[game_edu] DEADLINE EXTENDED: Foundations of Digital Games 2009
R. Michael Young
young at csc.ncsu.edu
Wed Dec 17 13:42:32 EST 2008
[Apologies for multiple posts.]
Please note that, due to many requests, the paper submission deadline
for FDG 2009 (the International Conference on the Foundations of
Digital Games) has been extended to December 23, 2008.
*** SUBMISSION DEADLINE EXTENDED. New deadline: December 23, 2009,
11:00PM Pacific Time
EXTENDED DEADLINE CALL FOR PAPERS
THE FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON THE FOUNDATIONS OF DIGITAL
GAMES (FDG 09)
April 26th to 30th, 2009
On-board the Disney Wonder cruise ship, departing from Port Canaveral,
FL, USA
http://www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org
Corporate Sponsors: Microsoft Research, Electronic Arts
FDG ’09, the International Conference on the Foundations of Digital
Games, is a focal point for academic efforts in all areas of research
and education involving computer and console games, game technologies,
game play and game design. Previously known as Academic Days on Game
Development in Computer Science Education (GDCSE 08), this year's
conference expands its scope to encompass all aspects of Computer
Science focused game research, along with game-oriented education
research, and game studies and game design research. The goal of the
conference is the advancement of the science of digital games,
including new game technologies, capabilities, designs, applications,
educational uses, and modes of play.
The conference will be held aboard the Disney Wonder cruise ship,
departing from and returning to Port Canaveral, FL with port calls in
the Bahamas and at Disney's private island, Castaway Cay. FDG 2009
will include presentation of peer-reviewed papers, invited talks by
high-profile industry and academic leaders, hands-on tutorials and
topical panels on a range of subjects related to games research and
education. We invite researchers and educators to share insights and
cutting-edge results relating to game technologies and their use.
CONFIRMED KEYNOTE SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Chris Satchell, Chief Technology Officer, Interactive Entertainment
Business, Microsoft
Matthew MacLaurin, Microsoft Research
CONFIRMED INVITED SPEAKERS INCLUDE:
Damian Isla, Naimad Games
Yasmin Kafai, University of Pennsylvania
PANELS AT FDG 2009 WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
The Games Funding Landscape, including representatives from a number
of private and governmental funding agencies leading the sponsorship
of games research.
Designing and Managing a Successful Games Education Program, including
faculty from a range of colleges and universities that have built
successful programs teaching the process of game creation
Industry/Academic Collaboration, including faculty and industry
leaders active in the process work working together on joint research
projects
Building the Games Research Community, including academic leaders
working to create a scholarly community around the multi-disciplinary
efforts in games research
TUTORIALS AT FDG 2009 WILL COVER THE FOLLOWING TOPICS:
Introduction to Torque 3D 2009, Parallel Programming on the GPU,
UnrealScript Programming for Classwork and Research and XNA Game
Studio Express.
SUBMISSIONS
FDG 2009 will accept both full paper and poster submissions (the
details of each are described below). To encourage submissions across
a range of topics, this year's program includes six distinct theme
areas. Authors may choose to submit their papers to the general
conference or to a specific theme area of particular relevance. The
conference themes are a) artificial intelligence, b) computer science
and games education, c) databases, d) game studies/game design, e)
graphics and interfaces and f) networking and security. Papers that
fall outside these topic areas are strongly encouraged and should be
submitted to the general track. All submissions will be rigorously
peer reviewed for their technical merit, significance, clarity and
relevance to the advancement of the sciences of games. All full papers
must describe a completed unit of work and show rigorous and
compelling evaluation of the ideas they present. Poster submissions
should describe novel work in progress that is not at the same level
of research maturity as a full submission.
PAPERS AND POSTERS
All accepted paper and poster submissions will be published in the
conference proceedings, which will be available on a USB drive. For a
paper or poster to appear in the proceedings, at least one author must
register for the conference by the deadline for camera-ready copy
submission. One author of each accepted submission will be provided
with a special registration package that allows them to register at
the early registration rate. Papers, posters and doctoral consortium
publications from this year's conference will be included in the ACM
Digital Library. The conference is organized in cooperation with ACM
SIGWEB, SIGART, and SIGCSE and expects approval of in-cooperation
status with additional ACM SIGs soon.
Electronic paper and poster submission is required. Authors should
submit their papers at the conference submission site, http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icfdg2009
. Both paper and poster authors must submit their papers by 11PM
Pacific time on December 23, 2008 (note this is a revised submission
deadline). Papers must not exceed eight pages and poster submissions
must not exceed two pages. All submissions must comply with the
official ACM proceedings format using one of the templates provided at http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html
. FDG 2009 will not accept any paper that, at the time of submission,
is under review for or has already been published or accepted for
publication in a journal or another conference. This restriction does
not apply to submissions for workshops and other venues with a limited
audience.
THEME AREA TOPICS
Authors whose papers align with a particular theme area should choose
to submit their paper under that theme. Theme areas for FDG 2009 are
defined broadly and include Artificial Intelligence, Computer Science
and Games Education, Databases, Game Studies | Game Design, Graphics
and Interfaces and Networks and Security. For more details about the
specific tracks, please see the conference website (http://www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org
).
