CALL FOR PAPERS

VJ 2023 – 13th Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts
November 28-30, 2023
University of Aveiro, Portugal
https://videojogos2023.spcvideojogos.pt

Submission deadline: July 31, 2023

SCOPE

Don’t be superstitious about thirteen!

The number 13 may be an unlucky number for some, but it is the time that our divine conference Videojogos will also occur. Welcome to the 13th International Conference on Videogame Sciences and Arts. This year’s event takes place at the University of Aveiro from November 28-30, 2023. It is organized by the Department of Communication and Art of the University of Aveiro, DigiMedia research centre, jointly with the Portuguese Society of Video Games Sciences (SPCV). The event counts with the presence of the Association of Portuguese Videogame Producers (APVP), and Association of Videogame Producers and Distributors (AEPDV) with their program #saberjogar.

The annual conferences of the SPCV aim to gather the scientific community and practitioners in videogames.

It is worth remembering that these conferences are usually attended by researchers and professionals in the expanded field of videogames — Multimedia, Communication, Technology, Education, Psychology, and Arts — to disseminate work and exchange experiences between the academic community and the industry.

This year, the 2nd Seminar on Videogame Teaching also came to the University of Aveiro and will occur as a pre-conference event of the conference Videojogos’23. In this event, the community of teachers of game design, development, evaluation, and related stakeholders share their practices and pave the way into the quality of professional training in the area.

Are you an enterprise or an indie developer? Don’t be overwhelmed by the scientific nature of this conference. There is space for you. Show us your game(s), or/and propose a workshop.

Are you a gamer? Don’t say that you are an eSport champion? A streamer? Are you a game journalist or/and reviewer of games? There are many ways to participate in this conference! Please drop us a line to spcvideojogos.xp@gmail.com.

TOPICS

We welcome research proposals, long and short papers, and demos. All presenting new scientific results, innovative technologies, best practices, or improvements to existing techniques and approaches in the multidisciplinary research field of Games Research.

Suggested research topics for contributions include, but are not limited to:

• Game methodologies, design & development
• Game-based learning, edutainment & training
• Advergames and Game Business Models
• Games for science, social innovation & change
• Animation for games & virtual worlds
• Tabletop Games
• Gamification & Game Psychology
• Game Analytics, Testing & Quality Assurance
• Game Art, Storytelling, Cinematics, & Sound Design
• Game communities and Streaming events
• Maths and Physics in Games

SUBMISSIONS

Papers (short and full) must be in English and submitted to https://equinocs.springernature.com/service/VJ2023. Only submissions that receive high ratings in the review process will be selected for publication by the Scientific Committee.

All submissions should follow the Springer Communications in Computer and Information Science (CCIS) format (see “Information for Authors of Springer Computer Science Proceedings” at https://www.springer.com/gp/computer-science/lncs/conference-proceedings-guidelines) use the Word Template at https://resource-cms.springernature.com/springer-cms/rest/v1/content/7117506/data/v1.

Also, we welcome the submission of innovative Demos and workshops. Will you participate in the 2nd Seminar on Videogame Teaching? Provide a clear description of the practices carried out in your classes (extended abstract of 1000-1200 words), possible student feedback, lessons learned, the curriculum, and further work. If you are an agent from the industry, you can also contribute to these practices informing the needs of the industry, competences, and market tendency.

Link for Demos submission at https://forms.gle/W2FdnT3G57DpshxC9 and workshops at  https://forms.gle/ZS5Zm3spnNSDBNnL9.

IMPORTANT DATES

Submission deadline (full and short paper): July 31, 2023
Author notification of the review: September 20, 2023
Submission of the print-ready version: October 5, 2023
VJ2023 conference: November 28-30, 2023

PUBLICATION

Full papers: 12-15 pages
Short papers: < 12 pages

Proceedings of the top-rated papers will be published by Springer in their Communications in Computer and Information Science series as a Post-conference volume. The Communications in Computer and Information Science is a book proceedings series by Springer and Indexed by SCOPUS, SCImago, and ISI Proceedings. More info at https://www.springer.com/series/7899.

The extended abstracts submitted to the 2nd Seminar on Videogame Teaching are planned to be published in an edited ebook dedicated to the theme.

