CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS ICEC2014 - International Conference on Entertainment Computing 1-3 Oct 2014 Sydney, Australia http://icec2014.info/ The IFIP International Conference on Entertainment Computing is the primary forum for disseminating research results related to the creation, development and use of computational forms of entertainment. The conference brings together practitioners and researchers interested in the foundations, design, implementation and application of digital entertainment and. welcomes submissions on all of the above themes. We solicit paper, poster and demonstration submissions, as well as proposals for tutorials and workshops. Papers should be prepared in the Springer LNCS format (http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0\") and will be published in the ACM Digital Library. Authors of selected best papers will be invited to submit extended versions of their submissions to specialized journals on Entertainment Computing. SUBMISSION TYPES AND DEADLINES Full Technical Papers with a maximum length of 12 pages - 28 April Short Technical Papers with a maximum length of 6 pages - 28 April Poster Papers with a maximum length of 4 pages - 28 April Demonstration Papers with a maximum length of 4 pages - 28 April Tutorial/Workshop submissions with a maximum length of 4 pages - 24 March TOPICS We encourage submission of papers, tutorial and workshop proposals on all topics related to original research in digital entertainment, including but not limited to games, art & performance, entertainment devices, edutainment, digital entertainment in social contexts, ethical issues and theoretical foundations of digital entertainment. In addition, promising new areas such as systems that collect, filter, process, create, and distribute data related to entertainment applications (e.g., recommender systems,.entertainment platforms & services for the hospitality or transportation industries,. entertainment information systems, privacy & security issues) along with novel architectures or computing environments for entertainment such as parallel GPGUs or cyber-physical entertainment systems will also be considered. We invite authors to submit original papers, posters or demos in all areas of entertainment computing including (but not limited to): Ambient Entertainment Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning for Entertainment Authoring and Adaptive Systems Big Data in Entertainment Computer Graphics and Visual Effects Cyber Physical Systems Digital Entertainment Hardware & Devices Digital Entertainment Theory and Design Digital Art Digital Broadcasting and Digital Cinema Digital Entertainment and Sports Edutainment Emotions and Affective Interaction Entertainment Information Systems Entertainment Robots Entertainment Technology, Applications, Interfaces and Architecture Entertainment for Nomadic Users Entertainment for Sustainability Exergaming Experiential Aspects in Entertainment Games Game Physics Games for Health Human Factors of Entertainment Technology Impact of Digital Entertainment on Users and Society Interactive Television and Broadcasting Industrial Applications of Digital Entertainment Methodologies, Paradigms, Tools for Entertainment Applications Narratives / Digital Storytelling New Genres of Digital Entertainment Procedural Content Generation Programming Environments for Entertainment Systems & Applications Recommender Systems Security & Privacy in Entertainment Serious Games Smart Gadgets and Toys Social Computing & Entertainment Software Engineering for Digital Entertainment Sound and Music TransMedia and Entertainment Ubiquitous/Pervasive Entertainment User Interaction & Performance in Digital Entertainment VR/AR/MR in Entertainment Technical Papers Technical papers are the main medium for presenting new research results to the community at ICEC. Submissions should describe novel unpublished work relating to one or more of the topics listed above. Papers must be submitted in the Springer LNCS format (see below). Papers must be written in English. As to account for the expected variety in submissions to this multidisciplinary conference, paper lengths may vary within a certain limit. Short paper submissions have to be between 4 and 8 pages in length. Full paper submissions have to be between 10 and 14 pages in length. In any case, reviewers will be instructed to judge the contribution of a paper relative to its length. Typical contributions presenting significant research advances/results should be around 12 pages in length (Full Technical Papers). Contributions presenting more focused approaches/results should be around 6 pages in length (Short Technical Papers). Papers with exceeding length relative to their contribution will be rejected. All papers will be reviewed by the ICEC 2014 program committee. Accepted papers will be divided into two categories, long presentations and short presentations. The committee may accept papers conditionally or for a different category. Authors may be asked to either shorten or lengthen their paper accordingly. Authors may also include a video (optional) in their submission. Video files should be at most 50MB in size. See the general submission information for more details about preparing your submission. Posters Posters provide an interactive forum in which authors can present work to conference attendees during special poster sessions. Posters provide an opportunity to describe new work or work that is still in progress and will be more lightly reviewed than papers. A poster submission should be in the form of a four-page paper in Springer LNCS format, describing the research problem, contribution, and value to ICEC attendees, submitted as a PDF file. Authors may also include a video (optional). Video files should be at most 50MB in size. See the general submission information for more details about preparing your submission. Posters will be displayed on cork boards during specific sessions. We expect to be able to accommodate posters of up to 3 feet by 4 feet (portrait format), so we suggest using that size or smaller. Additional details concerning the poster format will be made available following author notification. Demonstrations and Interactive Installations Peer-reviewed demonstrations show early implementations of novel, interesting, and