From goldfile at gmail.com  Mon May  4 09:06:27 2009
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Mon, 04 May 2009 09:06:27 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] FW: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games
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-- 
Susan Gold
Skype: tahoegold

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

------ Forwarded Message
From: Miguel Sicart <miguel at itu.dk>
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 11:39:10 +0200
To: Miguel Sicart <miguel at itu.dk>
Subject: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games


I am very happy to announce that my book , The Ethics of Computer Games, is
finally out there in the wild, for anyone to purchase. It's been a long
process, but it's finally here. And it feels good ...

It ended up being quite a philosophy volume, but there are some case
studies, from Defcon to GTA IV, that makes the book a bit more digestible. I
am very interested in feedback and conversations on the book, so you know
where to find me ...

Now, it's time to prepare the release party ... and see if I can get the
movie rights sold ;)

Thank you all!


Miguel


////some information about the book [apologies for cross-posting]////

>> Despite the emergence of computer games as a dominant cultural industry >
(and the accompanying emergence of computer games as the subject of > scholarly
research), we know little or nothing about the ethics of > computer games.
Considerations of the morality of computer games seldom > go beyond intermittent
portrayals of them in the mass media as training > devices for teenage serial
killers. In this first scholarly exploration > of the subject, Miguel Sicart
addresses broader issues about the ethics > of games, the ethics of playing the
games, and the ethical > responsibilities of game designers. He argues that
computer games are > ethical objects, that computer game players are ethical
agents, and that > the ethics of computer games should be seen as a complex
network of > responsibilities and moral duties. Players should not be considered
> passive amoral creatures; they reflect, relate, and create with ethical >
minds. The games they play are ethical systems, with rules that create >
gameworlds with values at play. > > Drawing on concepts from philosophy and game
studies, Sicart proposes a > framework for analyzing the ethics of computer
games as both designed > objects and player experiences. After presenting his
core theoretical > arguments and offering a general theory for understanding
computer game > ethics, Sicart offers case studies examining single-player games
(using > Bioshock as an example), multiplayer games (illustrated by Defcon), and
> online gameworlds (illustrated by World of Warcraft) from an ethical >
perspective. He explores issues raised by unethical content in computer > games
and its possible effect on players and offers a synthesis of design > theory and
ethics that could be used as both analytical tool and > inspiration in the
creation of ethical gameplay. > > Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Computer-Games-Miguel-Sicart/dp/0262012650/ref=sr
Amazon.co.uk: 
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ethics-Computer-Games-M-Sicart/dp/0262012650/ref=sr_1_
MIT Press: http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11758


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From martin at hagvall.com  Mon May  4 12:44:43 2009
From: martin at hagvall.com (Martin Hagvall)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 09:44:43 -0700
Subject: [game_edu] FW: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games
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Congratulations!
 
On a related note, some of you might have missed that Brenda Brathwaite
featured in an Escapist online article discussing her new board game designs
about the slave trade, the holocaust, etc. Any thoughts? Is this direction a
welcome infusion of ethics and social context and/or does it risk
"politicizing and polarizing" games (and perhaps by extension, also game
education)?

http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/conferences/tgc_2009/6021-TGC-
2009-How-a-Board-Game-Can-Make-You-Cry
 
 
__________________

Martin Hagvall
martin at hagvall.com
http://twitter.com/martinhagvall

 


________________________________

	From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org]
On Behalf Of S. Gold
	Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 6:06 AM
	To: IGDA Game Education Listserv
	Subject: [game_edu] FW: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games
	
	
	
	-- 
	Susan Gold
	Skype: tahoegold
	
	"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that
is all." Oscar Wilde
	
	------ Forwarded Message
	From: Miguel Sicart <miguel at itu.dk>
	Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 11:39:10 +0200
	To: Miguel Sicart <miguel at itu.dk>
	Subject: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games
	
	
	I am very happy to announce that my book , The Ethics of Computer
Games, is finally out there in the wild, for anyone to purchase. It's been a
long process, but it's finally here. And it feels good ...
	
	It ended up being quite a philosophy volume, but there are some case
studies, from Defcon to GTA IV, that makes the book a bit more digestible. I
am very interested in feedback and conversations on the book, so you know
where to find me ...
	
	Now, it's time to prepare the release party ... and see if I can get
the movie rights sold ;)
	
	Thank you all!
	
	
	Miguel
	
	
	////some information about the book [apologies for
cross-posting]////
	
	>> Despite the emergence of computer games as a dominant cultural
industry > (and the accompanying emergence of computer games as the subject
of > scholarly research), we know little or nothing about the ethics of >
computer games. Considerations of the morality of computer games seldom > go
beyond intermittent portrayals of them in the mass media as training >
devices for teenage serial killers. In this first scholarly exploration > of
the subject, Miguel Sicart addresses broader issues about the ethics > of
games, the ethics of playing the games, and the ethical > responsibilities
of game designers. He argues that computer games are > ethical objects, that
computer game players are ethical agents, and that > the ethics of computer
games should be seen as a complex network of > responsibilities and moral
duties. Players should not be considered > passive amoral creatures; they
reflect, relate, and create with ethical > minds. The games they play are
ethical systems, with rules that create > gameworlds with values at play. >
> Drawing on concepts from philosophy and game studies, Sicart proposes a >
framework for analyzing the ethics of computer games as both designed >
objects and player experiences. After presenting his core theoretical >
arguments and offering a general theory for understanding computer game >
ethics, Sicart offers case studies examining single-player games (using >
Bioshock as an example), multiplayer games (illustrated by Defcon), and >
online gameworlds (illustrated by World of Warcraft) from an ethical >
perspective. He explores issues raised by unethical content in computer >
games and its possible effect on players and offers a synthesis of design >
theory and ethics that could be used as both analytical tool and >
inspiration in the creation of ethical gameplay. > > Amazon.com:
http://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Computer-Games-Miguel-Sicart/dp/0262012650/ref=
sr Amazon.co.uk:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ethics-Computer-Games-M-Sicart/dp/0262012650/ref=sr_
1_ MIT Press:
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11758
	
	
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From brendabrathwaite at gmail.com  Mon May  4 19:31:30 2009
From: brendabrathwaite at gmail.com (Brenda Brathwaite)
Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 19:31:30 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] FW: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games
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The latter is one of the reasons I made them non-digital.

And congrats on the new book.

Brenda





On May 4, 2009, at 12:44 PM, "Martin Hagvall" <martin at hagvall.com>  
wrote:

> Congratulations!
>
> On a related note, some of you might have missed that Brenda  
> Brathwaite
> featured in an Escapist online article discussing her new board game  
> designs
> about the slave trade, the holocaust, etc. Any thoughts? Is this  
> direction a
> welcome infusion of ethics and social context and/or does it risk
> "politicizing and polarizing" games (and perhaps by extension, also  
> game
> education)?
>
> http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/conferences/tgc_2009/6021-TGC-
> 2009-How-a-Board-Game-Can-Make-You-Cry
>
>
> __________________
>
> Martin Hagvall
> martin at hagvall.com
> http://twitter.com/martinhagvall
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>    From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org]
> On Behalf Of S. Gold
>    Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 6:06 AM
>    To: IGDA Game Education Listserv
>    Subject: [game_edu] FW: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games
>
>
>
>    --
>    Susan Gold
>    Skype: tahoegold
>
>    "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that
> is all." Oscar Wilde
>
>    ------ Forwarded Message
>    From: Miguel Sicart <miguel at itu.dk>
>    Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 11:39:10 +0200
>    To: Miguel Sicart <miguel at itu.dk>
>    Subject: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games
>
>
>    I am very happy to announce that my book , The Ethics of Computer
> Games, is finally out there in the wild, for anyone to purchase.  
> It's been a
> long process, but it's finally here. And it feels good ...
>
>    It ended up being quite a philosophy volume, but there are some  
> case
> studies, from Defcon to GTA IV, that makes the book a bit more  
> digestible. I
> am very interested in feedback and conversations on the book, so you  
> know
> where to find me ...
>
>    Now, it's time to prepare the release party ... and see if I can  
> get
> the movie rights sold ;)
>
>    Thank you all!
>
>
>    Miguel
>
>
>    ////some information about the book [apologies for
> cross-posting]////
>
>    >> Despite the emergence of computer games as a dominant cultural
> industry > (and the accompanying emergence of computer games as the  
> subject
> of > scholarly research), we know little or nothing about the ethics  
> of >
> computer games. Considerations of the morality of computer games  
> seldom > go
> beyond intermittent portrayals of them in the mass media as training >
> devices for teenage serial killers. In this first scholarly  
> exploration > of
> the subject, Miguel Sicart addresses broader issues about the ethics  
> > of
> games, the ethics of playing the games, and the ethical >  
> responsibilities
> of game designers. He argues that computer games are > ethical  
> objects, that
> computer game players are ethical agents, and that > the ethics of  
> computer
> games should be seen as a complex network of > responsibilities and  
> moral
> duties. Players should not be considered > passive amoral creatures;  
> they
> reflect, relate, and create with ethical > minds. The games they  
> play are
> ethical systems, with rules that create > gameworlds with values at  
> play. >
>> Drawing on concepts from philosophy and game studies, Sicart  
>> proposes a >
> framework for analyzing the ethics of computer games as both  
> designed >
> objects and player experiences. After presenting his core  
> theoretical >
> arguments and offering a general theory for understanding computer  
> game >
> ethics, Sicart offers case studies examining single-player games  
> (using >
> Bioshock as an example), multiplayer games (illustrated by Defcon),  
> and >
> online gameworlds (illustrated by World of Warcraft) from an ethical >
> perspective. He explores issues raised by unethical content in  
> computer >
> games and its possible effect on players and offers a synthesis of  
> design >
> theory and ethics that could be used as both analytical tool and >
> inspiration in the creation of ethical gameplay. > > Amazon.com:
> http://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Computer-Games-Miguel-Sicart/dp/0262012650/ref=
> sr Amazon.co.uk:
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ethics-Computer-Games-M-Sicart/dp/0262012650/ref=sr_
> 1_ MIT Press:
> http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11758
>
>
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>
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From mundial82 at gmail.com  Tue May  5 01:07:29 2009
From: mundial82 at gmail.com (Miguel Sicart)
Date: Tue, 5 May 2009 07:07:29 +0200
Subject: [game_edu] FW: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games
In-Reply-To: <78B9A3C3-8F9C-41D8-9D0B-A90230F6CDE2@gmail.com>
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Message-ID: <ba3c83a10905042207j14cc0ac0q6136a0ee56f166e@mail.gmail.com>

