After the resounding success of last four years , we introduce CGAT 2012. This international academic conference was inaugurated by the Minister for Education and Finance of Singapore, Mr Tharman Shanmugaratnam in 2008 and attended by academics and industry experts from 18 different countries.

The evidently expanding Asian Gaming industry defines the need for the International Conference on Computer Games, Multimedia and Allied Technology in Singapore. The conference provides a platform for the international gaming community experts to discuss and deliberate with their Eastern counterparts on the state-of-the-art, new research results, perspectives of future developments, and innovative applications relevant to games development and related areas. The conference shall strive to shed light on the inherent sociological and design differences between the East and the West while exploring the challenges faced by the Asian Gaming industry. The conference also provides an opportunity to the international and regional gaming studios, game production companies and allied technology and service providers to showcase their technology, products and services at the concurrent industry symposium. This international platform has been positioned to synergise both the academic world and industry.

The conference mantles diverse tracks with stimulating technical sessions covering the conference theme of:Animation, AI, Multimedia, IPTV, Edutainment, Mobile, Virtual Reality.

The conference program offers insightful plenary and keynote addresses, stimulating technical sessions, seminars and panel discussions, poster sessions and multiple social and networking opportunities.

Conference Contact Details:

CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT
Computer Games, Multimedia and Allied Technology
10 Anson Road,
International Plaza, #14-04
Singapore – 079909

Email: info@cgames.com.sg
Tel: 6327 0166

www.cgames.com.sg

[KEY TOPICS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:]

Gaming – Mobile, PC, Online, Console

Aesthetic Approaches to Game Design & Development

Storytelling and Narrative Landscapes

Design Documentation

Games Simulations and Dynamic Models

Interactive Simulations

Tools and Systems for Games and Virtual Reality

Intelligent Agents and Gamebots

Gaming – Hardware and Accessories

Graphics & Visualisation

Texture and Shader Programming

Stereographics in Real Time

Cinematography

Sound Design and Music Systems

Multichanel Audio

Audio Techniques for Racing Games

Media Theory

Interactive Dynamic Response for Games

Mapping the Mental Space of Game Genres

Cultural and Media Studies on Computer Games

Experiential Spatiality in Games

Player Behavior and Consumer Demographics

Game Development Contract Outsourcing

Project Funding and Financing

Social/Humanities Aspects of Games

Cheat Codes -To Cheat or Not to Cheat

Mobile and Multiuser Games

IPTV and Service Convergence

Pay-As-You-Play and IPTV

Academic Courses for Game Design & Development

Multiuser Virtual Environments (Muves) in Education

Learning to Play or Learning through Play

Game Security

Games and Intellectual Property Rights

Laws, Regulations, Certifications and Policies for Gaming

Censorship of Video Games Content

Artificial Intelligence in the Context of Gaming

Art, Design and New Media

Education, Training, and Edutainment Technologies

Human Factors of Games

Sound and Music

3D Geometric models

Geometric Modelling and Shape Modelling

Conference Contact Details:

Email: info@cgames.com.sg
Website: http://www.cgames.com.sg
DID: +65 6327 0163
Fax: +65 6327 0162

IADIS INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE GAME AND ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGIES (GET2011)

Rome, Italy, 22- 24 July 2011

(http://www.gaming-conf.org/)

part of the IADIS Multi Conference on Computer Science and Information Systems (MCCSIS 2011)

Rome, Italy, 20 – 26 July 2011

(http://www.mccsis.org)

* Keynote Speaker:

Professor Dimitrios Rigas, Head of the Department of Media Technology & Head of the Innovative Interactive Systems Research Group (IIS), De Montfort University, United Kingdom

* Conference background and goals

This conference aims to bring together research and practice from creative, social and business practitioners and researchers in this challenging field. The focus of this conference is on design, development and evaluation of games, entertainment technologies and the nature of play.

* Format of the Conference

TThe conference will comprise of invited talks and oral presentations.

The proceedings of the conference will be published in the form of a book and CD-ROM with ISBN, and will be available also in the IADIS Digital Library (accessible on-line).

The conference proceedings will be submitted for indexing to INSPEC, EI Compendex, Thomson ISI, ISTP and other indexing services.

* Best Papers

Selected authors of best papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their papers to selected journals

(i.e. IADIS International Journal on Computer Science and Information Systems (IJCSIS – ISSN: 1646-3692) including journals from INDERSCIENCE Publishers

* Types of submissions

Full papers, Short Papers, Reflection Papers, Posters/Demonstrations, Tutorials, Panels and Doctoral Consortium. All submissions are subject to a blind refereeing process.

* Topics related to Game and Entertainment Technologies are of interest. These include, but are not limited to the following topics:

- Development methodologies

- Design issues

- Controversial issues – we welcome debate and dissension, for example; games as art, entertainment as purely for monetary returns etc

- Special Effects

- Animation

- Mobile and ubiquitous games and entertainment

- Serious Games and entertainment –applications, critiques

- Philosophical issues

- Prototypes

- Social and cultural uses of/for Play

- Tools and technologies

- Skills, strategy, rules and chance

- Genre

- Immersiveness and engagement

- Research methodologies in creative practice

- Usability and playability

- User/player centered design

- Psychological, social, and cultural differences in perception and participation

- Communities, networks, social interaction and social capital

- Cross-cultural and intercultural approaches

- Assessment of exploratory learning approaches

- Emerging practices

Conference Contact Details:

E-mail: secretariat@gaming-conf.org
Web site: http://www.gaming-conf.org/