Calls for papers

Kind of losing track of all the different calls for papers for conferences, etc., so here are a bunch in one place. Most of these I am not really considering – I have only so much time and money for conferences, but these do look interesting. Quite a few have very imminent deadlines. Covering Game development, game research, games in education, learning technology, computers in education, and games for change… more below:

*Deadline Imminent* AISB 2008 Symposium: Logic and the Simulation of Interaction and Reasoning
Aberdeen, Scotland; 3-4 April 2008

Extended Deadline of 30 January 2008

In the past years, logicians have become more and more interested in the phenomenon of interaction. The area “logic and games” deals with the transition from the static logical paradigm of formal proof and derivation to the dynamic world of intelligent interaction and its logical models. A number of conferences and workshops have been dealing with logic in game and decision theory and dynamic logics with announcement and action operations. Fruitful technical advances have led to deep insights into the nature of communicative interaction and behaviour by logicians.

While these interactive aspects are relatively new to logicians, on a rather different level, modelling intelligent interaction has been an aspect of the practical work of computer game designers, researchers in artificial intelligence, robotics, and human-machine interaction for a long time. The practical aspects of simulating interaction and behaviour reach out to a wide interdisciplinary field including psychology and cognitive science.

*Deadline Imminent* The Third International Blended Learning Conference
“Enhancing the Student Experience”
de Havilland Campus, University of Hertfordshire, Hatfield, UK
Wednesday 18th – Thursday 19th June 2008

The closing date for abstracts in all categories is Monday 21 January 2008.

I enjoyed the conference last year, but somehow don’t think I’ll manage to submit for the deadline this year!

The aims of the conference are to explore how embedding the use of technology alongside more traditional face-to-face teaching can enhance the student experience.

*Deadline Imminent* Entertainment Computing Symposium (ECS-2008)
“New Frontiers for Entertainment Computing”
September 7-10, 2008, Milano, Italy
(IFIP 2008, Track on Computer Games and Entertainment).

* Deadline for papers: 21 January 2008
* Notification: 10 March 2008
* Camera Ready: 7 April 2008

The 1st IFIP Entertainment Computing Symposium attempts to bring the various fields together and explore boundaries and new frontiers. This symposium will be a single track, highly selective set of presentations and discussions of visionary concepts, advanced technology, and top selling products.

*Deadline Imminent* Edutainment 2008
June 25-27, 2008 at Nanjing Normal University, China

Submission January 30, 2008
Camera-ready March 15, 2008

Edutainment 2008 is the third International Conference on E-learning and
Games, which is an international forum for researchers to share their
latest research output on the development and application of e-learning
and digital entertainment systems. Edutainment 2008 will be held at
Nanjing Normal University in June 28-30, 2008. The conference will
include plenary invited talks, workshops, tutorials, paper presentation
tracks and panel discussions. Three to six keynote speakers will be
invited.

*Deadline Imminent* ISAGA2008 (International Simulation and Gaming Association)
Kaunas University of Technology, Lithuania
July 7, 2008 – July 11, 2008

1st Feb 2008: paper proposal and abstract
1st March 2008: notification of acceptance

Theme- GAMES: virtual worlds and reality

The guiding principle of this conference is “Knowing from experience”. Therefore, we kindly ask you to consider the following recommendations:

• Focus on active learning and avoid just presenting information;
• Focus on action and interaction instead of one-way communication;
• Try to explore new areas and challenges for gaming simulations’ theory and practice, and to introduce new authors with fresh insights and views;
• When preparing your contribution, stipulate learning objectives for yourself as well as for your audience.

Human Computer Interaction 2008, Culture, Creativity, Interaction
Liverpool John Moores University, 1-5th September 2008

Papers submission: February 8th, 2008

HCI 2008 is the 22nd running of the British HCI conference; one of Europe’s largest and longest running HCI conferences. e invite full papers, workshop and tutorial proposals.
Topics of interest include (but are not restricted to):
* Fun and games – the next generation
* Human-centred culture and creativity
* Ubiquitous interactivity
* Disappearing, ambient or tangible computing
* Design and evaluation methods
* Effecting affective HCI
* Learning and training for HCI
* Interaction for the performing arts
* e-Security and e-safety
* Users with unusual requirements
* Mobile media access and sharing
* Interactive public displays

5th Annual Games for Change Festival
June 2 – 4 at Parsons, the New School for design in New York City.
PROPOSALS ARE DUE FEBRUARY 11th to events@gamesforchange.org.

