[Commlist] CFP Develop: Research 'Games for Good' at Develop: Brighton Annual Conference

*Develop: Research**academic track* at Develop: Brighton Annual 
Conference 2019, Hilton Brighton Metropole Hotel

Theme: *Games for Good*

Date of event: *9 July 2019*

Deadline for submissions: *7 March 2019*

The University of Brighton’s Connected Futures 
<https://www.brighton.ac.uk/research-and-enterprise/brighton-futures/connected-futures/index.aspx>, 
led by Professor Karen Cham, is sponsoring the Develop: Research* 
academic track, an applied research showcase at influential games 
industry conference, Develop: Brighton 
<https://www.developconference.com/>. The conference will be held 
between 9-11 July 2019 at the Hilton Brighton Metropole in Brighton and 
will be an opportunity to demonstrate the impactful research and 
enterprise of our university community and our key collaborators.

Develop: Brighton is an industry-facing event which brings together 
people from the European gaming community, routinely attracting more 
than 2000 attendees from across the games industry. This expansive 
convention features a conference, workshops, networking events and an 
extremely well-attended exhibition hall. As such, this is an excellent 
opportunity to showcase industry-facing academic research, identify 
potential collaborators and gain insight into the breadth of technical 
and creative innovation shaping the sector.

This year, Develop: Research Chair, Helen Kennedy, is working closely 
with Professor Gregor White from Abertay University and esteemed 
colleagues from across the UK to address the gap in a dedicated, 
sector-facing, game conference where academics at UK universities can 
engage with industry to generate economic and cultural impact. We will 
curate critical research presentations, workshops and demonstrations 
that address the following "Games for Good" thematics:

1. Games for Good - Sustaining the future of the games industry. What 
are the technological, aesthetic and cultural developments to be aware 
of in order to ensure the continued success of games in the immersive 
experience economy? What new partnerships are made possible, necessary, 
even vital to ensure the continuation of this creative sphere? What 
fields of artistry and innovation do contemporary developers draw upon 
in order to invigorate the industry?

2. Games for Good - How can academic research and engagement enable 
games, games culture and the games industry to 'clean up' the toxic 
image it has as a space of employment, an immature art form and as an 
inclusive leisure activity? To what extent might researchers positively 
intervene in controversies surrounding game titles, cultures and 
practices? In what ways can criticism contribute to the creation of 
ethical games and ethical gaming?

3. Games for Good – An opportunity to showcase the leading edge of 
academic research deploying the immersive and interactive potentials of 
games to promote innovation in relation to health, social engagement, 
political awareness or educational benefits.

Selected presentations will be considered for review and potential 
publication.

Conventional papers, panels, workshops and demonstrations are all welcome.

Please submit an abstract of *no more than 300 words, a bio and keywords 
outlining your proposed session* to: (_FuturesAdmin /at/ brighton.ac.uk) 
<https://staffmail.brighton.ac.uk/owa/redir.aspx?C=3GcScBYlvoBQ8uSa30uNHdNoNlLhT8qBzBuY5BGvKcxKkEYs5IbWCA..&URL=mailto%3aFuturesAdmin%40brighton.ac.uk>_ 
by the deadline of 7 March 2019.

*link to last year’sDevelop: Research 
<https://www.developconference.com/whats-on/developresearch>


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