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Augmented Human - Digital Art Section Final Call deadline January 13th

2012-01-11T11:35:00.000+01:00

AHA'12 Special CFP The third Augmented Human International Conference (AH 2012) Augmented Human Conference – Digital Art Section Call for artwork submissions ***************************************************************** Megève, France, March 8th - 9th, 2012 http://www.augmented-human.com ***************************************************************** The third Augmented

AH '12 - Final submission deadline 13 January 2012 23:59 PST

2012-01-09T13:07:00.002+01:00

Call for Papers AH 2012 ***************************************************************** The Third Augmented Human International Conference (AH 2012)Megève, France, March 8th - 9th, 2012 http://www.augmented-human.com***************************************************************** The third Augmented Human (AH) International Conference will be held in Megève on March 8th and 9th

Just out "Fate il vostro gioco"

2011-12-09T07:18:00.001+01:00

Fate il vostro gioco Cinema e videogame nella rete: pratiche di contaminazione A cura di: Elisa Mandelli e Valentina Re Collana: Sgresénde Pagine: 128 Immagini: 50 illustrazioni b/n Formato: 16,5 x 24 cm Confezione: brossura con alette ISBN: 978-88-6322-141-1 Prezzo di copertina: € 18,00 Il libro Atti della giornata di studi, Venezia, Università Ca’

Art and Videogames. Neoludica

2011-11-20T10:11:00.001+01:00

Art and Videogames. Neoludica "This book proposes many points of view on video games, plus one: yours. Is the video game world of 2011 a cosmos or chaos? Fifteen curators have chosen 33 artists to begin discussing the matter with no prejudice but rather screens, capable of displaying synopsis and differences from which the investigation of the

Call for papers: Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC) Vol9 No2, 2012

2011-10-12T09:36:00.002+02:00

Call for Papers This page lists the Calls for Papers for issues of WPCC. If you are interested in submitting a paper to one of the open calls, please contact the named editors. All abstracts and papers submitted to WPCC are assessed equally on their merits. Call for papers Westminster Papers in Communication and Culture (WPCC) Vol9 No2, 2012 Special issue - Encountering the

CfP:University of Wyoming "Video Games as Texts, Texts as Play" (Grad students)

2011-10-04T10:10:00.000+02:00

Video Games as Text, Texts as Play The University of Wyoming is accepting abstracts for its upcoming graduate student conference: Video Games as Text, Texts as Play. The conference will be held the second weekend of April, Thursday the 12^th to Saturday the 14^th . Abstracts will be due by January 15^th . Our keynote speaker will be Judd Ruggill, Assistant Professor, Arizona State.

Call for Papers AH 2012

2011-10-01T15:57:00.003+02:00

***************************************************************** The Third Augmented Human International Conference (AH 2012) Megève, France, March 8th - 9th, 2012 http://www.augmented-human.com ***************************************************************** The third Augmented Human (AH) International Conference will be held in Megève on March 8th and 9th 2012 after being in Tokyo

PCG 2012: 2nd Call for Papers: deadline extended & new website

2011-10-01T15:49:00.001+02:00

6th International Conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games: The Nature of Player Experience We hereby invite scholars in any field of studies who take a professional interest in the philosophy of computer games to submit papers to the 6th International conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games, to be held in Madrid, Spain, on January 29th-31st 2012. Accepted papers will

Lunedì 4 luglio - Incontro con Elena Bertozzi. Presentazione master in Game Design and Development

2011-07-03T10:06:00.002+02:00

Cari amici, lunedì 4 luglio alle ore 14:00 si svolgerà pressol'Auditorium Quazza (seminterrato di Palazzonuovo) un incontro con Elena Bertozzi. La professoressa Bertozzi è responsabile del Masterin Game Design and Development della Long Island University ed è da tempo impegnata nella ricerca sui videogiochi. Durante l'incontro sarà presentato il Master e saranno discusse alcune problematiche

Venezia Biennale 2011: Neoludica _Venezia + [Venezia plus] un itinerario in realtà aumentata

2011-06-05T11:35:00.001+02:00

Neoludica_Venezia + [Venezia plus] un itinerario in realtà aumentata L’itinerario proposto attraverso il precorso di realtà aumentata Neoludica_ Venezia +, grazie alla partnership con GCode di Bergamo, permetterà di estendere alla città la comunicazione della mostra Neoludica. Art is a game, Evento Collaterale Ufficiale alla 54. Esposizione Internazionale d’Arte di Venezia. Neoludica_

New Journal G|A|M|E Games as |Art|Media|Entertainment

2011-05-29T16:50:00.011+02:00

PHILOSOPHY AND THEORY OF LUDIC AND SOCIAL MEDIA 2011

2011-03-28T21:57:00.000+02:00

Undergraduate/Graduate degree programme:COMUNICAZIONE PUBBLICITARIA E ISTITUZIONALE ECTS: 9 Course Coordinator: PATRICK JOHN COPPOCKScientific Area Code: M-FIL/05Module: MULTIPLEYear and course period: SECOND YEAR, SECOND SEMESTERAttendance: NON MANDATORYLanguage: ENGLISHLesson schedule and exam dates: AVAILABLE FROM www.sce.unimore.it Aim of the course This course requires active participation

Mestre Film Fest 2011: Concorso Machinima, Videoteca, Centro Candini, Mestre

2011-03-24T13:51:00.007+01:00

The provisonal conference program for PCG 2011 is now online

2011-03-20T10:21:00.000+01:00

ProgramThe tentative program for the 5th International Conference “The Philosophy of Computer Games” is now available for download here

Registration at The Philosophy of Computer Games conference 2011 is now open

2011-03-20T10:18:00.000+01:00

RegistrationRegistration at “The Philosophy of Computer Games” conference is required of all attendees. Payment for the full amount of the registration fee & official dinner must be made by the first day of the conference to the Conference secretariat.Conference fee: standard 80€ Student 40€ HGDA free admissionOfficial Dinner: 40€ per personPlease register

