Qualche giorno fa, un libro liberato nel 2005 è tornato a farsi vivo… 
Uno sguardo al comodino, e la decisione è subito presa: domani ne libero altri… chè non so più dove metterli!
Per chi fosse interessato: http://www.bookcrossing.com
Senza parole.
Buon 2009 a tutti!
Per i fortunati che possono partecipare:
·
FREE Networking Evenings Coming
Soon – Business Opportunities, Drinks and Games! 11th November, 19th November
& 3rd December
·
FREE Funding Workshops – What
to apply for and how to do it! 29th October & 19th November
·
Chalk Talk and Diversity -
PixeLearning Workshops 30th October
Dove ?
The Serious Games Institute
Unit 6
Coventry
Innovation Village- Coventry University Technology Park
Cheetah Road
Coventry
CV1 2TL
Tel: +442476158206
Web site: http://www.seriousgamesinstitute.co.uk/
Mentre il 12 novembre: Environment
- Using virtual environments to support environmental issues
Altre informazioni: http://www.seriousgamesinstitute.co.uk/
Lo so… dovrei evitare di postare le call… Ma è più forte
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:
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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Submission Guidelines
The extended abstract submissions should be between 500-1000 words (excluding references).
Info
Tra i sogni nel cassetto c’è di riuscire ad aggiornare il blog con un minimo di regolarità… e soprattutto con contenuti un filo più decenti e strutturati del pigro c&p.
Ma siccome le cattivi abitudini sono lente a morire… beccatevi questa call.
Lisa e-journal (Maison de la recherche et des sciences de l’homme – Université de Caen – Normandy – France ) is seeking contributors to its Spring 2010 issue on media in the U.K. and the U.S.
Media In Motion: Changes in Contemporary Media in English-Speaking Countries
The current shifts in the media industry in the U.K. and the U.S. may be ascribed to a variety of causes – widespread Internet access, the concentration of media ownership as well as the sea-change journalistic practices are now going through. The media industry is in constant motion, and raising increasingly challenging research questions in the process. The theme of movement can be analysed from multiple theoretical and methodological perspectives, which include, but are not limited to, the areas of research suggested below:
- Internet and traditional media: print media, radio and television have all turned the Internet into an integral part of their development policies. What are the consequences of the increased complexity of the media environment?
- Bloggers and journalists: what is the relationship between political blogs and traditional journalism? Have new forms of writing emerged?
- The construction of public opinion: the globalization of information flows has gained increased prominence. What are its causes and its consequences? Is there such a thing as globalized public opinion? Do globalized information flows strengthen hyper-local coverage or more generally media localism? What is the part played by social networks such as YouTube and Daily Motion in disseminating political information?
Proposals (200 – 300 words in English or in French) are invited covering either a single English-speaking country, or using a comparative approach.
Please send them to viviane.serfaty@univ-paris-est.fr before 15th January 2009, along with a short bio and list of publications.Completed articles will be due by September 15th, 2009. Authors are kindly requested to comply with the submission guidelines on the journal’s site.
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