CALL FOR REVIEWERS I am currently in the process of editing the ‘Handbook of Research on Improving Learning and Motivation through Educational Games: Multidisciplinary Approaches’ to be published by IGI Global (http://www.igi-global.com/) scheduled for release in 2011. This book aims to provide relevant theoretical frameworks and the latest empirical research findings in the area. It will be written for students and professionals (e.g., teachers, developers or managers), who want to improve their understanding  of the important roles and applications of educational games in terms of teaching strategies, instructional design, educational psychology and game design. In order to strengthen the overall…

CALL FOR PAPERS AVATARS AND HUMANS. REPRESENTING USERS IN DIGITAL GAMES Preconference to the ECREA 2010 – 3rd European Communication Conference 12 October 2010, Hamburg, Germany http://www.ecrea2010hamburg.eu/ ==Topic & Questions== With the rise of digital interactive media, “avatars” – computer generated visual representations of users  – have become a crucial link between users and the digital spaces they navigate. While the term “avatar” reaches back to Hinduist scriptures ca. 200 BC, and the use of player representations in games can be traced to the earliest known games played more than 4.000 years ago, it was only in 1985 that the…

CALL FOR PAPERS AI & Society: Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Communication (Springer) (http://www.springer.com/computer/artificial/journal/146) Guest Editors: Caroline Nevejan (Delft Technical Univ.); Satinder Gill (Cambridge Univ.) Submission of papers: February 20th 2010 – Review: April 1st 2010  – Ready for print: June 20th – Publication date: Oct 2010. Submissions to: nevejan(at)xs4all.nl, spg12(at)cam.ac.uk Papers are invited from engineering, social science, philosophy, architecture, psychology, art & design, performance arts, IT. Interdisciplinary work is appreciated. Paper, book, and conference reviews are also welcome. Theme: WITNESSED PRESENCE…

Dec 17, 2009 $2 MILLION COMPETITION OPENS FOR IDEAS TO TRANSFORM LEARNING Durham, NC and Irvine, CA December 16, 2009. The John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation, in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine, Duke University and the virtual network HASTAC, today launched the third annual open-call competition that will provide $2 million in awards to innovators shaping the field of digital media and learning. President Obama named the Digital Media and Learning Competition as part of his initiative to improve education in math and science in a speech on November 23rd. The competition is supported through a…

Second Call For Papers http://www.cogsci2010.ru/eng/ The conference welcomes submission of abstracts from December 22nd, 2009. Deadline for abstract submission extended until January 22nd. The Fourth International Conference on Cognitive Science (June 22-26th, 2010, Tomsk, Russia) opens the submission of abstracts on the conference site. The Conference is organized by Tomsk State University, Institute of Psychology of the Russian Academy of Science, The Interregional Association for Cognitive Studies, The Interregional Public Foundation “Center for Development of Interpersonal Communications” and Russian Scientific Centre “Kurchatov Institute”. This conference succeeds the conferences on cognitive science held in Kazan’ (2004), St. Petersburg (2006) and Moscow…