UNITO: Intorno ai Media: Scambi e Discussioni

2011-02-15T15:06:00.017+01:00

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CFP: The Philosophy of Computer Games, 2011

2010-12-07T18:18:00.019+01:00

Official Conference website Call for Papers We hereby invite scholars in any field of studies who take a professional interest in the phenomenon of computer games to submit papers to the international conference "The Philosophy of Computer Games 2011", to be held in Athens, Greece, on April 6th-9th 2011. Accepted papers will have a clear focus on philosophy and

Workshop "Gioco Urbano Interculturale" University of Modena and Reggio Emilia: School of Communication and Economic Sciences

2010-12-05T20:00:00.006+01:00

Durante il workshop Gioco Urbano Interculturale (22 novembre - 17 dicembre 2010, 21 ore di incontri, 4 settimane, due incontri settimanali da 2,5 ore ciascuno) si pianificherà e organizzerà un evento che coinvolga cittadini reggiani e migranti promuovendo la comunicazione interculturale. L'evento da realizzare sarà fondato sul gioco e per progettarlo si discuteranno alcuni principi del game

I Play Videogame, Venice-Mestre, Italy 13 Novembre - 19 Dicembre 2010

2010-11-24T22:24:00.004+01:00

I PLAY VIDEOGAME Mostra, incontri, proiezioni e sfide live MOSTRA I Play VideogameIn viaggio tra i videogiochi dagli anni Settanta ai giorni nostriCentro Culturale Candiani 13 novembre / 19 dicembre 2010dal lunedì al venerdì 15.30 - 19.30sabato e festivi 10.30 - 12.30 e 15.30 - 19.30ingresso libero Inaugurazione venerdì 12 novembre, ore 19.00 INCONTRI venerdì 19

Conference: Poverty Is Not a Game

2010-09-29T07:38:00.004+02:00

Conference: 'Poverty Is Not a Game' Serious games as means to discuss complex societal issues Date and place 20/10/2010 Period: 9:30 - 16:30 Place: Bibliothèque Solvay, Parc Léopold , Rue Belliard 137, 1040 Etterbeek http://www.kbs-frb.be/event.aspx?id=270482&LangType=1033 free Content With the Conference ‘Poverty Is Not a Game’ the Network of European Foundations, the King Baudouin Foundation

Towards a Shared Vocabulary for Interactive Digital Storytelling

2010-09-26T11:13:00.001+02:00

Call for Participation: Workshop at ICIDS 2010Title: “Towards a Shared Vocabulary for Interactive Digital Storytelling”Organizers/program committee members:Hartmut Koenitz, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA, hartmut.koenitz@lcc.gatech.edu,Mads Haahr, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland, Mads.Haahr@cs.tcd.ieGabriele Ferri, University of Bologna, Italy, gabriele.ferri@sumitalia.itTonguc Ibrahim

2010-09-26T11:10:00.004+02:00

The third International Conference on Interactive Digital StorytellingNovember 1st - 3rd 2010 Edinburgh UK ICIDS is the premier international conference on interactive digital storytelling. It was successfully launched in 2008, superseding the previous two European conference series, TIDSE (“Technologies for Interactive Digital Storytelling”) and ICVS (“Virtual Storytelling – Using Virtual

GAMES: Design and Research, Volda 2010

2010-06-07T16:03:00.001+02:00

Conference: June 3 - 4, 2010 What is game design, and how do we approach it in our research? Game design may be a creative activity performed in its own right, it may be an object of study, and it may function as a tool for research, experimentation and teaching. To highlight and explore different research approaches to game design, a Nordic conference will be held in Volda in June 2010. We

Join the fargame conference, Cineteca di Bologna, Italia

2010-05-24T15:25:00.001+02:00

fargame http://www.cinetecadibologna.it/fargame2010/ev/far_game2010_presentazione Friday, 28 May 2010, 09:30 - Saturday, 29 May 2010, 20:00Cinema Lumière e Biblioteca Renzo RenziVia Azzo Gardino 65Bologna, Italy Le due giornate di studio affronteranno temi di grande attualità nel dibattito contemporaneo intorno al medium videoludico e ai nuovi media, quali: convergenza, cross-medialità,

Book Review: World of Warcraft and Philosophy. Wrath of the Philosopher King

2010-04-02T11:57:00.000+02:00

World of Warcraft and Philosophy. Wrath of the Philosopher KingEdited by Luke Cuddy and John NordlingerOpen Court Books / Carus Publishing, Chicago 2009 W.o.W. and The Fellowship of Smart Gamers Reviewed by Marco Benoît Carbone [http://www.marcobenoit.net/] If knowledge should go hand in hand with action in order to truly be worthy of being part of our lives, why can’t we

Invitation: Playing the City | Invito: La Città in gioco

2010-03-06T17:59:00.006+01:00

Dear friends and colleagues you are cordially invited to attend the International Symposium Playing the City / La Città in gioco An international symposium exploring intersections between urban practices and the design of new ludic forms of participation in civic life. Symposium website: [ http://www.tinyurl.com/playingthecity ] Date: Saturday, 13 March 2010Time: 13:00 - 18:00Location: Modena

INVITO VIDEOGIOCANDO 6-7 MARZO 2010 OFFICINA DELLE ARTI REGGIO EMILIA

2010-03-05T11:26:00.004+01:00

VIDEOGIOCANDO Viaggio all'interno della storia e cultura del videogiocoOfficina delle arti, Via Brigata Reggio 29, Reggio Emilia Oltre 40 postazioni multimediali, con le maggiori console e sistemi di gioco dagli anni '70 sino ad oggi; un ciclo di conferenze in grado di fare il punto della situazione sul dibattito videoludico odierno, durante il quale interverranno professori universitari,

