11th IFIP INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENTERTAINMENT COMPUTING
                    ICEC 2012 -- icec2012.org
             26-29 September 2012, Bremen, Germany

                      CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

The IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing explores the application of computational technology to entertainment. The conference brings together practitioners and researchers interested in the art and design of entertainment computing applications. ICEC welcomes submissions on the design, engineering, application and theory of entertainment technology. We solicit paper, poster and demonstration submissions, as well as proposals for tutorials and workshops. In addition to regular scientific contributions we encourage contributions specifically for and by the industry that will be presented in a dedicated session. Papers will be published via Springer and archived in the SpringerLink digital library.

SUBMISSION TYPES

Full Technical Papers (10-14 pages)
Short Technical Papers (4-8 pages)
Poster Papers (max. 4 pages)
Demonstrations / Interactive Installations (max. 4 pages)
Industry Full/Short Papers, Posters, Demonstrations (same page restrictions)
Tutorial / Workshop submissions (max. 4 pages)
Doctoral Consortium submissions (max. 4 pages)

Submissions must be in Springer LNCS format. All submissions will be reviewed by the conference\'s international program committee. Accepted papers will be published as technical papers, poster papers, demo papers or extended abstracts. Authors might be asked by the program committee to resubmit their paper in a different category. Extended versions of selected papers will be invited for a special issue of the \"Entertainment Computing\" journal.

IMPORTANT DATES

March 10th, 2012 Workshop proposal submission
April 1st, 2012 Full/short paper submission
May 20th, 2012 Notification for full/short papers
May 30th, 2012 Poster/demo/installation/doctoral consortium submission
June 15th, 2012	Notification for posters/demos/installations/doctoral consortium
June 22nd, 2012 Camera ready submission (all submission types)
Sep. 26th-29th, 2012 Conference at University of Bremen, Germany

TOPICS

We invite authors to submit original papers, posters or demos in all areas of entertainment computing including (but not limited to):

Technologies for Entertainment Computing
 Computer Graphics
 Digital Audio
 Human Machine Interfaces
 Artificial Intelligence
 Integrated Development
 Computer, Video, Console and Internet Games

Design and Creative Environment
 Game Design
 Interactive Sound
 Graphic Design
 Art and Novel Media
 New Genres of Entertainment Technology

Advanced Applications and Platforms
 Augmented, Virtual or Mixed Reality
 Ubiquitous / Pervasive Entertainment
 Entertainment and Ambient Intelligence
 Robots and Agents
 Mobile Entertainment
 Self-Reflecting Entertainment Computing

Application Domains of Entertainment Computing
 Games / Serious Games
 Human Computation Games
 Interactive TV and Cinema
 Edutainment
 Authoring and Communication
 Healthcare
 Simulation
 Digital Entertainment and Sports
 Digital Entertainment and Pleasure
 Games for Special Audiences (elderly, children, people with disabilities)

Theory
 Impact of Entertainment Technology on Users and Society
 TransMedia, Art and Entertainment
 Methodologies, Paradigms, Tools for Entertainment Applications
 Narratives / Digital Storytelling
 Social Impact, Social Networking, Sound and Music

CONFERENCE CHAIRS

General Conference Chair
 Rainer Malaka, University of Bremen

Conference Advisory Committee
 Ryohei Nakatsu, National University of Singapore
 Matthias Rauterberg, Technical University of Eindhoven

Paper Chair
 Maic Masuch, University of Duisburg-Essen

Workshop Chairs
 Lynne Baillie, Glasgow Caledonian University
 Rod McCall, University of Luxembourg

Doctoral Consortium Chairs
 Matthias Rauterberg, Technical University of Eindhoven
 Ryohei Nakatsu, National University of Singapore

Social Media Chair
 Lennart Nacke, University of Ontario Institute of Technology

FURTHER INFORMATION

Find more information and the full call at:

http://icec2012.org