[csaa-forum] CFP: DIMEA 2008 - 3rd International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts

Amanda Third A.Third at murdoch.edu.au
Tue Mar 11 17:27:25 CST 2008


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	                                   CALL FOR PAPERS
	 
	3rd International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts 
	                                     DIMEA 2008 
	 
	                               10-12 September 2008
	                  Athens Information Technology (AIT), Athens, Greece
	                     Conference Web site: http://www.dimea2008.org
	 
	             Paper and Art/Demos Submission Deadline: April 30ieth, 2008   
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	The advances in computer entertainment, multi-player/online gaming, technology-enabled art, 
	culture and performance have created new forms of entertainment that attract, immerse and 
	absorb their participants. The phenomenal success of such a "culture" to initiate a mass 
	audience in patterns and practices of its own consumption has supported the evolution of
	an enormously powerful mass entertainment, digital art and performance industry extending
	deeply into every aspect of our lives, leading further to major societal and business 
	contacting changes. 
	 
	The International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts (DIMEA),
	in cooperation with ACM, is the premier forum for the presentation of societal, business
	and technological advances and research results in cross-disciplinary areas related with
	digital interactive media in entertainment, art and creative technologies. This conference
	is dedicated to build common ground between research, design and development, learning
	and collaboration in its myriad digital media forms: one of its many objectives is the
	exploration of 'play & learn', demonstrating new arenas and applications for digital 
	gaming and incorporating leading edge technologies, designs and models in our changing
	views about what is involved in gaming. 
	 
	DIMEA 2008 is jointly organized by Athens Information Technology (AIT), ACM Special
	Interest Group on Computer Human Interaction (ACM SIGCHI, Singapore Chapter) and the
	Society for Excellence and Innovation in Interactive Experience Design (InExDe) 
	 
	DIMEA 2008 will bring together academics, technologists, artists, designers, and 
	industry representatives to address and advance the leading edge of new digital and
	interactive media. Who should attend: Academics, Animators, Artists, Designers, 
	Developers, Educators, Engineers, Game Designers, Industry Professionals, Media Industry, 
	Video Producers, Directors, Writers, Performers, Photographers, Videographers, 
	Researchers, Students. Anyone who wants to be inspired to adopt advanced ways in 
	industry, society, business, research and teaching, expand their knowledge on a wide 
	variety of topics within the field of digital media, network with cross-disciplinary 
	experts from digital media professionals to academic experts, and evolve with this 
	ever-changing field!
	 
	The following, non exclusive, topics are called for: 
	 
	-       Entertainment, Art and Technology
	Location-based and Pervasive Gaming, Mobile Entertainment, Digital Games in Practice, 
	Computer Entertainment Research, Open-Source Gaming Engines, Implications for Multimedia 
	and Web Design, Artistic Games, Commercial Games, Edutainment, Educational/Serious Games, 
	Interactive Games, Games as Pedagogy, Analysis of Games, e-Performance (e-Opera, 
	e-Theatre, e-Concert, ...), Virtual Exhibitions and Museums
	 
	-       New Media Emerging Technologies
	Personal Broadcasting (Podcasting and Vlogging), Novel Applications for Mobile Phones, 
	Social and Interactive Computing Applications, Collaborative Spaces/Environments, 
	Innovative Applications of Technology in the Arts, Mixed Reality and Enhanced Visualization, 
	Context-aware Environments and Devices, Immersive Learning Experiences, Communication 
	Technologies and Systems for Digital Media, Advanced Authoring and Composition of Media, 
	Advanced Interaction, Targeted/Personalized Media, Adaptable Media and AI
	 
	-       Code Art
	Algorithmic Art, Software Art, Net Art, Installation Art, Tangible Computing, Sonic Art
	 
	-       Digital Visual and Auditory Media
	Digital Photography, Digital Imaging as Art, Advances in 3D Modelling, Digital Printing, 
	Non-Photorealistic Rendering, Digital Sound and Music, Digital Music Synthesis and 
	Composition, Graphics and Animations, Digital Comics
	 