COMMITTEES

Conference chair: Esteban Clua (BR) | Liliana Costa (PT)

Scientific chair: Ana Isabel Veloso (PT) | Nelson Zagalo (PT) | Sylvester Arnab (UK)

Organizing chair: Diogo Gomes (PT) | Mário Vairinhos (PT)

Videogame Teaching Seminar chair: António Coelho (PT) | Bárbara Barroso (PT) | Filipe Luz (PT) | Rui Prada (PT)

Videogame Industry Seminar chair: Association of Portuguese Videogame Producers (APVP)

Scientific Committee (Being updated):
Ahu Yolaç, Lawrence Technological University, USA
Alexander Dockhorn, Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz University Hannover, Germany
Anabela Marto, Polytechnic Leiria, Portugal
Anna Vvedenskaya, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands
Antonio José Panells de la Maza, TecnoCampus, Spain
Barbara Gõbl, Universität Wien, Austria
Beatriz Legeren Lago, University of Vigo, Spain
Belen Mainer Blanco, Francisco de Vitoria University, Spain
Bernard Perron, University of Montreal, Canada
Cameron Browne, Maastricht University, The Netherlands
Carme Mangiron, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain
Carla Sousa, Lusófona University, Portugal
Carsten Möller, University of Cologne, Germany
Cristiano Max, Universidade Feevale, Brazil
Dan Golding, The University of Melbourne, Australia
Daniela Karine Ramos, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil
Davide Gadia, Università degli Studi di Milano, Italy
Esteban Clua, Universidade Federal Fluminense, Brazil
Eva Brooks, Aalborg University, Denmark
Fanny Barnabé, University of Liège, Belgium
Filipe Luz, Lusófona University, Portugal
Francisco Perales López, UIB, Palma de Mallorca, Illes Balears, Spain
Frutuoso Silva, University of Beira Interior, Portugal
Gabriel Menotti Gonring, Queen’s University, Canada
Hans-Joachim Bache, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Igor Nedelkovski, University “St. Kliment Ohridski” – Bitola, Macedonia
Jean-Michel Blottière, Games For Change Europe
Jennifer Jenson, University of British Columbia, Canada
Jesse Nery Filho, Instituto Federal Baiano, Brazil
João Jacob, Mindera Gaming, Portugal
João Victor Boechat Gomide, Universidade FUMEC, Brazil
John Edison Cardona, University of Waterloo, Canada
Jonne Arjoranta, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
José Ramón Calvo-Ferrer, Universidad de Alicante, Spain
Josep Blat, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
Jose Zagal, University of Utah, USA
Jussi Pekka Holopainen, Blekinge Institute of Technology,Sweden
Hans-Joachim Bache, IT-University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Leonel Morgado, Open University, Portugal
Luis Mañas Viniegra, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain
Marko Suvajdžić, University of Florida, USA
María Piñeiro Otero, Universidad Coruña, Spain
Markus Wiemker, University of Applied Sciences, Cologne, Germany
Maxim Mozgovoy, The University of Aizu, Japan
Mercedes García Betegon, U-tad, Spain
Micael Sousa, University of Coimbra, Portugal
Michael Rönnlund, Umeå universitet, Sweden
Pedro Cardoso, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Pilar Lacasa, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
Piotr Siuda, Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Raquel Echeandia Sánchez, Universidad de Alcalá, Spain
Ricardo Fassone, University of Torino, Italy
Roger Tavares, Polytechnic Institute of Bragança, Portugal
Rui Prada, IST, University of Lisbon, Portugal
Ruth Contreras, Universitat de Vic – Universitat Central de Catalunya, Spain
Salma ElSayed, Abertay University, Scotland
Samuel Silva, University of Aveiro, Portugal
Sanaul Hauque, LUT University, Finland
Siitonen Marko, University of Jyväskylä, Finland
Suzanne de Castell, Simon Fraser University, Canada
Valter Alves, ESTGV, Polytechnic Institute of Viseu, Portugal
Victor Navarro-Remesal, TecnoCampus, Spain
Xiaochun Zhang, University of Bristol, UK
Wolfgang Mueller, University of Education Weingarten, Germany

Organizing Committee:
Bernardo Marques
Cátia Silva
Cláudia Ortet
Dalila Martins
Francisco Regalado
José Nunes
Óscar Mealha
Patrícia Oliveira
Pedro Cardoso
Pedro Reisinho
Rui Rodrigues
Samuel Silva
Sofia Ribeiro
Silvino Almeida
Tânia Ribeiro

CONTACTS

Liliana Vale Costa, lilianavale@ua.pt
Esteban Clua, esteban@ic.uff.br

ORGANISATION

DigiMedia – Digital Media and Interaction Research Centre
SPC Videojogos

SUPPORT

University of Aveiro
FCT – Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia