[ecrea] Call for Submissions - Game Studies Area: 2016 PCA/ACA National Conference

Game Studies Area: 2016 PCA/ACA National Conference.

The Game Studies area of the National Popular Culture Association and 
the American Culture Association Conference invites proposals for papers 
and panels on games and game studies for the Popular Culture 
Association/American Culture Association National Conference to be held 
Monday, March 21 through Friday, March 25, 2016 at the Sheraton in 
Seattle, WA.

The database for proposal submissions opens July 1.

Below, please find:

I. Topics of Interest

II. Submission Process

III. Information about the Conference

IV. Contact Information

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I. Topics of Interest

The organizers seek proposals and papers covering all aspects of gaming, 
gaming culture and game studies.  Proposals can address any game medium 
(computer, social, console, tabletop, etc) and all theoretical and 
methodological approaches are welcome.
Possible topics include but are not limited to:

-- new game mediums and platforms (Facebook, iPhone/iPad/iPod, etc)

-- representation or performance of race, class, gender and sexuality in 
games

-- gaming culture, game specific cultures, and multicultural and 
cross-cultural issues

-- game development, design, authorship and other industry issues

-- game advertising, reviews, packaging, promotion, integrated marketing 
and other commercial concerns

-- political and legal entailments such as regulation, censorship, 
intellectual property

-- ludology, textual criticism, media ecology, narratology, etc as 
paradigms for games studies

-- player generated content in MUDs and MMORPGs, Mods, maps and machinima

-- game genres, platforms, consoles, console wars and connections to 
other media

-- serious games for education, business, healthcare, (military) 
training, etc

-- space and place in games, play spaces, virtual/physical communities, 
mobile gaming and localization

-- digital literacy, discourse practices, social norms and norming, the 
politics of play

-- public discourse/controversy over violence, militarism, sex, 
criminality, racism, etc in games

-- game pedagogy and classroom practices, gamification, learning as play

II. Submission Process

The Game Studies area of the National Popular Culture Association and 
the American Culture Association Conference, which began as the Video 
Games Studies area in 2003, has the most enduring footprint of any North 
American academic organization that give serious attention to the social 
and cultural impact of games and gaming. The area continues to grow and 
offers two avenues for scholars to participate and present their work.

A. Paper Proposals

For individual paper proposal submissions, please submit a 250-word 
(maximum) abstract by October 1, 2015.  Submissions must be made online 
at http://ncp.pcaaca.org.  Detailed instructions for using the online 
submission system can be found at 
http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/instructions.php.

B. Panel Proposals

For panel submissions, please submit a 250-word (maximum) panel 
abstract, as well as 100-word abstracts for each individual 
presentation, by October 1, 2015. Panel proposals must be emailed to 
(digitalgames.pcaaca /at/ gmail.com). Be sure to include the proposed title of 
the panel, the organizer’s name, affiliation, mailing address, and 
email, as well as this information for all panelists. Panel submissions 
may take the form of debates, dialogs, roundtable discussions, thematic 
panels, (or other format,) and should be designed to last approximately 
eighty minutes.

III. Information about the Conference

A. So that there will be ample time for discussion, each individual 
paper presentation should be designed to last approximately twelve to 
fifteen minutes (there will typically be four presentations per session 
with time for Q&A).

B. Technology for use during presentations may be limited. More 
information about the conference can be found at http://www.pcaaca.org/

C. Presenters will be required to join either the Popular Culture 
Association or the American Culture Association prior to attending the 
conference, as well as pay a registration fee for the conference. 
Information about these fees can be found at 
http://www.pcaaca.org/conference/membership_registration.php.

D. Awards and Travel Grants are offered, on a competitive basis, by the 
National Popular Culture Association / American Culture Association

1. Travel Grants

The Michael Schoenecke Travel Grant for Graduate Students to the 
National Conference. For application requirements, please visit 
http://www.pcaaca.org/grant/schoenecke.php

The Peter Rollins Travel Grant for Early-Career Faculty. For application 
requirements, please visit http://www.pcaaca.org/grant/rollins.php

The Madonna Marsden International Travel Grant for Individuals 
presenting at the National Conference. For application requirements, 
please visit http://www.pcaaca.org/grant/marsden.php

2. Graduate Student Awards

William E. Brigman Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper 
presented at the National Conference in a specific year. Applications go 
to Brigman Award, c/o Gary Hoppenstand, Journal of Popular Culture, 4C 
Morrill Hall, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824 . Please 
send three hard copies of the paper (without author's name), as well as 
a copy on disc and photocopy of your student identification card. Those 
concerned for their privacy may obscure the Social Security number 
should it appear on the card. Please also include a copy of the 
acceptance letter/email from the PCA area chair who accepted the paper 
for presentation in the national conference. Papers should address 
popular culture and be accepted for a PCA panel. Submissions must be 
received by January 7th of the year the conference is held. The winning 
paper must be presented at the upcoming PCA/ACA meeting in the year it 
is accepted. Should the winning paper not be presented in person, the 
award will be forfeited. The winning author is invited to submit the 
essay to The Journal of Popular Culture and work with the editor toward 
its publication. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor 
of the journal. The winner receives a $500 travel award to attend the 
national conference in the year the paper is selected.

William M. Jones Award for the Outstanding Graduate Student Paper 
presented at the National Conference in a specific year. Entries are 
submitted to Amy Dudley, Editorial Assistant, William M. Jones Graduate 
Student Paper Award Selection Committee, the Journal of American 
Culture, Virginia Wesleyan College, 1584 Wesleyan Drive, Norfolk, VA 
23502. Papers must be submitted by January 7th of the year the 
conference is held. Three copies of the paper, as well as a photocopy of 
the applicant's student identification card must be submitted. Papers 
should address American culture. The winning paper must be presented at 
the PCA/ACA conference. The winner receives a $500 travel award to 
attend the national conference in the year the paper is selected. Should 
the winning paper not be presented in person, the award will be 
forfeited. The winning author should also submit the essay to the 
Journal of American Culture and work with the editor toward its 
publication. This award is selected by a panel chosen by the editor of 
the journal.

IV. Contact Information

Questions and concerns can be sent to (digitalgames.pcaaca /at/ gmail.com), or 
may be directed to one of the area chairs listed below.

Matthew Wysocki, Department of Communication, Flagler College
(mwysocki /at/ flagler.edu)

Nicholas Mizer,
(nicholas.j.mizer /at/ gmail.com)


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