	-       Moving Media
	Digital Video, Distance Collaboration/Performance, Computer Animation, Interactive Movies
	 
	-       Culture of New  Media
	Network Culture, Philosophy of New Media, Digital Identity
	 
	-       Interactive Stories
	Digital Narrative, Digital Asset Management, Semantic Web Technologies, Interactive 
	Television and Cinema, Game Design and Storytelling
	 
	
	SUBMISSIONS
	 
	Full Paper Submissions
	======================
	Prospective authors are invited to submit full technical papers of not more than 
	8 pages, including tables, figures and references. Papers should present original 
	research related to the above mentioned scientific areas, not published elsewhere. 
	Full paper submissions should adhere to the ACM SIG Proceedings style guidelines. 
	The respective templates may be found at:  
	 
	                 http://www.acm.org/sigs/pubs/proceed/template.html 
	 
	Please use the style "Strict Adherence to SIGS style - (Sheridan Printing)" on that 
	page. 
	 
	Demo/Art/Game Submissions
	=========================
	Practitioners in the DIMEA2008 areas are invited to submit not more than 1 page 
	short description of their Digital Art Work/Demo/Game to be considered for 
	demonstration at DIMEA2008.
	 
	Papers or Demo/Art/Game short descriptions may be submitted electronically at the 
	DIMEA2008 online paper submission service. Until the online paper submission system 
	is opened up to prospective authors and practitioners, papers or demo/art/game short 
	descriptions may be submitted by e-mail to: sots at ait.edu.gr
	 
	In either submission process, authors are advised to contact the Conference Organizers 
	(sots at ait.edu.gr), in case they have not received an acknowledgement of paper receipt 
	within two days of submission.
	 
	Full papers will be peer-reviewed by at least two reviewers from the International 
	Technical Program Committee in a single-blind process. Demo/Art Work/Game submissions 
	will be reviewed by the respective Chairs and their formulated committees.
	 
	Tutorials and Seminars, Special Sessions, Exhibitions and Industrial Demos will 
	additionally be organized during DIMEA2008.
	 

	IMPORTANT DATES
	 
	Full Paper Submission:      April 30, 2008  Demo/Art Work/Game Submission: April 30, 2008
	Notification of Acceptance: May 30, 2008    Camera-ready Paper Submission: June 15, 2008
	 

	CONFERENCE SPONSORSHIP CALL
	 
	Sponsorship offers an effective way of demonstrating your interest in and commitment 
	to digital interactive media technologies and their impact in diverse applications 
	fields spanning the entertainment and art areas. Corporate sponsorship can offer 
	companies publicity and the ability to influence current and future leaders in digital 
	interactive media technologies research and development. We will recognize and acknowledge 
	the generosity of all of our sponsors on the DIMEA 2008 website (www.dimea2008.org) and 
	in the conference program (to be available in print and on-line). 
	 
	Please send an e-mail to sots at ait.edu.gr , kpro at ait.edu.gr , mpal at ait.edu.gr if you would 
	like to pledge your sponsorship. More details can be found at: http://www.dimea2008.org 
	 
	 
	ORGANIZING COMMITTEE
	 
	Honorary Conference Chair
	 Christos Halkias, AIT, Greece
	 
	General Conference Chairs
	 Sofia Tsekeridou, AIT, Greece
	 Adrian David Cheok, ACM SIGCHI, National University of Singapore, Singapore
	 Konstantinos Giannakis, InExDe, Greece
	 John Karigiannis, InExDe, Greece
	 
	Technical Program Chairs
	 Ryohei Nakatsu, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
	 Kevin Wong, Murdoch University, Australia
	 Thanassis Tiropanis, University of Southampton, UK
	 
	Special Sessions Chairs
	 Krzysztof Walczak, Poznan University of Economics, Poland
	 Nikos Nikolaidis, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
	 