Another one that is a little far for me…

Confirmed speakers include Jim Gee and Henry Jenkins in a keynote conversation.

Exciting new activities and partners are in the works, including a day-long 101 workshop for those new to the field (aimed especially at non-profits) on the first day of the festival June 2nd, confirmed presenters there include Barry Joseph (Global Kids), Eric Zimmerman (GameLab), Heather Chaplin, (journalist/author) Katie Salen (Gamelab Institute of Play) Ian Bogost (Persuasive Games) and Alan Gershenfeld (E-Line Ventures, formerly of Activision). Along with 2 full days of festival programming on June 3rd and 4th, there will be media and funders briefings, working group breakfasts, Expo Night and lots of networking!

ALT-C 2008: Rethinking the digital divide
Leeds, UK, 9-11 September 2008

Submissions close on 29 February 2008

I attended last year, and it was a great conference for me. The biggest problem was the sheer size – both in terms of the number of talks to choose between, and the distance to cover between them at times. Great line up of keynotes for 2008.

Our keynote speakers will be David Cavallo, Chief Learning Architect for One Laptop per Child, and Head of the Future of Learning Research Group at MIT Media Lab; Dr Itiel Dror, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Neuroscience at the University of Southampton; and Hans Rosling, Professor of International Health, Karolinska Institute, Sweden, and Director of the Gapminder Foundation.

Vienna Games Conference – Future and Reality of Gaming (F.R.O.G.)
17-19 October 2008
Submission Deadline: March 28th

Interesting remit… and I’ve never been to Vienna The blurb:

In October 2008, the Vienna Games Conference will address issues related to the “Future and Reality of Gaming” (F.R.O.G.) sharing cutting edge research and insights on the future of the games industry, game design, game theory, game culture and education. The conference aims to facilitate the exchange of ideas and current research findings regarding innovative theories, concepts and practice models in an engaging and convivial atmosphere.

International Conference on Entertainment Computing ICEC 2008
25-27th September 2008
Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA

Full Paper Submission Due: Friday, 11 April 2008
Short Paper, Demos Submission Due: extended to Friday, 2 May 2008

We are pleased to invite you to participate in the prestigious 7th International Conference on Entertainment Computing, under the auspices of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). ICEC 2008 will be an international forum for the exchange of experience and knowledge amongst researchers and developers in the field of entertainment computing. Different submission types are invited that present scientific ideas or improvements to existing techniques in the broad multi-disciplinary field of entertainment and edutainment applications.
ICEC is the longest established and most prestigious conference in the field of entertainment computing.

~CATE 2008~
The 11th IASTED International Conference on Computers and Advanced Technology in Education
Globalization of Education Through Advanced Technology
September 29 – October 1, 2008
Crete, Greece

The IASTED Secretariat must receive your paper by May 1, 2008

CATE 2008 will act as a major forum for the presentation of innovative ideas, approaches, developments, and outcomes of research projects in the area of technology-based education as well as the exchange of information between researchers, faculty, administrators and practitioners. Main groups of conference topics include but are not limited to applications of advanced technology and software-hardware systems for modern teaching and learning, best practices and case studies on innovative technology-based teaching strategies and instructional design approaches, institutional strategies and policies on technology-based education and training, technology-based open and distance education, national and international projects and collaboration, and technology as an enabler of globalization of education.

The Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment

October 22-24, 2008
Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA, USA

Papers and Industry Track abstracts due April 22, 2008
Extended abstracts for demonstrations due May 6, 2008

I’m very unlikely to make this one. I’ve been doing less and less A.I. work, it’s a bit of a budget-buster for me, plus a fair bit of travelling…

AIIDE’08 – the Fourth Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment – is intended to be the definitive point of interaction between entertainment software developers interested in AI and academic and industrial AI researchers. AIIDE’08 will include invited speakers, research and industry presentations, project demonstrations, and product exhibits. While traditionally emphasizing commercial computer and video games, we invite researchers and developers to share their insights and cutting-edge results on all topics at the interface of entertainment and artificial intelligence, including serious games, entertainment robotics, and beyond. AIIDE’08 is sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).

Not a conference at all, but note the recently launched International Journal of Computer Games Technology, which has a call for a special issue on AI for games.