Thanks for the replies!
As for Brenda's games (which I'd love to play/look at!), I think they sound
great. We need more games that force us to think about what we can express,
ethically and aesthetically, with the tools of play.
As educator and researcher, I am certainly not afraid of politicizing and
polarizing games in the context of education. Freedom of research grants us
this opportunity, which we should be exploring like Brenda has done.

Incidentally, as part of the larger project my book is a part of, this
summer I will be working with some of my very talented colleagues at the IT
University on game based on Hannah Arendt's theory of the banality of evil (
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banality_of_evil). The idea is to apply (my)
theories on ethics and games to a game design. Ideally, it will be a digital
game at some stage, but we will probably have different  non-digital
iterations along the way. Let's see what happens!


Miguel

 Congratulations!
>
> On a related note, some of you might have missed that Brenda Brathwaite
> featured in an Escapist online article discussing her new board game
> designs
> about the slave trade, the holocaust, etc. Any thoughts? Is this direction
> a
> welcome infusion of ethics and social context and/or does it risk
> "politicizing and polarizing" games (and perhaps by extension, also game
> education)?
>
>
> http://www.escapistmagazine.com/articles/view/conferences/tgc_2009/6021-TGC-
> 2009-How-a-Board-Game-Can-Make-You-Cry
>
>
> __________________
>
> Martin Hagvall
> martin at hagvall.com
> http://twitter.com/martinhagvall
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
>
>   From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org]
> On Behalf Of S. Gold
>   Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 6:06 AM
>   To: IGDA Game Education Listserv
>   Subject: [game_edu] FW: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games
>
>
>
>   --
>   Susan Gold
>   Skype: tahoegold
>
>   "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that
> is all." Oscar Wilde
>
>   ------ Forwarded Message
>   From: Miguel Sicart <miguel at itu.dk>
>   Date: Mon, 4 May 2009 11:39:10 +0200
>   To: Miguel Sicart <miguel at itu.dk>
>   Subject: New Book, The Ethics of Computer Games
>
>
>   I am very happy to announce that my book , The Ethics of Computer
> Games, is finally out there in the wild, for anyone to purchase. It's been
> a
> long process, but it's finally here. And it feels good ...
>
>   It ended up being quite a philosophy volume, but there are some case
> studies, from Defcon to GTA IV, that makes the book a bit more digestible.
> I
> am very interested in feedback and conversations on the book, so you know
> where to find me ...
>
>   Now, it's time to prepare the release party ... and see if I can get
> the movie rights sold ;)
>
>   Thank you all!
>
>
>   Miguel
>
>
>   ////some information about the book [apologies for
> cross-posting]////
>
>   >> Despite the emergence of computer games as a dominant cultural
> industry > (and the accompanying emergence of computer games as the subject
> of > scholarly research), we know little or nothing about the ethics of >
> computer games. Considerations of the morality of computer games seldom >
> go
> beyond intermittent portrayals of them in the mass media as training >
> devices for teenage serial killers. In this first scholarly exploration >
> of
> the subject, Miguel Sicart addresses broader issues about the ethics > of
> games, the ethics of playing the games, and the ethical > responsibilities
> of game designers. He argues that computer games are > ethical objects,
> that
> computer game players are ethical agents, and that > the ethics of computer
> games should be seen as a complex network of > responsibilities and moral
> duties. Players should not be considered > passive amoral creatures; they
> reflect, relate, and create with ethical > minds. The games they play are
> ethical systems, with rules that create > gameworlds with values at play. >
>
>> Drawing on concepts from philosophy and game studies, Sicart proposes a >
>>
> framework for analyzing the ethics of computer games as both designed >
> objects and player experiences. After presenting his core theoretical >
> arguments and offering a general theory for understanding computer game >
> ethics, Sicart offers case studies examining single-player games (using >
> Bioshock as an example), multiplayer games (illustrated by Defcon), and >
> online gameworlds (illustrated by World of Warcraft) from an ethical >
> perspective. He explores issues raised by unethical content in computer >
> games and its possible effect on players and offers a synthesis of design >
> theory and ethics that could be used as both analytical tool and >
> inspiration in the creation of ethical gameplay. > > Amazon.com:
>
> http://www.amazon.com/Ethics-Computer-Games-Miguel-Sicart/dp/0262012650/ref=
> sr Amazon.co.uk:
>
> http://www.amazon.co.uk/Ethics-Computer-Games-M-Sicart/dp/0262012650/ref=sr_
> 1_ MIT Press:
> http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=11758
>
>
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>
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From Maha.Abdallah at lip6.fr  Tue May  5 14:44:08 2009
From: Maha.Abdallah at lip6.fr (Maha Abdallah)
Date: Tue, 05 May 2009 20:44:08 +0200
Subject: [game_edu] NetGames 2009 CFP
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-- 
Maha Abdallah
LIP6 Laboratory
University of Paris VI
104, avenue du Pr?sident Kennedy
75016 Paris, France

Tel: +33-1-44.27.87.93
Fax: +33-1-44.27.70.00
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From penny.debyl at gmail.com  Fri May  8 04:42:32 2009
From: penny.debyl at gmail.com (Penny de Byl)
Date: Fri, 8 May 2009 10:42:32 +0200
Subject: [game_edu] Are you working with Game Engines in Education?
Message-ID: <1531be7b0905080142j51f3c656h703f236b3dd25ee0@mail.gmail.com>

Hi all,

This is a second call for participation in a short survey about the use of
game engines by educators.
If you are using game engines for teaching and learning purposes I would
appreciate hearing from you via this online survey:

http://surveys.penslayer.com/index.php?sid=42366

There are 19 questions and it should only take at most 15mins of your time
to complete.

Thanks in advance,

Penny

-- 
Dr Penny de Byl
Associate Professor of Serious Games
Academy of Digital Entertainment
Breda University of Applied Sciences
?One of the most difficult tasks men can perform, however much others may
despise it, is the invention of good games and it cannot be done by men out
of touch with their instinctive selves.? - Carl Jung 1977
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From ypisan at it.uts.edu.au  Tue May 12 01:32:07 2009
From: ypisan at it.uts.edu.au (Yusuf Pisan)
Date: Tue, 12 May 2009 15:32:07 +1000
Subject: [game_edu] CFP: IE2009: Australasian Conference on Interactive
	Entertainment
Message-ID: <6dfad8320905112232j6e6241ecj80e65d92d6040c9c@mail.gmail.com>

[Please forward to your networks as appropriate.
Apologies if you receive multiple copies.]

========== IE2009: CALL FOR PAPERS ==========

IE2009: The 6th Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment
14-16 December 2009, Sydney, Australia
http://ieconference.org/ie2009/

*** Important Dates ***
Paper Submission: 21 Aug 2009
Short Papers/Demo Submission: 1 Sep 2009
Author Notification: 1 Oct 2009
Camera Ready Papers: 1 Nov 2009
Conference: 14-16 Dec 2009

The Australasian Conference on Interactive Entertainment, in
its sixth year, is a cross-disciplinary conference that
brings together researchers from artificial intelligence,
audio, cognitive science, cultural studies, drama, HCI,
interactive media, media studies, psychology, computer
graphics, as well as researchers from other disciplines
working on new interactive entertainment specific
technologies or providing critical analysis of games and
interactive environments.