	Art & Demos Chairs
	 Naoko Tosa, Kyoto University, Japan
	 Manthos Santorineos, School of Fine Arts, Fournos Center for Art and New Technology, Greece
	 Thomas Rist, University of Augsburg, Germany
	 
	Local Arrangements Chairs
	 Sofia Tsekeridou, AIT, Greece
	 Aristodemos Pnevmatikakis, AIT, Greece
	 Konstantinos Giannakis, InExDe, Greece
	 John Karigiannis, InExDe, Greece
	 
	Publications Chair
	 Aristodemos Pnevmatikakis, AIT, Greece
	 
	Exhibitions Chairs
	 David Fuschi, Giunti Interactive Labs, Italy
	 Vassilis Kyriazis, Telmaco S.A., Greece
	 
	 
	TECHNICAL PROGRAM COMMITTEE (tentative)

	 Antonis Argyros, University of Crete, FORTH, Greece
	 Stephen Barrass, University of Canberra, Australia
	 Philip Branch, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia 
	 Andrew Brooks, MIT Media Lab, Cannytrophic Design LLC, USA 
	 Marcello Carrozzino, IMT Lucca Institute for Advanced Studies, Italy
	 Andrew Chiou, Central Queensland University, Australia
	 Angelo Ciarlini,Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
	 Nuno Correia, New University of Lisbon, Portugal
	 John Dack, Sonic Arts, Middlesex University, UK
	 Abdennour El Rhalibi, Liverpool John Moores University, UK
	 Chek Yang Foo, Temasek Informatics & IT School, Singapore
	 Lance Fung, Murdoch University, Australia
	 Anastasia Georgaki, University of Athens, Greece
	 Yutaka Ishibashi, Nagoya Institute of Technology, Japan
	 Arnav H. Jhala, North Carolina State University, USA
	 Carmen Juan, Technical University of Valencia, Spain
	 Haruhiro Katayose, Kwansei Gakuin University, Japan
	 Dimitrios Kontarinis, Velti SA, Greece
	 Michael Kwok, IBM, Canada
	 Peter Loh Kok Keong, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
	 Artur Lugmayr, Tampere University of Technology, Finland
	 Moises Manas, Polytechnical University of Valencia, Spain
	 Nipan Maniar, University of Portsmouth, UK
	 Panos Markopoulos, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
	 Carsten Matysczok, UNITY AG, Germany
	 Ramon Molla Vaya, Technical University of Valencia, Spain
	 Peter Nelson, University of Edinburgh, UK
	 Elina M.I. Ollila, Nokia Research, Finland
	 Samir Otmane, Evry University, France
	 Narcis Pares, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Spain
	 George Pavlidis, Cultural and Educational Technology Institute, Greece
	 Yusuf Pisan, University of Technology, Australia
	 Lazaros Polymenakos, Athens Information Technology, Greece
	 Cristina Portales, Polytechnic University of Valencia, Spain
	 Shri Rai, Murdoch University, Australia
	 Christian Reimann, Siemens AG, Germany
	 Gemma San Cornelio, Open University of Catalonia, Spain
	 Shigeru Sakurazawa, Future University-Hakodate, Japan
	 Nobuya Suzuki, Institute of Advanced Media Arts and Sciences, Japan 
	 Isis Truck, University Paris 8, France
	 Lucia Vera, University of Valencia, Spain
	 Charles Woodward, VTT Technical Research Centre, Finland
	 R. Michael Young, North Carolina State University, USA
	 Sebastian Zander, Swinburne University of Technology, Australia
	 Suiping Zhou, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore
	
		______________________________
	Dr. Sofia Tsekeridou
	Assistant Professor
	Athens Information Technology - AIT
	Building B7, 19.5 km Markopoulo Ave.
	PEANIA  190 02, Athens, Greece
	Tel: +30 210 6682804 (Int.: 5804)
	Fax: +30 210 6682703
	E-mail: sots at ait.edu.gr
	www.ait.edu.gr
	

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