IEEE IGIC 2012
The Fourth International Games Innovation
Conference
September 7-9, 2012, Rochester, New York USA
http://ice-gic.ieee-cesoc.org
Conference Theme: Designing for Play
The IEEE Consumer Electronics Society is pleased to announce the Fourth International Games Innovation Conference. Continuing the tradition that began in London 2009, to Hong Kong in 2010, and extended to Orange, CA, USA in 2011, this conference is a platform for disseminating peer-reviewed papers that describe innovative research and development of game technologies. Participation from academia, industry and government are welcome. We are soliciting short papers (4 pages), long papers (5-8 pages), posters and panels.
Abstract Deadline: April 15th, 2012
Author Notification: May 14th, 2012
Final Drafts Due: June 18th, 2012
Final Acceptance: July 20th, 2012
Abstract Submission System:
https://www.easychair.org/account/signin.cgi?conf=2012igic
Papers reporting innovations and new developments in all areas related to games and play are invited, including but not limited to the following:
Multi-player Games: cloud based games, networked games, location awareness, infrastructure, performance, latency, architecture, security
Game Platforms: mobile/handheld, computers, consoles, portable consoles, cloud servers, network servers, system architecture, network architecture
Beyond Entertainment: health, exercise, education, training, business, advertising, social change, usability beyond games
Design, Development and Production: design of games, tools, interdependencies of software & hardware, graphics, animation, content generation, artificial intelligence, cinematography
Interfaces: interoperability, wearable devices, biometrics, 3D effects, haptics, gaze, proximity, audio, gesture
Technology: multi-core processors, mobile SoC, memory, 3D display, 3D graphics, augmented reality, virtual reality, storage, vision, imaging, wireless, RF, MEMS, nano devices
User Experience: playing experience, behavioral impact, social impact, player modeling, learning, cultural impact, lessons from games Play: Theories of Play, historical evolution of play, relationship between electronic andnon-electronic forms of games and toys, psychological dimensions of play, play across the lifespan, impact of computers on play, player-audience interactions. Game Design and Development Education: Curriculum Design, Course Design, Survey of Existing Programs, Informal Education Selected papers will be invited to expand to full length for submissions to the IEEE Transactions of Consumer Electronics, the American Journal of Play and the Journal of Game Design and Development Education after the conference. These papers must comply with the requirements of their respective journals.
For more information on paper submission and or for interest in joining the review committee, contact Al Biles, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , subject igic.
