride 
away.


The Conference Organisers
-------------------------

The conference is being hosted by a consortium consisting of Brunel 
University, University of the West of England, and the University of 
Wales, Newport.

Tanya Krzywinska, Professor of Screen Media, Brunel University. 
Tanya.Krzywinska at brunel.ac.uk

Helen Kennedy, Chair of the Play Research Group, University of the West 
of England. helen.kennedy at uwe.ac.uk

Barry Atkins, University of Wales Reader in Computer Games Design, 
University of Wales, Newport. barry.atkins at newport.ac.uk

-- 
Jos? P. Zagal
Assistant Professor
College of Computing and Digital Media
DePaul University

From goldfile at gmail.com  Sun Dec 14 16:37:21 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:37:21 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] FW: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] IEEE T-CIAIG CFP: Second Issue
In-Reply-To: <04CE9FB4D446D04EAE2FD715EDD4541D04CA3077@sernt4.essex.ac.uk>
Message-ID: <C56ABC91.172C0%goldfile@gmail.com>


-- 
Susan Gold
goldfile at gmail.com

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Oscar Wilde

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From: "Lucas, Simon M" <sml at essex.ac.uk>
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 23:38:25 -0000
To: <icec at listserver.tue.nl>
Subject: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] IEEE T-CIAIG CFP: Second Issue

 Call for Papers
 IEEE Transactions on Computational Intelligence and AI in Games
 
  http://ieee-cis.org/pubs/tciaig/
 
 Papers are invited for consideration for the second issue due to be
published
 in June 2009.  This is an excellent opportunity to submit your work to a
high-quality
 journal with a thorough yet rapid review process.  Currently the average
time between
 submission and first decision is under six weeks.
 
  Timeline for second issue:
 
?        Submission: Jan 15 2009

?        Decision: Mar 15 2009

?        Final copy: April 15 2009

 
Scope
The IEEE TRANSACTIONS ON COMPUTATIONAL INTELLIGENCE AND AI in GAMES
(TCIAIG), published four times a year, publishes archival journal quality
original papers in computational intelligence and related areas in
artificial intelligence applied to games, including but not limited to video
games, mathematical games, human-computer interactions in games, and games
involving physical objects. Emphasis will also be placed on the use of these
methods to improve performance in and understanding of the dynamics of
games, as well as gaining insight into the properties of the methods as
applied to games. It will also include using games as a platform for
building intelligent embedded agents for the real world. Papers connecting
games to all areas of computational intelligence and traditional AI will be
considered.
Every effort is made to ensure minimum delay from submission to publication.
Authors have a key role to play in minimising the delay between initial
submission and publication, largely by ensuring that manuscripts are of high
quality both in terms of content and presentation.  Use of a proof-reading
service is highly recommended for any authors who are not native English
speakers. 
 
Publication Timeline
When the final version of a manuscript is accepted, it is immediately
published electronically on IEEE Xplore and given a Digital Object
Identifier (DOI), at which time it enters the queue for publication in the
paper version.  In line with the IEEE's policy on scholarly publishing,
authors are also free to archive the PDF of the published paper on their own
web-site or institutional repository.
 
For manuscripts that are accepted without revision it is
entirely feasible that they could be published within twelve
weeks of the initial submission.
 
 
Simon M. Lucas
Editor-in-Chief
IEEE T-CIAIG
email: sml at essex.ac.uk
 

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From goldfile at gmail.com  Sun Dec 14 16:50:02 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2008 13:50:02 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] CFP for IGDA Education SIG Poster Presentations at GDC
	2009
Message-ID: <C56ABF8A.172C9%goldfile@gmail.com>

March 23 & 24, 2009

At the 2009 "Summit" game educators will discover experimental and
inventive educational approaches that they can bring back to the
classroom. This is a rare professional development opportunity for
novice or experienced game educators alike. In this 2-day /2-track
workshop we will be exploring areas of innovative design and
programming. There will be game blasts, post-mortems, interactive
hands-on workshop sessions, great keynote speakers, a poster session and
a networking lunch with industry. Special invited keynotes will be given
by Jane McGonigal and Jesse Schell. The overall goal is for participants
of this workshop to be able to integrate knowledge gained into new
classroom activities, resources, discussions and curricula.


Call for Posters
----------------
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Game program design and development
    o The design and execution of game design and development classes.
    o Teaching and curriculum development in game programs.
    o Game development concentrations and majors.
    o Laboratory and infrastructure requirements for game classes.
    o Games education assessment.
    o Learning theories and pedagogy (applied to games education).
    o Novel pedagogical approaches, tools, and methods for supporting
games education.

* Game design and development in traditional classes

* Interdisciplinary collaboration in game programs (both for students
and for faculty).
  o Game design and development as capstone projects.

* Support for Games Education Programs
  o Case studies of industry relations and liaisons
  o Student organizations
  o Managing media and communications

Additionally, we welcome posters detailing research results relevant to
the themes of the summit as well as posters highlighting or showcasing
student experiences in games education programs. Student experiences can
be showcased in the context of their capstone or class projects.
Guidelines

Poster submissions must present original, unpublished research or
experiences. Late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from
ongoing research are also encouraged to be submitted. Posters under
review elsewhere should not be submitted.

To submit to the poster session, please write an abstract of the
research or experiences that you wish to present during the poster
session (800 words not including references) Abstracts must be submitted
electronically to submit_EdSIGposter at igda.org.
Important dates

Submission deadline: January 15, 2009 (12:00 midnight, US Central time)
Notification: February 9, 2009

Questions on poster sessions can be directed to the poster session chair
Jos? Zagal at jzagal at cdm.depaul.edu

If the poster is accepted you will be expected to comply with the
following guidelines:

1. All posters will be presented on a tri-fold presentation board 36" by
48".
2. Provide 100 copies of the Abstract of the poster.
    o Include title, Author(s)
    o Single spaced
    o Limit to one page in length
3. Authors of accepted posters are required to be present at their
posters for discussion at the specified time during the summit.
4. Authors are responsible for the transportation of their presentations.
5. Use large enough fonts for subtitles and text so that the poster can
be read from approximately 2-3 feet away. Avoid the use of script fonts
that are difficult to read.

