[game_edu] ICEC2012: Second Call for Papers (Deadline April 1) / Workshop Proposals (Deadline March 10)

[Marc Herrlich]

-- Apologies for cross-posting --

      11th IFIP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTING
                      ICEC 2012 -- icec2012.org
               26-29 September 2012, Bremen, Germany

                        CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing explores 
the application of computational technology to entertainment. The 
conference brings together practitioners and researchers interested in 
the art and design of entertainment computing applications. ICEC 
welcomes submissions on the design, engineering, application and theory 
of entertainment technology. We solicit paper, poster and demonstration 
submissions, as well as proposals for tutorials and workshops. In 
addition to regular scientific contributions we encourage contributions 
specifically for and by the industry that will be presented in a 
dedicated session. Papers will be published via Springer and archived in 
the SpringerLink digital library.

SUBMISSION TYPES

Full Technical Papers (10-14 pages)
Short Technical Papers (4-8 pages)
Poster Papers (max. 4 pages)
Demonstrations / Interactive Installations (max. 4 pages)
Industry Short Papers (2-4 pages), Posters (max. 4 pages), 
Demonstrations (max. 4 pages)
Tutorial / Workshop submissions (max. 4 pages)
Doctoral Consortium submissions (max. 4 pages)

Submissions must be in Springer LNCS format. All submissions will be 
reviewed by the conference's international program committee. Accepted 
papers will be published as technical papers, poster papers, demo papers 
or extended abstracts. Authors might be asked by the program committee 
to resubmit their paper in a different category. Extended versions of 
selected papers will be invited for a special issue of the 
"Entertainment Computing" journal.

IMPORTANT DATES

March 10th, 2012 Workshop proposal submission
April 1st, 2012 Full/short paper submission
May 20th, 2012 Notification for full/short papers
May 30th, 2012 Poster/demo/installation/doctoral consortium submission; 
industry track short paper/poster/demo submission
June 15th, 2012	Notification for posters/demos/installations/doctoral 
consortium
June 22nd, 2012 Camera ready submission (all submission types)
Sep. 26th-29th, 2012 Conference at University of Bremen, Germany

TOPICS

We invite authors to submit original papers, posters or demos in all 
areas of entertainment computing including (but not limited to):

Technologies for Entertainment Computing
   Computer Graphics
   Digital Audio
   Human Machine Interfaces
   Artificial Intelligence
   Integrated Development
   Computer, Video, Console and Internet Games

Design and Creative Environment
   Game Design
   Interactive Sound
   Graphic Design
   Art and Novel Media
   New Genres of Entertainment Technology

Advanced Applications and Platforms
   Augmented, Virtual or Mixed Reality
   Ubiquitous / Pervasive Entertainment
   Entertainment and Ambient Intelligence
   Robots and Agents
   Mobile Entertainment
   Self-Reflecting Entertainment Computing

Application Domains of Entertainment Computing
   Games / Serious Games
   Human Computation Games
   Interactive TV and Cinema
   Edutainment
   Authoring and Communication
   Healthcare
   Simulation
   Digital Entertainment and Sports
   Digital Entertainment and Pleasure
   Games for Special Audiences (elderly, children, people with disabilities)

Theory
   Impact of Entertainment Technology on Users and Society
   TransMedia, Art and Entertainment
   Methodologies, Paradigms, Tools for Entertainment Applications
   Narratives / Digital Storytelling
   Social Impact, Social Networking, Sound and Music

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

General Conference Chair
   Rainer Malaka, University of Bremen

Conference Advisory Committee
   Ryohei Nakatsu, National University of Singapore
   Matthias Rauterberg, Technical University of Eindhoven

Program Chair
   Maic Masuch, University of Duisburg-Essen

Workshop Chairs
   Lynne Baillie, Glasgow Caledonian University
   Rod McCall, University of Luxembourg

Industry Chairs
   Don Marinelli, Entertainment Technology Center, Pittsburgh
   Joerg Niesenhaus, University of Duisburg-Essen/GTCC.NRW

Doctoral Consortium Chairs
   Matthias Rauterberg, Technical University of Eindhoven
   Ryohei Nakatsu, National University of Singapore

Social Media Chair
   Lennart Nacke, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

FURTHER INFORMATION

Find more information and the full call at:

http://icec2012.org

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-- 
Marc Herrlich, M.Sc.

Digital Media Group
University of Bremen
P.O.B. 330440
D-28334 Bremen
Germany

Phone: +49-(0)421-218-64410
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Email: mh at tzi.de
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11th INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTING (ICEC) 2012
26-29 September 2012, Bremen, Germany
http://icec2012.org