ICIDS 2014

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I thought this might be of interest to some of you in the IF community:

ICIDS 2014: Call for Papers
The 7th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS 2014)
3-6 November 2014, Singapore

(apologies for cross-posting)

View this call online at: http://narrativeandplay.org/icids2014/call.html

Submission deadline: 16 June 2014

The International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) is the premier venue for researchers, practitioners and theorists to present recent results, share novel techniques and insights, and exchange ideas about this new storytelling medium. Interactive digital storytelling is an exciting area in which narrative, computer science and art converge to create new expressive forms. The combination of narrative and computation has considerable untapped potential, ranging from artistic projects to interactive documentaries, from assistive technologies and intelligent agents to serious games, education and entertainment.

The ICIDS conference series has a long-standing tradition of bringing together theoretical and practical approaches in an interdisciplinary dialogue. We encourage contributions from a range of fields related to interactive storytelling, including computer science, human-computer interaction, game design, media production, semiotics, game studies, narratology, media studies, digital humanities and interactive arts criticism.

Suggested Topics

We particularly welcome research on topics in the following four areas:

  1. Theoretical Foundations
  • Theories and Aesthetics of Interactive Storytelling
  • Current and Future Usage Scenarios
  1. Technical Advances
  • Story/World Generation and Experience Management
  • Virtual Characters and Virtual Humans
  • Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent Systems
  • Semantic Knowledge Representation and Reasoning about Stories
  • Natural Language Generation and Understanding
  • User Modelling and Narrative User Interfaces
  • Authoring Modes and Tools for Interactive Digital Storytelling
  1. Practical Applications
  • Collaborative Storytelling Environments and Multi-User Systems
  • Social, Ubiquitous and Mobile Storytelling
  • Interactive Narratives in Digital Games
  • Interactive Cinema and Television
  • Interactive Non-fiction and Interactive Documentaries
  • Interactive Narratives in E-learning, Training and Edutainment
  1. Retrospective Analyses
  • Evaluation and User Experience Reports
  • Critical Close Readings of Creative Works
  • Case Studies, Post-mortems and Best Practices

Submissions

All submissions must follow the Lecture Notes in Computer Science format, available at:
http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0

Papers must be written in English, and only electronic submissions in PDF format will be considered for review.

The submission categories accepted are:

  • Full papers (10-12 pages in the main proceedings) describing interesting, novel results or
    completed work in all areas of interactive digital storytelling and its applications.

  • Short papers (6-8 pages in the main proceedings) presenting exciting preliminary work or novel,
    thought-provoking ideas that are in their early stages.

  • Demonstrations and posters (2-4 pages in the backmatter of the proceedings) describing working,
    presentable systems or brief explanations of a research project.

Submissions that receive high ratings in the peer review process will be selected for publication by the program committee as Springer LNCS conference proceedings. For the final print-ready version, the submission of source files (Microsoft Word/LaTeX, TIF/EPS) and a signed copyright form will be required.

Detailed submission instructions, including links to the online submission system, can be found here:
narrativeandplay.org/icids2014/c … ubmissions

The review process for ICIDS will be double blind. Authors should remove all identifying information from their submissions.

Workshop Proposals

Workshops are an integral part of the ICIDS conference. Workshops at ICIDS 2014 will be held on Thursday, 6 November 2014. Please see the separate call for proposals for workshops for details on submitting workshop proposals.

Art Exhibition

Continuing the tradition started at ICIDS 2013, there will also be an art exhibition as part of the conference. The ICIDS 2014 art exhibition will be held from 2-6 November 2014 at ArtScience MuseumTM at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, and will be open to the public. Please see the separate call for artworks for details on submitting to the art exhibition.

Important Dates

Deadline: June 16, 2014 Submission deadline for all categories. The precise deadline for paper submissions is 11:59PM on June 16, 2014, Hawaii Standard Time. Authors are strongly advised to upload their submissions well in advance of this deadline.

July 28, 2014: Accept/reject notifications sent to authors.
August 18, 2014: Camera-ready copy due.
November 3-6, 2014: ICIDS Conference.

ICIDS 2014 will be hosted by the Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore (http://www.fas.nus.edu.sg/cnm), in collaboration with the Keio-NUS CUTE Centre (http://cutecenter.nus.edu.sg).

Organizing Committee

General Chair
Alex Mitchell, National University of Singapore

Program Chairs
Clara Fernandez-Vara, New York University
David Thue, Reykjavík University

Art Exhibition Chair
Jing Chiang, National University of Singapore

More Information

Additional information about the conference can be found online at: http://icids.org/2014

Questions about the conference should be directed to the organizers via email at: icids2014@gmail.com

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here’s the thread I was pointing out

how pointing out something can be considered an insult, beats me

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ICIDS 2014: Final Call for Papers
The 7th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS 2014)
3-6 November 2014, Singapore

View this call online at: narrativeandplay.org/icids2014/call.html

Submission deadline: 16 June 2014

Please help to distribute this call to friends and colleagues who may be interested.

This year, the International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) will take place in Singapore at the National University of Singapore, marking the conference’s first venture to Asia. The keynote speakers for the conference will be Bruce Nesmith (Design Director, Bethesda Game Studios), Emily Short (author of over a dozen works of interactive fiction, including Galatea and Alabaster; involved in development of Versu and Inform 7) and William Uricchio (Professor of Comparative Media Studies at MIT; Principal Investigator, MIT Open Documentary Lab and MIT Game Lab). In conjunction with the academic conference, we will be holding an art exhibition at ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands.

ICIDS is the premier venue for researchers, practitioners and theorists to present recent results, share novel techniques and insights, and exchange ideas about this new storytelling medium. Interactive digital storytelling is an exciting area in which narrative, computer science and art converge to create new expressive forms. The combination of narrative and computation has considerable untapped potential, ranging from artistic projects to interactive documentaries, from assistive technologies and intelligent agents to serious games, education and entertainment.

The ICIDS conference series has a long-standing tradition of bringing together theoretical and practical approaches in an interdisciplinary dialogue. We encourage contributions from a range of fields related to interactive storytelling, including computer science, human-computer interaction, game design, media production, semiotics, game studies, narratology, media studies, digital humanities and interactive arts criticism.

  • Suggested Topics *

We particularly welcome research on topics in the following four areas:

  1. Theoretical Foundations
  • Theories and Aesthetics of Interactive Storytelling
  • Current and Future Usage Scenarios
  1. Technical Advances
  • Story/World Generation and Experience Management
  • Virtual Characters and Virtual Humans
  • Autonomous Agents and Multi-agent Systems
  • Semantic Knowledge Representation and Reasoning about Stories
  • Natural Language Generation and Understanding
  • User Modelling and Narrative User Interfaces
  • Authoring Modes and Tools for Interactive Digital Storytelling
  1. Practical Applications
  • Collaborative Storytelling Environments and Multi-User Systems
  • Social, Ubiquitous and Mobile Storytelling
  • Interactive Narratives in Digital Games
  • Interactive Cinema and Television
  • Interactive Non-fiction and Interactive Documentaries
  • Interactive Narratives in E-learning, Training and Edutainment
  1. Retrospective Analyses
  • Evaluation and User Experience Reports
  • Critical Close Readings of Creative Works
  • Case Studies, Post-mortems and Best Practices
  • Submissions *

All submissions must follow the Lecture Notes in Computer Science format, available at:
springer.com/computer/lncs?S … 6-793341-0

Papers must be written in English, and only electronic submissions in PDF format will be considered for review.

The submission categories accepted are:

  • Full papers (10-12 pages in the main proceedings) describing interesting, novel results or
    completed work in all areas of interactive digital storytelling and its applications.

  • Short papers (6-8 pages in the main proceedings) presenting exciting preliminary work or novel,
    thought-provoking ideas that are in their early stages.

  • Demonstrations and posters (2-4 pages in the backmatter of the proceedings) describing working,
    presentable systems or brief explanations of a research project.

Submissions that receive high ratings in the peer review process will be selected for publication by the program committee as Springer LNCS conference proceedings. For the final print-ready version, the submission of source files (Microsoft Word/LaTeX, TIF/EPS) and a signed copyright form will be required.

Detailed submission instructions, including links to the online submission system, can be found here: tinyurl.com/ICIDS2014-CFP

The review process for ICIDS will be double blind. Authors should remove all identifying information from their submissions.

  • Workshop Proposals *

Workshops are an integral part of the ICIDS conference. Workshops at ICIDS 2014 will be held on Thursday, 6 November 2014. Please see the separate call for proposals for workshops for details on submitting workshop proposals.

  • Art Exhibition *

Continuing the tradition started at ICIDS 2013, there will also be an art exhibition as part of the conference. The ICIDS 2014 art exhibition will be held from 2-5 November 2014 at ArtScience MuseumTM at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore, and will be open to the public. Please see the separate call for artworks for details on submitting to the art exhibition.

  • Important Dates *

Deadline: June 16, 2014 Submission deadline for all categories. The precise deadline for paper submissions is 11:59PM on June 16, 2014, Hawaii Standard Time. Authors are strongly advised to upload their submissions well in advance of this deadline.

July 28, 2014: Accept/reject notifications sent to authors.
August 18, 2014: Camera-ready copy due.
November 3-6, 2014: ICIDS Conference.