NA-CAP@CMU 2010: Simulations and Their Philosophical Implications

2010-02-23T10:33:00.000+01:00

The 2010 North American Conference onComputing and Philosophy NA-CAP@CMU 2010: Simulations and Their Philosophical ImplicationsCall for PapersDeadline: March 1, 2010 (firm)In honor of the 60th Anniversary of the publication of Alan Turing’s groundbreaking article, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence,” we are centering the 2010 NACAP Conference on simulations and their philosophical implications

[gamephilosophy.org] CfP Ludotopia Workshop

2010-02-22T21:55:00.002+01:00

CfP: Ludotopia – Workshop on Spaces, Places and Territories in Computer Games at the IT-University Copenhagen, 27-29th May 2010. The Center for Computer Games Research of the IT-University of Copenhagen and the Digital Games Research Center of the University of Potsdam hereby invite researchers and scholars from Game Studies, Media Studies, Cultural Studies and related fields to hand in proposals

Augmented Reality and Museums

2010-02-18T10:27:00.002+01:00

From the LinkedIn Group: Museums and the Web The question was: Does anyone here have experience using augmented reality technologies to enhance the museum exhibit experience? 7 comments » Started by Rafael Alvarado One answer was: I'm working with a few NSF-funded museum AR projects: Water's Journey: http://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward.do?AwardNumber=0638977 ARIEL: http://www.nsf.gov/

Preliminary Program for Playing the City/ La città in gioco is online

2010-02-12T09:18:00.004+01:00

Playing the City/La città in giocoFollow the link below to see the preliminary program: http://game.unimore.it/play_2010/program.pdf“Playing the City/La Città in Gioco” is an international symposium that will explore intersections between the study of urban practices and the design of new ludic forms of participation in civic life.The symposium aims to foster multiple connections between*

New MA Study Option (M-Fil/05): Philosophy and theory of ludic and social media

2010-01-23T10:54:00.002+01:00

University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, School of Communication and Business Non-Mandatory Study Alternatives: http://www.sce.unimore.it/on-line/Home/Attivitadidattiche/Asceltadellostudente.html New Study Alternative, Spring 2010: Philosophy and theory of ludic and social media (9 CFU - M-FIL/05) http://www.sce.unimore.it/on-line/Home/Attivitadidattiche/Asceltadellostudente/documento12438.html

EASST 2010: "ARE WE STILL HALFWAY OF THE TURN?" PRACTICING SEMIOTICS, PERFORMING STS

2010-01-23T10:03:00.002+01:00

CfP from Alvise Mattozzi, New Basic Design PhD, Iuav, Venice, Italy Dear all We invite you to submit an abstract to the "ARE WE STILL HALFWAY OF THE TURN?" PRACTICING SEMIOTICS, PERFORMING SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY STUDIES track at EASST 2010 in Trento, Italy, 2-4 September 2010. Track details are below and can be also found here The deadline for submissions is 15 March, 2010, and the submission

CHI 2010 Call for Participation

2009-12-07T00:35:00.003+01:00

CHI 2010 Call for ParticipationThe Human-Computer Interaction ArchiveSubmit by September 17, 2009, 5pm PDTPapers and Notes (archival format, 10 pages maximum for papers, 4 pages maximum for Notes)The CHI 2010 Papers and Notes program committee will consist of subcommittees that each focus on a subset of topics in human-computer interaction. As an author, you decide which subcommittee reviews your

CfP: Serious Games for Sports and Health - GameDays 2010

2009-12-06T17:16:00.003+01:00

Serious Games for Sports and Health: GameDays 2010 March 25/26 2010, TU Darmstadt, Germany Call for papers We invite you to participate at the GameDays 2010. The GameDays, established in 2005 as annual “Science meets Business” event series, aim to provide an information and cooperation platform bringing together academia and industry and discussing latest trends, challenges and potentials of

CFP: 2nd Global Conference - Videogame Cultures (July 2010: Oxford, United Kingdom)

2009-11-26T10:25:00.003+01:00

2nd Global ConferenceVideogame Cultures and the Future of Interactive Entertainmenthttp://www.inter-disciplinary.net/critical-issues/cyber/videogame-cultures-the-future-of-interactive-entertainment/call-for-papers/Wednesday 7th July 2010 – Friday 9th July 2010Mansfield College, OxfordCall for PapersThis inter- and multi-disciplinary conference aims to examine, explore and critically engage with

Videos from The Philosophy of Computer Games '09 online

2009-11-20T20:06:00.004+01:00

Follow this link to access online videos from the presentations at the 2009 Philosophy of Computer Games Conference, hosted by the Department of Philosophy, Classics, History of Art and Ideas at the University of Oslo, 13-15 August 2009Conference website: http://www.gamephilosophy.orgAbout...The aim of this conference is to contribute to the development of discussions of philosophical problems

Evo* 2010: EuroGP, EvoCOP, EvoBIO and EvoApplications

2009-11-15T11:32:00.001+01:00

E V O * 2 0 1 0 R E V I S E D S U B M I S S I O N D E A D L I N ESubmission now open for all conferencesREVISED SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 30th November 2009EuroGP, EvoCOP, EvoBIO and EvoApplications7th - 9th April, 2010Istanbul Technical UniversityIstanbul, Turkeyhttp://www.evostar.orgThe EuroGP, EvoCOP, EvoBIO and EvoApplications conferences comprise EVO*: Europe's premier co-located events

New Publication: World of Warcraft and Philosophy

2009-11-06T17:49:00.013+01:00

Visit the publication's page at Open Court PublishersVisit the publication's page on Amazon.comVisit the publication's Facebook Page and leave your critical reader comments there ...Overview:This is an edited collection whose chapters deal with some aspects of World of Warcraft in relation to philosophy. While the focus is WoW, the book also touches on elements of the original games of the

AISV/IASV: RHETORIC DU VISIBLE/ RHETORIC OF THE VISIBLE/ RETORICA DE LO VISIBLE

2009-10-16T16:05:00.002+02:00

AISV/IASV Association Internationale de Sémiotique Visuelle International Association for Visial Semiotics Asociación internacional de semiótica visual ---RHETORIC DU VISIBLE. Stratégies de l‚image entre signification et communication. ---RHETORIC OF THE VISIBLE. Strategies of the Image between Signification and Communication. ---RETORICA DE LO VISIBLE.