Further Information

IGDA: http://www.igda.org/
Education Summit: http://gdconf.com/conference/edusig.htm Game

Developer's Conference 2009: http://www.gdconf.com/



Thank You,

Jos? P. Zagal
Assistant Professor
College of Computing and Digital Media
DePaul University
-- 
Susan Gold
goldfile at gmail.com

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Oscar Wilde

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From: young at csc.ncsu.edu (R. Michael Young)
Date: Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:39:38 -0500
Subject: [game_edu] Final CFP:  Foundations of Digital Games 2009
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***  SUBMISSION DEADLINE:  December 19, 2009  ***
***  FDG PROCEEDINGS TO APPEAR IN ACM DIGITAL LIBRARY ***
***  FDG in cooperation with ACM SIGWEB, SIGART, and  SIGCSE ***

FINAL CALL FOR PAPERS

THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF DIGITAL  
GAMES (FDG 09)
April 26th to 30th, 2009
On-board the Disney Wonder cruise ship, departing from Port Canaveral,  
FL, USA
http://www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org

Corporate Sponsors:  Microsoft Research, Electronic Arts

FDG ?09, the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital  
Games, is a focal point for academic efforts in all areas of research  
and education involving computer and console games, game technologies,  
game play and game design. Previously known as Academic Days on Game  
Development in Computer Science Education (GDCSE 08), this year's  
conference expands its scope to encompass all aspects of Computer  
Science focused game research, along with game-oriented education  
research, and game studies and game design research. The goal of the  
conference is the advancement of the science of digital games,  
including new game technologies, capabilities, designs, applications,  
educational uses, and modes of play.

The conference will be held aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship,  
departing from and returning to Port Canaveral, FL with port calls in  
the Bahamas and at Disney's private island, Castaway Cay. FDG 2009  
will include presentation of peer-reviewed papers, invited talks by  
high-profile industry and academic leaders, hands-on tutorials and  
topical panels on a range of subjects related to games research and  
education. We invite researchers and educators to share insights and  
cutting-edge results relating to game technologies and their use.

CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Chris Satchell, Chief Technology Officer, Interactive Entertainment  
Business, Microsoft

Matthew MacLaurin, Microsoft Research

CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Damian Isla, Naimad Games

Yasmin Kafai, University of Pennsylvania

PANELS AT FDG 2009 WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

The Games Funding Landscape, including representatives from a number  
of private and governmental funding agencies leading the sponsorship  
of games research.

Designing and Managing a Successful Games Education Program, including  
faculty from a range of colleges and universities that have built  
successful programs teaching the process of game creation

Industry/Academic Collaboration, including faculty and industry  
leaders active in the process work working together on joint research  
projects

Building the Games Research Community, including academic leaders  
working to create a scholarly community around the multi-disciplinary  
efforts in games research

TUTORIALS AT FDG 2009 WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

Introduction to Torque 3D 2009, Parallel Programming on the GPU,  
UnrealScript Programming for Classwork and Research and XNA Game  
Studio Express.

SUBMISSIONS

FDG 2009 will accept both full paper and poster submissions (the  
details of each are described below).  To encourage submissions across  
a range of topics, this year's program includes six distinct theme  
areas. Authors may choose to submit their papers to the general  
conference or to a specific theme area of particular relevance. The  
conference themes are a) artificial intelligence, b) computer science  
and games education, c) databases, d) game studies/game design, e)  
graphics and interfaces and f) networking and security. Papers that  
fall outside these topic areas are strongly encouraged and should be  
submitted to the general track. All submissions will be rigorously  
peer reviewed for their technical merit, significance, clarity and  
relevance to the advancement of the sciences of games. All full papers  
must describe a completed unit of work and show rigorous and  
compelling evaluation of the ideas they present. Poster submissions  
should describe novel work in progress that is not at the same level  
of research maturity as a full submission.

PAPERS AND POSTERS

All accepted paper and poster submissions will be published in the  
conference proceedings, which will be available on a USB drive. For a  
paper or poster to appear in the proceedings, at least one author must  
register for the conference by the deadline for camera-ready copy  
submission. One author of each accepted submission will be provided  
with a special registration package that allows them to register at  
the early registration rate.  Papers, posters and doctoral consortium  
publications from this year's conference will be included in the ACM  
Digital Library. The  conference is organized in cooperation with ACM  
SIGWEB, SIGART, and  SIGCSE and expects approval of in-cooperation  
status with additional  ACM SIGs soon.

Electronic paper and poster submission is required.  Authors should  
submit their papers at the conference submission site, http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icfdg2009 
. Both paper and poster authors must submit their papers by 11PM  
Pacific time on December 19, 2008. Papers must not exceed eight pages  
and poster submissions must not exceed two pages.  All submissions  
must comply with the official ACM proceedings format using one of the  
templates provided at http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/ 
template.html. FDG 2009 will not accept any paper that, at the time of  
submission, is under review for or has already been published or  
accepted for publication in a journal or another conference. This  
restriction does not apply to submissions for workshops and other  
venues with a limited audience.

THEME AREA TOPICS

Authors whose papers align with a particular theme area should choose  
to submit their paper under that theme. Theme areas for FDG 2009 are  
defined broadly and include Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science  
and Games Education, Databases, Game Studies | Game Design, Graphics  
and Interfaces and Networks and Security.  For more details about the  
specific tracks, please see the conference website (http://www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org 
).

