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di me, e per di più mi torna comodo come promemoria!
Ad ogni modo:
Call for Papers: Playful Experiences
Seminar, Tampere 2-3 April, 2009
More information in:
http://playfulexperiences.wordpress.com/
What does it involve to enter the state of play? How games and other playful phenomena stand out among other everyday experiences, and can playful experiences be designed? Is there a way we can learn to understand games better by looking at phenomena that are not games, but where playful behaviours are common? How are play and function intertwined in Facebook, iPhone, Habbo Hotel and the other topical interactive products and services?
As, on the one hand, so-called gamer generations are spreading understanding of play and games literacy into society, and, on the other, digital information and communication technologies are having an impact on various use contexts and in different social processes, there will be increasing needs for understanding playfulness that is not restricted to games in the classic sense. Play as an attitude and mode of engagement is appearing in social Internet services, and also working life is becoming increasingly open towards playful and creative modes of thought and activity.
‘Playful Experiences’ seminar invites presentations from multiple points of view, promoting wider interdisciplinary dialogue around player studies and games research, and in related fields. The co-organisers, University of Tampere Games Research Lab and Nokia Research Center invite both theoretical as well as empirically based studies into ‘playfulness’.
Particular fields of study include, but are not limited to:
- theories and methods for understanding play experiences;
- the social and cultural construction of play experiences;
- the nature of playful phenomena and playful attitude;
- the social character of games and playful experiences;
- the role of technology for playful experiences, e.g. play in mobile user contexts;
- user interface and usability issues related to playful interaction;
- play experiences beyond games.
The seminar will be held in Tampere, Finland and will be free of charge; the number of participants will be restricted.
Important Dates
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- Abstract Deadline: January 15, 2009
- Notification of Acceptance: January 30, 2009
- Full Paper deadline: March 6, 2009
- Seminar dates: April 2-3, 2009
Submission Guidelines
The extended abstract submissions should be between 500-1000 words (excluding references).
Info
- Seminar web site: http://playfulexperiences.wordpress.com/
- Co-organised by: http://gamelab.uta.fi & http://research.nokia.com/