CFP: Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds (Spring 2010)

2009-10-15T14:06:00.004+02:00

CFP: Journal of Gaming and Virtual Worlds (ISSN: 1757191X; print on demand and online) is seeking contributions to its 2(1) issue (spring 2010). Papers from all areas associated with video/computer games and virtual environments are welcome. Deadlines: 30th November 2009 for long articles; 15th December 2009 for short articles, conference/project reports, poster abstracts, interviews and reviews

The VIII MAGIS Spring School

2009-10-15T12:58:00.003+02:00

The VIII MAGIS Spring School, organized by the University of Udine and the University of Paris III in collaboration with their network of partners - the Universities of Amsterdam, Bochum, Prague, Valencia, Milano-Cattolica, Pisa and CineGraph/Hamburg - as part of the activities of the International PhD in Audiovisual Studies, will be held this year in Gorizia, from March 19th to March 25th.This

Archivio Videoludico Bologna: Nuove serate videoludiche in Biblioteca

2009-10-14T12:36:00.005+02:00

Nuove serate videoludiche in BibliotecaDopo la pausa estiva riprende il ciclo di incontri organizzati dall'Archivio Videoludico all'interno della biblioteca Renzo Renzi. http://www.cinetecadibologna.it/archivi/videoludico/eventiSulla scia dei precedenti appuntamenti, verranno presentati al pubblico nuovi percorsi di analisi e approfondimento che avranno come oggetto d'indagine il videogioco e i

Conference Estonia: Transforming Culture in the Digital Age

2009-09-23T08:08:00.003+02:00

TRANSFORMING CULTURE IN THE DIGITAL AGE: Call for papers Tartu, Estonia, 14-16 April, 2010 http://www.transformingculture.eu Increasingly, we see new forms of culture being born in the variety of online environments. Users have become producers taking over production of online content and traditional hierarchies of users and producers are collapsing. At the same time, traditional memory

Eventi - Cineteca di Bologna

2009-09-23T07:52:00.002+02:00

Da: Eventi - Cineteca di Bologna--Spettatori e giocatoriDal 24 settembre al 19 ottobre 2009, Cinema LumiÃ¨re Rassegna cinematografica a cura di Andrea Dresseno e Matteo LolliniLa trasposizione di una pellicola in videogame, e viceversa, è pratica ormai comune nel panorama mediale attuale, sempre più composito nella forma e convergente nei contenuti: assistiamo ogni giorno alla nascita di progetti

A PP Presentation for Forme and Formalizzazione

2009-09-13T14:38:00.005+02:00

Below you will find a link to a Powerpoint presentation I prepared for a talk at the XVI National Congress of the Italian Society of Philosophy of Language, at Cagliari, Italy from September 10-12.The congress was entitled: Forme e Formalizzazione (click the title for a link to the congress website), and my talk was entitled Amodal Perception in Hybrid Forms of Experienced Agency in Multimodal

DIGRA 2009 Panel Powerpoint (PDF)

2009-09-06T08:22:00.007+02:00

DIGRA 2009 Panel: Understanding Play Practices: Contributions to the Stateof the ArtA link to the Powerpoint presentation (PDF) for my talk:Videoludic Texts as Sites of Enactive Practice: Reframing the Text-Practice Dichotomy---Participants: Alessandro Catania, Dario Compagno, Patrick Coppock, Gabriele Ferri, Agata MeneghelliVenue, Music Room, Brunel University , UK, Tuesday September 1st, 2009.-

DIGRA 2009 Panel Abstracts and Papers

2009-09-06T08:19:00.008+02:00

DIGRA 2009 Panel Abstracts and Papers:Understanding Play Practices: Contributions to the State of the ArtWith Alessandro Catania, Dario Compagno, Patrick Coppock, Gabriele Ferri, Agata MeneghelliVenue, Music Room, Brunel University , UK, Tuesday September 1st, 2009.---DIGRA 2009: Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and TheoryDigital Games Research Association (DIGRA)---

IEEE Spectrum: The Making of The Beatles: Rock Band

2009-09-03T14:15:00.002+02:00

The Making of The Beatles: Rock Bandhttp://www.facebook.com/p.php?i=564053585&k=5YA334RSPT6GZFB1PF6Y&oid=1081207684943A scrappy team of engineers and musicians created a video-game phenomenon. Now they're transforming the BeatlesPhoto-Illustration: Sean McCabe; Harmonix Founders: Joshua DalsimerTwo of Us: Harmonix founders Alex Rigopulos and Eran Egozy launched a game revolution.BY DAVID KUSHNER

Philosophy of Computer Games 2009, Oslo 13-15 August 2009

2009-08-17T07:48:00.002+02:00

The Philosophy of Computer Games 2009, Oslo 13-15 August 2009 is just over and for those who are interested you will now find links to a number of manuscripts for presentations given on the Program page at the conference website below...gamephilosophy.orgSource: gamephilosophy.org

Call E|C: VIAGGIO NEI SOCIAL NETWORK/ A JOURNEY IN SOCIAL NETWORKS

2009-06-30T09:13:00.004+02:00

EC - Rivista dell'Associazione Italiana Studi SemioticiSource: www.ec-aiss.itVIAGGIO NEI SOCIAL NETWORK/A JOURNEY IN SOCIAL NETWORKS edited by/a cura di Nicola Bigi, Elena Codeluppi, Antonio Santangelo / downolad the call for papers' presentation (pdf, 32Kb)VIAGGIO NEI SOCIAL NETWORK/ A JOURNEY IN SOCIAL NETWORKSa cura di/edited by Nicola Bigi, Elena Codeluppi, Antonio SantangeloCall in Italian:

E/C Special Number 5: Computer Games between Text and Practice

2009-06-23T13:00:00.007+02:00

Dear Friends & ColleaguesThis is to let you know that the internationally peer-reviewed Special Number 5 of E|C, the online review of the Italian Association of Semiotic Studies (AISS), entitled: "Computer Games between Text and Practice" is now available online at the E|C website:http://www.ec-aiss.it/monografici/5_computer_games.phpWe would like to invite you to spread the word for us to any

EDGE: The Making Of: Elite

2009-05-30T17:37:00.006+02:00

BBC MicroRelease: 1984Publsher: AcornsoftDeveloper: David Braben, Ian BellWhen someone unfamiliar comes knocking on your door at ten o’ clock in the evening dripping with rain and weary after travelling the 300 miles from Liverpool to Cambridgeshire, you know you are in the presence of an obsessive. Questions including: ‘In which galaxy can the Generation ships be found?’ and ‘Just how many stars

Guardian Tech Weekly PodCast: Steven Spielberg on gaming

2009-05-22T09:21:00.000+02:00

Tech Weekly With Aleks Krotoskihttp://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/blog/audio/2009/may/19/tech-weekly-steven-spielberg-gaming-transportHollywood supremo Steven Spielberg speaks with Bobbie Johnson about his transition from the big screen to the small – the movie giant's second computer game is out soon, and we find out if he's planning to turn his camera in for a controller on this week's show.

CNN.com: Virtual currencies' power social networks, online games

2009-05-20T09:09:00.002+02:00

CNN:[ http://edition.cnn.com/2009/TECH/05/19/online.currency/index.html?iref=t2test_techtues&eref=rss_topstories ]When Santiago Martinez wants to give his friends birthday presents, he buys a cake or flowers or sometimes a teddy bear.But the 41-year-old, who lives on Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula, doesn't spend pesos or dollars. He buys the gifts with an online-only currency called hi5 Coins.He also

IEEE Spectrum -The Sandbox: Xbox Motion-Capture Cam

2009-05-15T15:22:00.002+02:00

Xbox Motion-Capture Cam http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/gizmos/2009/05/xbox_motioncapture_cam.htm The Wall Street Journal is fueling rumors that Microsoft will be unveiling a motion-cap Xbox camera at next month's E3 vidgame convention in LA.This isn't entirely new. Sony's EyeToy cam brought a rudimentary mocap experience to the Playstation 2 in 2003. Games like EyeToy Play were compelling,

[Reminder] Conference: The Philosophy of Computer Games 2009

2009-05-13T09:31:00.008+02:00

Conference Announcement(Please excuse multiple sendings)THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPUTER GAMES 2009We are pleased to announce the fourth conference on the Philosophy of Computer Games, to be held in Oslo, Norway 13-15 August 2009.Keynote speakers are Kendall Walton, author of "Mimesis as Make-Believe: On the Foundations of the Representational Arts" (Harvard University Press, 1993), Miguel Sicart,

IEEE Spectrum (The Sandbox): Barbie's Virtual World

2009-05-07T15:33:00.001+02:00

Barbie's Virtual WorldVirtual worlds aren't just growing for gamers and Second Lifers. One of the more popular ones for kids is from Mattel. The BarbieGirls.com site launched in the shadow of Webkinz with a very Webkinzy model. The virtual world was free, and kids would be a little plastic Barbie doll music player with a USB port to boot it up and unlock special content. Once on the Barbie Girls

NYTimes.com: G.E.'s Breakthrough Can Put 100 DVDs on a Disc

2009-04-29T22:48:00.011+02:00

TECHNOLOGY / BUSINESS COMPUTING | April 27, 2009 G.E.'s Breakthrough Can Put 100 DVDs on a Disc G.E’s Breakthrough Can Put 100 DVDs on a DiscBy STEVE LOHRPublished: April 26, 2009General Electric says it has achieved a breakthrough in digital storage technology that will allow standard-size discs to hold the equivalent of 100 DVDs.The storage advance, which G.E. is announcing on Monday, is just

NYTimes.com: Computer Program to Take On 'Jeopardy!'

2009-04-29T22:47:00.008+02:00

TECHNOLOGY | April 27, 2009Computer Program to Take On 'Jeopardy!' By JOHN MARKOFFYORKTOWN HEIGHTS, N.Y. — This highly successful television quiz show is the latest challenge for artificial intelligence.I.B.M. plans to announce Monday that it is in the final stages of completing a computer program to compete against human “Jeopardy!” contestants. If the program beats the humans, the field of

NYTimes.com: A Magazine With a Puzzle Buried Inside

2009-04-24T22:06:00.004+02:00

ARTS / TELEVISION | April 21, 2009 A Magazine With a Puzzle Buried Inside By DAVE ITZKOFF Published: April 20, 2009A few nights ago Steven Bevacqua, a postproduction supervisor for the television series “Life,” was flipping through the May issue of Wired magazine when he thought he started seeing secret messages. Yes, he’d just come home from a long day at work, but then

SFGate: Sims' creator leaving Electronic Arts

2009-04-18T08:03:00.002+02:00

----------------------------------------------------------------------The original article can be found on SFGate.com here:http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2009/04/09/BU9716VBNJ.DTL---------------------------------------------------------------------Thursday, April 9, 2009 (SF Chronicle)Sims' creator leaving Electronic ArtsVerne Kopytoff, Chronicle Staff WriterWill Wright, the

The Sandbox: Virtual Worlds and the Disabled

2009-04-04T10:09:00.002+02:00

Virtual Worlds and the DisabledAn old friend of mine, Kel Smith, has just written an excellent overview of how the disabled community is interacting online, concentrating on the communities and accomodations within Second Life. Very educational for me, and heartening to see some "serious game" work that isn't about military simulation....------------Posted by Harry Teasley on April 1, 2009 1:59

Nyhetsbrev Joingame (Norwegian Game Developer Association)

2009-04-03T17:50:00.004+02:00

Even if you don't understand Norwegian (or Danish or Swedish), but are a game developer yourself, then some of the links in this NTNU, Trondheim, Norway based Joingame Newsletter may perhaps be of interest?PJC-----------Nyhetsbrev JoinGame - AprilPåsken er rett rundt hjørnet, og sammen med den; en velfortjent pust i bakken. Før vi legger beina på bordet og forsvinner ned i påskeegget, ønsker vi i

Conference MBR'09, Brazil

2009-03-29T12:03:00.002+02:00

Deadline: May 1st, 2009 MODEL-BASED REASONING IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY Abduction, Logic, and Computational Discovery MBR'09_BRAZIL (Fifth International MBR Conference) Campinas, Brazil, December 17-19, 2009 Chairs: Lorenzo Magnani and Walter Carniellihttp://www.unipv.it/webphilos_lab/mbr09.php*******************

Wired: Researchers Want to Add Touch, Taste and Smell to Virtual Reality

2009-03-26T20:18:00.003+01:00

Researchers Want to Add Touch, Taste and Smell to Virtual Realityhttp://blog.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/03/realvirtuality.htmlVirtual reality schemes have long tantalized geeks with unrealized visions of holodecks and long-distance cybersex.Now, a group of British researchers want to round out the experience with virtual touch, taste and smell. To simulate the real world, they argue, all five of

IEEE Newsletter: Gaming Technology Efforts Off to Strong Start

2009-03-26T20:01:00.002+01:00

Gaming Technology Efforts Off to Strong Starthttp://www2.computer.org/portal/web/membership/newsletters/mar09By John HarauzVice President, CS Standards ActivitiesThe IEEE Computer Society has launched a number of new initiatives in recognition of the new and distinct medium of videogames, whose technology includes many topics in computer engineering and computer science. The IEEE Computer Society

The Sandbox: The Digital Meta-Game

2009-03-26T17:42:00.002+01:00

The Digital Meta-Gamehttp://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/gizmos/2009/03/the_digital_metagame.htmA couple weeks ago, I blogged about the rise of and concern over used games online. There are noises in the game industry that the best way to counter old games on Amazon is to distribute more games online. (Note: one reader posted a corrective about the term "digital distribution," saying that games on

IEEE Spectrum: Jacket Lets You Feel the Movies

2009-03-26T17:35:00.002+01:00

Jacket Lets You Feel the MoviesBy Willie D. JonesFirst Published March 2009A motor-studded haptics jacket can run a chill up your spinehttp://www.spectrum.ieee.org/mar09/8287PHOTO: STEVE BREWSTER18 March 2009—This week, researchers from Philips Electronics plan to describe a jacket they have lined with vibration motors to study the effects of touch on a movie viewer’s emotional response to what

The Sandbox: The Rise of (Used) Games

2009-03-26T17:31:00.002+01:00

The Rise of (Used) Gameshttp://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/gizmos/2009/03/the_rise_of_used_games.htmThis month, Amazon announced that it will allow consumers to sell back used videogames to the site in exchange for credit.There's been a lot of noise about how bad this is for videogame publishers, who'd rather you buy new stuff from them. Of course, used merchandise - books, DVDs, hardware - is old

Call for papers: DFG Symposion in Media Studies 21-24.09.09

2009-03-24T15:27:00.005+01:00

Call for Papers DFG Symposion in Media Studies Date: 21.-24.September 2009Location: ‚Kutschstall im Haus der Brandenburgisch-Preußischen Geschichte’14467 Potsdam, Schlossstrasse 12, Germany Topic: Media programs and the program of media In 2009, the first in an open-ended series of Symposia in Media Studies organized at the behest of the DFG, the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (German national

Press Release: NASCE A BOLOGNA L'ARCHIVIO VIDEOLUDICO

2009-03-16T15:33:00.002+01:00

Bologna, 11 marzo 2009 NASCE A BOLOGNA L'ARCHIVIO VIDEOLUDICODALLA CINETECA DI BOLOGNA UN PROGETTO PIONIERE PER L'ITALIA CONFERENZA STAMPAMERCOLEDI' 18 MARZO, ORE 11, BIBLIOTECA RENZO RENZIDELLA CINETECA(via Azzo Gardino 65) Nasce a Bologna, con sede nella Biblioteca Renzo Renzi, l'Archivio Videoludico. Un progetto pioniere in ambito italiano promosso dalla Cineteca di Bologna. Per la prima

Call for Papers: The Philosophy of Computer Games 2009

2009-03-13T15:22:00.002+01:00

Please redistribute. THE PHILOSOPHY OF COMPUTER GAMESINTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN OSLO 2009 August 13-15, 2009 CALL FOR PAPERS We hereby invite scholars in any field who take a professional interest in the phenomenon of computer games to submit papers to the international conference "The Philosophy of Computer Games 2009", to be held in Oslo, Norway, on August 13-15, 2009. Accepted papers will

The Sandbox: Little Game Planet

2009-03-12T16:28:00.003+01:00

Who says you need gigabytes to make a cool game? http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/gizmos/2009/03/little_game_planet.htm As Kotaku reminds us, the contestants are in for Java4K - a competition to build the best game using 4K of data, or less. The winner will be announced on March 16.Why 4K?"4KB is the smallest unit of file possible on most operating systems, if you create a file that contains only

The Sandbox: Game Group Fights for Broadband

2009-03-12T09:29:00.006+01:00

The SandboxDavid Kushner, Rob Garfield, and Harry Teasley blog about the latest in gaming for IEEE Spectrum. --- Game Group Fights for Broadband http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/gizmos/2009/03/game_group_fights_for_broadban.htm Michael Gallagher, president of the Entertainment Software Association, tells Congress Daily that the game industry wants better, cheaper broadband access across the U.S.

