[Commlist] Call for Papers - The 1st Games and Social Impact Media Research Lab Conference

The 1st Games and Social Impact Media Research Lab Conference - GLOW2021
October 22, 2021

https://glow.ulusofona.pt/glow21/ <https://glow.ulusofona.pt/glow21/>

The 1st Games and Social Impact Media Research Lab Conference (GLOW2021) 
on October 22, 2021 is organized by GLOW Lab. The conference will be 
hosted by Lusófona University as a joint initiative between the CICANT 
(https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/ <https://cicant.ulusofona.pt/>) and 
HEI-Lab (https://hei-lab.ulusofona.pt/ <https://hei-lab.ulusofona.pt/>) 
research centers. Considering the current pandemic context, the 
conference will adopt an online format.

The potential of games for social impact and inclusion is vast and 
ever-evolving. The Games and Social Impact Media Research Lab (GLOW) 
(https://glow.ulusofona.pt/ <https://glow.ulusofona.pt/>) was created at 
Lusófona University to research, discover, and foster links between 
games studies in academia and civil society through educational and 
knowledge exchanges. GLOW’s main research interests are the social 
impact of games and play and how this impact can be transformed and 
advanced. A number of social groups continue to be underrepresented in 
the games industry’s priorities, and design knowledge needs to expand in 
relation to these groups and their specificities. GLOW is meant to 
advance existing research in the relationship between games and social 
outcomes, strengthening the sharing and production of new data evidence, 
new methodologies, and approaches in the field.

The GLOW2021 conference is a way of introducing GLOW and its initiatives 
and projects to academics and non-academics alike across games-related 
fields, as well as creating a space for discussion and knowledge 
transfers on the social impacts of playable media. GLOW2021 conference 
is accepting abstract proposals pertaining to topics related to the 
social impact of games, including but limited to:
The potential social impact(s) of play and games;
Games as a tool for social inclusion;
Games as tools or strategies to foster change;
Game-based learning;
Inclusiveness and representation in the games industry;
Games motor and cognitive accessibility;
Empowerment in and through games;
Reflections on inclusion and exclusion in games;
Bridging the gap between games industry and academia;
Serious applications for commercial games;
Novel spaces and contexts for play;
Playable Narratives and Immersive Media.

In addition to abstracts for scientific papers and presentations on the 
part of academics, GLOW2021 also welcomes presentations from game 
developers working on specific games or projects broadly aimed towards 
making and difference in driving social change, addressing societal 
challenges, improving people's lives, and fostering learning. GLOW2021 
accepts abstracts in the following categories:
Research Papers
Demo Presentations
Poster presentations
Abstracts (500 words and 5 keywords maximum) must be submitted until 
July 31, 2021. The text must be in English and submitted via EasyChair 
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=glow2021 
<https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=glow2021>).

Abstract acceptance notification will be sent before September 1, 2021
Conference proceedings will be published in an open-access publication 
with an associated ISSN. Best abstracts will be invited to submit full 
papers for Lusófona University’s  International Journal of Film and 
Media Arts (IJFMA) (https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/ijfma/ 
<https://revistas.ulusofona.pt/index.php/ijfma/>) and International 
Journal of Games and Social Impact (IJGSI) 
(https://glow.ulusofona.pt/journal-on-game/ 
<https://glow.ulusofona.pt/journal-on-game/>).

Registration will open soon (no fee required). For more information: 
http://glow.ulusofona.pt/glow2021/ <http://glow.ulusofona.pt/glow2021/> 
or (glow /at/ ulusofona.pt) <mailto:(glow /at/ ulusofona.pt)>

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