<div dir="ltr"><p class="" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:black">The
Social, Casual, Mobile: Changing Games one day preconference takes place on 2
July at the Bentley campus of Curtin University (in Perth, Western Australia)
immediately before the main ANZCA conference.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:black">In
additional to the keynote speaker Mia Consalvo - Canada Research Chair in Game
Studies and Design at Concordia University in Montreal - and plenary speaker
John Banks - senior lecturer , games researcher and author of the recently
released Co-creating Videogames – a further 17 scholars will be presenting work
at the preconference. </span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:black">A
limited number of places are available for interested scholars who would like
to participate in the preconference in addition to the presenters. Attending
the preconference is free, and includes a light lunch and networking drinks to
wrap the day. To register as a conference attendee, please visit the
preconference website <a href="http://socialcasualmobile.blogspot.com/">http://socialcasualmobile.blogspot.com</a>
and click on the registration link. Numbers are limited (only 30 places
available for those attending, not including the presenters) so please only
register if you are definitely able to be at the preconference. You do NOT have
to be attending the main ANZCA conference to participate in the preconference.</span></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:black">We
are very excited about the diverse range of presenters and papers that will be
given at the preconference. It's looking to be a vibrant discussion and
exploration of shifting nature of games and game players of all types in an era
increasingly dominated by social, casual and mobile play.</span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:black">Further details, including the programme are available at </span><span style="color:black">http://</span><font color="#000000"><a href="http://socialcasualmobile.blogspot.com">socialcasualmobile.blogspot.com</a> </font></p>
<p class="" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:black">Kind
regards,</span></p><p class="" style="margin-bottom:10pt"><span style="color:black">Tama Leaver & Michele Willson (Preconference Organisers)</span></p>
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<p class=""><span style="font-family:'Arial Bold';color:rgb(31,73,125)">Dr Tama Leaver<br>
</span><span style="font-size:8pt;font-family:Arial,sans-serif;color:rgb(31,73,125)">BA(Hons) (W.Aust) PhD (W.Aust)<br>
</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Arial Bold';color:rgb(171,131,3)">Lecturer, Department of Internet Studies<br>
School of Media, Culture and Creative Arts<br>
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</span><span style="font-size:9pt;font-family:'Arial Bold';color:rgb(31,73,125)">Curtin University</span></p>
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