...til someone pokes an eye out...

Its all fun and games!

*********** CALL FOR PARTICIPATION *****************************

************** Fun n'Games 2008 ******************************

20-21 October 2008
Eindhoven University of Technology
Eindhoven, The Netherlands
(url: fng2008.org)


* CONFERENCE THEME *
Fun n' Games 2008, is a single-track conference that is aimed at bringing
together researchers, designers and developers interested in applications
of novel technologies in the areas of games and entertainment.
This event is aimed at providing a venue for sharing and show-casing recent
work in this area whether this concerns research experiences and findings,
design work or innovative applications.

* CONFERENCE TOPICS *
- Advanced Game Concepts
- Game Design Methods, Principles and Processes
- Games for Children
- Games for the Elderly
- Evaluating Games and Fun
- Serious Games
- Mobile Games and Entertainment
- Pervasive Games
- Tangible Interaction in Entertainment Applications
- Understanding the Game Experience
- Persuasive Aspects of games
- Entertainment Beyond Gaming
- Affective Computing Applications for Fun and Games
- Novel Media Entertainment Applications
- Robots for Fun and Games
- Social aspects of Fun and Games
- Games and Rehabilitation technologies
- Multimodal Interaction and Gaming
- Smart Toys and Playgrounds

* SUBMISSIONS *
Submissions should be made electronically from the conference website
(fng2008.org). All submissions should be formatted using the Springer LNCS
format (available from www.springer.com).

Submission are invited in the following categories:
+ Technical Papers (6 or 12 pages)
Technical papers should present original work that makes a substantial
research contribution or innovation in relation to the conference topic
area. Accepted papers will be included in the main Conference Proceedings
volume.
Technical papers can be either short (6 pages) or long (12 pages), depending
on the magnitude of the contribution made or on how much space the authors
need to explain their work clearly.

+ Workshop Proposals (max 6 pages)
Submissions are invited for workshop proposals on topics relating to the
conference them. Workshop proposals should describe and motivate the aims of
the workshop and should include an outline of activities planned by the
organizers running up to, during and after the workshop. Accepted
submissions will be included in the adjunct conference proceedings.

+ Posters (max 4 pages)
Submissions in this category should present recent late breaking and
preliminary results or present on-going work. They will be presented in a
poster form during the conference and accepted submissions will be included
in the adjunct conference proceedings.

+ Demonstrations (max 4 pages)
The demonstration programme will present examples of prototypes and systems
of applications that conference attendees can experience during the event.
Authors can submit demonstration papers directly to the demonstrations
category. Submissions should describe clearly the nature of the
demonstration and motivate it.
Authors of accepted submissions in all categories will also be encouraged to
bring demonstrations along and to make a rich and lively demonstration
programme. In these cases, no separate abstract submission is required.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES
- Technical Papers: April 18, 2008
- Workshop Proposals: April 18, 2008
- Posters: June 16, 2008
- Demonstrations: June 16, 2008