This email is sent on behalf of Matthias Rauterberg Email: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Homepage: http://www.ipo.tue.nl/homepages/mrauterb/ <http://www.ipo.tue.nl/homepages/mrauterb/> [Apologies if you receive this more than once] ====================================================================== CALL FOR PARTICIPATION 3rd International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC 2004) September 1-3, 2004 Eindhoven, The Netherlands http://www.icec.id.tue.nl/ [Short papers, posters, and demonstrations due: April 10, 2004] ====================================================================== We invite you to participate at the prestigious 3rd International Conference on Entertainment Computing under the auspices of the International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP). Based on the very successful first international workshop (IWEC 2002) and the second international conference (ICEC 2003), the next ICEC 2004 has been set up as an international forum to exchange experience and knowledge among researchers and developers in the field of entertainment computing. Different submission types are invited that present scientific ideas or improvements to existing techniques in the broad multi-disciplinary field of entertainment and edutainment applications. Suggested research topics include, but are not limited to: * Advanced Interaction Design, e.g. Haptic Interfaces * Aesthetics, Ontology and Social Reflection * Ambient Intelligence for Entertainment * Art, Design and Media * Augmented, Virtual and Mixed Reality * Avatars and Virtual Action * Computer Games and Game Based Interfaces * Education, Training, and Edutainment Technologies * Evolutionary Platforms / Hardware * Graphics Techniques * Human Factors of Games * Human Sciences, Violence and Entertainment * In-Car/Flight/Train Entertainment Systems * Intelligent Board Games * Interactive Digital Storytelling, and Interactive Tele-Vision * Mobile Entertainment via e.g. Mobile Phones, PDAs etc * Modeling * Narrative Environments and Virtual Characters * Networking (technical and social) * New Genres, New Standards * Novel Hardware Devices * Pervasive Entertainment and Game-Playing * Robots and Cyber Pets * Simulation Applications of Games, and Military Training * Social Computing and Presence * Sound and Music * Sport and Entertainment * Video Games * Visual Media Engineering * Wearable Computers and Sensors for Entertainment Case studies are invited from any entertainment and edutainment application, including: Authoring, Computer Games, Cultural Heritage, E-Commerce, E-Learning, Event-Marketing, Home Entertainment, Media System Design, Service Robotics, etc. The proceedings of ICEC 2004 will be published by the international publisher Springer in the worldwide well established and highly recognized series Lecture Notes in Computer Science (LNCS). The authors of the best papers will also get the opportunity to publish extended versions of their papers in 'ACM Computers in Entertainment' (ACM CiE), Journal of the International Computer Games Association (ICGA Journal), Applied Artificial Intelligence: An International Journal (AAI), and Leonardo Electronic Almanac (LEA). Format To prepare your submission(s) you have to follow the (author instructions for LNCS. For the submission and review process you have to submit in PDF. After acceptance you have to provide your final submission in MsWord format. Submission types: Short Paper max. 6 pages Poster max. 4 pages plus Poster A2 Demonstration max. 4 pages plus set-up description Important dates: April 10, 2004 Submission of short papers, posters and demonstrations May 1, 2004 Notification of Acceptance June 1, 2004 Submission of Camera Ready Copies September 1-3, 2004 ICEC 2004 Conference General Conference Chairs: Matthias Rauterberg (chair) Anton Nijholt (co-chair) Jaap van den Herik (co-chair) Steering Commmittee: Marc Cavazza (UK) Tak Kamae (Japan) Don Marinelli (USA) Ryohei Nakatsu (Japan) Matthias Rauterberg (The Netherlands) Andy Sloan (UK) Contact person: Matthias Rauterberg ([log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> ) http://www.ipo.tue.nl/homepages/mrauterb/ <http://www.ipo.tue.nl/homepages/mrauterb/> Website: http://www.icec.id.tue.nl <http://www.icec.id.tue.nl/>