IMPORTANT DATES

December 19, 2008       Full paper, poster and Doctoral Consortium  
submission deadline

January 30, 2009        Paper, poster, and Doctoral Consortium  
notifications of acceptance/rejection

February 20, 2009       Camera-ready copy due. Presenting author  
conference registration deadline

April 26-30, 2009       2009 Int?l Conference on Foundations of  
Digital Games

April 30, 2009          Doctoral Consortium

FDG DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM

The FDG Doctoral Consortium provides an opportunity for a limited  
group of Ph.D. students to discuss and explore their research  
interests and career objectives with a panel of established games  
researchers and industry professionals. The consortium has the  
following objectives: (1) to provide a setting for mutual feedback on  
participants' current research and guidance on future research  
directions; (2) develop a supportive community of scholars and a  
spirit of collaborative research; (3) support a new generation of  
researchers with information and advice on academic, research,  
industrial, and nontraditional career paths; and (4) contribute to the  
conference goals through interaction with other researchers and  
participation in conference events.

The Doctoral Consortium will be held on April 30th, 2008, the last day  
of the FDG conference, and will be hosted at the Orlando offices of  
Electronic Arts? Tiburon Studios. Attendance will be limited to a) FDG  
Program and Organizing Committees (who will serve as reviewers and  
discussants for student presentations) and b) graduate students whose  
proposals are accepted for presentation.  Students whose submissions  
to the Doctoral Consortium are accepted for presentation will receive  
complimentary conference registration and a fixed allowance for travel/ 
housing.

The deadline for application to the Doctoral Consortium is December  
19, 2009.  For more details, see the Doctoral Consortium Call for  
Papers available on the FDG web site or contact Ian Horswill, Doctoral  
Consortium Chair, at ian at northwestern.edu.

FDG 2009 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Conference Chair
Jim Whitehead, Univ. California, Santa Cruz

Program Chair
R. Michael Young, North Carolina State Univ.

Finances Chair
Magy Seif El-Nasr, Simon Fraser Univ.

Local Arrangements Co-Chairs
Kent Foster, Microsoft Corporation
G. Michael Youngblood, Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte

Doctoral Consortium Chair
Ian Horswill, Northwestern Univ.

Webmaster
Bruce Gooch, Univ. of Victoria

FDG 2009 PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Program At-Large Members

Ian Bogost, Georgia Institute of Technology
Pat Langley, Arizona State Univ.
Nick Montfort, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mark Overmars, Utrecht University
Ian Parberry, Univ. of North Texas
Yusuf Pisan, Univ. of Technology Sydney
Zoran Popovic, Univ. of Washington
Walt Scacchi, Univ. of California, Irvine
Gita Reese Sukthankar, Univ. of Central Florida
Bill Swartout, Univ. of Southern California Institute for Creative  
Technologies
R. Michael Young (program chair), North Carolina State Univ.

Program Theme Area Members

Artificial Intelligence
Ian Horswill, Northwestern Univ.
Simon Lucas (theme co-chair), Univ. of Essex
Michael Mateas (theme co-chair), Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
Julian Togelius, IDSIA

Computer Science and Games Education
Tiffany Barnes (theme co-chair), Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte
Wanda Dann, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
Andrew Phelps, Rochester Institute of Technology
Michael Zyda (theme co-chair), Univ. of Southern California

Databases
Johannes Gerhke (theme chair), Cornell Univ.
Beng Chin Ooi, National Univ. of Singapore
Walker White, Cornell Univ.

Game Studies | Game Design
TL Taylor (theme chair), IT Univ. Copenhagen
Tracy Fullerton, Univ. of Southern California
Doug Thomas, Univ. of Southern California

Graphics and Interfaces
Bruce Gooch, Univ. of Victoria
Jessica Hodgins, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
Steve Feiner (theme chair), Columbia Univ.

Networking and Security
Mark Claypool, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Wu-Chang Feng (theme chair), Portland State Univ.
Travis Schluessler, Intel Corporation


FDG STEERING COMMITTEE

John Laird, Univ. of Michigan
Ian Parberry, Univ. of North Texas,
Jim Whitehead, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
R. Michael Young, North Carolina State Univ.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please see www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org for additional  
information, or email Jim Whitehead, Conference Chair, at ejw at cs.ucsc.edu 
.

R. Michael Young
Director, Liquid Narrative Group
Department of Computer Science, NC State University
http://liquidnarrative.csc.ncsu.edu/rmy/

From young at csc.ncsu.edu  Wed Dec 17 13:42:32 2008
From: young at csc.ncsu.edu (R. Michael Young)
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 13:42:32 -0500
Subject: [game_edu] DEADLINE EXTENDED:  Foundations of Digital Games 2009
Message-ID: <A6887049-8D93-4C27-9848-90BAFC456660@csc.ncsu.edu>

[Apologies for multiple posts.]

Please note that, due to many requests,  the paper submission deadline  
for FDG 2009 (the International Conference on the Foundations of  
Digital Games) has been extended to December 23, 2008.

***  SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED.  New deadline:  December 23, 2009,  
11:00PM Pacific Time

EXTENDED DEADLINE CALL FOR PAPERS

THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF DIGITAL  
GAMES (FDG 09)
April 26th to 30th, 2009
On-board the Disney Wonder cruise ship, departing from Port Canaveral,  
FL, USA
http://www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org

Corporate Sponsors:  Microsoft Research, Electronic Arts

FDG ?09, the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital  
Games, is a focal point for academic efforts in all areas of research  
and education involving computer and console games, game technologies,  
game play and game design. Previously known as Academic Days on Game  
Development in Computer Science Education (GDCSE 08), this year's  
conference expands its scope to encompass all aspects of Computer  
Science focused game research, along with game-oriented education  
research, and game studies and game design research. The goal of the  
conference is the advancement of the science of digital games,  
including new game technologies, capabilities, designs, applications,  
educational uses, and modes of play.