Previous keynotes at Interactive Entertainment have included
the following people:

Kurt Busch, Krome Studios
Adrian David Cheok, Mixed Reality Lab, Singapore
Chris Crawford, http://www.erasmatazz.com/
Kenneth D. Forbus, Northwestern University.
Tracy Fullerton, University of Southern California
Ross Gibson, University of Sydney
Robin Hunicke, Electronic Arts
Elina M.I. Koivisto, Nokia Research Center
Mark Stephen Meadows / pighed, http://www.boar.com/
Madjid Merabti, Liverpool John Moores University
Scot Osterweil, MIT Education Arcade
John Passfield, Pandemic Studios
Mark Pesce, co-creator of the VRML
Caryl Shaw, Electronic Arts
Stacey Spiegel, I-mmersion
R. Michael Young, North Carolina State University

=== IE2009 will accept three kinds of submissions; all
accepted submissions will be included in the conference
proceedings.

Regular Papers - Maximum 10 pages. Regular papers represents
mature work where the work has been rigorously
evaluated. All regular papers will be peer reviewed for
technical merit, significance, clarity and relevance to
interactive entertainment.

Short Papers - Maximum 3 pages. Short papers represent novel
work in progress that may not be yet as mature as regular
submissions, but still represents a significant controbution
to the field. All short papers will be peer reviewed for
technical merit, significance, clarity and relevance to
interactive entertainment.

Demo Submissions - Maximum 1 page. Technical demonstrations
showing innovative and original approaches to interactive
entertainment. Demo papers will be reviewed by the
conference chair and the program chair for significance and
relevance. All demo presenters are responsible are
responsible for bringing the necessary equipment to the
conference and setting up their demo at the conference.

=== Topics include but are not limited to:

* Art, Design, New Media, Social games - games as art forms,
novel approaches to game design, mobile games and games that
leverage from social networking tools, convergence and
cross-platform media, cultural and media studies on games,
policy and legislative responses to games

* Artificial Intelligence: path-planning, camera-control,
terrain analysis, user-modeling, machine learning,
interactive storytelling, NPC modelling, planning and
general AI architectures.

* Games and Education: integrating games into traditional
computer science classes as well as novel ways of teaching
games, curriucula development at university, high-school or
middle-school levels, special games based programs for
attracting disadvantaged or underepresented groups.

* Game Design and Production - papers examining the game
production process from conception to design to prototyping
to bringing games to market

* Graphics, Animation and Interfaces - advances in graphics
techniques with applications to games, new animation
techniques, novel interfaces for games,
mixed-reality. augmented-reality applications, mobile games,

* Games Backend - papers that show advances in technical
fields that make games work, such as databases, networking,
cryptography, security, programming languages,


IE2009 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.

Accepted papers will be published in the IE2009 conference
proceedings and also published in the ACM Digital
Library. Please see http://ieconference.org/ for papers from
previous years.

=== For the best student paper, IE2009 will waive the
registration fee and provide a scholarship of up to $500
towards travel adn accomodation expenses. There are also
limited spots for student volunteers, please contact
ie2009[at]ieconference.org if interested. Student volunteers
will get a discount on the registration

General inquiries should be forwarded to ie2009[at]ieconference.org

IE2009 Conference Chair: Malcolm Ryan, UNSW
IE2009 Program Committee Chair: Yusuf Pisan, UTS

-- 
A/Professor Yusuf Pisan
Games Studio
Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
University of Technology, Sydney
http://staff.it.uts.edu.au/~ypisan/
http://games.it.uts.edu.au/
Skype: ypisan

From goldfile at gmail.com  Wed May 13 12:03:00 2009
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Wed, 13 May 2009 12:03:00 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] SIGGRAPH Asia
Message-ID: <C6306774.1E087%goldfile@gmail.com>

SIGGRAPH Asia2009 Educators Program is a place where people from all
levels and disciplines, from academia and industry, can share their
research, methods, and opinions about the teaching and integration of
computer graphics and interactive techniques in all areas of
learning. The program includes three main components: Education
Papers, Panels and Invited Workshops. Education paper accepted by
SA2009 will become part of the ACM Digital Library. Find out more and
submit your education paper and/or panel proposal.

Submission Deadline:  9 June 2009

CAL:
http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/for_presenters/edu/index.php

Rules & Requirements :
http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/for_presenters/edu/rules.php

Review & Upon Acceptance :
http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/for_presenters/edu/review.php

Frequently Asked Questions :
http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/for_presenters/edu/faqs.php

Online Submission System :
http://www.siggraph.org/asia2009/for_presenters/edu/index.php


-- 
Susan Gold
Skype: tahoegold

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

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From alex at gamesforchange.org  Fri May 15 10:57:40 2009
From: alex at gamesforchange.org (Alex Quinn)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 10:57:40 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] Games for Change Festival - Registration rates increase
	Monday
In-Reply-To: <1531be7b0905080142j51f3c656h703f236b3dd25ee0@mail.gmail.com>
References: <1531be7b0905080142j51f3c656h703f236b3dd25ee0@mail.gmail.com>
Message-ID: <9CDA4FD8-C72A-41B6-A63A-DD513DAA7B57@gamesforchange.org>

Register now before the rates go up on Monday May 18th for the 2009  
Sixth Annual Games for Change Festival, May 27 - 29, in New York  
City!  (We also offer substantial registration discounts for nonprofit/ 
academic  and student participants.)  This is the only event dedicated  
to the exciting new movement of video games for social change - games  
about poverty, global conflict, climate change. Called "the Sundance  
of video games" for "socially-responsible game-makers" we're building  
a new genre of video game - games to change the world - for the better.

This year's festival features an Opening Keynote by Pulitzer-Prize  
winning authorand world-changing New York Times journalist  Nicholas  
Kristof who will give us a sneak peek into his new book, television  
show and video game!

Other festival highlights include a fireside chat with preeminent  
games and learning scholars Jim Gee and Henry Jenkins; an interactive  
game design session by leading game designer Eric Zimmerman; and a  
closing keynote by Lucy Bradshaw, Executive Producer of Spore, and one  
of the 10 Most Influential Women In Games.

And don't miss our Games Expo, where festival-goers can see and play  
these new games firsthand in a lively and media-friendly reception.   
And this year will see the first-ever Knight News Game Award,  
sponsored the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation. Come see how  
games are being used to address key events and issues in the news!

Back by popular demand "Let the Games Begin: 101 Workshop on Making  
Social Issue Games," our pre-festival day-long workshop for newbies on  
May 27th! (2008 MacArthur Foundation's DML Competition award-winner)  
This workshop is a soup-to-nuts tutorial on the fundamentals of social  
issue games. Vital to those who are new to designing learning games  
but passionate about social issues, the workshop features leading  
experts on game design, fundraising, evaluation, youth participation,  
distribution, and press strategies. The 101 Workshop on Making Social  
Issue Games is made possible through the generous support of the AMD  
Foundation.

Festival panelists and speakers include:

Ian Bogost, CEO of Persuasive Games and author of Unit Operations: An  
Approach to Videogame Criticism
Heather Chaplin, journalist (NPR, NYT) and author of Smartbomb: The  
Quest for Art, Entertainment, and Big Bucks in the Videogame Revolution.
Mary Flanagan, Director of the Tiltfactor Lab
Tracy Fullerton, Assistant Professor, USC, Interactive Media
Judith Helfand, Independent filmmaker
Frank Lantz, CEO Area Code; Acting Director, NYU Game Center
John Nordlinger, Senior Research Manager, Microsoft
Ian Rowe, former head of Public Affairs at mTV
Katie Salen, Executive Director, Institute of Play; Associate  
Professor, Design and Technology Department, Parsons The New School  
for Design
Seth Scheisel, New York Times game critic and technology journalist
Kurt Squire, Assistant Professor at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Constance Steinkuehler, Assistant Professor Assistant Professor Ph.D.  
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Clive Thompson, Contributor, The New York Times, Wired

Among many others.

For more information and to register, visit http://www.gamesforchange.org/fest2009 
.  We look forward to seeing you all there!

--------------------------
Alex Quinn,
Executive Director, Games for Change
alex at gamesforchange.org
www.gamesforchange.org


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From mblackledge at lafilm.com  Fri May 15 12:53:31 2009
From: mblackledge at lafilm.com (Blackledge, Michael)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:53:31 -0700
Subject: [game_edu] Job Opening for: ***Course Director,
 Global Game Studies & Analog Game Theory***
Message-ID: <C632EC1B.1AFA%mblackledge@lafilm.com>

THE LOS ANGELES FILM SCHOOL
www.lafilm.edu <http://www.lafilm.edu>
Send resume/CV and cover letter to: recruiting at lafilm.com
 
Immediate Job Opening for: ***Course Director, Global Game Studies & Analog
Game Theory***     
 
REPORTS TO: Program Director, Game Production
STATUS: Exempt
 
DEPARTMENT: Education
Number of Employees Supervised: TBD
 
LOCATION: Hollywood, CA
Direct: TBD        
Indirect: N/A
 
Overview: The Course Director is responsible for developing the course
curriculum for and teaching Global Game Studies and Analog Game Theory
courses within the Associate of Science Game Production Degree Program.
 