important entertainment computing concepts or systems, or can serve to showcase commercial products not previously described in the research literature. At the ICEC, demonstrations also encompass interactive works of art or installations of interest to the entertainment computing community. Demonstrations should be brief, so that they can be shown repeatedly. We particularly encourage demonstrations with which attendees can interact. A demonstration or installation submission consists of: 1) an extended abstract that should be no more than four Springer-format pages in length, 2) an accompanying video which should be at most 50MB in size, and 3) a supplement document with a list of a) technical requirements including electrical and connectivity needs and b) space requirements including display and footprint needs. By default, demos will have a table, chairs and internet connection available. By their nature, interactive installations are intended for larger, potentially public spaces. We will try to accommodate for the needs of these types of installations, but please include a minimal set-up so that we know the range of requirements that we will need to meet. Successful demonstration/installation submissions will be contacted by the chair to confirm the availability of the requested resources. The abstract, digital video and requirements supplement must be submitted electronically. Industry Papers / Posters / Demonstrations Industry papers, posters, and demonstrations are intended to increase the knowledge transfer between academia and industry in entertainment computing. While regular contributions are mainly reviewed for their scientific novelty and contribution, industry papers should focus more on practical solutions and results that are of immediate interest to the industry or especially facilitate communication between industry and academia. Possible examples are (but are not limited to): Novel and interesting applications (both commercial and non-profit) New frameworks, tools, or libraries Business models Development best practices Information Systems specific to Entertainment Industry contributions should follow the same guidelines as regular contributions in terms of layout, pages, additional material etc. (see above). We specifically invite industry members to consider submitting a poster or demo to present live working systems. If you work in the industry and would like to make a submission, but you are not used to working with scientific paper templates and publication procedures, please do not hesitate to contact us for assistance. Tutorials / Workshops We invite proposals for workshops that will be held in conjunction with ICEC 2014. We invite proposals in all areas of entertainment computing (see conference topics listed above) and particularly welcome proposals that will focus on and promote discussion on new and emerging trends. Workshop proposals are restricted to four pages in length (in the Springer LNCS format) and must include the following information: Contact information (name, affiliation, address, phone number/fax, and email) of the workshop organizer(s) Relevant CV information of the workshop leader(s) Workshop title Workshop objective Background/relevance of workshop topic Expected workshop outcomes (publications, activates, \"take-home\" skills development, etc.) Names of potential workshop participants and expected number of participants Workshop due dates (schedule of submission and review of submitted material for your workshop) Workshops can be scheduled for either half a day or a full day (please indicate your choice). Please submit your workshop proposal via the electronic conference system. Doctoral Consortium The ICEC 2014 Doctoral Consortium provides an opportunity for doctoral students to explore and develop their research interests in an interdisciplinary workshop, under the guidance of a panel of distinguished researchers. We invite students who feel they would benefit from this kind of feedback on their dissertation work to apply for this unique opportunity to share their work with students in a similar situation as well as senior researchers in the field. The strongest candidates will be those who have a clear idea and an area, and have made some progress, but who are not so far along that they can no longer make changes. Also, as well as stating how you will gain from acceptance, both you and your advisor should be clear on what you can contribute to the Doctoral Consortium. The Consortium has the following objectives: Provide a supportive setting for feedback on students\' current research and guidance on future research directions Offer each student comments and fresh perspectives on their work from researchers and students outside their own institution Promote the development of a supportive community of scholars and a spirit of collaborative research Contribute to the conference goals through interaction with other researchers and conference events Current graduate students pursuing a PhD project who would benefit from detailed workshop discussions of their doctoral research should submit a single PDF file consisting of: 1. A 4-page extended abstract of your thesis work in Springer LNCS format. Clearly specifying: Originality of the work with respect to current concepts and techniques Importance of the work with respect to fundamental issues and themes in entertainment computing Results to date and their validity Contribution of the work (expected and/or achieved) to entertainment computing 2. Your CV 3. A one-paragraph statement of expected benefits of participation for both yourself and the other consortium participants (i.e., what will you contribute as well as gain). Submission Guidelines Papers and abstracts should be submitted through the submission web site in PDF format. All materials will be reviewed and processed electronically. The information about the work and a contact author\'s email address, mailing address, and phone number must be submitted through the submission website by the deadline (see above). Submissions should not be anonymized for review. Movies or other materials can also be submitted through the submission web site. The movies must not exceed 50 megabytes in size. Any additional materials must also be received by the deadline. All submissions will be reviewed by the ICEC 2014 program committee.