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[ecrea] CFP: DIMEA 2008 - 3rd International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts
Tue Mar 11 09:20:40 GMT 2008
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> CALL FOR PAPERS
>
> 3rd International Conference on Digital
> Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts
> DIMEA 2008
>
> 10-12 September 2008
> Athens Information Technology (AIT), Athens, Greece
> Conference Web
> site: <http://www.dimea2008.org>http://www.dimea2008.org
>
> Paper and Art/Demos
> Submission Deadline: April 30ieth, 2008
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>
> The advances in computer entertainment,
> multi-player/online gaming, technology-enabled art,
> culture and performance have created
> new forms of entertainment that attract, immerse and
> absorb their participants. The
> phenomenal success of such a "culture" to initiate a mass
> audience in patterns and practices of
> its own consumption has supported the evolution of
> an enormously powerful mass
> entertainment, digital art and performance industry extending
> deeply into every aspect of our lives,
> leading further to major societal and business
> contacting changes.
>
> The International Conference on Digital
> Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts (DIMEA),
> in cooperation with ACM, is the premier
> forum for the presentation of societal, business
> and technological advances and research
> results in cross-disciplinary areas related with
> digital interactive media in
> entertainment, art and creative technologies. This conference
> is dedicated to build common ground
> between research, design and development, learning
> and collaboration in its myriad digital
> media forms: one of its many objectives is the
> exploration of 'play & learn',
> demonstrating new arenas and applications for digital
> gaming and incorporating leading edge
> technologies, designs and models in our changing
> views about what is involved in gaming.
>
> DIMEA 2008 is jointly organized by
> Athens Information Technology (AIT), ACM Special
> Interest Group on Computer Human
> Interaction (ACM SIGCHI, Singapore Chapter) and the
> Society for Excellence and Innovation
> in Interactive Experience Design (InExDe)
>
> DIMEA 2008 will bring together
> academics, technologists, artists, designers, and
> industry representatives to address and
> advance the leading edge of new digital and
> interactive media. Who should attend:
> Academics, Animators, Artists, Designers,
> Developers, Educators, Engineers, Game
> Designers, Industry Professionals, Media Industry,
> Video Producers, Directors, Writers,
> Performers, Photographers, Videographers,
> Researchers, Students. Anyone who wants
> to be inspired to adopt advanced ways in
> industry, society, business, research
> and teaching, expand their knowledge on a wide
> variety of topics within the field of
> digital media, network with cross-disciplinary
> experts from digital media
> professionals to academic experts, and evolve with this
> ever-changing field!
>
> The following, non exclusive, topics are called for:
>
> - Entertainment, Art and Technology
> Location-based and Pervasive Gaming,
> Mobile Entertainment, Digital Games in Practice,
> Computer Entertainment Research,
> Open-Source Gaming Engines, Implications for Multimedia
> and Web Design, Artistic Games,
> Commercial Games, Edutainment, Educational/Serious Games,
> Interactive Games, Games as Pedagogy,
> Analysis of Games, e-Performance (e-Opera,
> e-Theatre, e-Concert, ...), Virtual Exhibitions and Museums
>
> - New Media Emerging Technologies
> Personal Broadcasting (Podcasting and
> Vlogging), Novel Applications for Mobile Phones,
> Social and Interactive Computing
> Applications, Collaborative Spaces/Environments,
> Innovative Applications of Technology
> in the Arts, Mixed Reality and Enhanced Visualization,
> Context-aware Environments and Devices,
> Immersive Learning Experiences, Communication
> Technologies and Systems for Digital
> Media, Advanced Authoring and Composition of Media,
> Advanced Interaction,
> Targeted/Personalized Media, Adaptable Media and AI
>
> - Code Art
> Algorithmic Art, Software Art, Net Art,
> Installation Art, Tangible Computing, Sonic Art
>
> - Digital Visual and Auditory Media
> Digital Photography, Digital Imaging as
> Art, Advances in 3D Modelling, Digital Printing,
> Non-Photorealistic Rendering, Digital
> Sound and Music, Digital Music Synthesis and
> Composition, Graphics and Animations, Digital Comics
>
> - Moving Media
> Digital Video, Distance
> Collaboration/Performance, Computer Animation, Interactive Movies
>
> - Culture of New Media
> Network Culture, Philosophy of New Media, Digital Identity
>
> - Interactive Stories
> Digital Narrative, Digital Asset
> Management, Semantic Web Technologies, Interactive
> Television and Cinema, Game Design and Storytelling
>
>
> SUBMISSIONS
>
> Full Paper Submissions
> ======================
> Prospective authors are invited to
> submit full technical papers of not more than
> 8 pages, including tables, figures and
> references. Papers should present original
> research related to the above mentioned
> scientific areas, not published elsewhere.
> Full paper submissions should adhere to
> the ACM SIG Proceedings style guidelines.
> The respective templates may be found at:
>
>
><http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html>http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html
>
> Please use the style "Strict Adherence
> to SIGS style - (Sheridan Printing)" on that
> page.
>
> Demo/Art/Game Submissions
> =========================
> Practitioners in the DIMEA2008 areas
> are invited to submit not more than 1 page
> short description of their Digital Art
> Work/Demo/Game to be considered for
> demonstration at DIMEA2008.
>
> Papers or Demo/Art/Game short
> descriptions may be submitted electronically at the
> DIMEA2008 online paper submission
> service. Until the online paper submission system
> is opened up to prospective authors and
> practitioners, papers or demo/art/game short
> descriptions may be submitted by e-mail to: (sots /at/ ait.edu.gr)
>
> In either submission process, authors
> are advised to contact the Conference Organizers
> ((sots /at/ ait.edu.gr)), in case they have
> not received an acknowledgement of paper receipt
> within two days of submission.