Global Game Studies covers critical theory and analysis of games as well as
the history of electronic and non-electronic games from an international
perspective. Students achieve an understanding of games as a medium within
the entertainment industry. Students also gain insight into modern video
games as they relate to types of play that came before them.
 
Analog Game Theory covers analysis and design of traditional, non-electronic
games. Students are introduced to game design by avoiding the digital and
embracing the analog--such as pen, paper, cards, and dice--to create
engaging experiences. Students explore game concepts and mechanics that
might otherwise be impractical, concentrating on gameplay and mechanics
rather than technological platform.
 
Responsibilities:
 
-   Teaching the courses on a monthly basis
-   Course management including the development of materials, assessments,
student counseling, data management, scheduling, and other academic
activities
-   Staff management, including the hiring, scheduling, mentoring, and
supervision of other educators
-   Participation in campus activities, including a monthly open house,
special interest groups, and other duties as assigned by the Game Production
Program Director
-   This is a full-time position
 
Experience Required:
 
-  Teaching and/or public speaking experience preferred
-  Four years related professional work experience
-  Credited on at least three AAA video game titles, preferably in a design
role
-  Bachelor?s degree in a related field
 
 
Skills Required:
 
-   Comprehensive understanding of the history of games from a world-wide
perspective with particular emphasis on modern video games
-   Excellent presentation and communication abilities
-   A high degree of enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and a willingness to
mentor students
-   Competency with PowerPoint/Keynote, MS Office, Windows and Mac OS
-   Ability to design, implement, and playtest non-electronic games
-   Expertise in at least three of the following:
o Card and board games
o "Pen and Paper" based games
o Alternate Reality games
o Interactive Narrative
o Critical game studies
 
 
Full-time commitment is essential, no relocation
 


From mblackledge at lafilm.com  Fri May 15 12:54:42 2009
From: mblackledge at lafilm.com (Blackledge, Michael)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:54:42 -0700
Subject: [game_edu] Job Opening for: ***Course Director, Game Art 1 & 2***
In-Reply-To: <C632EC1B.1AFA%mblackledge@lafilm.com>
Message-ID: <C632EC62.1AFD%mblackledge@lafilm.com>

THE LOS ANGELES FILM SCHOOL
www.lafilm.edu <http://www.lafilm.edu>
Send resume/CV and cover letter to: recruiting at lafilm.com
 
Immediate Job Opening for: ***Course Director, Game Art 1 & 2***
 
REPORTS TO: Program Director, Game Production
STATUS: Exempt
 
DEPARTMENT: Education
Number of Employees Supervised: TBD
 
LOCATION: Hollywood, CA
Direct: TBD        
Indirect: N/A
 
Overview: The Course Director is responsible for developing the course
curriculum for and teaching Game Art 1 & 2. The courses cover fundamental to
intermediate skills for creating and manipulating art assets using popular
industry software as well as developing artistic technique. Students create
characters, objects, environments, and user interface elements across a
variety of game genres. The objective of this course is to familiarize
students with the process and techniques for creating and modifying 2D and
3D game art assets.
 
Responsibilities:
-Teaching the Game Art 1 & 2 courses on a monthly basis
-Course management including the development of materials, assessments,
student counseling, data management, scheduling, and other academic
activities
-Staff management, including the hiring, scheduling, mentoring, and
supervision of other educators
-Participation in campus activities, including a monthly open house, special
interest groups, and other duties as assigned by the Game Production Program
Director
-This is a full-time position
 
Experience Required:
-Teaching and/or public speaking experience preferred
-Four years related professional work experience
-Credited on at least three AAA video game titles in a principle artists
role
-Bachelor?s degree in a related field
 
Skills Required:
-Expertise in the following areas: Photoshop, Maya, Character Development
and Design, Character Animation, Art Pipeline, 2D and 3D
-Excellent presentation and communication abilities
-A high degree of enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and a willingness to
mentor students
-Competency with PowerPoint/Keynote, MS Office, Windows and Mac OS
 
 
Full-time commitment is essential, no relocation
 


From mblackledge at lafilm.com  Fri May 15 12:56:36 2009
From: mblackledge at lafilm.com (Blackledge, Michael)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 09:56:36 -0700
Subject: [game_edu] Job Opening for: ***Course Director, Game Design 1 & 2***
Message-ID: <C632ECD4.1B00%mblackledge@lafilm.com>


THE LOS ANGELES FILM SCHOOL
www.lafilm.edu <http://www.lafilm.edu>
Send resume/CV and cover letter to: recruiting at lafilm.com

Job Opening for: ***Course Director, Game Design 1 & 2***

REPORTS TO: Program Director, Game Production
STATUS: Exempt

DEPARTMENT: Education
Number of Employees Supervised: TBD

LOCATION: Hollywood, CA
Direct: TBD
Indirect: N/A

Overview: The Course Director is responsible for developing the course curriculum for and teaching Game Design 1 & 2. The courses introduce students to the concepts and methods of computer and video game design from a practical point of view where students learn to implement game systems and mechanics on digital platforms (XBOX, PC, etc). From concept to prototype to finished product, students use game engines, software tools, and programming to turn ideas into playable 2D and 3D games.

Responsibilities:

- Teaching the Game Design 1 & 2 courses on a monthly basis
-   Course management including the development of materials, assessments, student counseling, data management, scheduling, and other academic activities
-   Staff management, including the hiring, scheduling, mentoring, and supervision of other educators
-   Participation in campus activities, including a monthly open house, special interest groups, and other duties as assigned by the Game Production Program Director
-   This is a full-time position

Experience Required:

-  Teaching and/or public speaking experience preferred
-  Four years related professional work experience
-  Credited on at least three AAA video game titles in a game design or level design role
-  Bachelor's degree in a related field


Skills Required:

-   Expertise with a AAA engine level editor (e.g. UnrealED, Hammer, Radiant)
-   Experience with scripting language (e.g. UnrealScript, Python, Lua)
-   Experience with Photoshop and Maya
-  Knowledge of Torque Game Builder and Torque X and/or XNA Game Studio

-   Excellent presentation and communication abilities
-   A high degree of enthusiasm, a positive attitude, and a willingness to mentor students
-   Competency with PowerPoint/Keynote, MS Office, Windows and Mac OS


Full-time commitment is essential, no relocation


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From goldfile at gmail.com  Fri May 15 16:20:11 2009
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Fri, 15 May 2009 16:20:11 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] GES is just around the corner
Message-ID: <C63346BB.1E308%goldfile@gmail.com>

I know that so many of us have been hit hard in the budget cuts especially
when it comes to professional development. Yet the upcoming GES Conference
in Pittsburgh is affordable and relatively close for many of you to attend.
Plus if you use this EDUSIG2009 discount code, you get a price break.

The academic conference, the only one of its kind, will offer an ambitious
seven tracks http://www.gameeducationsummit.com/ges_programs_2009.php,
covering course overviews, opportunities to hear from industry
professionals, sessions on narrative
http://www.gameeducationsummit.com/track.php?ind=8 writing; showcasing
creativity http://www.gameeducationsummit.com/track.php?ind=7 and
development tools for traditional games,
http://www.gameeducationsummit.com/track.php?ind=9 as well as sessions on
games for ?serious? applications such as government and health care
training.  

In addition the EdSIG had been given an opportunity to do a special track,
we will cover some curriculum ideas and professional development:
http://www.gameeducationsummit.com/track.php?ind=12.

* Uncovering the Plot to Take Over the World! (Examining the work of game
researchers and how you too can get involved)
* Industry and Academia
* Community College Challenge
* Innovative Teaching Through Game Design
* What the IGDA EdSIG can do for you


There are over 30 sessions presented by over 50 experts in Game Education
and Technology, GES 2009 will be the leading conference on the latest
methods, tools, and industry needs for colleges and universities everywhere.

I just wanted to encourage everyone to attend if possible; please remember
to use discount code EDUSIG2009.

Susan
-- 
Susan Gold
Skype: tahoegold

"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  Fri May 22 16:46:15 2009
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 16:46:15 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] thoughts on access to industry research
Message-ID: <C63C8757.1E852%goldfile@gmail.com>

As you all know, I am always very busy looking for resources and
opportunities for all of us to benefit, but sometimes I come across small
stumbling blocks. This is one of those occasions where I need a couple more
heads to help me come up with possible solutions that might help bring this
resource to all of us in education.