The conference will be held aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship,  
departing from and returning to Port Canaveral, FL with port calls in  
the Bahamas and at Disney's private island, Castaway Cay. FDG 2009  
will include presentation of peer-reviewed papers, invited talks by  
high-profile industry and academic leaders, hands-on tutorials and  
topical panels on a range of subjects related to games research and  
education. We invite researchers and educators to share insights and  
cutting-edge results relating to game technologies and their use.

CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Chris Satchell, Chief Technology Officer, Interactive Entertainment  
Business, Microsoft

Matthew MacLaurin, Microsoft Research

CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:

Damian Isla, Naimad Games

Yasmin Kafai, University of Pennsylvania

PANELS AT FDG 2009 WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

The Games Funding Landscape, including representatives from a number  
of private and governmental funding agencies leading the sponsorship  
of games research.

Designing and Managing a Successful Games Education Program, including  
faculty from a range of colleges and universities that have built  
successful programs teaching the process of game creation

Industry/Academic Collaboration, including faculty and industry  
leaders active in the process work working together on joint research  
projects

Building the Games Research Community, including academic leaders  
working to create a scholarly community around the multi-disciplinary  
efforts in games research

TUTORIALS AT FDG 2009 WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:

Introduction to Torque 3D 2009, Parallel Programming on the GPU,  
UnrealScript Programming for Classwork and Research and XNA Game  
Studio Express.

SUBMISSIONS

FDG 2009 will accept both full paper and poster submissions (the  
details of each are described below).  To encourage submissions across  
a range of topics, this year's program includes six distinct theme  
areas. Authors may choose to submit their papers to the general  
conference or to a specific theme area of particular relevance. The  
conference themes are a) artificial intelligence, b) computer science  
and games education, c) databases, d) game studies/game design, e)  
graphics and interfaces and f) networking and security. Papers that  
fall outside these topic areas are strongly encouraged and should be  
submitted to the general track. All submissions will be rigorously  
peer reviewed for their technical merit, significance, clarity and  
relevance to the advancement of the sciences of games. All full papers  
must describe a completed unit of work and show rigorous and  
compelling evaluation of the ideas they present. Poster submissions  
should describe novel work in progress that is not at the same level  
of research maturity as a full submission.

PAPERS AND POSTERS

All accepted paper and poster submissions will be published in the  
conference proceedings, which will be available on a USB drive. For a  
paper or poster to appear in the proceedings, at least one author must  
register for the conference by the deadline for camera-ready copy  
submission. One author of each accepted submission will be provided  
with a special registration package that allows them to register at  
the early registration rate.  Papers, posters and doctoral consortium  
publications from this year's conference will be included in the ACM  
Digital Library. The  conference is organized in cooperation with ACM  
SIGWEB, SIGART, and  SIGCSE and expects approval of in-cooperation  
status with additional  ACM SIGs soon.

Electronic paper and poster submission is required.  Authors should  
submit their papers at the conference submission site, http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icfdg2009 
. Both paper and poster authors must submit their papers by 11PM  
Pacific time on December 23, 2008 (note this is a revised submission  
deadline). Papers must not exceed eight pages and poster submissions  
must not exceed two pages.  All submissions must comply with the  
official ACM proceedings format using one of the templates provided at http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html 
. FDG 2009 will not accept any paper that, at the time of submission,  
is under review for or has already been published or accepted for  
publication in a journal or another conference. This restriction does  
not apply to submissions for workshops and other venues with a limited  
audience.

THEME AREA TOPICS

Authors whose papers align with a particular theme area should choose  
to submit their paper under that theme. Theme areas for FDG 2009 are  
defined broadly and include Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science  
and Games Education, Databases, Game Studies | Game Design, Graphics  
and Interfaces and Networks and Security.  For more details about the  
specific tracks, please see the conference website (http://www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org 
).

IMPORTANT DATES

December 23, 2008       Full paper, poster and Doctoral Consortium  
submission EXTENDED deadline

January 30, 2009        Paper, poster, and Doctoral Consortium  
notifications of acceptance/rejection

February 20, 2009       Camera-ready copy due. Presenting author  
conference registration deadline

April 26-30, 2009       2009 Int?l Conference on Foundations of  
Digital Games

April 30, 2009          Doctoral Consortium

FDG DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM

The FDG Doctoral Consortium provides an opportunity for a limited  
group of Ph.D. students to discuss and explore their research  
interests and career objectives with a panel of established games  
researchers and industry professionals. The consortium has the  
following objectives: (1) to provide a setting for mutual feedback on  
participants' current research and guidance on future research  
directions; (2) develop a supportive community of scholars and a  
spirit of collaborative research; (3) support a new generation of  
researchers with information and advice on academic, research,  
industrial, and nontraditional career paths; and (4) contribute to the  
conference goals through interaction with other researchers and  
participation in conference events.

The Doctoral Consortium will be held on April 30th, 2008, the last day  
of the FDG conference, and will be hosted at the Orlando offices of  
Electronic Arts? Tiburon Studios. Attendance will be limited to a) FDG  
Program and Organizing Committees (who will serve as reviewers and  
discussants for student presentations) and b) graduate students whose  
proposals are accepted for presentation.  Students whose submissions  
to the Doctoral Consortium are accepted for presentation will receive  
complimentary conference registration and a fixed allowance for travel/ 
housing.

The deadline for application to the Doctoral Consortium is December  
23, 2009 (note this is an extended deadline).  For more details, see  
the Doctoral Consortium Call for Papers available on the FDG web site  
or contact Ian Horswill, Doctoral Consortium Chair, atian at northwestern.edu 
.

