Dates: September 7–9, 2012 Rochester, New York USA

Location: This year’s conference will be held on the campus of The Strong in Rochester, New York. It is co-hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology’s School of Interactive Games and Media and the International Center for the History of Electronic Games (ICHEG) at The Strong.

The two-and-a-half day conference is jam-packed with:

• Presentations of peer-reviewed papers that examine innovative research and the latest game technologies;
• Lectures by internationally recognized speakers;
• Access to The Strong’s exhibit and collections spaces, including the ICHEG collections, one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive collection of video games, electronic games, and related materials;
• Dinner at Rochester Institute of Technology with a tour of the nationally acclaimed School of Interactive Games and Media
• Optional Sunday afternoon bus tour of Niagara Falls (about 90 minutes away from Rochester).

Keynote Speakers:

• Seamus Blackley (co-creator of the Xbox and current president of Innovative Leisure)

• Ian Bogost (professor at Georgia Tech and founding partner of Persuasive Games)

• Anthony Salcito (vice president for Microsoft Education)

• Vincent John Vincent (co-CEO, president, and co-founder of GestureTek, Inc.)

Student Lunch Speaker:

• Ian Schreiber (game designer and co-author of Breaking into the Game Industry: Advice from a Successful Career from Those Who Have Done It.)