I recently found myself on a quest to access game industry research
information that is normally sold to various studios per report or via
purchasing seats to the database of information. When I am referring to
research information, I mean in-depth information on game titles, industry
trends, franchise history, marketing analysis, competition analysis, etc...
This is information that really is not accessible via a Google search. I
tried to talk to the folks at NPD, ?I appreciate your inquiry, but at this
point NPD does not wish to participate. We have quite a strain on our
resources right now, so we can't make any time commitment.? I then spoke to
EEDAR, a ?a business intelligence company?. The cost to get access to
EEDAR?s info via GamePulse is $25K USD per seat (or $50K for 5 seats) per
year with most large studios buying into the 5 seat access. Of course, that
kind of pocket change is not in the budget of most educational departments.
So I have been in touch with the CEO of EEDAR (http://eedar.com) and he said
that he has a great affinity for education, he realizes that this is
information that educators need access to in order to really give students a
true understanding of the business of games. However he finds it hard to
sell something to EA for $25K and then turnaround and sell the same thing to
educators for considerably less. So he is looking for ideas on how to do
business with educational institutions without jeopardizing current clients.
My questions to you: 1) is this the kind of information you would like
access to? 2) what would you be willing to pay if your institution could
have access? 3) can you think of a reasonable recommendation that would
satisfy all parties?

Ideas that are currently being floated:
* Creating a ?lite? version of GamePulse ? probably branded under a
different name 
* Custom reports that give game industry info with permission to
redistribute to students (custom reports are still pricey, but not like the
all access GamePulse). Typically, there is no license to redistribute.

All of your comments and ideas will be compiled and I will present them in
hopes of making something like this open to all educators.

Everyone have a great weekend (those in the USA ? have a great long
weekend).


Susan
-- 
Susan Gold
Skype: tahoegold

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

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From jordanl at uga.edu  Fri May 22 17:25:59 2009
From: jordanl at uga.edu (Jordan Lynn)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 17:25:59 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] thoughts on access to industry research
In-Reply-To: <C63C8757.1E852%goldfile@gmail.com>
References: <C63C8757.1E852%goldfile@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <fc8e86b90905221425w7d4578a5i49cb48b018e8b3ee@mail.gmail.com>

What about older, archived reports? If the up-to-date reports on the latest
titles and franchises are too expensive, what about industry and sales
information from five years ago?

I understand that the videogame industry expands rapidly each year, and so
older data might not be as useful, but access to data that companies may not
actively be using could be a more economical option to teach students about
industry structure and market performance.

-Jordan Lynn

On Fri, May 22, 2009 at 4:46 PM, S. Gold <goldfile at gmail.com> wrote:

>  As you all know, I am alwa
>


> ys very busy looking for resources and opportunities for all of us to
> benefit, but sometimes I come across small stumbling blocks. This is one of
> those occasions where I need a couple more heads to help me come up with
> possible solutions that might help bring this resource to all of us in
> education.
>
> I recently found myself on a quest to access game industry research
> information that is normally sold to various studios per report or via
> purchasing seats to the database of information. When I am referring to
> research information, I mean in-depth information on game titles, industry
> trends, franchise history, marketing analysis, competition analysis, etc...
> This is information that really is not accessible via a Google search. I
> tried to talk to the folks at NPD, ?I appreciate your inquiry, but at this
> point NPD does not wish to participate. We have quite a strain on our
> resources right now, so we can't make any time commitment.? I then spoke to
> EEDAR, a ?a business intelligence company?. The cost to get access to
> EEDAR?s info via GamePulse is $25K USD per seat (or $50K for 5 seats) per
> year with most large studios buying into the 5 seat access. Of course, that
> kind of pocket change is not in the budget of most educational departments.
> So I have been in touch with the CEO of EEDAR (http://eedar.com) and he
> said that he has a great affinity for education, he realizes that this is
> information that educators need access to in order to really give students a
> true understanding of the business of games. However he finds it hard to
> sell something to EA for $25K and then turnaround and sell the same thing to
> educators for considerably less. So he is looking for ideas on how to do
> business with educational institutions without jeopardizing current clients.
> My questions to you: 1) is this the kind of information you would like
> access to? 2) what would you be willing to pay if your institution could
> have access? 3) can you think of a reasonable recommendation that would
> satisfy all parties?
>
> Ideas that are currently being floated:
>
>    - Creating a ?lite? version of GamePulse ? probably branded under a
>    different name
>    - Custom reports that give game industry info with permission to
>    redistribute to students (custom reports are still pricey, but not like the
>    all access GamePulse). Typically, there is no license to redistribute.
>
>
> All of your comments and ideas will be compiled and I will present them in
> hopes of making something like this open to all educators.
>
> Everyone have a great weekend (those in the USA ? have a great long
> weekend).
>
>
> Susan
> --
> Susan Gold
> Skype: tahoegold
>
> "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
> Oscar Wilde
>
> _______________________________________________
> game_edu mailing list
> game_edu at igda.org
> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_edu
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From elias.wyber at bluewin.ch  Fri May 22 18:20:09 2009
From: elias.wyber at bluewin.ch (Elias.)
Date: Sat, 23 May 2009 10:20:09 +1200
Subject: [game_edu] thoughts on access to industry research
In-Reply-To: <C63C8757.1E852%goldfile@gmail.com>
References: <C63C8757.1E852%goldfile@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <D604AC1D-9FDB-4E28-98EB-CB34FB849D1F@bluewin.ch>

Hi Susan,

Another option might be a corporate sponsored academic area/membership  
arrangement with recent (if not latest) reports...all/any companies  
could contribute (they get bragging rights and on screen/page real  
estate) and we get access to at least some of the more recent data/ 
reports...maybe after 6 months or some industry acceptable figure?

If there is a mechanism to ensure that academic access is actually  
coming from academics (maybe as simple as posting the reports or one- 
time login details to a confirmed academic email) then it could be run  
with almost no overhead.

Elias.


On May 23, 2009, at 08:46, S. Gold wrote:

> Ideas that are currently being floated:
> 	? Creating a ?lite? version of GamePulse ? probably branded under a  
> different name
> 	? Custom reports that give game industry info with permission to  
> redistribute to students (custom reports are still pricey, but not  
> like the all access GamePulse). Typically, there is no license to  
> redistribute.
>
> All of your comments and ideas will be compiled and I will present  
> them in hopes of making something like this open to all educators.
>
> Everyone have a great weekend (those in the USA ? have a great long  
> weekend).
>
>
> Susan
> -- 
> Susan Gold
> Skype: tahoegold
>
> "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that  
> is all." Oscar Wilde
> _______________________________________________
> game_edu mailing list
> game_edu at igda.org
> http://seven.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/game_edu


From jpeters at jadrien.com  Fri May 22 19:18:15 2009
From: jpeters at jadrien.com (Jim Peters)
Date: Fri, 22 May 2009 19:18:15 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] what to do in a technical high school programming shop
Message-ID: <EDE96CAE-3CF5-480D-954B-4C1767CAC235@jadrien.com>

Just wandered in last week...

Though I've been paying attention to the gaming industry in  
Massachusetts via the Boston Post Mortem group, which is also the IGDA  
Boston chapter,  I am just reaching the end of my first year of  
teaching high school students at a vocational technical school in  
central MA.  It wasn't too long ago that this shop was called Data  
Processing and the sign in the lobby still lists it.   Since the  
students  tune in strongly to career ideas with the phrase of "game  
development"  I'm looking for ideas for one of the last weeks of  
school.    I discovered this mailing list and joined last week while  
perusing the IGDA's career area and plan to use the article "So you  
want to be a game developer".

For me this is a mid-career switch into teaching and with the age  
group I want to work with.   My prior experience is as a software  
engineer working in Unix environments on embedded systems and with  
network management systems.    That's my 90's and early 2000's job  
summary.   School was the 80's.  (Wil Wheaton is my Geeky hero).  For  
the last five years I've been tuning into the (local) gaming industry  
and have ended up doing this transition to teaching.   Landing at a  
gaming company just hasn't  yet happened.

What I observe about the kids is that they have the enthusiasm but  
lack any level of programming skill.   Most of my course books comes  
from the Course.com companies.    Its pretty good, and they have a  
wide range of books and topics. or series.  I want to incorporate  
gaming but really need to teach fundamental programming.   I'll leave  
the heavy duty CS stuff for college.

Alice and Visual Basic are our vehicles for the first two years.    
 From there we go to Javascript, Java and C++.   Of course since we're  
also Web Development, we do HTML and Access -- all in OOP.

I'm off to a Mass Teacher's Association (the union) conference for new  
teachers in August so hopefully I'll pick up some ideas and do some  
networking.  I also expect to make Boston Post Mortem meetings in July  
and August.   Maybe June.

In all, I'm looking for ideas.

Thanks,

Jim Peters

Jim Peters
jpeters at jadrien.com

vocational technical teacher in Programming and Web Design at Bay Path  
Regional Technical High School
formerly a release and software engineer in sustaining.   also a  
capable graphic designer.




From andrew at aarmstrong.org  Sun May 24 04:49:04 2009
From: andrew at aarmstrong.org (Andrew Armstrong)
Date: Sun, 24 May 2009 09:49:04 +0100
Subject: [game_edu] thoughts on access to industry research
In-Reply-To: <C63C8757.1E852%goldfile@gmail.com>
References: <C63C8757.1E852%goldfile@gmail.com>
Message-ID: <4A190A00.6040507@aarmstrong.org>

This is also an issue for game historians - there are figures out there, 
vaguely, for certain game sales, but apart from public NDP figures, most 
countries "selling data analysts" don't even release anything, apart 
from perhaps a chart.

