[game_edu] Fwd: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] CFP: Games and Innovation Research Seminar

[Susan Gold]

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> From: Olli Sotamaa <Olli.Sotamaa at uta.fi>

> Date: December 21, 2010 9:00:04 AM EST

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> Subject: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] CFP: Games and Innovation Research Seminar

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> FYI. Abstract Deadline: February 7, 2011.

>

> Olli

>

> Postdoctroral Fellow

> University of Tampere

>

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>

> Games and Innovation Research Seminar

> May 5th-6th, 2011, University of Tampere

> http://gamesandinnovationseminar.wordpress.com/

>

> The present seminar aims at bringing together scholars of games and  

> innovation from diverse fields and stimulating dialogue between  

> them. Moreover, the goal of the seminar is to encourage the further  

> development of rigorous academic research on the topic while keeping  

> the work accessible to game professionals.

>

> The games industry carries the image of innovation and creativity,  

> but still we know relatively little about the innovation processes  

> that take place within the industry. To date, games and innovation  

> have been studied in several disparate fields, including cultural  

> studies, design research and industrial economics and management.  

> Perhaps due to such a fragmented nature of academic work on the  

> subject, the bulk of the influential work on games and innovation is  

> found in practically oriented guidebooks authored by experienced  

> games industry experts.

>

> The seminar is welcoming submissions on the praxis of game  

> development, the characteristics of innovation in game context,  

> supply and demand for innovation in games, creativity and games, and  

> the relationship of game innovation and legal practices. It has been  

> argued that the growing level of concentration of the games industry  

> has rendered innovation virtually non-existent in game development.  

> The submissions are encouraged to comment on this claim. What is  

> innovation in games? How does it manifest? Can you measure it? How  

> has it changed since digital games were first introduced? Is  

> creativity in games domain-specific? What is the status of  

> innovation praxis within games industry?

>

> Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

>

> * Game production processes, design processes and design tools

> * Game industry dynamics and game development

> * Roles of different individuals and different types of firms in  

> game innovation

> * Classifications of innovation in games

> * Historical and local perspectives on games and innovation

> * Emerging trends in game innovation

> * Game ideation and creativity

> * Vision communication

> * Prototyping and testing practices

> * Player driven and data driven game innovation

> * Open innovation, co-innovation, participatory design

> * Indie development

> * Game competitions, game jams

> * The role of legislation in innovation, intellectual property and  

> patents

> * Interaction of hardware and software innovation

>

> We also encourage researchers of non-digital games to submit on  

> related topics.

>

> The seminar is the seventh in the annual series of game studies  

> working paper seminars organised by Game Research Lab at University  

> of Tampere. Due to the work-in-progress emphasis, we strongly  

> encourage submitting late breaking results, working papers and/or  

> submissions from graduate students. Early considerations from  

> projects currently in progress are most welcome, as the purpose of  

> the seminar is to have peer-to-peer discussions and thereby provide  

> support in refining and improving research work in this area.  

> Tentative plans have been made on a book publication of selected  

> papers.

>

> The papers to be presented will be chosen based on extended abstract  

> review. Full papers are distributed prior the event to all  

> participants, in order to facilitate discussion.

>

> The two-day event consists of themed sessions that aim to introduce  

> current research projects and discuss ongoing work in studies of  

> games industry, innovation and design processes. The seminar will be  

> chaired by Professor Frans Mäyrä (Department of Information Studies  

> and Interactive Media, University of Tampere). Invited paper  

> commentators include Dr. Mirva Peltoniemi from Aalto University  

> School of Science and Technology. The second commentator will be  

> announced later.

>

> The seminar will be held in Tampere, Finland and will be free of  

> charge; the number of participants will be restricted.

>

> Important Dates

>

> * Abstract Deadline: February 7, 2011

> * Notification of Acceptance: February 21, 2011

> * Full Paper deadline: April 7, 2011

> * Seminar dates: May 5-6, 2010

>

> Submission Guidelines

>

> The extended abstract submissions should be between 500-1000 words  

> (excluding references). Abstracts should be sent to as plain text  

> only (no

> attachments). Guidelines for submitting a full seminar paper will be  

> provided with the notification of acceptance.

>

> Our aim is that everyone participating has been able to read  

> materials submitted to the seminar. Therefore, the maximum length  

> for a full paper is set to 6000 words (excluding references). Note  

> also that the presentations held at the seminar should encourage  

> discussion, instead of only repeating the information presented in  

> the papers. Tentatively, every paper will be presented for 10  

> minutes and discussed for 20 minutes.

>

> Seminar web site: http://gamesandinnovationseminar.wordpress.com/

>

> Organised by: http://gamelab.uta.fi

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Susan Gold
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