FDG 2009 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Conference Chair
Jim Whitehead, Univ. California, Santa Cruz

Program Chair
R. Michael Young, North Carolina State Univ.

Finances Chair
Magy Seif El-Nasr, Simon Fraser Univ.

Industrial Liason Chair
John Nordlinger, Microsoft

Local Arrangements Co-Chairs
Kent Foster, Microsoft Corporation
G. Michael Youngblood, Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte

Doctoral Consortium Chair
Ian Horswill, Northwestern Univ.

Webmasters
Bruce Gooch, Univ. of Victoria
David Whittaker, Univ. of Victoria

Student Scholarships Chair:
Noah Wardrip-Fruin
Univ. of California, Santa Cruz

Sponsorships Chair:
Steve Berman
Univ. of California, Los Angeles

Industrial Liaison Chair:

Ben Sawyer
Digital Mill

FDG 2009 PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Program At-Large Members

Ian Bogost, Georgia Institute of Technology
Pat Langley, Arizona State Univ.
Nick Montfort, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mark Overmars, Utrecht University
Ian Parberry, Univ. of North Texas
Yusuf Pisan, Univ. of Technology Sydney
Zoran Popovic, Univ. of Washington
Walt Scacchi, Univ. of California, Irvine
Gita Reese Sukthankar, Univ. of Central Florida
Bill Swartout, Univ. of Southern California Institute for Creative  
Technologies
R. Michael Young (program chair), North Carolina State Univ.

Program Theme Area Members

Artificial Intelligence
Ian Horswill, Northwestern Univ.
Simon Lucas (theme co-chair), Univ. of Essex
Michael Mateas (theme co-chair), Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
Julian Togelius, IDSIA

Computer Science and Games Education
Tiffany Barnes (theme co-chair), Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte
Wanda Dann, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
Andrew Phelps, Rochester Institute of Technology
Michael Zyda (theme co-chair), Univ. of Southern California

Databases
Johannes Gerhke (theme chair), Cornell Univ.
Beng Chin Ooi, National Univ. of Singapore
Walker White, Cornell Univ.

Game Studies | Game Design
TL Taylor (theme chair), IT Univ. Copenhagen
Tracy Fullerton, Univ. of Southern California
Doug Thomas, Univ. of Southern California

Graphics and Interfaces
Bruce Gooch, Univ. of Victoria
Jessica Hodgins, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
Steve Feiner (theme chair), Columbia Univ.

Networking and Security
Mark Claypool, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Wu-Chang Feng (theme chair), Portland State Univ.
Travis Schluessler, Intel Corporation


FDG STEERING COMMITTEE

John Laird, Univ. of Michigan
Ian Parberry, Univ. of North Texas,
Jim Whitehead, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
R. Michael Young, North Carolina State Univ.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Please see www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org for additional  
information, or email Jim Whitehead, Conference Chair, at ejw at cs.ucsc.edu 
.

R. Michael Young
Director, Liquid Narrative Group
Department of Computer Science, NC State University
http://liquidnarrative.csc.ncsu.edu/rmy/

From goldfile at gmail.com  Wed Dec 17 17:02:27 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:02:27 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] FW: Call for Applications: Playable Media-focused MFA at
 UC Santa Cruz
Message-ID: <C56EB6F3.17405%goldfile@gmail.com>


-- 
Susan Gold
goldfile at gmail.com

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Oscar Wilde

------ Forwarded Message
From: Christine Imai <danm at UCSC.EDU>
Date: Wed, 17 Dec 2008 10:58:05 -0800
Subject: Call for Applications: Playable Media-focused MFA at UC Santa Cruz

Contact: Felicia Rice, Program Manager, 831-459-1554, danm at ucsc.edu

PLAYABLE MEDIA -- A NEW RESEARCH FOCUS AT UC SANTA CRUZ DIGITAL ARTS
AND NEW MEDIA MFA PROGRAM

UC Santa Cruz is pleased to announce an MFA for artists working with
computer games, software toys, interactive fictions, rhetorical
simulations, and related playable forms. The university's Digital Arts
and New Media (DANM) MFA program has added "Playable Media" as a
research focus for its collaborative faculty-student projects.
Applications to the DANM MFA program for Fall 2009 are being accepted
through February 15, and are encouraged from the broad diversity of
artists who create work that invites and structures play.

The Digital Arts and New Media MFA Program at UC Santa Cruz brings
together faculty and students from across the academic spectrum to
pursue interdisciplinary artistic and scholarly research. At the core
of the diverse DANM curriculum are collaborative research projects, in
which small clusters of students work with professors on artistic,
technical and theoretical research. Over the course of three quarters,
these groups engage in the development of faculty-initiated research
in one of four focused areas: Mechatronics, Participatory Culture,
Performative Technologies, and Playable Media. These collaborations
result in publications and exhibitions. In this intensive two-year
program, students also take core and elective courses in the theory
and practice of digital media arts, culminating in the development of
individual thesis projects. These works are premiered in the program's
annual MFA exhibition. The Master of Fine Arts (MFA) is the terminal
degree in the field of digital media arts, qualifying graduates for a
variety of career paths including university-level teaching and
research.

In the Playable Media collaborative research group, MFA students will
work with UCSC's strong faculty in this area to understand and create
new ways for computer games and related forms to engage audiences,
make arguments, tell stories, and shape social space. Ongoing Playable
Media work combines game design and artificial intelligence research
with writing, art, and media authoring.