Computing Now: March 2009 - SERIOUS GAMES

2009-03-12T09:15:00.004+01:00

Computing Now March 2009 - SERIOUS GAMES: EDITORS' INTRODUCTION by Tiffany Barnes and L. Miguel Encarnação http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/archive/march2009 Serious games use video game technologies to simulate realistic situations, providing valuable experience that can support discovery and exploration while saving money and lives. Serious games have been used for many

From Celia Pearce: IndieCade Call for Submissions

2009-03-08T00:24:00.002+01:00

IndieCade invites independent game artists and designers from around the world to submit interactive media of all types – from art to commercial, ARG to abstract, mind-bending to mobile, serious to shooter, as well as academic and student projects – for consideration. Work-in-progress is encouraged.A diverse jury of creative and academic leaders will select entries for top prizes at the IndieCade

DiGRA 2009 - Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory

2009-03-02T13:53:00.003+01:00

Someone (Dario Compagno at Siena) just kindly reminded me of the DIGRA conference CfP deadline on March 6th I imagine most of you probably are aware of this in any case, but here it is anyway! All best for now Patrick ----- http://www.digra.org/news/archive/2008/11/14/cfp-digra-2009-breaking-new-ground-innovation-in-games-play-practice-and-theory DiGRA 2009 - Breaking New Ground: Innovation

Job Opportunities in Game Development. From Svetlana Gildebrandt and other Game Developers group members on LinkedIn

2009-02-26T09:32:00.001+01:00

To read the content of the links below you will need to have an account at LinkedIn and be a member of the Linkedin Game Developers Group Patrick ------------- Linkedin Groups February 25, 2009 Game Developers This Week's Activity: 23 questions |1news discussion|4news articles Discussions 20 programmers for Ubisoft Kiev studio Be the first to comment » Asked by Svetlana Gildebrandt, Hr

IHT.com Article: Grand Theft Auto: The story continues, as gritty as ever

2009-02-18T22:23:00.002+01:00

Grand Theft Auto: The story continues, as gritty as everhttp://www.iht.com/articles/2009/02/18/arts/18gta.phpBy Seth Schiesel The New York TimesWednesday, February 18, 2009Of the many great lines in the classic 1985 film "The Breakfast Club," my favorite has always been the knowing enticement delivered by Judd Nelson's character, the delinquent John Bender: "Being bad feels pretty good, huh?"It

DIGAREC Series Vol. 1 (via Stephan Günzel , Potsdam)

2009-02-14T08:54:00.001+01:00

Dear members of the program committee, Yesterday the conference proceedings of the Philosophy of Computer Games 2008 went online. The complete document can be retrieved from the website of the Potsdam University Press: http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/volltexte/2008/2007/ (Single articles can be found here: http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/abfrage_collections.php?coll_id=413&la=de - the print version

Computing Now: A Match Made in Heaven - Gaming Enters the Cloud

2009-02-11T06:36:00.001+01:00

A Match Made in Heaven: Gaming Enters the Cloudby James Figueroa[http://www2.computer.org/portal/web/computingnow/archive/news008]Online gaming has been implemented in several ways—through traditional consoles connected to the Internet, on PCs that usually require a downloaded client, and with browser games often created in Flash with limited graphics. All of that is about to change.Led by a

EDGE Online: The 15 Clearest Benefits of Gaming

2009-02-10T08:10:00.003+01:00

The 15 Clearest Benefits of GamingBy Kris GraftFebruary 6, 2009[http://www.edge-online.com/features/the-15-clearest-benefits-gaming?page=0%2C0]Over the past decades, videogames have undoubtedly come under fire from a multitude of sources, whether it’s a bill claiming games incite violence, a musician damning Guitar Hero or agenda-driven researchers coming to questionable conclusions.Just like

The Sandbox: Game Pirates Get Busted

2009-02-09T11:24:00.001+01:00

Game Pirates Get Bustedhttp://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/gizmos/2009/02/game_pirates_get_busted.htmVideogame piracy has always been overshadowed by music and movie piracy. Still, over the years, I've heard estimates putting the bootleg games at roughly a $3 billion annual drain. Today, here's news via Edge about what's claimed to be the biggest raid on game pirates ever:---------------------Raids on

The Sandbox: Consoles and Movie Downloads - A Perfect Match

2009-02-09T11:22:00.001+01:00

Consoles and Movie Downloads - A Perfect MatchGamers aren't just using consoles to play around anymore.http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/gizmos/2009/02/consoles_and_movie_downloads_a.htmBack in November, Microsoft allowed consumer to subscribe to a Netflix movie downoad service. Now word comes that over 1 million people have signed up. In total, there are 17,000 movies to choose from in both

EDGE: 360 Netflix Service Passes 1M User Milestone

2009-02-09T11:20:00.001+01:00

http://www.edge-online.com/news/360‭-‬netflix-service-passes‭-‬1m-user-milestoneMore than one million Xbox Live subscribers in the US have downloaded and activated the Netflix service since its launch back in November. Microsoft adds that 1.5 billion minutes of footage have been collectively viewed since the movie and TV streaming service opened. “Netflix is a great win for Xbox living

MIT Press Podcast Interview 18: Stephen H. Axilrod, Ian Bogost

2009-02-07T09:13:00.008+01:00

EditMITP 018 17:02Source: mitpress.mit.eduMIT Press Podcast Interview 18:http://mitpress.mit.edu/podcasts/MITP_018.mp3Stephen H. Axilrod is the author of Inside the Fed: Monetary Policy and Its Management, Martin through Greenspan to Bernanke. Mr. Axilrod worked from 1952 to 1986 at the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System in Washington, D.C., rising to Staff Director for Monetary and

