[Commlist] CFP for ECREA Digital Games Research Section symposium 2019

*Games, Media and Communication: Quo Vadis?*

Call for papers for the ECREA Digital Games Research Section symposium

7-8.11.2019, Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands

The 2010s is almost over, and game studies is preparing to enter another 
decade. The current decade has seen discussions on ludification and 
e-sports as well as the true breakthrough of terms such as gamification, 
signifying the pervasive and ubiquitous nature of games and play in 
contemporary societies. This symposium hosted by the ECREA Digital Games 
Research Section aims to look at where we have been and where we are 
going as a field - what could be the next steps? Where could we go from 
here, and what is going to happen to game studies in the 2020s? How does 
the multi-disciplinary field of game studies relate to the similarly 
multi-disciplinary field of communication studies? What kind of 
innovations are waiting around the corner when it comes to novel 
research methods or theorizing? What kind of phenomena are only 
beginning to receive attention, where are the remaining gaps in research?

We are inviting presentations and panels, which may deal with any aspect 
of game studies or the intersection of game studies with the broader 
field of communication sciences. We especially encourage proposals that 
deal with innovations in research methods, empirical research, theory 
development, interdisciplinary collaboration, and other ways of renewing 
or re-inventing game studies. We are also open to discussing 
work-in-progress research projects.

*Possible topics include, but are not restricted to, the ones listed here:*

  * Theoretical approaches and methodological advances in digital games
    research
  * The production, content, audiences and regulation of digital games
  * Digital game culture and gaming communities
  * Social interaction in and around digital games
  * Social and psychological aspects of digital gaming
  * Digital games in the field of education
  * Communication in and about digital games
  * Playful interaction in its various forms
  * Avatars, identification, and self-representation in virtual worlds
  * Digital game experience, gamer motivations, enjoyment and presence
    research
  * Digital games in comparison with other forms of media entertainment
  * Innovations in gaming, such as the use of virtual reality, augmented
    reality, and location-based gaming

*Submission guidelines*

Abstracts should be max. 500 words + bibliography, and include the 
contact information of the author(s).

Panel proposals should include 1) a 300-word rationale for the panel, 2) 
a 150-word abstract describing each participant's contribution, and 3) 
contact information for each panelist. Each panelist must be willing to 
register for and attend the symposium if the panel is accepted.

Abstracts and panel proposals should be submitted by April 30th 2019 
through EasyChair.https://easychair.org/cfp/gameco2019

Decisions on the proposals will be made by the end of May 2019. There 
are plans to produce a publication, either a journal theme issues or an 
edited volume, based on selected seminar presentations.

*Venue*

The conference will be held at the Erasmus University Rotterdam, the 
Netherlands (Department of Media and Communication of the Erasmus School 
of History, Culture and Communication)

We hope to see you there!

Program committee

  * Marko Siitonen (University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland)
  * Felix Reer (Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster, Münster, 
Germany)
  * Teresa de la Hera (Erasmus University Rotterdam, Rotterdam, The
    Netherlands)

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