Due to numerous requests, the full paper deadline for the Physical and Digital in Games and Play seminar is now generously extended to
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12th of May 2013
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If you have already submitted your full paper, feel free to submit a revision no later than 12th of May.
This date is final. All authors will receive a digital compilation of the working papers after the deadline, as we expect all the participants to be familiar with the papers prior to the seminar itself. Looking forward to very fruitful discussions! 🙂
The deadline for submitting abstract to the seminar has been extended by one week. The updated dates are:
We are pleased to announce the names of the invited commentators of the seminar. Professor Annika Waern from Uppsala University and toy researcher Katriina Heljakka from Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture will be opening the discussions and commenting on seminar papers. For more info, see the People page.
Digital games have had a visible role on the contemporary rise of game cultures and game studies, but there are still under-explored research areas in the relation of digital games to other forms of games and play, including e.g. traditional card and board games, play with physical toys, paper-based puzzles, and physical sport games. The research carried out in such areas holds potential for both interesting comparative work in theoretical and empirical game studies, as well as for serving inspiration for experimental design research into hybrid, digital-analogue or augmented game designs.
‘Physical and Digital in Games and Play’ seminar invites presentations from multiple topics related to the unique characteristics of physical play or digital play, as well as to the interplay of these two. The aim of the seminar is to bring together scholars of games and play from diverse fields and to stimulate dialogue between them.
Read the full CFP here.