The Playable Media-focused Digital Arts and New Media MFA joins UCSC's
two previous degree options in this area. UCSC currently hosts the
first computer game undergraduate major in the University of
California system: a B.S. in computer game design through the Computer
Science department. Active PhD research is also taking place in
Computer Science, where students are developing underlying
technologies for new genres of computer game play. It is expected that
some DANM Playable Media students will collaborate with students in
the existing programs in order to create projects more ambitious than
would otherwise be possible.

The first Playable Media collaborative research group will be launched
in 2009 under the direction of Noah Wardrip-Fruin (co-creator of the
virtual reality literary game Screen, co-editor of MIT Press books
such as Second Person: Role-Playing and Story in Games and Playable
Media). Other UCSC faculty in this area include Michael Mateas (co-
creator of Independent Games Festival finalist Facade and the
interactive film generator Terminal Time), Warren Sack  (creator of
the argumentation game Agonistics and the social technology
Conversation Map), and Jim Whitehead (founder of the UC system's first
game degree, developer of novel techniques for game level generation).

More about DANM:
http://danm.ucsc.edu/

More about Playable Media:
http://danm.ucsc.edu/web/PlayableMedia

Application information:
http://danm.ucsc.edu/web/ApplicationInfo

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From goldfile at gmail.com  Thu Dec 18 04:12:03 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 01:12:03 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] CFP's/Submissions
Message-ID: <C56F53E3.1742E%goldfile@gmail.com>

Call for Papers: FaVE 2009, Berlin, July 27 ? 29 2009

FaVE (Facets of Virtual Environments) 2009 is a refereed international
academic conference devoted to persistent, multi-user virtual environments.
The recent rise of World of Warcraft?, Second Life? and similar applications
has caught the imagination of the public and scholars alike, yet until now
the study of virtual environments has been subordinated to a collection of
subtopics of established academic disciplines.

Deadline full papers: February 13 2009
details: http://fave-conference.org +  http://fave-conference.org/cfp.shtml
+  http://fave-conference.org/submission.shtml


In connection with the Virtual Reality International Conference, Laval,
France, April 22 - 26 2009 the demo session Laval Virtual ReVolution 2009 is
looking for innovative VR Applications.

Submission deadline: February 1 2009 (description document (pdf/word), floor
installation plan (pdf/ppt/jpg/gif),
3 images for web, video)

for details see:
http://www.laval-virtual.org/revolution/index.php?option=com_content&task=vi
ew&id=4&Itemid=12
Winners 2008
http://www.laval-virtual.org/revolution/index.php?option=com_content&task=vi
ew&id=6&Itemid=22

The 2009 Subtle Technologies Festival in Toronto is currently seeking
submissions for it?s festival under the theme of ?networks? . The festival
takes place in Toronto from June 11 to June 14th . As in previous years, the
2009 festival will explore it?s theme from a broad cultural and
interdisciplinary perspective.


Deadline for submissions for exhibitions, symposium presentations,
workshops, performances and poster presentations: January 5th 2009 details:
http://www.subtletechnologies.com


The University of California Transliteracies Project and UC Santa Barbara
Social Computing Group announce the "Social Computing in 2020" Bluesky
Innovation Competition." What will social computing technologies and
practices be like in the year 2020?

Eligible: Undergraduate or graduate students from any discipline anywhere in
the world. 

Awards: 1st prize, $3000 USD; 2nd prize, $1000, 3rd prize, $500.
Submission format: Description of an idea + Imaginative realization,
embodiment, or illustration of the idea in a variety of possible formats
(e.g., an essay, story, script, application sketch, fictional business plan,
etc.). 

deadline: January 30 2009.
guidelines & submission details:
http://socialcomputing.ucsb.edu/contest2020/

If you happen to be a German Developer...

New Serious Games Award (categories: Educational Game, Health Game,
Corporate Game and Persuasive Game) with prize money worth EUR 28000,-

Deadline: January 31 2009
Details: www.seriousgames-award.de


-- 
Susan Gold
goldfile at gmail.com

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Oscar Wilde

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From jzagal at cdm.depaul.edu  Thu Dec 18 15:05:49 2008
From: jzagal at cdm.depaul.edu (Jose P. Zagal)
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 14:05:49 -0600
Subject: [game_edu] Job: Game Development Instructor Position at DePaul
	University
Message-ID: <494AAD1D.5090102@cdm.depaul.edu>

Please forward!

I'm happy to take  questions on this position or what it's like to work 
at DePaul.

Jose Zagal

------------------------------------------------------------------
Instructor Position in Computer Game Development at the College of 
Computing and Digital Media (CDM) DePaul University, Chicago


DePaul University?s College of Computing and Digital Media (CDM) in 
Chicago invites applications for a full-time instructor position
(non-tenure track) in Computer Game Development beginning in September
2009. Our graduate and undergraduate Game Development program is highly
cross-disciplinary and closely linked with our programs in Computer
Science, Software Engineering, Animation, Computer Graphics and Digital
Cinema. The program has grown quickly since its inception in 2004, and
benefits from strong ties to the Chicago-area and national game
industry. Please visit our website for more information 
http://GameDev.DePaul.edu

Ideal candidates for the position will have an active interest in game
development and/or research, and be able to teach in multiple areas of
game design, development, and analysis. Industry experience is a plus.
Job responsibilities include teaching, advising, supervising student
game projects and continued creative activities and/or scholarship in
the field. An advanced degree is not required for candidates with
significant game development experience. Rank and salary are
commensurate with qualifications and experience.

Members of all underrepresented groups, women, veterans, and persons
with disabilities are invited and encouraged to apply. DePaul University
offers equal employment opportunities to all persons in accordance with
applicable federal, state and local EEO laws.

