IE2016

Interactive Entertainment
Canberra, Australia, 2-5 February, 2016

Welcome to Interactive Entertainment 2016

Interactive Entertainment is Australasia's longest running games and digital entertainment conference. The twelfth series of the conference will be held 2-5 February 2016 as part of the Australasian Computer Science Week (ACSW 2016) - http://cs.anu.edu.au/conf/acsw2016/. ASCW 2016 will be hosted at Australian National University (ANU) in Canberra, Australia. Registration for IE2016 will enable delegates to attend sessions in any conference participating in ACSW.

Accepted papers presented at the conference will also be published via the ACM conference publication series in addition to the ACM Digital Library

Organising Committee

Program Chairs

  • Karen Blackmore, University of Newcastle, Australia
  • Martin Masek, Edith Cowan University, Australia
  • Laurent Antonczak, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
  • Stephen Barrass, University of Canberra, Australia
  • Mark Billinghurst, Human Interface Technology Lab (HITLab), New Zealand
  • Andrew Brown, Griffith University, Australia
  • Daniel Cermak-Sassenrath, IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark
  • Girjia Chetty, University of Canberra, Australia
  • Andrew Ensor, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
  • Lauren Ferro, RMIT, Australia
  • Allan Fowler, California Polytechnic State University, USA
  • Geoff Hinchcliffe, University of Canberra, Australia
  • Sam Hinton, University of Canberra, Australia
  • Michael Hitchens, Macquarie University, Australia
  • Steffan Hooper, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand
  • Cat Kutay, University of NSW, Australia
  • Gerhard Molin, RMIT, Australia
  • Keith Nesbitt, University of Newcastle, Australia
  • Yusuf Pisan, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
  • Malcolm Ryan, University of NSW, Australia
  • Ruth Sancho, Exertion Games Lab, Australia
  • Shamus Smith, University of Newcastle, Australia
  • Tomas Trescak, University of Western Sydney, Australia
  • Chek Tien Tan, University of Technology Sydney, Australia
  • Kevin Wong, Murdoch University, Australia

Call For Papers

IE2016 welcomes scientists, designers, artists, technicians, students, industry and academics from across the spectrum. We encourage contributions from fields as diverse as computer science, social science, design, communication, media studies, music, engineering, health and mathematics. Anyone interested in the myriad of technologies and issues that impact on interactive entertainment and computer games are encouraged to come along and share their thoughts on "Different Perspectives" in Interactive Entertainment.

Topics

  • heuristic methodologies
  • control and evaluation
  • design practices and method
  • design history
  • transmedia
  • experience measurement
  • dynamic difficulty balancing
  • core mechanics
  • discussions on narrative
  • networking models
  • game physics
  • game graphics
  • sound design
  • artificial intelligence
  • user interface design
  • serious games
  • exergaming
  • development processes
  • evaluation methodologies
  • creativity in games
  • experimental gameplay forms
  • advances in mobile and portable games
  • virtual reality
  • interactive simulation
  • interactive film
  • animation in games
  • history of interactive media
  • commercial concerns
  • case studies on interactive applications
  • games thinking not listed here

CFP PDF Version

Important Dates - EXTENDED

Paper submission due14th August September 2015
Notification of decisions25th September October 2015
Camera ready due26th October 2nd November 2015
Registration9th November 2015
Conference dates2-5 February 2016

Paper Submission

Authors are invited to submit original research contributions, following the instructions below:

Step 1 Papers must be between 4 and 10 pages long. Papers are required to conform to the formatting guidelines detailed on the ACSW 2016 Website: Submission Guidelines

Step 2 De-identify the paper. Remove author names, and any additional information in the paper that could be used to identify the paper authors IMPORTANT!.

Step 3 Submission of papers will be via electronically via the "Interactive Entertainment" track on the ACSW2016 EasyChair website.

Note: In general, apply good judgement when preparing your submission, to maintain the integrity of the double-blind process. Submissions that allow the author to be identified may be returned to you for editing, or may be edited by the program chairs to remove the specific identifying material. If you have any questions regarding the submission process, please use the following email address:

Registration

Registration for IE2016 will be via the Australian Computer Science Week 2016 (ACSW 2016) conference registration. Registering for ACSW 2016 will grant conference attendees access to all sessions for participating conferences.

See the ASCW 2016 website - http://cs.anu.edu.au/conf/acsw2016/

Contact

Please feel free to contact us through admin@ieconference.org.


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