Call For Papers
The first Game Education Summit is seeking participants from the academic, creative and industrial communities. Through this annual event we aim to disseminate the most recent, groundbreaking work on games, and developing and responding to games within the university educational system. The conference will also uniquely provide networking opportunities for those within the industry and academia.
The conference will take place on June 10-11, 2008 on the SMU Campus in Dallas, TX.
Types of submission:
Panels or Presentations
Submissions are solicited of panels or presentations that address the following:
- Program design & methodologies
- Accreditation
- Course development
- Teaching methods
- Industry requirements and needs
- Future of Serious Games
- Effective Development of links with the games industry
- Mentoring programs
Electronically submit a cover sheet, which includes the title, name, address, phone and fax numbers, and email address of each participant and a 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the program and on the website to introduce the panel or presentation.
Submit a panel or presentation description, up to 200 words that gives a concise account of the topic and the focus of the panel or presentation.
Sessions will run 50 minutes, with some 80 minute slots available for panels or roundtable presentations. Please note the amount of time you would prefer or need on your submission cover.
Short Papers or Poster Presentations:
Submissions are solicited for short papers or poster presentations that address research on the game industry or technical game-related fields. Authors are encouraged to demonstrate work in progress and late-breaking research results that show the latest innovative ideas.
Electronically submit a cover sheet, which includes the short paper or poster title, the name, address, phone and fax numbers, and email address of each author and a 30 word summary that will be suitable for inclusion in the program and on the website to introduce the poster.
Submit a two-page summary, which will be used as the basis for review.
Sessions will run 50 minutes, with some 80 minute slots available for panels or roundtable presentations. Please note the amount of time you would prefer or need on your submission cover.
Important dates:
| March 30th, 2008 | Deadline for submission in all categories |
| April 24th, 2008 | Notification of acceptance |
| June 3rd, 2008 | Deadline for providing names and affiliations for panel members and chair |
Submissions procedure
Send submissions to: mark@gamepathevents.com
All submissions will be peer-reviewed by the Games in Education steering committee. Successful applicants only will be notified. All accepted speakers and panel participants will be granted gratis admission to the conference.
The Game Education Summit is a Game Path event.
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For further information, please contact:
Mark Chuberka
Conference Director
mark@gamepathevents.com
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