For priority consideration, apply by January 15, 2009 to
game_search at cdm.depaul.edu and include a cover letter, curriculum vitae,
statement of teaching philosophy, three letters of recommendation, and a
DVD (by mail) or URL of samples of relevant creative work and/or
scholarship. Electronic submission of documents is strongly encouraged;
for application materials sent by mail: Game Development Faculty Search
Committee, School of CDM, DePaul University, 243 South Wabash Avenue,
Chicago, IL, 60604-2301.

-------------------------------------------------------------------------


-- 
Jos? P. Zagal
Assistant Professor
College of Computing and Digital Media
DePaul University

From mark at gamepathevents.com  Fri Dec 19 12:53:39 2008
From: mark at gamepathevents.com (Mark Chuberka)
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:53:39 -0600
Subject: [game_edu] Call for Papers: Game Education Summit 2009
Message-ID: <006401c96202$b9f38250$2dda86f0$@com>

This information is also available at:
http://www.gameeducationsummit.com/ges_call_for_papers_2009.php

 

Call for Papers: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, June 16-17, 2009

 

Game Education Summit 2009

Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University

 

Game Path Events LLC is pleased to announce that the second annual Game
Education Summit is seeking paper proposals from the academic, creative and
industrial communities.  Through this annual event we aim to disseminate the
most recent, groundbreaking work on games as education as well as game
research. The conference will also have a strong focus on curriculum
development and design.  The GES committed to uniquely provide networking
opportunities for those within the industry and academia to foster
relationships that will benefit both groups.  

 

This year's summit focuses on creativity and innovation in game design.
Possible panels include:

Tweaking the Interface - new uses for existing consoles and ideas for new
interfaces
Not So Easy - creating educational interfaces with variable
challenge/difficulty levels
Bringing Curricula Out of the Silos - How to get departments to foster
interdisciplinary learning

 

Types of submission: 

Panels or Presentations

Submissions are solicited of panels or presentations that address the
following:

                        

.         Course Development

.         Curriculum Design

.         Teaching Methods

.         Writing for Games

.         Mentoring Programs

.         All Aspects of Serious Games

.         Effective Development of Links with the Games Industry

.         Industry Requirements and Needs

.         Program Design & Methodologies

.         Accreditation

.         Games as Art and Artifact

.         Game Development for Governmental Use

 

 

Electronically submit a cover sheet, which includes the title, name,
address, phone and fax numbers, and email address of each participant and a
30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the program and on
the website to introduce the panel or presentation. Submit a panel or
presentation description, up to 200 words that gives a concise account of
the topic and the focus of the panel or presentation.


Short Papers or Poster Presentations:

Submissions are solicited for short papers or poster presentations that
address research on the game industry or technical game-related fields.
Authors are encouraged to demonstrate work in progress and late-breaking
research results that show the latest innovative ideas. Electronically
submit a cover sheet, which includes the short paper or poster title, the
name, address, phone and fax numbers, and email address of each author and a
30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the program and on
the website to introduce the poster. Submit a two-page summary, which will
be used as the basis for review. 


Important dates: 

February 1, 2009        Deadline for submission in all categories
March 1, 2009 Notification of acceptance
May 31, 2009  Deadline for providing names and affiliations for


                                 panel members and chair 


Submissions procedure 

Send submissions to:  <mailto:suzanne at gameducationnetwork.com>
suzanne at gameducationnetwork.com

 

All submissions will be reviewed by the Games in Education steering
committee. All accepted speakers and panel participants will be granted
gratis admission to the conference.

 

This site and all contents copyright C2008Game Path Events LLC. All rights
reserved.
Game Education Summit and the Game Education Summit logo are trademarks of
Game Path Events LLC.

 

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From goldfile at gmail.com  Sun Dec 21 02:08:55 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 23:08:55 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] JVWR: Call for Think Pieces
Message-ID: <C5732B87.174D1%goldfile@gmail.com>

The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (http://jvwresearch.org) is
soliciting "think pieces" in response to the following questions:

"In thinking about the spaces of virtual worlds, and the practices we
witness within them, how can we define what counts as culture? Can we see
any common cultural trends emerging in different virtual worlds, or are
practices as disparate as the worlds and groups we find within them?"

The formatting guidelines are:

* 1000-1300 words total
* The "think pieces" are brief essays or papers intended to spur discussion
amongst the scholarly community.
* The pieces should aim to ask provocative questions for future research and
debate, rather than provide definitive answers.
* We encourage the use of visual aids such as images, video clips, or links
to content in virtual worlds.
* Abstract (no more than 300 words) and keywords (a minimum of 3)
* APA Style (unless it is inappropriate for the type of essay being
submitted)
* The website currently only accepts .doc and .rtf formats.
* Single-spaced

The deadline for submissions is: January 9, 2008, 5pm CST

Please send your submissions directly to: Mia Consalvo consalvo at ohio.edu and
Mark Bell typewritermark at gmail.com
-- 
Mia Consalvo, Ph.D.
School of Media Arts & Studies
(formerly the School of Telecommunications)
Ohio University
9 South College Street
Athens, Ohio 45701
USA
-- 
Susan Gold
goldfile at gmail.com

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Oscar Wilde

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From goldfile at gmail.com  Sun Dec 21 15:28:39 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Sun, 21 Dec 2008 12:28:39 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] Faculty Position Open
Message-ID: <C573E6F7.174DB%goldfile@gmail.com>

The M.I.T. Media Laboratory is looking to hire tenure track faculty in among
other areas storytelling and entertainment computing:
http://facultysearch.media.mit.edu/facultysearch.nsf
-- 
Susan Gold
goldfile at gmail.com

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Oscar Wilde

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From goldfile at gmail.com  Mon Dec 22 20:34:04 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Mon, 22 Dec 2008 17:34:04 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] Games for Change
Message-ID: <C575800C.17536%goldfile@gmail.com>


Games for Change is happy to announce the 2009 Sixth Annual Games for Change
Festival to be held in New York City May 27 - 29!