>
> Full papers will be peer-reviewed by at
> least two reviewers from the International
> Technical Program Committee in a
> single-blind process. Demo/Art Work/Game submissions
> will be reviewed by the respective
> Chairs and their formulated committees.
>
> Tutorials and Seminars, Special
> Sessions, Exhibitions and Industrial Demos will
> additionally be organized during DIMEA2008.
>
>
> IMPORTANT DATES
>
> Full Paper Submission: April 30,
> 2008 Demo/Art Work/Game Submission: April 30, 2008
> Notification of Acceptance: May 30,
> 2008 Camera-ready Paper Submission: June 15, 2008
>
>
> CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP CALL
>
> Sponsorship offers an effective way of
> demonstrating your interest in and commitment
> to digital interactive media
> technologies and their impact in diverse applications
> fields spanning the entertainment and
> art areas. Corporate sponsorship can offer
> companies publicity and the ability to
> influence current and future leaders in digital
> interactive media technologies research
> and development. We will recognize and acknowledge
> the generosity of all of our sponsors
> on the DIMEA 2008 website (www.dimea2008.org) and
> in the conference program (to be available in print and on-line).
>
> Please send an e-mail to
> (sots /at/ ait.edu.gr) , (kpro /at/ ait.edu.gr) , (mpal /at/ ait.edu.gr) if you would
> like to pledge your sponsorship. More
> details can be found at: <http://www.dimea2008.org>http://www.dimea2008.org
>
>
> ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
>
> Honorary Conference Chair
> Christos Halkias, AIT, Greece
>
> General Conference Chairs
> Sofia Tsekeridou, AIT, Greece
> Adrian David Cheok, ACM SIGCHI,
> National University of Singapore, Singapore
> Konstantinos Giannakis, InExDe, Greece
> John Karigiannis, InExDe, Greece
>
> Technical Program Chairs
> Ryohei Nakatsu, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
> Kevin Wong, Murdoch University, Australia
> Thanassis Tiropanis, University of Southampton, UK
>
> Special Sessions Chairs
> Krzysztof Walczak, Poznan University of Economics, Poland
> Nikos Nikolaidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
>
> Art & Demos Chairs
> Naoko Tosa, Kyoto University, Japan
> Manthos Santorineos, School of Fine
> Arts, Fournos Center for Art and New Technology, Greece
> Thomas Rist, University of Augsburg, Germany
>
> Local Arrangements Chairs
> Sofia Tsekeridou, AIT, Greece
> Aristodemos Pnevmatikakis, AIT, Greece
> Konstantinos Giannakis, InExDe, Greece
> John Karigiannis, InExDe, Greece
>
> Publications Chair
> Aristodemos Pnevmatikakis, AIT, Greece
>
> Exhibitions Chairs
> David Fuschi, Giunti Interactive Labs, Italy
> Vassilis Kyriazis, Telmaco S.A., Greece
>
>
> TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE (tentative)
>
> Antonis Argyros, University of Crete, FORTH, Greece
> Stephen Barrass, University of Canberra, Australia
> Philip Branch, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
> Andrew Brooks, MIT Media Lab, Cannytrophic Design LLC, USA
> Marcello Carrozzino, IMT Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies, Italy
> Andrew Chiou, Central Queensland University, Australia
> Angelo Ciarlini,Federal University of
> the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
> Nuno Correia, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
> John Dack, Sonic Arts, Middlesex University, UK
> Abdennour El Rhalibi, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
> Chek Yang Foo, Temasek Informatics & IT School, Singapore
> Lance Fung, Murdoch University, Australia
> Anastasia Georgaki, University of Athens, Greece
> Yutaka Ishibashi, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
> Arnav H. Jhala, North Carolina State University, USA
> Carmen Juan, Technical University of Valencia, Spain
> Haruhiro Katayose, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
> Dimitrios Kontarinis, Velti SA, Greece
> Michael Kwok, IBM, Canada
> Peter Loh Kok Keong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
> Artur Lugmayr, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
> Moises Manas, Polytechnical University of Valencia, Spain
> Nipan Maniar, University of Portsmouth, UK
> Panos Markopoulos, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
> Carsten Matysczok, UNITY AG, Germany
> Ramon Molla Vaya, Technical University of Valencia, Spain
> Peter Nelson, University of Edinburgh, UK
> Elina M.I. Ollila, Nokia Research, Finland
> Samir Otmane, Evry University, France
> Narcis Pares, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
> George Pavlidis, Cultural and
> Educational Technology Institute, Greece
> Yusuf Pisan, University of Technology, Australia
> Lazaros Polymenakos, Athens Information Technology, Greece
> Cristina Portales, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
> Shri Rai, Murdoch University, Australia
> Christian Reimann, Siemens AG, Germany
> Gemma San Cornelio, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
> Shigeru Sakurazawa, Future University-Hakodate, Japan
> Nobuya Suzuki, Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences, Japan
> Isis Truck, University Paris 8, France
> Lucia Vera, University of Valencia, Spain
> Charles Woodward, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland
> R. Michael Young, North Carolina State University, USA
> Sebastian Zander, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
> Suiping Zhou, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
>
> ______________________________
> Dr. Sofia Tsekeridou
> Assistant Professor
> Athens Information Technology - AIT
> Building B7, 19.5 km Markopoulo Ave.
> PEANIA 190 02, Athens, Greece
> Tel: +30 210 6682804 (Int.: 5804)
> Fax: +30 210 6682703
> E-mail: (sots /at/ ait.edu.gr)
> www.ait.edu.gr
>
>
>_______________________________________
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