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[S. Gold]

Call for Papers
1st IFIP Entertainment Computing Symposium (ECS-2008)
"New Frontiers for Entertainment Computing"
(IFIP 2008, Track on Computer Games and Entertainment)
http://www.cs.unibo.it/~ifip2008gamestrack/

Milan, Italy, Sept 7-10 2008

New challenges in entertainment computing are coming up and need some
attention to be discussed.
One of the booming areas is gaming on PC and other dedicated hardware,
entertainment robots are available, virtual and second life is very
attractive to millions of people.
How can and should these products be designed to the benefits of
different cultural regions on earth? There are many disciplines
involved in contributing to these challenges:
from computer science to social science. Often these disciplines have
their own field of focus,
have their own conferences, or only deal with specialized sub-problems.
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.

Topics
The symposium will include, but is not limited to, the following topics:
1) serious gaming (e.g. what is this all about)
2) entertainment in aeronautics (e.g. gaming without gravity)
3) violent and adult gaming (e.g. cultural barriers and business)
4) cultural computing (e.g. how to address cultural developments)
5) entertainment beyond gaming (e.g. next generation of products)
6) interactive TeleVision (e.g. ambient entertainment)

Paper submission
Papers presenting original research in conference topics are being
sought. A full paper (8 to 10 pages) or short paper (4 pages) written
in English should be sent by 21 January 2008.

Proceedings of IFIP ECS 2008 will be published by Springer Science
and Business Media (SSBM). More information can be found in due
course at http://www.wcc2008.org.

Acceptance will be based on quality, relevance and originality of the
work. Authors will be notified of acceptance or rejection via e-mail
by 10 March 2008. Full versions of accepted papers (camera-ready)
must be written in English, and will be due by 7 April 2008.

Submission info on http://www.cs.unibo.it/~ifip2008gamestrack/

Symposium Co-Chairs:
    Paolo Ciancarini, IT
    Ryohei Nakatsu, JP
    Marco Roccetti, IT

  Program Co-Chairs:
    Lyn Pemberton, UK
    Matthias Rauterberg, NL
    Jaap van den Herik, NL

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Susan Gold
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³In a completely sane world, madness is the only freedom!² - J. G. Ballard

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