1st Call for Papers - 7th Annual GAMEON-NA 2013, August 19-21, 2013, San Diego, USA

GAMEON-NA'2013
First Call for Papers

GAME-ON North America 2013
7th Annual International North-American Conference on AI and Simulation in Games
August 19-21, 2013
Organized by
The European Technology Institute
Co-Sponsored by
EUROSIS
See: http://www.eurosis.org/cms/?q=taxonomy/term/337

Aim

The aim of the 7th annual North American Game-On Conference (GameOn'NA 2013) is to bring together academics, researchers and commercial game developers from North America and the rest of the world to exchange ideas and present new advances in the field of digital gaming research.
GameOn'NA focuses mainly on AI and Simulation in gaming next to all aspects of digital games games design on all game platforms.
The intent of the GameOn'NA 2013 event is to expose the research qualities of the efforts currently being studied and employed in the gaming community: projects in games research fields, students' game-related research work, commercial game development and design including tools, platforms, etc.

Themes covered will include, but are not limited to:
 Games Development Methodology
 Game AI
 Learning and Adaptation
 Intelligent Agents
 Collaboration & Multi-agent Systems
 Opponent Modelling
 Physics and Simulation/Graphical Simulation
 3D Scalability
 Facial, Avatar, NPC, 3D Animation in Game
 Skeletal Animation
 AI and Simulation Tools for Games Design
 Game Design
 Rendering Techniques
 Online Gaming and Security
 Voice Interaction
 Cognitive Psychology
 Artistic Input to Game and Character Design
 Storytelling and Natural Language Processing
 Affective Computing
 Serious Games
 Consoles Games
 Mobile Games
 Handheld Gaming
 Ubiquitous User Interfaces for Games
 User Experience
 Cognitive and Social Effects of Games
 other:_______________________________

For more details on the above themes check out this page:
http://www.eurosis.org/cms/index.php?q=node/2437

The conference will be held in San Diego, the birthplace of California, known for its mild year-round climate, natural deep-water harbor, extensive beaches, long association with the U.S. Navy, and recent emergence as a healthcare and biotechnology development center. Average temperature for August is 26 degrees centigrade
More details about the venue will be posted shortly.

PAPER SUBMISSION TYPES
FULL PAPER (5 to 8 pages including abstract, conclusions, diagrams, references). During review, the submitted full paper can be accepted as a regular 5 page paper. If excellent, the full paper can be accepted by the program committee as an extended (8-page) paper.
EXTENDED ABSTRACT (at least five pages)
Participants may also submit a 5 page extended abstract for a regular (5 pages) or short (3 pages) paper or poster, which will be reviewed by the International Program Committee.
SHORT ABSTRACT (at least three/four pages)
Participants may also submit a 3-4 page abstract for a short paper or poster, which will be reviewed by the International Program Committee.

Each submission will be reviewed by at least three members of the International Program Committee. All accepted papers will be published in the GameOn-NA 2013 Conference Proceedings.

ONE PAGE ABSTRACTS ARE NOT ACCEPTED.

DEADLINES AND REQUIREMENTS
Send all submissions in an ELECTRONIC FORM ONLY in (zipped or unzipped) Microsoft Word format or PDF format (PREFERRED FORMAT) indicating the designated track and type of submission (full paper or an extended abstract) to EUROSIS (Philippe.Geril@eurosis.org).

Please provide your name, affiliation, full mailing address, telephone/fax- number and Email address on all submissions as well. For submissions please put in the subject of your Email the following indications: GameOn'NA-2013 and designated track or USE the links on the THEMES page
http://www.eurosis.org/cms/index.php?q=node/2437
or USE the online contact form, available here:
http://www.eurosis.org/cms/index.php?q=node/2436

Only original papers, which have not been published elsewhere, will be accepted for publication.

All EUROSIS-ETI proceedings are indexed by THOMSON Reuters (ISI-Thomson) and IET (formally INSPEC)
We are in discussion with a major publisher to provide even more exposure to your research. More info to follow.

IMPORTANT DEADLINES
EARLY BIRD SUBMISSION DEADLINE: April 1, 2013
SUBMISSION DEADLINE April 25, 2013
LATE PAPER SUBMISSION: May 5, 2013
Submit contributed full-papers (5 to 8 proceedings pages) not previously published. These submissions, when accepted will be published as regular or extended papers, depending on their quality.
Submit extended abstracts (5 abstract pages) or short papers (3 abstract pages), reports of industrial projects and summaries of posters. These submissions, when accepted will be published as regular, of up to 5 proceedings page papers.
Submit one -to -three page proposals to present tutorials, to organise and chair panel sessions or for extended workshops.
Submit abstracts for student and poster session.
May 25, 2013 Notification of Acceptance or Rejection.
July 1, 2013 Authors provide camera-ready manuscript.
August 19-21, 2013 Conference

OUTSTANDING PAPER AWARD
The 2013 GameOn-NA Conference Committee will select the Outstanding Paper of the Conference. The author of this paper will be awarded a free registration for a EUROSIS conference. Only papers SUBMITTED AS FULL PAPERS will be eligible for the Outstanding Paper Award.