ICIDS 2014 will be hosted by the Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore (cutecenter.nus.edu.sg).

  • Organizing Committee *

General Chair
Alex Mitchell, National University of Singapore

Program Chairs
Clara Fernandez-Vara, New York University
David Thue, Reykjavík University

Art Exhibition Chair
Jing Chiang, National University of Singapore

  • More Information *

Additional information about the conference can be found online at: icids.org/2014

Questions about the conference should be directed to the organizers via email at: icids2014@gmail.com

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After receiving numerous requests for an extension to the paper submission deadline for ICIDS 2014, we have agreed to extend the paper deadline to Friday, 20 June 2014, 23:59 Hawaii time. There will be no further extensions.

We are also extending the workshop and artwork deadlines to Thursday 10 July 2014, 23:59 Hawaii time.

Alex

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I thought this would be of interest to some of you. :slight_smile:

Alex

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ICIDS 2014: Call for Participation

The 7th International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS 2014)
3-6 November 2014, Singapore

Conference website: narrativeandplay.org/icids2014

Please help to distribute this call to friends and colleagues who may be interested.

This year, the International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) will take place in Singapore at the National University of Singapore, marking the conference’s first venture to Asia. ICIDS is the premier venue for researchers, practitioners and theorists to present recent results, share novel techniques and insights, and exchange ideas about this new storytelling medium. Interactive digital storytelling is an exciting area in which narrative, computer science and art converge to create new expressive forms. The combination of narrative and computation has considerable untapped potential, ranging from artistic projects to interactive documentaries, from assistive technologies and intelligent agents to serious games, education and entertainment. We warmly welcome researchers, practitioners, and all other interested parties to join us in Singapore for ICIDS 2014!

  • Registration *

All interested participants are encouraged to register via the link below. Early registration rates apply until 30 September 2014.

narrativeandplay.org/icids2014/registration.html

  • Accommodation *

We have arranged for special rates at the Studio M and Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotels. Note that after 30 September the rooms will be progressively released, so please try to book early.

narrativeandplay.org/icids2014/hotels.html

  • Academic program *

This year the review process was extremely selective and many good papers could not be accepted for the final program. Altogether, we received 67 submissions (42 full papers, 20 short papers and 5 demonstrations). Out of the 42 submitted full papers, the program committee selected only 12 submissions for presentation and publication as full papers, which corresponds to an acceptance rate of less than 29% for full papers. In addition, we accepted 8 submissions as short papers, 9 submissions as posters, and 5 submissions as demonstrations.

narrativeandplay.org/icids2014/accepted.html.

  • Keynote Speakers *

The keynote speakers for the conference will be Bruce Nesmith (Design Director, Bethesda Game Studios, and lead designer of Skyrim), Emily Short (author of over a dozen works of interactive fiction, including Galatea and Alabaster; involved in development of Versu and Inform 7) and William Uricchio (Professor of Comparative Media Studies at MIT; Principal Investigator, MIT Open Documentary Lab and MIT Game Lab).

narrativeandplay.org/icids2014/keynote.html

  • Workshops *

ICIDS 2014 will feature 5 workshops, to be held on 6 November 2014:
• An Introduction to Game Mastering: How to use Tabletop Role-Playing Games to Collaboratively Produce and Create Stories (full-day)
• Managing Informational Interactive Digital Storytelling Projects (half-day)
• Narrative Analysis of Interactive Digital Storytelling (half-day)
• Future Perspectives for Interactive Digital Narrative (half-day)
• Story Modelling and Authoring (half-day)

Additional workshop details are available on the ICIDS 2014 website.

narrativeandplay.org/icids2014/workshops.html

  • Art Exhibition *

In conjunction with the academic conference, we will be holding an art exhibition at ArtScience Museum at Marina Bay Sands. The exhibition runs from 2-5 November, 2014, and is open to the public.

narrativeandplay.org/icids2014/exhibition.html

  • Venue *

The conference will take place at the Shaw Foundation Alumni House, at the National University of Singapore. For participants staying at the conference hotels, morning transfer from the hotel to the conference venue will be provided.

narrativeandplay.org/icids2014/attending.html

  • Organizers *

The conference is hosted by the Department of Communications and New Media, National University of Singapore (cutecenter.nus.edu.sg).

General Chair
Alex Mitchell, National University of Singapore

Program Chairs
Clara Fernandez-Vara, New York University
David Thue, Reykjavík University

Art Exhibition Chair
Jing Chiang, National University of Singapore

More Information
Additional information about the conference can be found online at:
icids.org/2014

Questions about the conference should be directed to the organizers via email at:
icids2014@gmail.com

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I merged your topics together. No need for separate ones.