Our opening keynote is author and Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Nicholas
Kristof of the New York Times.

Other featured speakers include James Paul Gee, Mary Lou Fulton Presidential
Chair in Literacy Studies at Arizona State University; Seth Scheisel, New
York Times game critic; Tracy Fullerton, Director of the Electronic Arts
Game Innovation Lab and author of Game Design Workshop: A Playcentric
Approach to Designing Innovative Games;
<http://www.amazon.com/Game-Design-Workshop-Second-Playcentric/dp/0240809742
/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1210724335&sr=8-1> Eric Zimmerman, CEO
of Gamelab and author of Rules of Play; Mary Flanagan, Director of the
Tiltfactor Lab; Ian Bogost, CEO of Persuasive Games and author of Unit
Operations: An Approach to Videogame Criticism; Heather Chaplin, journalist
(NPR, NYT) and author of Smart Bomb, and many others.

Back by popular demand is the 101 Workshop on May 27 for those new to making
social issue games. And this year we'll be featuring the first-ever Newsgame
Award at the Expo Night on May 28th, sponsored by the Knight Foundation.
And as always, we'll have expert panels, provocative lunch discussions, and
ample networking opportunities.

For more information, please see the festival web site:
http://gamesforchange.org/fest2009 <http://gamesforchange.org/fest2009>

We look forward to seeing you there!

Suzanne 

Suzanne Seggerman
President, Co-founder
Games for Change
http://www.gamesforchange.org
cell: 917.478.4772

-- 
Susan Gold
goldfile at gmail.com

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
Oscar Wilde

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From goldfile at gmail.com  Wed Dec 31 15:06:25 2008
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:06:25 -0800
Subject: [game_edu] Social Networking
Message-ID: <C58110C1.176C0%goldfile@gmail.com>

Hello everyone, I just wanted to let you know that I put together a Facebook
page for the SIG and wanted to invite everyone to join. I wanted to add a
new dimension to the SIG and hope that this might be a new venue for
interaction. There is a discussion board where we can post questions, meet
new people and add to the resources we have in the SIG.

http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=53908943407&ref=mf

I want to wish everyone a wonderful and happy new year.

All my best,
Susan
-- 

Prof. Susan Gold
Chair, IGDA Education SIG

"It is the supreme art of the teacher to awaken joy in creative expression
and knowledge." - Albert Einstein 

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From jzagal at cdm.depaul.edu  Fri Dec 12 16:46:49 2008
From: jzagal at cdm.depaul.edu (Jose P. Zagal)
Date: Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:46:49 -0000
Subject: [game_edu] Reminder: CFP for IGDA Educatio SIG Poster Presentations
	at GDC 2009
Message-ID: <4942DBC6.4000701@cdm.depaul.edu>

(apologies for cross posting)

March 23 & 24, 2009

At the 2009 "Summit" game educators will discover experimental and 
inventive educational approaches that they can bring back to the 
classroom. This is a rare professional development opportunity for 
novice or experienced game educators alike. In this 2-day /2-track 
workshop we will be exploring areas of innovative design and 
programming. There will be game blasts, post-mortems, interactive 
hands-on workshop sessions, great keynote speakers, a poster session and 
a networking lunch with industry. Special invited keynotes will be given 
by Jane McGonigal and Jesse Schell. The overall goal is for participants 
of this workshop to be able to integrate knowledge gained into new 
classroom activities, resources, discussions and curricula.


Call for Posters
----------------
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:

* Game program design and development
    o The design and execution of game design and development classes.
    o Teaching and curriculum development in game programs.
    o Game development concentrations and majors.
    o Laboratory and infrastructure requirements for game classes.
    o Games education assessment.
    o Learning theories and pedagogy (applied to games education).
    o Novel pedagogical approaches, tools, and methods for supporting 
games education.

* Game design and development in traditional classes

* Interdisciplinary collaboration in game programs (both for students 
and for faculty).
  o Game design and development as capstone projects.

* Support for Games Education Programs
  o Case studies of industry relations and liaisons
  o Student organizations
  o Managing media and communications

Additionally, we welcome posters detailing research results relevant to 
the themes of the summit as well as posters highlighting or showcasing 
student experiences in games education programs. Student experiences can 
be showcased in the context of their capstone or class projects.
Guidelines

Poster submissions must present original, unpublished research or 
experiences. Late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from 
ongoing research are also encouraged to be submitted. Posters under 
review elsewhere should not be submitted.

To submit to the poster session, please write an abstract of the 
research or experiences that you wish to present during the poster 
session (800 words not including references) Abstracts must be submitted 
electronically to submit_EdSIGposter at igda.org.
Important dates

Submission deadline: January 15, 2009 (12:00 midnight, US Central time) 
Notification: February 9, 2009

Questions on poster sessions can be directed to the poster session chair 
Jos? Zagal at jzagal at cdm.depaul.edu

If the poster is accepted you will be expected to comply with the 
following guidelines:

1. All posters will be presented on a tri-fold presentation board 36" by 
48".
2. Provide 100 copies of the Abstract of the poster.
    o Include title, Author(s)
    o Single spaced
    o Limit to one page in length
3. Authors of accepted posters are required to be present at their 
posters for discussion at the specified time during the summit.
4. Authors are responsible for the transportation of their presentations.
5. Use large enough fonts for subtitles and text so that the poster can 
be read from approximately 2-3 feet away. Avoid the use of script fonts 
that are difficult to read.

Further Information

IGDA: http://www.igda.org/
Education Summit: http://gdconf.com/conference/edusig.htm Game

Developer's Conference 2009: http://www.gdconf.com/



thank you,

-- 
Jos? P. Zagal
Assistant Professor
College of Computing and Digital Media
DePaul University