[ecrea] Double CFP: Continuum Approaches to Digital Game Studies Book Series

>Double CFP: Continuum Approaches to Digital Game Studies Book 
>Series  (Edited Collection on Digital Role-playing Games and Edited 
>Collection on First Person Shooters)
>
>These two collections will be the first two titles in a larger 
>series of edited volumes, Approaches to Digital Game Studies, 
>published by Continuum. Each book in the series will be organized 
>around a thematic or functional genre of game. Although digital game 
>genres and the criteria for defining such genres are contested and 
>dynamic categories, exploring the promises and pitfalls of genre is 
>precisely one of the goals the series hopes to accomplish. 
>Additionally, the series will bring the insights of a variety of 
>scholarly disciplines to bear on the analysis of digital games in 
>order to better understand the nature of this medium, its role in 
>reshaping civic life and its impact on the production, circulation 
>and contestation of global and local cultures.
>
>Potential chapter contributions will be vetted by the series Review 
>Board and invited manuscripts will be reviewed by the series Editors 
>and approved by the Review Board.
>
>Series Review Board:
>Mia Conslavo, University of Ohio
>James Paul Gee, Arizona State University
>Helen Kennedy, University of the West of England*
>Frans Mayra, University of Tampere
>Toby Miller, University of California, Riverside*
>Torril Elvira Mortensen, University of Utrech*
>Lisa Nakamura, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
>Gareth Schott, University of Waikato
>Mark JP Wolf, Concordia University Wisconsin
>(* indicates commitment still subject to final contract)
>
>Series Editors:
>Gerald Voorhees, High Point University
>Joshua Call, Grand View University
>Katie Whitlock, California State University, Chico
>
> >>> Edited Collection on Digital Role-playing Games: "Dungeons, 
> Dragons and Digital Denizens: Digital Role-playing Games"
>
>One of the most popular and culturally significant game genres, 
>digital role-playing games (RPGs) generate a rich tapestry of 
>technologies, players, communities, cultures and commercial forces. 
>This edited collection, provisionally titled, "Dungeons, Dragons and 
>Digital Denizens: Digital Role-playing Games," is designed for a 
>broad academic audience and will feature essays that either examine 
>specific games or consider the genre as a whole.
>
>We invite scholars and critics to contribute to this edited 
>collection of essays exploring the theory and criticism of digital 
>RPGs. The collection will publish essays on digital RPGs that engage 
>the theory and criticism of console, computer and/or massively 
>multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs). However, 
>contributions not focused on MMORPGs are especially encouraged.
>
>Contributions from all academic disciplines and geographic regions 
>are invited. The collection and series aim to advance theory and 
>criticism by bringing different voices and perspectives into 
>conversation. However, critical inquiry is preferred.
>
>All contributions must be the original work of the author and cannot 
>be published elsewhere, unless author retains copyrights. For 
>co-authored essays, all authors must agree to submission of work.
>
>For consideration, please send an abstract to 
>(gamestudies.books /at/ gmail.com) by September 15, 2011. Abstracts should 
>be 500 words and must outline a theoretically grounded approach to a 
>specific game or set of games. Completed essays must be 7000 words 
>(including notes and references) and Continuum uses Chicago Manual 
>of Style for references. Reprints will be considered on a case by case basis.
>
>Provisional Timeline:
>Abstracts will be accepted until September 15, 2010
>Abstracts will be evaluated and requests for manuscripts will be 
>issued by October 15, 2010
>Completed manuscript will be required by January 15, 2010
>Revisions must be completed by March 1, 2011
>
> >>> Edited Collection on First Person Shooters: "Guns, Grenades and 
> Grunts: First Person Shooter Games"
>
>Known for their graphical extravagance and social recognition, 
>first-person shooters have long held a highly visible position among 
>digital games. This edited collection, provisionally titled, "Guns, 
>Grenades, and Grunts: First-Person Shooter Games" is designed for a 
>broad academic audience and will feature essays that either examine 
>specific games or consider the genre as a whole.
>
>We invite scholars and critics to contribute to this edited 
>collection of essays exploring the theory and criticism of FPS 
>games. The collection will publish essays on FPS games that engage 
>the theory and criticism of console, computer and hand-held FPS games.
>
>Contributions from all academic disciplines and geographic regions 
>are invited. The collection and series aim to advance theory and 
>criticism by bringing different voices and perspectives into 
>conversation. However, critical inquiry is preferred.
>
>All contributions must be the original work of the author and cannot 
>be published elsewhere, unless author retains copyrights. For 
>co-authored essays, all authors must agree to submission of work.
>
>For consideration, please send an abstract to 
>(gamestudies.books /at/ gmail.com) by November 15, 2011. Abstracts should 
>be 500 words and must outline a theoretically grounded approach to a 
>specific game or set of games. Completed essays must be 7000 words 
>(including notes and references) and Continuum uses Chicago Manual 
>of Style for references. Reprints will be considered on a case by case basis.
>
>Provisional Timeline:
>Abstracts will be accepted until November 15, 2010
>Abstracts will be evaluated and requests for manuscripts will be 
>issued by January 1, 2011
>Completed manuscript will be required by April 1, 2011
>Revisions must be completed by July 15, 2011
>
>Queries and questions may also be sent to (gamestudies.books /at/ gmail.com).
>
>
>
>
>Gerald Voorhees, Ph.D.
>Assistant Professor of Games and Interactive Media
>Nido R. Qubein School of Communication
>Drawer 33
>High Point University
>High Point, NC 27262-3598
>Tel: 336.841.9174
>Office: Qubein 356
>www.communication.highpoint.edu/
>
>Co-Chair, Game Studies Area
>Popular Culture Association National Conference
>http://www.pcaaca.org/
>

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