[game_edu] CFP: Think Design Play - 5th International DiGRA Conference, 14-17 September, 2011 - Utrecht

[Jose P. Zagal]

THINK DESIGN PLAY
5th International Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) Conference
14-17 September 2010

Hosted by the Utrecht School of the Arts in the Netherlands

www.gamesconference.org

Call for participation
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After Leveling Up in the Netherlands (2003), Changing Views in Canada 
(2005), Situated Play in Japan (2007) and Breaking New Ground in England 
(2009) the 5th DiGRA Conference returns to Utrecht for Think Design Play

The goal of the DiGRA conference is to advance the study of games and 
playfulness. DiGRA 2011 seeks to connect game research to the creative 
industries and society by fostering the development of an integrated 
practice of game research, design, engineering, entrepreneurship and 
play. The conference is designed as a physical and online playground for 
meaningful dialogue between all players in the field of games. Whilst 
the conference will include the presentation of (peer-reviewed) papers 
and practice, invited talks and workshops, we are also very interested 
in supporting alternative forms and processes through which to 
participate and stimulate debate and discussion.

Topics
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The focus of the 2011 DiGRA conference is on integrated practices of 
game research, the creative industries and society (think: game design, 
engineering, entrepreneurship and play). We invite contributions on all 
topics and perspectives.

Submission and deadlines
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Submissions are subject to peer review. Submissions should be in ACM SIG 
format and PDF 
(http://www.acm.org/sigs/publications/proceedings-templates). Full 
papers will be published in conference proceedings, special issue 
journals as well as at the Digital Library of Digital Game Research 
Association on the DiGRA website (http://www.digra.org/dl).

Papers (individual or multi-author): submit an abstract of 600-800 words.

Full papers (optional): manuscripts of up to 7.000 words will be 
accepted for review. These will be reviewed and judged separately from 
abstract submissions. You do not need to submit an abstract in order to 
submit a full paper.

Alternative forms: we are also very interested in supporting alternative 
forms and processes through which to participate and stimulate debate 
and discussion, think:  posters, panels, roundtables and workshops but 
feel free to move beyond!

- Abstract papers and alternative forms submission: 21 February 2010
- Notification of acceptance:  12 April 2010
- Full paper submission: 18 April 2010
- Full paper notification of acceptance: 17 June 2010
- Camera ready version: 8 August 2010

The 5th DiGRA conference is hosted by the Utrecht School of the Arts
The Utrecht region is the prime location in the Netherlands for 
activities related to game design and technology. The Utrecht School of 
the Arts is one of the largest art and culture-oriented institutes in 
Europe. The institute links design education and research to the 
creative industries and society. The DiGRA conference is hosted by the 
Faculty of Art, Media & Technology where creative design & research are 
practised in the combined fields of games, media and music, for 
entertainment as well as meaningful application. Together with Utrecht 
University, the Utrecht School of the Arts founded the Dutch Game 
Garden, an incubator for new game companies. and participates in the 
extensive GATE game research program.