CGAMES 2012 - 17 th International Conference on Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Interactive Multimedia, Educational & Serious Games

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Category CGAMES 2012

Deadline: May 05, 2012 | Date: July 30, 2012-August 01, 2012

Venue/Country: Louisville, U.S.A

Updated: 2011-11-20 20:46:33 (GMT+9)

Call For Papers - CFP

AI, Interactive Multimedia, Virtual Worlds and Serious Games

CGAMES is part of Game-On® An International Conference of Wolverhampton University, UK.

CGAMES 2012 conference is in a Technical Co-Sponsorship with IEEE Society and the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on SIMULATION (TCSIM) has endorsed the conference (Approval Pending).

The conference proceedings will be included in CSDL and IEEE Xplore digital libraries (Approval Pending). In addition, it will be indexed in INSPEC and ISTP.

Welcome to CGAMES 2012 International Computer Games Conference, now in its 12th year, is acknowledged as one of the leading research conferences devoted to advancing the theory and practice of computer games development. It is organised by the University of Wolverhampton, UK, in association with the University of Louisville and the IEEE TCSIM Computer Society.

The International Conference on Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Educational & Serious Games organised by The University of Wolverhampton, UK, is one of the leading research conferences devoted to the advancement of the theory and practice of games development. It brings together an international community of experts to discuss the state-of-the-art in computer games research, perspectives of future developments and innovative applications relevant to games development and related areas. Past conferences have attracted hundreds of participants from the industry and the academia from around the globe.

The main aim of the conference is to bring together researchers, games developers, sound, graphics, video, and animation developers, education and training industry from around the world to exchange ideas on design methods, research and development, and development methodologies that are beneficial to the computer games industry and the academia. For each event the theme has been chosen to reflect the major changes in the way in which digital games are developed and played.

We hope that you will plan to join us in Louisville, Kentucky in July 2012.

For more information and enquires, please contact the conference administrator: Abi.Redmondwlv.ac.uk

Conference Executive Members

General Conference Chair: Professor Qasim Mehdi

(University of Wolverhampton)

q.h.mehdiwlv.ac.uk

General Programme Chair: Professor Adel Elmaghraby

(University of Louisville, USA)

adellouisville.edu

International Programme Chair: Professor Rob Moreton

(University of Wolverhampton, UK)

r.moretonwlv.ac.uk

Programme Chair: Dr. Roman Yampolskiy

(University of Louisville, USA)

roman.yampolskiylouisville.edu

Conference Organisation and Sponsorship Chair: Professor Rammohan Ragade

(University of Louisville, USA)

ragadelouisville.edu

Conference Workshop and Student Activities Chair: Dr. Dar-jen Chan

(University of Louisville, USA)

djchan01louisville.edu

Sponsorship Chair: Dr. Julia Chariker

(University of Louisville, USA)

julia.charikerlouisville.edu

Game Technology/Industrial Chair: Dr. Miguel Encarnaçäo

(ACT, Inc., USA)

Miguel.Encarnacaoact.org

Industrial Liaisin Chair: Mr. Brian Carter

(Chippewa Software Technology, Louisville, KY, USA)

briancarterchipsofttech.com

GConference Publication Chair: Mr. Jasbir Uppal

(University of Wolverhampton, UK)

J.S.Uppalwlv.ac.uk

Hotel

The Galt House Hotel, Louisville is located on the waterfront. It offers a magnificent view of the Ohio River and is within walking distance of many attractions in downtown Louisville. Guests need to ask for group name CGAMES USA 2012.

Galt House Reservations

Website: Galthouse Hotel Website

Online Booking: Link

Phone number: 502-589-5200

Conference rate:

RIVUE TOWER: $116 single or double

SUITE TOWER: $139 single or double

Reservations: Galthouse Hotel Reservations

There are two conference rooms for sessions and a separate room for the breaks. All conference rooms are in the hotel.

Technical Programme

The conference will cover, but is not restricted to, the following topics:

Tools and Systems for Games and Virtual Reality

Games platforms, toolkits, mechanics, frameworks, engines, APIs and libraries, and middleware, Scripting engines

Game interfaces (input devices, speech, gestures)

Content generation tools (modelling, texturing, animation, motion capture, sound, level designer)

Game AI

Neural networks, genetic algorithms, Finite State Machines, fuzzy logics, rule-based AI, probability systems, Bayesian techniques, path finding, potential functions, flocking

Learning, adaptation and evolution

Believable characters, models, agent architecture, memory, game bots

Multi-Agent Simulation systems (MAS)

Game AI for research and simulation

Simulation, Graphics & Visualisation

Immersive Environments, virtual environments, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality

Real-time rendering and shaders

Procedural generation (particles, textures, objects, terrains, worlds)

Game Physics, NURBS, skeletal animation, facial animation

Level-Of-Detailing, image-based rendering, photo realism

Serious Games and Games for Research

Edutainment, games for education and training, learning & teaching aids, technology-supported learning, simulations, developments and applications

Disaster Management, crowd simulation, crime scene investigation, medical training, situation awareness, games-based therapy, games for science

Social and Humanities Aspects of Games

Gender in games, violence, and pervasive games

The Player

Games and Society

Gaming Communities

Online Games and Distributed Simulation, Multi-user, Mobile Games, and Security

Games for mobile, Tablets, handheld, and connected systems

MUDs, MMOGs, MMORPGs

Games development for iPad, iPhone, and Android Phones and Tablets

Ambient learning environments for mobile devices and ad-hoc networking

Load Balancing and distributed Techniques

Distributed Simulation Tools and Techniques for Mobile and Online Games (High level architecture, communication protocols, peer to peer architectures, publish/subscribe techniques, scalability and Interoperability, etc.)

Learning, information support activities

Game Security

Future Games

Generative/Procedural content development (characters, models, music, worlds)

Physics-based games

Emergence in Games

Mixed-Reality and Augmented Reality for Games

Future Games Interfaces: Touch, Gestures, Multi-Point UI

Emerging Games Platforms, Technologies and Applications

Cloud computing Games

Distributed Games, Tools, and services

Cloud Based Tools and Services

Emerging Games Genres and Platforms

Computational Techniques and Architectures

Image Processing in Games

Information Storage and Retrieval

Inclusive Areas

Interactive robots and toys, virtual pets

Games Technology and ambient intelligence for next generation games

Sensors based interaction with the environment

Game Design and Simulation

Games genres

Games simulation

Level design

Adaptable Interactive Interfaces

Game Images

Visual aesthetics

Animation, Graphics, and Visualization

Sound & Music

Sound design

Music composition

Special Sessions: Proposals for organising special sessions should be sent to any one of the programme chairs.