If anyone knows a whole load of good data (and not vgchartz) I'd love to 
check the links out. :)

Andrew

S. Gold wrote:
> As you all know, I am always very busy looking for resources and 
> opportunities for all of us to benefit, but sometimes I come across 
> small stumbling blocks. This is one of those occasions where I need a 
> couple more heads to help me come up with possible solutions that 
> might help bring this resource to all of us in education.
>
> I recently found myself on a quest to access game industry research 
> information that is normally sold to various studios per report or via 
> purchasing seats to the database of information. When I am referring 
> to research information, I mean in-depth information on game titles, 
> industry trends, franchise history, marketing analysis, competition 
> analysis, etc... This is information that really is not accessible via 
> a Google search. I tried to talk to the folks at NPD, "I appreciate 
> your inquiry, but at this point NPD does not wish to participate. We 
> have quite a strain on our resources right now, so we can't make any 
> time commitment." I then spoke to EEDAR, a "a business intelligence 
> company". The cost to get access to EEDAR's info via GamePulse is $25K 
> USD per seat (or $50K for 5 seats) per year with most large studios 
> buying into the 5 seat access. Of course, that kind of pocket change 
> is not in the budget of most educational departments. So I have been 
> in touch with the CEO of EEDAR (http://eedar.com) and he said that he 
> has a great affinity for education, he realizes that this is 
> information that educators need access to in order to really give 
> students a true understanding of the business of games. However he 
> finds it hard to sell something to EA for $25K and then turnaround and 
> sell the same thing to educators for considerably less. So he is 
> looking for ideas on how to do business with educational institutions 
> without jeopardizing current clients. My questions to you: 1) is this 
> the kind of information you would like access to? 2) what would you be 
> willing to pay if your institution could have access? 3) can you think 
> of a reasonable recommendation that would satisfy all parties?
>
> Ideas that are currently being floated:
>
>     * Creating a "lite" version of GamePulse -- probably branded under
>       a different name
>     * Custom reports that give game industry info with permission to
>       redistribute to students (custom reports are still pricey, but
>       not like the all access GamePulse). Typically, there is no
>       license to redistribute.
>
>
> All of your comments and ideas will be compiled and I will present 
> them in hopes of making something like this open to all educators.
>
> Everyone have a great weekend (those in the USA -- have a great long 
> weekend).
>
>
> Susan
> -- 
> Susan Gold
> Skype: tahoegold
>
> "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 May 25 11:14:47 2009
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 11:14:47 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] GGJ 2010 update
Message-ID: <C6402E27.1E9D5%goldfile@gmail.com>

Please feel free to post/list elsewhere (apologies for multiple postings)

Global Game Jam 2010
http://globalgamejam.org

Last year over 1650 people in 23 countries participated in the 2009 Global
Game Jam. We are currently in the planning stages for 2010.

For those of you interested in participating in next years Global Game Jam,
it will be held January 29-31, 2010. We will be doing a call for hosts in
mid-July. We are currently updating and improving the GGJ website over the
summer. However, if you are planning to participate, have questions and want
to drop me a line to make sure you get an invite off-list to join the new
organizers forum, please email future at globalgamejam.org. All previous
participants will automatically be invited.

The 2010 Global Game Jam plans to be better ? we are eager to expand GGJ. We
are hoping to triple the size, add more interactivity before/during/after
the event as well as helping participants prepare and make better games. We
are planning that our new website will help foster creativity,
experimentation and collaboration.

Thank you all for your patience, we are looking forward to your
participation in what will be an even better Global Game Jam.

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
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From goldfile at gmail.com  Mon May 25 14:40:20 2009
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 14:40:20 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] CFP: ACE 2009
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Call for Papers & Creative Showcases
=======================================================================
ACE 2009: 5th Advances in Computer Entertainment Technology Conference
    incorporating DIMEA 2009
    (4th Digital Interactive Media Entertainment and Arts Conference)
Athens, Greece, October 28-30, 2009
     http://www.ace-conf.org/ace2009/
=======================================================================
 
ACE has become the leading academic forum for dissemination of novel
research results in the area of entertainment computing. This year for
the first time it incorporates DIMEA which has established itself over
the last three years as a strong conference on interactive entertainment
arts. Together the conference forms an exciting new step blending deeply
the latest research in art and technology.
 
The focus of ACE 2009 is to gather researchers from academia and
industry -researchers who are working in multi-disciplinary areas within
the arts, psychology, computer science, and design- to discuss, present,
and demonstrate their new contributions. The goal of ACE is to stimulate
discussion in the development and advancement of interactive art and
entertainment applications. It, thus, strides to balance several
interdisciplinary areas and seeks representation in all these areas,
including, but not limited to:
 
Accessibility, Aesthetics, Affective Computing, Ambient Intelligence,
Animation Techniques, Attention, Augmented / Mixed Reality, Avatars
and Virtual Community, Community, Cultural Computing, Digital
Entertainment and Sports, Digital Broadcasting/Podcasting, Digital
Cinema, Elderly Entertainment, Empathy, Entertainment Design Theory,
Human-Robots Interaction, Robotic Love and Affection, Experience
Design, Funology, Graphics Techniques, Interaction Design,
Interactive Computer Graphics, Internet Networking Media, Learning
and Children, Location-Based Entertainment, Metaverse, Mixed Media,
Mobile Entertainment, Multimodal Interaction, Narratives / Digital
Storytelling, New Gaming Audiences, Novel interfaces, Pervasive and
Online Games, Physical Computing, Simplicity, Situativity, Smart
Gadgets and Toys, Social Impact, Social Networking, Sound and Music,
Synesthetic Entertainment, Tangible Interfaces, User Interfaces,
Visual Effects, Virtual Reality
 
 
To encourage presentation of such multi-disciplinary work, we invite
submissions that fall into the following tracks:
 
[Papers Track] 
 - Full Papers: 
     Original unpublished technical, design, and theory/social impact.
     Submissions to this track should not exceed 8 pages in ACM format.
 - Short Papers: 
     Original unpublished technical, design, and theory/social impact.
     Submissions to this track should not exceed 4 pages in ACM format.
     The program committee may also suggest submitted long papers be
     resubmitted as short papers.
 - Posters: 
     Breakthroughs in technical research, content design, industry
     applications, and entertainment theories/social impact researches
     are invited. Submissions to this track should not exceed 2 pages
     in ACM format. Format instructions are posted on the website.
 
  All accepted submissions will be published in conference proceedings.
 
 
[Creative Showcases] (show cased within three types of spaces:
exhibition space, art gallery and gaming exhibit)
 - Technical demos:
   prototype demos of advanced entertainment technology
 - Games, including, but not limited to, experimental games,
   independent games, games for change, video games, commercial games,
   casual games, mobile games
 - Interactive narrative, interactive drama, alternate reality games,
   and interactive fiction
 - interactive art installations
 - web-based computer entertainment
 - digital audio, visual and other sensory art
 - Design showcase
 
  One page abstracts of all accepted submissions will be published in
  conference proceedings.
 
 
Important Dates:
  Deadline for Full and Short Papers: June 19, 2009
  Deadline for Posters and Creative Showcases: June 19, 2009
  Notifications of Acceptance: August 21, 2009
  Camera Ready Copy: September 18, 2009
 
 
Submissions of papers will be online on our conference website using
Easy Chair, and should follow the ACM Submission Format.
 
Selected papers will be asked to extend their papers for a Journal
Publication: Special Issue of ACM Computers in Entertainment and
International Journal on Arts and Technology (IJART)
 
Awards: 
Best papers and creative showcases will be selected based on a jury of
well respected pioneers in the field attending the conference. We honour
the authors of these publications by presenting awards including:
   Paper award categories: Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
   Creative showcase award categories: Gold, Silver, and Bronze.
 
 
Organization Committee:
 
Honorary General Chair
   Ryohei Nakatsu
General Co-Chairs
   Hirokazu Kato, Michael Haller, Thanos Vasilakos
Program Co-chairs 
   Bruce Thomas, Yoshifumi Kitamura, Magy Seif El-Nasr
(Local) Organizing Co-chairs
   John N. Karigiannis, Konstantinos Giannakis, Adrian David Cheok
Financial Co-Chairs
   Ivan Boo
WWW Administrator
   Miyuru Dayarathna
Demo Co-Chair
   Maki Sugimoto
Art Exhibition Chair
   Philippe Pasquier
Publication Chair
   Henry Duh
Publicity Chair
   Owen Noel Newton Fernando, Shoichi Hasegawa, Anton Nijholt,
   Teresa Romao
 
 
Best regards
Teresa Rom?o


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From mtentori at gmail.com  Mon May 25 15:10:30 2009
From: mtentori at gmail.com (Monica Tentori)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 12:10:30 -0700
Subject: [game_edu] FW: CLIHC '09: Extended deadline until June 14.
Message-ID: <4a1aed34.16098e0a.7b58.ffff988f@mx.google.com>

The CLIHC/LA-WEB 2009 Conference held in Merida, Yucatan on November, 9-11,
2009 http://latin-web.org/clihc09/ announce the following news:

 

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

DEADLINE EXTENDED FOR ALL SUBMISSION CATEGORIES UNTIL SUNDAY, JUNE 14TH

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

 

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

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

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

 

Saul Greenberg is a Full Professor in the Department of Computer Science at
the University of Calgary. While he is a computer scientist by training, the
work by Saul and his talented students typifies the cross-discipline aspects
of Human Computer Interaction, Computer Supported Cooperative Work, and
Ubiquitous Computing.

