[game_edu] game_edu Digest, Vol 51, Issue 5

[J. Klabbers]

See Item 1: PhD position in Serious Gaming (S. Gold)

A matter of terminology in professional communication.

In the announcement below the following phrasing is curious: "The  
Department of Industrial Design at the Eindhoven University of  
Technology has an opportunity you can take to join a team for  
development of serious games for medical simulation, with a focus on  
birth delivery".

Suppose we would agree that the forthcoming match between Manchester  
United and Liverpool is a serious game. For the sake of clear  
professional communication, wouldn't be more suitable to rephrase the  
line, reading: "The Department of Industrial Design at the Eindhoven  
University of Technology has an opportunity you can take to join a  
team for development of medical simulation, with a focus on birth  
delivery".

That would make the term "serious game" as redundant as it is in this  
context, or am I missing something special?

I am looking forward to the day that we may receive an advert for a  
PhD position in Non-Serious Gaming, whatever that would mean.

J. Klabbers
jklabbers at kmpc.nl



Op 12-jan-2009, om 23:44 heeft game_edu-request at igda.org het volgende  
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>    1. PhD position in Serious Gaming (S. Gold)

>    2. Labs (m.bernal at roehampton.ac.uk)

>    3. Re: Labs (John Hopson)

>    4. Re: Labs (m.bernal at roehampton.ac.uk)

>    5. REMINDER - CFP - Thinking after Dark: International

>       Conference on Horror Video Games - Montreal, April 23-25, 2009

>       (S. Gold)

>    6. Re: Labs (Sarah_Lemarie at scee.net)

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> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 09:26:35 -0800

> From: "S. Gold" <goldfile at gmail.com>

> Subject: [game_edu] PhD position in Serious Gaming

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> Open position for Ph.D. student as Game Developer:

>

> Are you computer wise with a genuine passion for programming? Do  

> you like

> developing your own games? Are you keen on game controller re- 

> design? Would

> you like to further this into your career?

>

> The Department of Industrial Design at the Eindhoven University of

> Technology has an opportunity you can take to join a team for  

> development of

> serious games for medical simulation, with a focus on birth  

> delivery. You

> will join a multidisciplinary team for the development of the game  

> and you

> will also enroll as a PhD candidate within our department.

>

> We are on the lookout for talented and enthusiastic programmers  

> with game

> development experience. The successful candidate must have 1st class

> programming skills, game development experience preferably on XBOX  

> or Wii

> consoles, a flair for realistic graphics and game interaction. You are

> therefore keen on both developing games and designing/engineering

> specialized game controllers; you will also have evidences of game

> development and/or (re)design of game controllers.

> Because of the short delays for the recruitment, People who have  

> clearance

> to work in The Netherlands will be given priority.

>

> Vacancy also available soon at

> http://w3.tue.nl/en/services/dpo/ 

> excellent_jobs_for_excellent_people/vacanci

> es/vacancies_industrial_design/

>

> Application

> Please send a written application or e-mail, including a letter  

> explaining

> your specific interest in the project and extensive curriculum  

> vitae, to the

> following address:

>

> Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

> Department of Industrial Design

> Attn. Ms. Julma Braat, room HG 3.93

> P.O. Box 513

> 5600 MB Eindhoven

> The Netherlands

> Or by e-mail to: j.a.c.l.braat at tue.nl

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> Dear all,

>

> My name is Miguel ?. Bernal, I am a lecturer here in London.

>

> Could anyone tell me or put me in contact we the people (in  

> PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo) who deal with the setting up of  

> labs with their developer consoles and workstations.

>

> Maybe I am being too naive assuming the three big companies do  

> this, but this is the best place to ask and get advice.

>

> Thank you very much for your help

>

> Miguel ?. Bernal-Merino

> Lecturer in Game Localisation

> Roehampton University London

> Tel: (00 44) (0) 208 392 3799

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> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 11:45:13 -0800

> From: John Hopson <jhopson at microsoft.com>

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> Hi Miguel,

>

> I work in the Microsoft group that handles the Xbox user research  

> labs.  What can I do for you?

>

> John

>

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> From: game_edu-bounces at igda.org [game_edu-bounces at igda.org] On  

> Behalf Of m.bernal at roehampton.ac.uk [m.bernal at roehampton.ac.uk]

> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2009 11:43 AM

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> Subject: [game_edu] Labs

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> Dear all,

>

> My name is Miguel ?. Bernal, I am a lecturer here in London.

>

> Could anyone tell me or put me in contact we the people (in  

> PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo) who deal with the setting up of  

> labs with their developer consoles and workstations.

>

> Maybe I am being too naive assuming the three big companies do  

> this, but this is the best place to ask and get advice.

>

> Thank you very much for your help

>

> Miguel ?. Bernal-Merino

> Lecturer in Game Localisation

> Roehampton University London

> Tel: (00 44) (0) 208 392 3799

>

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> Well, Hello John! Thank you very much for the quick reply!

>

> I am putting together a project to have Video Game Localisation and  

> Linguistic Testing Lab. Our university does not have a games  

> programming degree yet (by 2010 perhaps), but this is where my  

> forte lies ( www.gdconf.com/conference/loc.html ) and I know we can  

> help with research in this area if we have some more industry  

> hardware and software.

>

> I would like to know what the process is to negotiate, acquire and/ 

> or purchase these research labs, prices, etc. We won't need many to  

> start with 2 to 8 depending on pricing (and our budget or course).  

