DiGRA Nordic 2012 is now open for registrations:
http://digra-nordic2012.org/registration/
You can access the draft program (with timetables and keynote titles) from
here:
http://digra-nordic2012.org/program/
The full program will be made available as soon as all speakers and sessions have been confirmed. The deadline for participants’ registration is
Monday, 14 May, 2o12.
There is information about hotels, travel arrangements and the venueavailable at the conference website:
ISPR 2012 “Presence Live!” Conference
International Society for Presence Research Annual Conference
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA – October 24 – 26, 2012
Submission deadline: June 15, 2012
Presence, short for telepresence, happens when people use technology and overlook at least part of its role in the experience:
A telepresence conferencing system makes us feel as if we´re face-to-face; an online virtual world seems real; a 3D IMAX film makes us reach out to touch objects on the screen; we get `lost´ in the worlds of novels, TV shows, movies, videogames and theme park rides; doctors, engineers, explorers and many others operate machinery thousands of miles away as if they were at the remote site; students learn about the world and workers learn how to do their jobs using compelling simulations; we think of and interact with computers, agents, avatars, robots and androids as if they were living social entities even though we know they´re not; we´re delighted by perceptual illusions in everything from ancient Trompe-l´oeil paintings to modern digital art. As we expand technology´s capabilities and applications, we´re having ever more, and ever more compelling, presence experiences.
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Applicants should speak german. Detailed information can be found here:
http://www.intermediales-design.de/stellenausschreibung-w2-professur-intermedia-games/2869
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http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/default.asp?ttype=2&tid=12799
Competitive video and computer gameplay has evolved significantly over the years: from the high-score pursuits in the documentary King of Kong to the arcade battles on the show Starcade (1982–1984), and through the networked multiplayer arenas of the 1990s. Today’s landscape, however, has seen the rise of professional gaming, an arena where players, team owners, and tournaments mirror traditional sports in their structure and competitive intensity. In “Raising the Stakes,” T. L. Taylor delves into this world, examining how gaming has elevated itself to a professional level, complete with celebrity players and dedicated followers. This professional circuit is as meticulously organized and fiercely competitive as any lista över casinon utan svensk spellicens, where players seek not just to participate but to excel and build careers, in an industry that’s rapidly outgrowing its niche origins.
In the course of her explorations, Taylor travels to tournaments, including the World Cyber Games Grand Finals (which considers itself the computer gaming equivalent of the Olympics), and interviews participants from players to broadcasters. She examines pro-gaming, with its highly paid players, play-by-play broadcasts, and mass audience; discusses whether or not e-sports should even be considered sports; traces the player’s path from amateur to professional (and how a hobby becomes work); and describes the importance of leagues, teams, owners, organizers, referees, sponsors, and fans in shaping the structure and culture of pro-gaming.
Taylor connects professional computer gaming to broader issues: our notions of play, work, and sport; the nature of spectatorship; the influence of money on sports. And she examines the ongoing struggle over the gendered construction of play through the lens of male-dominated pro-gaming. Ultimately, the evolution of professional computer gaming illuminates the contemporary struggle to convert playful passions into serious play.
About the Author
T. L. Taylor is Associate Professor in the Center for Computer Games Research at the IT University of Copenhagen. She is the author of Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture (MIT Press).
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Details here: https://jobs.gmu.edu/postings/27406
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Issue 4:1 of Journal of Gaming and Virtual World has just been published online: http://www.intellectbooks.co.uk/journals/view-issue,id=2165/
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Digital Humanities Congress 2012
University of Sheffield, 6th – 8th September 2012
The University of Sheffield’s Humanities Research Institute with the support of the Network of Expert Centres and Centernet is delighted to announce its Call for Papers for a three-day conference to be held in Sheffield during 6th – 8th September 2012.
The Digital Humanities Congress is a new conference which will be held in Sheffield every two years. Its purpose is to promote the sharing of knowledge, ideas and techniques within the digital humanities.
Digital humanities is understood by Sheffield to mean the use of technology within arts, heritage and humanities research as both a method of inquiry and a means of dissemination. As such, proposals related to all disciplines within the arts, humanities and heritage domains are welcome.
The conference will take place at the University’s new residential conference facility, The Edge.
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The first annual Alabama Modeling and Simulation Conference and Exhibition, AlaSim International 2012, is May 1-3, 2012, in Huntsville, Alabama, organized by the Alabama Modeling and Simulation Council, www.AlabamaMSCouncil.org .
A draft of the Final Program is available at www.AlaSim.org . It includes Papers, Briefings, Panels, Workshops, Tutorials and Posters presenting a breadth of simulation applications, emphasizing Military, Transportation and Education. Discussions of simulation methodologies and development of the profession are included.
In addition to the presentations, attend for the networking opportunities. Identify individuals on the program you want to talk with and get to know. Socialize during lunches, the reception, and breaks. You will hear, and contribute, questions and answers for real life challenges. Expect to learn things you can use.
Register now at www.AlaSim.org.
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Academic MindTrek is happening again in Tampere, Finland (3rd-5th October).
Games track focusing, but not restricted to…
- theoretical and analytical approaches on games and play
- analysis of player experience
- game design research
- economy and business models in the game industry
- innovation in and around games
- digital distribution of games
- online gaming
- social and casual gaming
- player-created content
- pervasive and ubiquitous gaming
- mobile and cross-media gaming
- gamification, funware and playful designs
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Authors are invited to submit manuscripts to be considered for inclusion in the fourth issue of the second volume of the International Journal of Game-Based Learning (IJGBL) (http://igi-global.com/ijgbl/) to be published in October 2012. Papers should be submitted on or before 26th April 2012 to pfelicia@wit.ie.
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