Ricardo Baeza-Yates is VP of Research for Europe and Latin America, leading
the Yahoo! Research labs at Barcelona, Spain and Santiago, Chile, and also
supervising the lab in Haifa, Israel. His research interests includes
algorithms and data structures, information retrieval, web mining, text and
multimedia databases, software and database visualization, and user
interfaces.

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

A NEW TYPE OF PRESENTATION CATEGORY: Posters in second life

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

 

See the updated call for papers
below.++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

 

You are cordially invited to participate in CLIHC/LA-WEB 2009, the Joint
Conference encompassing the 4th. Latin American Conference on Human-computer
Interaction (CLIHC) and the 7th Latin American Web Congress, which will be
held November 9-11, 2009, in M?rida, Yucat?n.

 

(November 9-11, 2009) in Merida, Yucatan http://www.clihc.org/2009 

Held in conjunction with LA-Web

 

Welcome to the Latin- American perspective on HCI

 

The diversity of Latin America is evident in its people, culture, geography,
history and perspectives. This conference aims at capturing this richness
within the context of those researchers and practitioners from and in Latin
American working in the area of Human-Computer Interaction (HCI). The
conference will serve as a venue for the inter-change of ideas, methods,
approaches and techniques of those aiming at designing interactive
experiences for the people of Latin America. It has its origin in two
previous editions of the Latin American Conference on Human-Computer
Interaction (CLIHC): In 2003 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and in 2005 in
Cuernavaca, Mexico and in 2007 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Following the
spirit of these previous editions, we acknowledge that in the HCI field, not
only should we reach for technology that can be used and appreciated by the
widest range of people, but also for means to promote inter-cultural
exchange and cross-fertilization among people with diverse backgrounds and
needs. The workshop is open to all topics and disciplines related to HCI. 

 

Topics include, but are not limited to: 

? user interface design and evaluation methods 

? universal accessibility 

? cross-cultural and internationalization issues 

? multi-modal interfaces, theoretical & multidisciplinary aspects 

? social and cultural issues in HCI 

? intelligent user interfaces 

? personalization and adaptive interfaces 

? end-user programming, multimedia 

? virtual reality and games 

? online communities and pervasive computing. 

 

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

==== TYPE OF SUBMISSIONS ====

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

CLIHC will accept submissions in the following categories: 

1 Full papers (up to 8 pages submissions) - Full papers are submissions
describing results and original research work not submitted or published
elsewhere. Full papers should properly place the work within the field, cite
related work, and clearly indicate the innovative aspects of the work and
its contribution to the field

 

2 Short papers (up to 4 pages submissions) - Authors are invited to submit
work in progress whose preliminary results are already interesting to CLIHC
audience. This track will give CLIHC attendees a way to learn about ongoing
research initiatives and will provide presenters with an excellent
opportunity to receive invaluable direct feedback from experts. 

3 Posters - For the first time in the CLIHC conference series, the poster
session in CLIHC 2009 will be held simultaneously in real life at the
conference and online in Second Life. Authors will present their work and
interact with conference attendees and people who could not attend the
conference.

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

==== IMPORTANT DATES ====

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

EXTENDED Submission deadline: Sunday, June 14, 2009

 

All papers categories submissions: May 30th, 2009 

Notification of acceptance: July 10th, 2009 

Camera-ready manuscripts due: August 1st, 2009 

Conference dates: November 9-11, 2009 

 

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

==== SUBMISSION and PUBLICATION ====

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

The format of submitted papers must follow the IEEE conference format ,
including no page numbers. Submitted papers must be in PDF or Word format
for Windows. Papers should be submitted through the easychair submission
management system: submit the paper (in either PDF or Word (97 - 2007)
format). Papers written in english and accepted will be published in the
conference proceedings edited by IEEE -both full and short papers. Papers
written in Spanish and Portuguese and accepted will be included in the
conference proceedings edited by (ISBN book from Universidad Autonoma de
Baja California ). Selected papers will also be invited to submit an
extended version to a special issue of an international journal to be
announced. 

 

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

==== COMMITTEE ====

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

Conference chair: 

Monica Tentori  (mtentori at uabc.mx) | (mtentori at gmail.com)

 

Local chair:

Edgar Cambranes, UADY, Mexico

 

Program chairs:

Elizabeth S. Furtado (elizabet at unifor.br) and Alberto L. Moran
(alberto_moran at uabc.mx) | (amoran2k at gmail.com) 

 

Steering committee:

Alfredo Sanchez, UDLA, Mexico, Oscar Mayora, CreateNet, Italy , Victor M.
Gonzalez, University of Manchester, UK, Christian Sturm, Hewlett Packard,
Espa?a , Manuel Perez-Qui?ones, Virginia Tech, Cristina Baranauskas ,
PUC-RIO

 

 

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From goldfile at gmail.com  Tue May 26 11:27:23 2009
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Tue, 26 May 2009 11:27:23 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] FW: David Perry on Game Design Book-Order Now!!
In-Reply-To: <1102586480166.1101595315592.3595.6.191115FF@scheduler>
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This is a collaborative text I think might be interesting to examine/adopt.
The project took several years and a lot of people to accomplish.

sg
-- 
Susan Gold
Skype: tahoegold

"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  Fri May 29 08:36:52 2009
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 08:36:52 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] So many things going on....
Message-ID: <C6454F24.1ED85%goldfile@gmail.com>

The next couple of weeks are jammed packed and I think you will see we are
trying to cover a lot of territory:

1. US ? Game Education Summit
2. Europe ? Festival of Games
3. E3

I know we do not have any official BOF?s happening @ GES, but we have a lot
of sessions at the upcoming conference in Pittsburgh. Ian Schreiber is going
to be there to do a session on the EdSIG and innovative classroom
techniques. The EdSIG has been very busy behind the scenes, so he will have
a lot to share on the resources we will have available to you over the next
few months. He will also be able to answer any questions on the Global Game
Jam. 

I think the IGDA track is going to be amazing, but the other tracks they
have developed for GES look really solid.

GES is June 16-17 in Pittsburgh and you can sign-up using the EDUSIG2009
discount code. http://www.gameeducationsummit.com/ges-registration-c-1.html


I am going to be in Utrecht at the Festival of Games (June 6-13).
http://www.festivalofgames.nl/fog/ and I will be doing a session on the
EdSIG & GGJ. So please come to my session.

I am not sure if you know, but Utrecht had the 2nd largest GGJ site.

If you are going to be attending, please drop me a line and we?ll try to
meet while there.

Next week is E3 and it is not a big educator draw. However, if you are going
we can try to set-up a BOF. I just need to know how many of you are
attending. So please drop me a line and I will try to set it up.

This is going to be an incredible summer of professional development and I
hope you are taking advantage of all of these great sessions around the
globe.

Susan 



-- 
Susan Gold
Skype: tahoegold

"To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
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From mark at gamepathevents.com  Fri May 29 11:39:08 2009
From: mark at gamepathevents.com (Mark Chuberka)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 10:39:08 -0500
Subject: [game_edu] So many things going on....
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Thanks!  What's a BOF, by the way?

 

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Mark Chuberka

Director

GAME PATH LLC

mark at gamepathevents.com

v. 512-241-0269

m. 512-905-1819

 

From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On Behalf
Of S. Gold
Sent: Friday, May 29, 2009 7:37 AM
To: IGDA Game Education Listserv
Subject: [game_edu] So many things going on....

 

The next couple of weeks are jammed packed and I think you will see we are
trying to cover a lot of territory:

1.	US - Game Education Summit 
2.	Europe - Festival of Games 
3.	E3

  _____  

I know we do not have any official BOF's happening @ GES, but we have a lot
of sessions at the upcoming conference in Pittsburgh. Ian Schreiber is going
to be there to do a session on the EdSIG and innovative classroom
techniques. The EdSIG has been very busy behind the scenes, so he will have
a lot to share on the resources we will have available to you over the next
few months. He will also be able to answer any questions on the Global Game
Jam. 

I think the IGDA track is going to be amazing, but the other tracks they
have developed for GES look really solid. 

GES is June 16-17 in Pittsburgh and you can sign-up using the EDUSIG2009
discount code. http://www.gameeducationsummit.com/ges-registration-c-1.html

  _____  

I am going to be in Utrecht at the Festival of Games (June 6-13).
http://www.festivalofgames.nl/fog/ and I will be doing a session on the
EdSIG & GGJ. So please come to my session.