IMPORTANT DATES
December 23, 2008 Full paper, poster and Doctoral Consortium
submission EXTENDED deadline
January 30, 2009 Paper, poster, and Doctoral Consortium
notifications of acceptance/rejection
February 20, 2009 Camera-ready copy due. Presenting author
conference registration deadline
April 26-30, 2009 2009 Int’l Conference on Foundations of
Digital Games
April 30, 2009 Doctoral Consortium
FDG DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
The FDG Doctoral Consortium provides an opportunity for a limited
group of Ph.D. students to discuss and explore their research
interests and career objectives with a panel of established games
researchers and industry professionals. The consortium has the
following objectives: (1) to provide a setting for mutual feedback on
participants' current research and guidance on future research
directions; (2) develop a supportive community of scholars and a
spirit of collaborative research; (3) support a new generation of
researchers with information and advice on academic, research,
industrial, and nontraditional career paths; and (4) contribute to the
conference goals through interaction with other researchers and
participation in conference events.
The Doctoral Consortium will be held on April 30th, 2008, the last day
of the FDG conference, and will be hosted at the Orlando offices of
Electronic Arts’ Tiburon Studios. Attendance will be limited to a) FDG
Program and Organizing Committees (who will serve as reviewers and
discussants for student presentations) and b) graduate students whose
proposals are accepted for presentation. Students whose submissions
to the Doctoral Consortium are accepted for presentation will receive
complimentary conference registration and a fixed allowance for travel/
housing.
The deadline for application to the Doctoral Consortium is December
23, 2009 (note this is an extended deadline). For more details, see
the Doctoral Consortium Call for Papers available on the FDG web site
or contact Ian Horswill, Doctoral Consortium Chair, atian at northwestern.edu
.
FDG 2009 ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
Conference Chair
Jim Whitehead, Univ. California, Santa Cruz
Program Chair
R. Michael Young, North Carolina State Univ.
Finances Chair
Magy Seif El-Nasr, Simon Fraser Univ.
Industrial Liason Chair
John Nordlinger, Microsoft
Local Arrangements Co-Chairs
Kent Foster, Microsoft Corporation
G. Michael Youngblood, Univ. North Carolina, Charlotte
Doctoral Consortium Chair
Ian Horswill, Northwestern Univ.
Webmasters
Bruce Gooch, Univ. of Victoria
David Whittaker, Univ. of Victoria
Student Scholarships Chair:
Noah Wardrip-Fruin
Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
Sponsorships Chair:
Steve Berman
Univ. of California, Los Angeles
Industrial Liaison Chair:
Ben Sawyer
Digital Mill
FDG 2009 PROGRAM COMMITTEE
Program At-Large Members
Ian Bogost, Georgia Institute of Technology
Pat Langley, Arizona State Univ.
Nick Montfort, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Mark Overmars, Utrecht University
Ian Parberry, Univ. of North Texas
Yusuf Pisan, Univ. of Technology Sydney
Zoran Popovic, Univ. of Washington
Walt Scacchi, Univ. of California, Irvine
Gita Reese Sukthankar, Univ. of Central Florida
Bill Swartout, Univ. of Southern California Institute for Creative
Technologies
R. Michael Young (program chair), North Carolina State Univ.
Program Theme Area Members
Artificial Intelligence
Ian Horswill, Northwestern Univ.
Simon Lucas (theme co-chair), Univ. of Essex
Michael Mateas (theme co-chair), Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
Julian Togelius, IDSIA
Computer Science and Games Education
Tiffany Barnes (theme co-chair), Univ. of North Carolina, Charlotte
Wanda Dann, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
Andrew Phelps, Rochester Institute of Technology
Michael Zyda (theme co-chair), Univ. of Southern California
Databases
Johannes Gerhke (theme chair), Cornell Univ.
Beng Chin Ooi, National Univ. of Singapore
Walker White, Cornell Univ.
Game Studies | Game Design
TL Taylor (theme chair), IT Univ. Copenhagen
Tracy Fullerton, Univ. of Southern California
Doug Thomas, Univ. of Southern California
Graphics and Interfaces
Bruce Gooch, Univ. of Victoria
Jessica Hodgins, Carnegie-Mellon Univ.
Steve Feiner (theme chair), Columbia Univ.
Networking and Security
Mark Claypool, Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Wu-Chang Feng (theme chair), Portland State Univ.
Travis Schluessler, Intel Corporation
FDG STEERING COMMITTEE
John Laird, Univ. of Michigan
Ian Parberry, Univ. of North Texas,
Jim Whitehead, Univ. of California, Santa Cruz
R. Michael Young, North Carolina State Univ.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Please see www.foundationsofdigitalgames.org for additional
information, or email Jim Whitehead, Conference Chair, at ejw at cs.ucsc.edu
.
R. Michael Young
Director, Liquid Narrative Group
Department of Computer Science, NC State University
http://liquidnarrative.csc.ncsu.edu/rmy/
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