LANGUAGE
The official conference language for all papers and presentations is English.

POSTER SESSION
The poster session only features work in progress. Next to the
actual poster presentation, these submissions also feature as
short papers in the Proceedings.

STUDENTS SESSION
This session is for students, who want to present their work in progress or part of their doctoral thesis as a paper. Student papers are denoted by the fact that only the name of the student appears on the paper as an author. They are published as short papers in the Proceedings.

DIVERSE ACTIVITIES
For demonstrations or video sessions, please contact Philippe Geril

REGISTRATION FEES
Authors
Registration Fees
Authors EUROSIS Members Other Participants
Pre-reg before $ 500 $ 500 $ 555
July 1 2013
Register after Pre-registration $ 545 $ 600
July 1 2013 required

Students and Student Authors

Student authors pay:$ 375
Authors EUROSIS Members Other Participants
Pre-reg before $ 375 $ 375 $ 410
July 1 2013
Register after Pre-registration $ 390 $ 430
July 1 2013 required

Groups
Authors from the same institution or project can present several papers at the event and will qualify for a special discount as a group. (a group consists of at least 3 people). Discounted prices can be requested from Philippe Geril. Prices vary according to submission types and numbers.

The registration fee includes a copy of the Proceedings, lunches, conference dinner, get-together party, coffee breaks and a field trip to local game companies.

Hotel info will be posted asap

REPLY CARD
First Name:
Surname:
Occupation and/or Title:
Affiliation:
Mailing Address
Zip code: City: Country.
Telephone: Fax:
E-Mail:
Yes, I intend to attend the GameOn-NA'2013:
[ ] Presenting a paper, by submitting a full paper
[ ] Presenting a short paper (by submitting an extended abstract)
[ ] Participating in the industrial program
[ ] Proposing a panel discussion (please mention names of panelists)
[ ] Without presenting a paper
[ ] Proposing a workshop
[ ] Proposing a Tutorial
The provisional title of my paper / exhibited tool is:
With the following highlights:
The paper belongs to the category (please tick only one):
[ ] Games Development Methodology
[ ] Game AI
[ ] Learning and Adaptation
[ ] Intelligent Agents
[ ] Collaboration & Multi-agent Systems
[ ] Opponent Modelling
[ ] Physics and Simulation/Graphical Simulation
[ ] 3D Scalability
[ ] Facial, Avatar, NPC, 3D Animation in Game
[ ] AI and Simulation Tools for Games Design
[ ] Game Design
[ ] Rendering Techniques
[ ] Voice Interaction
[ ] Artistic Input to Game and Character Design
[ ] Storytelling and Natural Language Processing
[ ] Online Gaming
[ ] Affective Computing
[ ] Serious Games
[ ] Consoles Games
[ ] Mobile Games
[ ] Ubiquitous User Interfaces for Games
[ ] User Experience
[ ] Cognitive and Social Effects of Games
[ ] Other:___________________________________

Other colleague(s) interested in the topics of the conference is/are:
Name:
Address:
Name:
Address:

If you would like to receive more information about EUROSIS and its
activities, please tick the following box:
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Please email or fax this form immediately to: (fax: +32.59.255.339)
Philippe Geril, EUROSIS-ETI, European Simulation Office, Greenbridge Science Park, Ghent University - Ostend Campus, Wetenschapspark 1, Plassendale 1, B-8400 Ostend, Belgium, www.eurosis.org


CORRESPONDENCE ADDRESS

Philippe Geril
EUROSIS
European Simulation Office, Greenbridge Science Park,
Ghent University - Ostend Campus
Wetenschapspark 1, Plassendale 1, B-8400 Ostend, Belgium
Tel: +32 59 255.330
Fax: + 32 59.255.339
Email: philippe.geril@eurosis.org

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EUROSIS
European Simulation Office, Greenbridge Science Park,
Ghent University - Ostend Campus
Wetenschapspark 1, Plassendale 1, B-8400 Ostend, Belgium
Tel: +32 59 255.330
Fax: + 32 59.255.339
Email: philippe.geril@eurosis.org
www.eurosis.org

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