[ecrea] CfP: Chinese DiGRA conference, 2018

The 5th Annual Chinese DiGRA Conference

Chinese DiGRA is excited to announce the fifth annual conference to be 
held at the CityU Shenzhen Research Institute from the 7th to the 9th of 
September 2018.

Call for Papers

Conference themes

We invite submissions on any aspect of Chinese games, game industries, 
game design and gaming cultures. We also invite submissions from people 
located in the Chinese-speaking region who are researching any aspect of 
games. Topics may include, but are not limited to:

* Analyses of game design and development traditions and practices in 
the region

* Representation, diversity and inclusiveness in ‘Chinese’ games and 
game (development/play) cultures

* The Chinese game industries and their future possibilities/weaknesses

* Critical analysis of the Chinese game industries

* Gaming and production cultures in specific ‘Chinese’ regions

* China as the biggest videogame market in the world

* Critical analyses of ‘Chinese’ games and games popular in China

* Critical considerations of future game development in the 
Chinese-speaking region

* Local ‘game design issues’

* Specificities regarding computer games within Chinese cross-media 
environments

* Computer games and playability in the context of interactive art and 
creative media

* Government policy on production and consumption of games

* Esports in the Chinese speaking region and beyond

* The history of Chinese games and gaming

* Comparative analyses of Chinese and other games, game industries and 
game cultures

*The Chinese DiGRA conference facilitates networking amongst game 
scholars working in the Chinese-speaking region. Therefore, apart from 
the above topics we also encourage submissions from scholars located in 
the Chinese-speaking region working on any aspect of game research.

We are inviting three types of submissions:

* Research presentations: Please submit a maximum 1000 word extended 
abstract. Accepted abstracts will be presented in sessions on the 
Saturday and Sunday.

* Doctoral colloquium: This is open to doctoral students at any stage. 
Please submit a 1000 word document including the stage you are at in 
your doctorate (e.g. first year, writing up, preparing for viva), a 
summary of your research project, and the specific area of your research 
you want to focus on in the colloquium. The colloquium will be held on 
the Friday morning and will provide an opportunity to get constructive 
feedback on your ongoing project.

* Panels: Please submit a 500 word description of the panel, including a 
brief discussion of the relevance and importance of the topic together 
with short biographies of confirmed panel members. We would particularly 
welcome panels that bring together industry and academia to discuss 
issues of common concern.

Important dates

June 30th: Deadline for submissions

July 15th: Decisions announced

July 15th: Conference registration opens

September 7th-9th: Conference, CityU Shenzhen.

How to submit

Please email a pdf version of a maximum 1000-word (excluding references) 
extended abstract in English only no later than June 30th, 2018 to 
(Chinesedigra2018 /at/ nottingham.edu.cn). Please make sure to include 
“CDiGRA2018 Submission” in the subject line of your message. Please make 
sure to use the Chinese DiGRA 2018 Extended Abstract Template (available 
at: 
http://www.chinesedigra.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/ChineseDiGRA_EA_Format_2018.doc) 
to format your extended abstract. Extended abstracts will be selected by 
conference and program chairs based on their academic rigor and 
relevance to the themes of the conference. Note that the extended 
abstracts do not need to be anonymous. Notifications of acceptance will 
be sent by July 15th. Accepted authors will have an opportunity to 
submit their extended abstracts for inclusion in the DiGRA Digital 
Library. We realize that many of our attendees are not native English 
speakers but believe that using English(es) as the conference language 
helps foster cohesion and better interaction during the conference, and 
strengthens Chinese DiGRA as a community. For questions regarding paper 
submission and the topics of the conference, or for questions on the 
conference, please contact (Chinesedigra2018 /at/ nottingham.edu.cn).

You can view this call for papers on our website: 
http://www.chinesedigra.org/conferences/chinese-digra-2018/

Organization description and history

Chinese DiGRA is a regional chapter of DiGRA (Digital Games Research 
Association) focusing on game research relevant to Chinese speaking 
countries and the surrounding regions. Chinese DiGRA aims to enhance the 
quality, quantity, and international profile of games research in the 
Chinese-speaking context, by developing a network of game scholars and 
researchers working in the Chinese-speaking world and/or on aspects of 
Chinese games and gaming cultures, forging links between academic and 
professional researchers on games, supporting teaching and PhD 
development in the region, and disseminating and promoting Chinese game 
scholarship around the world. Chinese DiGRA is run by a board comprised 
of top academics in the fields of Chinese games research from Mainland 
China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan. You can find more information on 
Chinese DiGRA, including papers from previous conferences, at 
http://www.chinesedigra.org

Keynote speakers:

Watch this space ...

Organising committee of Chinese DiGRA 2017 Conference

Conference Chair: Dr Olli Tapio Leino (Associate Professor, City 
University of Hong Kong)

Program Chair: Dr Paul Martin (Assistant Professor, University of 
Nottingham Ningbo China)


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