CALL FOR PAPERS GOODTECHS 18 4th EAI International Conference on Smart Objects and Technologies for Social Good Special Session on Serious Games to Improve Quality of Life Bologna, Italy 28 – 30 November 2018 http://goodtechs.eu/ Extended submission deadline: 3rd September 2018 Gamification techniques and serious games are often used to capture and maintain user’s attention. This is particularly important when dealing with young patients or people with special needs. Patient’s collaboration is crucial for doctors to perform a good diagnosis, and to provide an efficient therapy, but it cannot always be taken for granted. Moreover, serious games are proved to…

CALL FOR PAPERS The Journal Scientia et Fides (ISSN: 2300-7648; E-ISSN: 2353-5636) Special Issue on Transhumanism, edited by Leandro M. Gaitán (Universidad de Navarra) Submission deadline: March 1, 2019 During the last two decades, the transhumanist metanarrative has been generating a lot of controversy, both in academic circles and in public opinion. Its proposal of a radical transformation and even of overcoming the human condition by technological means, entails a diversity of both theoretical and practical problems. From the theoretical perspective, some problems are the potential advantages and risks of transhumanism, personal identity, new alterities (robots, cyborgs, etc.), equality and…

Call for Proposals Special issue of Journal of Virtual Worlds Research https://www.jvwresearch.org/index.php/component/content/article/10-cfps/92-cfp-pedagogy Abstract submission deadline: August 20, with publication Q4-2018 Pedagogy in Virtual Worlds – Ten Year Perspective will be a special issue on pedagogy and learning in immersive environments to be led by guest editor Dr. Kenneth Y T Lim, from Nanyang Technological University, Singapore MOTIVATION AND SCOPE 2019 marks the tenth anniversary of a landmark issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research, which was themed on ‘Pedagogy.’ Volume 2 Number 1 of the journal was the fruition of a vision of the late Leslie Jarmon. Dr. Jarmon…

Call for Symposia, Workshops and Tutorials Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation for Behaviour AISB 2019: Artificial Intelligence, Imagination and Invention – A[I]3 April 16th to April 18th 2019 Falmouth, Cornwall, UK http://aisb2019.falmouthgamesacademy.com/ Deadline: 1st of October 2018 Contact: aisb2019@easychair.org Dear Colleagues, We are hosting the AISB annual convention in Falmouth, UK and are looking for people/groups interested in organising symposia, workshops or tutorials as part of one of the oldest running AI conventions. The Society for the Study of Artificial Intelligence and Simulation for Behaviour (AISB) is soliciting proposals for symposia, workshops and tutorials to be…

Call for Papers Press Start special issue on Walking Simulators Abstract/bio submission deadline: 17th September 2018 Press Start is pleased to announce an upcoming special issue of the journal (with guest editors Esther Wright and Emily Marlow), for which we invite submissions relating to the theme of ‘Walking Simulators’. Approaches are welcomed from scholars and developers alike, tackling Walking Simulators from a variety of approaches. Broad themes to be addressed may include (but are by no means limited to): Definitions and explorations Critical reviews of individual titles Storytelling in Walking Simulators Queer approaches to making/studying Promotion and Marketing Games criticism,…

Call for Papers DiGRA Nordic 2018 “Subversion, Transgression, and Controversy in Play” University of Bergen, Norway November 28-30, 2018 https://digranordic2018.w.uib.no Submission deadline: August 26, 2018 Video games have a reputation of being rebellious, often being the target of controversies and criticism for their inclusion of excessive and speculative content, as well as for the opportunities for players to engage in subversive practices. Today video games are no longer a subcultural medium, but are addressing the mainstream as well as diverse subcultures. Also, analogue genres such as board games and role-playing games are becoming more visible for a broader audience. As…