Call for Participation Stories of/by/for the Field of Play Study https://press.etc.cmu.edu/blog/Stories_of_by_for_the_Field_of_Play Please help define and reflect on the field of play by participating in an exploratory qualitative study led by Drew Davidson at Carnegie Mellon University. You are invited to participate in a questionnaire to help explore the current state of the field around play, specifically in games and related areas (mixed reality, themed entertainment, tech, etc.). The concept of play is rather broad and diverse—from social studies to health and enjoyment, from education and learning to games and technology, and more. As such, this is less a focus on…

Call for Papers “Transformative Games Revisited” Special issue of G|A|M|E – Games as Art, Media, Entertainment The Italian Journal of Game Studies https://www.gamejournal.it/n122024-transformative-games-revisited/ Edited by Kristine Jørgensen, Doris C. Rusch, Astrid Ensslin, Riccardo Fassone Full paper submission deadline: May 1, 2024 Games designed for a purpose beyond entertainment and recreation have a long history, spanning educational games, newsgames, and critical games. With the maturation of the medium, there has also been an emergence of games that invite ethical reflection and self- critical involvement, such as Spec Ops: The Line (Yager Entertainment 2012) and Shadow of the Colossus (Team Ico 2006),…

Call for Papers, Artwork or Performance Proposals STORYTELLERS + MACHINES 2024 July 2-4, 2024 School of Digital Arts, Manchester Metropolitan University Manchester, UK https://storytellersandmachines.xyz/ Submission deadline: February 15, 2024 Following on from the series symposium in June 2023, Storytellers + Machines 2024 will be a two-day conference shaping debate on AI narrative, art and media at the School of Digital Arts (SODA) at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. Theme of the conference is “Controlling the Narrative: agency, interaction and influence in creative AI”. Storytellers+Machines 2024 is a transdisciplinary conference that champions the contributions of artists, creative practitioners and technologists,…