> This would be a lab fully dedicated to localisation, linguistic  

> testing, internationalisation, culturalisation, transcreation, etc.

>

> We can continue this conversation privately.

> This is my email

> m.bernal at roehampton.ac.uk

>

> All the best

>

> Miguel ?. Bernal-Merino

> Lecturer in Media Translation

> Roehampton University London

> Tel: (00 44) (0) 208 392 3799

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> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:26:12 -0800

> From: "S. Gold" <goldfile at gmail.com>

> Subject: [game_edu] REMINDER - CFP - Thinking after Dark:

> 	International Conference on Horror Video Games - Montreal, April

> 	23-25, 2009

> To: IGDA Game Education Listserv <game_edu at igda.org>

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> The research group Ludicin? from the University of Montreal, in

> collaboration with the Research Group on the Creation and Formation of

> Cinematographic and Theatrical Institutions (GRAFICS) from the

> University of Montreal and the NT2 Laboratory on Hypermedia Art and

> Literature from the University of Quebec in Montreal, solicits your

> proposals for the bilingual (French/English) international conference

> titled ?Thinking after Dark: Welcome to the World of Horror Video

> Games?. This conference will be held in Montreal from April 23 to  

> 25, 2009.

>

> Call for papers

>

> As fear is the oldest and strongest emotion of mankind (Lovecraft),

> human beings have always taken a malicious pleasure in frightening

> themselves. If literature and cinema were and still represent good  

> means

> for the expression of horror, nowadays, the experience of fear is as

> intense in video games.

>

> While academia has been studying horrific literature and films for  

> a few

> decades, such an interest for the videoludic side of horror has not,

> until now, showed up. Yet, since the cinematic staging of fear in  

> Alone

> in the Dark in 1992, the Survival Horror has become a prolific genre

> offering a wide selection of significant games such as the Resident

> Evil, Silent Hill and Fatal Frame series. Because it is at the

> crossroads of diverse cultural heritages and the latest technological

> developments, and because it exhibits the ins and outs of the matrix

> that governs all but a few games (spatial navigation and survival),

> horror video games require a deeper study.

>

> This international conference wishes to study horror video games (not

> necessarily labeled survival horror) from an eclectic range of  

> critical

> and theoretical perspectives. It aims to fill a gap in game studies

> between general theory and analysis of particular genres and games.

>

> Possible Topics

> Here are some examples of relevant themes we wish to explore in this

> conference:

>

> Historical approach

> - Origins and history of horror video games

> - Impact of the technological evolution on horror video games

>

> Theoretical approach

> - Simulation of horror, fear, terror

> - Narratives and themes of horror video games

>

> Transmedial approach

> - Transmedial study of horror video games (Games/Films/Literature)

> - Remediation in films, literature and video games

>

> Socio-cultural approach

> - Transnational analysis of horror video games (United States/Japan)

> - Social and cultural meanings of horror video games

> - Horror video games and censorship

>

> Analytical approach

> - Aesthetics of horror video games (lighting, sound, editing, 1st/3rd

> person perspective)

> - Study of specific games or series (Alone in the Dark, Resident Evil,

> Fatal Frame, etc.)

>

> The organizing committee remains open to proposals that respect the

> general spirit of this call for papers.

>

> Please submit your proposals no later than January 15, 2009 at the

> following e-mail address: <thinking.after.dark at ca.inter.net>.  

> Acceptance

> and rejection notifications will be sent by the beginning of February.

>

> Your proposal must include:

>

> 1. The title of your paper and an abstract (no more that 500 words).

> 2. Your academic status, your institutional affiliation, your  

> department

> and your contact information (mailing address, telephone number, fax

> number and e-mail address).

> 3. A short biography underlining your work related to the themes of  

> the

> conference (no more than 250 words).

>

> A selection of papers will be published in a special issue of  

> Loading?,

> the journal of the Canadian Game Study Association.

>

> For further information, please visit our website:

> <http://conference2009.ludicine.ca>.

>

> Organizing committee

> Bernard Perron, Conference Head, Associate Professor, Department of  

> Art

> History and Film Studies, University of Montreal

> Martin Picard, coordinator, research group Ludicine, University of  

> Montreal

> Richard B?gin, Invited Professor in Film Studies, Literatures

> Department, Laval University.

> Carl Therrien, research group Ludicine, University of Montreal

> Dominic Arsenault, research group Ludicine, University of Montreal

> Guillaume Roux-Girard, research group Ludicine, University of Montreal

>

>

>

>

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> Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:44:14 +0000

> From: Sarah_Lemarie at scee.net

> Subject: Re: [game_edu] Labs

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> Hi Miguel,

>

> I manage PlayStation's European academic development schemes; drop  

> me an

> email and I'll be happy to discuss options with you.

>

> Kind regards,

>

> Sarah.

>

> Sarah Lemari?

> Infrastructure Manager & Academic Liaison

> Sony Computer Entertainment Europe Limited

> e: sarah_lemarie at scee.net

> w: http://research.scee.net

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> Dear all,

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> My name is Miguel ?. Bernal, I am a lecturer here in London.

>

> Could anyone tell me or put me in contact we the people (in  

> PlayStation,

> Xbox and Nintendo) who deal with the setting up of labs with their

> developer consoles and workstations.

>

> Maybe I am being too naive assuming the three big companies do  

> this, but

> this is the best place to ask and get advice.

>

> Thank you very much for your help

> Miguel ?. Bernal-Merino

> Lecturer in Game Localisation

> Roehampton University London

> Tel: (00 44) (0) 208 392 3799

>

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