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GalaConf 2019 will take place in Athens, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Nov. 27-29!

Join us!

https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/

https://www.facebook.com/events/2153302741639441/

Gala exhibition is place to show off your work, talk with the audience, gain feedback and being part of a broader community of practitioners and visionaries. This year’s theme is Impact and we are looking for serious games and projects that can have a positive effect in society, environment, human relationships etc.

We are looking for digital and non-digital games, from industry and academia (student projects are more than welcome) that are applying effective approaches to innovative ideas.

No conference participation fee for those who wishes to join only the exhibition.

Deadline: September 20, 2019

More Info here:  https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/demo-sessions/

Don’t forget submitting your game at GaLA Conf competition, Athens 2019!
https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/competition/

The deadline for paper submission to GaLA Conf 2019 has been extended to Monday July 1st.

https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/

GaLA Conf will be held in Athens, Greece, 27-29 November 2019

Here is the Call for Papers: https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/call-for-papers/

There is also the SG competition: https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/competition/
And this is the call for demos: https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/demo-sessions/

Like in the other editions, proceedings will be published by Springer LNCS, and indexed by Scopus.

A dedicated special issue with an upgraded version of the best papers of the conference will be published on The International Journal of Serious Games, indexed by WoS ISI-ESCI.

Important dates:

• Paper submissions due: 1 July 2019 (Extended)
• Accepted papers decided: 19 august 2019
• Camera-ready papers due: 13 September 2019

Between August 12^th and 23^rd 2019, Utrecht University is organizing two separate, but consecutive and interrelated summer schools on digital games and play in contemporary society and culture, supported by the Center for Game Research, and conducted by senior staff members from the Department of Information and Computing Sciences and the Department of Media & Culture Studies, the University of Arts, as well as affiliated institutions.

The first summer course “Game Design and Development” (August 12-16) provides a step-by-step introduction to making games in the industry-standard game engine Unity, accompanied by workshops and lectures on topics like entrepreneurship as well as (serious) game design. Students will form teams and create a game of their own on a “games for good” topic, tying into the ongoing public and academic debate about the benefits of games in promoting e.g. wellbeing and a sustainable lifestyle. Expert feedback on the content as well as the design process will be  provided by experienced game designers.

For more information, including a day-to-day program, and to apply online, visit
https://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/science/game-design-and-development.

The second summer course “Applied Games – A Multidisciplinary Research Perspective” (August 19-23) offers an overview of current research perspectives on the complex phenomenon of Applied Games, which range from (digital) serious games over interactive digital narratives (e.g. in journalism or activism) to playful interventions and pedagogies. Each day is dedicated to a different angle, starting with applied game analysis, moving on to games for learning, games in environmental communication and policy-making (Eco games), narrative aspects of Applied Games, and finally games and play experiences that involve the whole body. Apart from the interactive workshops, joint social activities with the UDS summer school ‘Exploring Culture Through Data’ and a tour of the Mo-Cap Lab at Utrecht University round off the program.

For more information, including a day-to-day program, and to apply online, visit
https://www.utrechtsummerschool.nl/courses/science/applied_games_a_multidisciplinary_research_perspective.

While the summer courses can be followed individually, they are designed to be complementary, and together provide a holistic perspective on the creation, interpretation and deployment of (applied) games in contemporary society and culture.