IEEE Spectrum: Science and Technology News Podcasts

2009-02-07T09:13:00.007+01:00

IEEE Spectrum: Science and Technology News PodcastsThe Race For A New Game Machine:http://spectrum.ieee.org/radio?date=29.12.08&segStart=5

The Sandbox: The Oscars of Games

2009-02-07T09:12:00.005+01:00

The Oscars of Games (The Sandbox)http://blogs.spectrum.ieee.org/gizmos/2009/01/the_oscars_of_games.htmThe Oscars of GamesThere's all this talk now about the Academy Awards, but the Oscars of videogames is coming soon too.Today, the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences announced its 12th annual awards nominations. The big gun: LittleBigPlanet, which has a whopping 10 nominations. Of course here

European Journal of ePractice

2009-02-07T09:12:00.004+01:00

European Journal of ePractice N°6http://www.epracticejournal.eu/homeKey enablers for eTransformation? eID, Interoperability and Open SourceThe European Commission’s eGovernment Action Plan considers innovations in eIdentification, interoperability and open source software to be keys to opening the door to the transformational potential of eGovernment. The developers of eGovernment services are

Games for Health Conference 2009

2009-02-02T10:18:00.002+01:00

Games for Health Conference 2009The Games for Health Project presents the Fifth Annual Games or Health Conference. Our best event yet promises to provide great insight to the growing worlds of exergaming/active games, health training games, disease management efforts, and much much more. Our conference platform provides attendees with great content, important networking opportunities, and a focus

AI*IA 2009 - Preliminary announcement

2009-01-29T16:05:00.002+01:00

AI*IA 2009: preliminary announcement(We apologize for possible multiple copies)A formal and complete call for papers will follow soonLocation and dateThe XIth International Conference of the Italian Association for Artificial Intelligence will take place in Reggio Emilia (Italy) on december 9-12, 2009.The conference will be hosted in the new building of the Department of Social, Cognitive and

IHT Online:: What technology has taught us at dizzying speed

2009-01-29T07:26:00.002+01:00

By Alice Rawsthorn International Herald TribuneTuesday, January 27, 2009http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/23/arts/design26.1-412695.phpWhich finger do you use to press a doorbell? Your answer will reveal your age almost as accurately as wrinkly hands, the way you dance, whether and where you've been pierced, and if you think"being poked" means a) a jab in the ribs, b) saying "hi" online, or c)

Gorizia and Gradisca d’Isonzo : VII MAGIS Spring School

2009-01-26T21:55:00.002+01:00

VII MAGIS Spring Schoolhttp://udineconference.uniud.it/VII%20Magis%20Spring%20School.htmlThe VII MAGIS Spring School, organized this year in Gorizia and Gradisca d’Isonzo (Italy) by the University of Udine and the University of Paris III in collaboration with their network of partners (the universities of Amsterdam, Bochum, Prague, Valencia, Milano-Cattolica, Pisa and CineGraph/Hamburg), as part

Game Focus Germany, Hanover 29 to 30 January 2009

2009-01-23T08:20:00.001+01:00

Next GFG event from 29 to 30 January 2009“Game Focus Germany”, the Workshop and Network event for the German entertainment software industry, takes place annually in Hanover. The event concept, devised by and for publishers and developers, includes lectures and seminars which focus on the German entertainment software branch.The fields of content, management, technology, science and politics are

Next Serious Games Conference on 6 March 2009

2009-01-23T08:09:00.003+01:00

Next Serious Games Conference on 6 March 2009Considered more or less as a niche theme in Germany, Serious Games in the Anglo-American environment form the interface between entertainment technologies and applications in the institutional as well as the educational sector. Serious Games make use of technologies from the entertainment software industry for basic and further education, training and

Italian Computer Game Archive in Bologna

2009-01-23T06:46:00.002+01:00

In March 2009, a new Italian Computer Game Archive is to open its doors to the public in Bologna. The project is a cooperation between the Cineteca di Bologna, the Department of Communication Disciplines and the Department of Music and Performing Arts at the University of Bologna, l'Associazione Editori Software Videoludico Italiana (AESVI), l’Associazione Italiana Opere Multimediali Interattive

Possible job in DK for Game Programmers!

2009-01-13T16:44:00.001+01:00

From: "Nikolaj Hyldig - OpenStoryGroup" Subject: Job at OpenStoryGroupDate: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 15:55:42 +0100Dear Linked-In Connection!Amidst the current financial turmoil we have been fortunate enough to secure the investment needed for starting development of our proprietary storytelling technology!This technology consists of a procedural storytelling engine and a character-AI based on emotions

IHT.com Article: Theaters not yet ready for Hollywood's infatuation with 3-D

2009-01-13T09:10:00.002+01:00

Theaters not yet ready for Hollywood's infatuation with 3-DBy Brooks Barnes The New York TimesMonday, January 12, 2009http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/12/business/movie.phpThe imminent full-bore return to 3-D filmmaking, upon which the movie industry is placing many of its hopes, is in danger of becoming Hollywood's latest flub.Some of the mightiest forces in film - Jeffrey Katzenberg, James

IHT.com Article: U.S. military recruiters use video arcades in urban areas

2009-01-06T07:07:00.003+01:00

[http://www.iht.com/articles/2009/01/05/americas/army.php]U.S. military recruiters use video arcades in urban areasBy John Leland The New York TimesMonday, January 5, 2009Amid the last-minute shopping bustle, the voice in the Black Hawk helicopter simulator shouted with an urgency that exceeded even the holiday mall frenzy."Enemy right! Enemy right!"Triggers squeezed. Pixels exploded. Shopping