I am not sure if you know, but Utrecht had the 2nd largest GGJ site. 

If you are going to be attending, please drop me a line and we'll try to
meet while there.

  _____  

Next week is E3 and it is not a big educator draw. However, if you are going
we can try to set-up a BOF. I just need to know how many of you are
attending. So please drop me a line and I will try to set it up. 

  _____  

This is going to be an incredible summer of professional development and I
hope you are taking advantage of all of these great sessions around the
globe.

Susan 



-- 
Susan Gold
Skype: tahoegold

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

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From darius.kazemi at gmail.com  Fri May 29 12:03:05 2009
From: darius.kazemi at gmail.com (Darius Kazemi)
Date: Fri, 29 May 2009 12:03:05 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] So many things going on....
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together.
-Darius

On Fri, May 29, 2009 at 11:39 AM, Mark Chuberka <mark at gamepathevents.com>wrote:

>  Thanks!  What?s a BOF, by the way?
>
>
>
> -------------------------
>
> Mark Chuberka
>
> Director
>
> GAME PATH LLC
>
> mark at gamepathevents.com
>
> v. 512-241-0269
>
> m. 512-905-1819
>
>
>
> *From:* game_edu-bounces at igda.org [mailto:game_edu-bounces at igda.org] *On
> Behalf Of *S. Gold
> *Sent:* Friday, May 29, 2009 7:37 AM
> *To:* IGDA Game Education Listserv
> *Subject:* [game_edu] So many things going on....
>
>
>
> The next couple of weeks are jammed packed and I think you will see we are
> trying to cover a lot of territory:
>
>    1. US ? Game Education Summit
>    2. Europe ? Festival of Games
>    3. E3
>
>  ------------------------------
>
> I know we do not have any official BOF?s happening @ GES, but we have a lot
> of sessions at the upcoming conference in Pittsburgh. Ian Schreiber is going
> to be there to do a session on the EdSIG and innovative classroom
> techniques. The EdSIG has been very busy behind the scenes, so he will have
> a lot to share on the resources we will have available to you over the next
> few months. He will also be able to answer any questions on the Global Game
> Jam.
>
> I think the IGDA track is going to be amazing, but the other tracks they
> have developed for GES look really solid.
>
> GES is June 16-17 in Pittsburgh and you can sign-up using the EDUSIG2009
> discount code.
> http://www.gameeducationsummit.com/ges-registration-c-1.html
>  ------------------------------
>
> I am going to be in Utrecht at the Festival of Games (June 6-13).
> http://www.festivalofgames.nl/fog/ and I will be doing a session on the
> EdSIG & GGJ. So please come to my session.
>
> I am not sure if you know, but Utrecht had the 2nd largest GGJ site.
>
> If you are going to be attending, please drop me a line and we?ll try to
> meet while there.
>  ------------------------------
>
> Next week is E3 and it is not a big educator draw. However, if you are
> going we can try to set-up a BOF. I just need to know how many of you are
> attending. So please drop me a line and I will try to set it up.
>  ------------------------------
>
> This is going to be an incredible summer of professional development and I
> hope you are taking advantage of all of these great sessions around the
> globe.
>
> Susan
>
>
>
> --
> Susan Gold
> Skype: tahoegold
>
> "To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all."
> Oscar Wilde
>
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Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 11:14:47 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] [IFIP-EC-NEWS] GGJ 2010 update
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Global Game Jam 2010
http://globalgamejam.org

Last year over 1650 people in 23 countries participated in the 2009 Global
Game Jam. We are currently in the planning stages for 2010.

For those of you interested in participating in next years Global Game Jam,
it will be held January 29-31, 2010. We will be doing a call for hosts in
mid-July. We are currently updating and improving the GGJ website over the
summer. However, if you are planning to participate, have questions and want
to drop me a line to make sure you get an invite off-list to join the new
organizers forum, please email future at globalgamejam.org. All previous
participants will automatically be invited.

The 2010 Global Game Jam plans to be better ? we are eager to expand GGJ. We
are hoping to triple the size, add more interactivity before/during/after
the event as well as helping participants prepare and make better games. We
are planning that our new website will help foster creativity,
experimentation and collaboration.

Thank you all for your patience, we are looking forward to your
participation in what will be an even better Global Game Jam.

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
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From goldfile at gmail.com  Mon May 25 11:14:47 2009
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 11:14:47 -0400
Subject: [game_edu] [IFIP-EC-NEWS] GGJ 2010 update
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Global Game Jam 2010
http://globalgamejam.org

Last year over 1650 people in 23 countries participated in the 2009 Global
Game Jam. We are currently in the planning stages for 2010.

For those of you interested in participating in next years Global Game Jam,
it will be held January 29-31, 2010. We will be doing a call for hosts in
mid-July. We are currently updating and improving the GGJ website over the
summer. However, if you are planning to participate, have questions and want
to drop me a line to make sure you get an invite off-list to join the new
organizers forum, please email future at globalgamejam.org. All previous
participants will automatically be invited.

The 2010 Global Game Jam plans to be better ? we are eager to expand GGJ. We
are hoping to triple the size, add more interactivity before/during/after
the event as well as helping participants prepare and make better games. We
are planning that our new website will help foster creativity,
experimentation and collaboration.

Thank you all for your patience, we are looking forward to your
participation in what will be an even better Global Game Jam.

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
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From goldfile at gmail.com  Mon May 25 11:14:47 2009
From: goldfile at gmail.com (S. Gold)
Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 11:14:47 -0400
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Global Game Jam 2010
http://globalgamejam.org

Last year over 1650 people in 23 countries participated in the 2009 Global
Game Jam. We are currently in the planning stages for 2010.

For those of you interested in participating in next years Global Game Jam,
it will be held January 29-31, 2010. We will be doing a call for hosts in
mid-July. We are currently updating and improving the GGJ website over the
summer. However, if you are planning to participate, have questions and want
to drop me a line to make sure you get an invite off-list to join the new
organizers forum, please email future at globalgamejam.org. All previous
participants will automatically be invited.

The 2010 Global Game Jam plans to be better ? we are eager to expand GGJ. We
are hoping to triple the size, add more interactivity before/during/after
the event as well as helping participants prepare and make better games. We
are planning that our new website will help foster creativity,
experimentation and collaboration.

Thank you all for your patience, we are looking forward to your
participation in what will be an even better Global Game Jam.

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
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Date: Mon, 25 May 2009 11:14:47 -0400
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http://globalgamejam.org

Last year over 1650 people in 23 countries participated in the 2009 Global
Game Jam. We are currently in the planning stages for 2010.

For those of you interested in participating in next years Global Game Jam,
it will be held January 29-31, 2010. We will be doing a call for hosts in
mid-July. We are currently updating and improving the GGJ website over the
summer. However, if you are planning to participate, have questions and want
to drop me a line to make sure you get an invite off-list to join the new
organizers forum, please email future at globalgamejam.org. All previous
participants will automatically be invited.

The 2010 Global Game Jam plans to be better ? we are eager to expand GGJ. We
are hoping to triple the size, add more interactivity before/during/after
the event as well as helping participants prepare and make better games. We
are planning that our new website will help foster creativity,
experimentation and collaboration.

Thank you all for your patience, we are looking forward to your
participation in what will be an even better Global Game Jam.

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
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For those of you interested in participating in next years Global Game Jam,
it will be held January 29-31, 2010. We will be doing a call for hosts in
mid-July. We are currently updating and improving the GGJ website over the
summer. However, if you are planning to participate, have questions and want
to drop me a line to make sure you get an invite off-list to join the new
organizers forum, please email future at globalgamejam.org. All previous
participants will automatically be invited.

The 2010 Global Game Jam plans to be better ? we are eager to expand GGJ. We
are hoping to triple the size, add more interactivity before/during/after
the event as well as helping participants prepare and make better games. We
are planning that our new website will help foster creativity,
experimentation and collaboration.

Thank you all for your patience, we are looking forward to your
participation in what will be an even better Global Game Jam.

All my best,

Susan
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Chair, IGDA Education SIG

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For those of you interested in participating in next years Global Game Jam,
it will be held January 29-31, 2010. We will be doing a call for hosts in
mid-July. We are currently updating and improving the GGJ website over the
summer. However, if you are planning to participate, have questions and want
to drop me a line to make sure you get an invite off-list to join the new
organizers forum, please email future at globalgamejam.org. All previous
participants will automatically be invited.

The 2010 Global Game Jam plans to be better ? we are eager to expand GGJ. We
are hoping to triple the size, add more interactivity before/during/after
the event as well as helping participants prepare and make better games. We
are planning that our new website will help foster creativity,
experimentation and collaboration.

Thank you all for your patience, we are looking forward to your
participation in what will be an even better Global Game Jam.

All my best,

Susan
-- 

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Chair, IGDA Education SIG

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