CALL FOR PAPERS
International Conference
CHALLENGE OF COMPUTER GAMES
University of Lodz, Poland
25 - 27 October 2002
Department of Media and Audio-Visual Culture, University of
Lodz, invites submissions of papers examining the phenomenon
of computer games. The conference will provide an
opportunity to discuss computer games in the broad context
of sociology, aesthetics, psychology, pedagogy, and other
areas. We also welcome interdisciplinary papers dealing with
computer games design and with the economic aspects of the
computer games market.
The following issues are suggested for discussion:
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History and prehistory of computer games;
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Computer games and traditional media;
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Social impact of computer games;
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Computer games in global and local cultures;
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Sociology of gamers and gamers' subcultures
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Production and distribution of computer games;
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Ethics and axiology of computer games: violence in games;
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Gender and computer games;
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Narratology of computer games;
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Interactivity;
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Multi-user games.
A selection of the conference papers will be published. The
language of the conference will be English (with Polish
translation). Presentations should last not more than 30
minutes.
Conference fee is 50 USD (not including accommodation or meals).
If you wish to propose a paper, please send an abstract of
no more than 300 words together with a short biographical
note by 15th February 2002 to:
Dr. Piotr Sitarski
University of Lodz
Department of Media and Audio-Visual Culture
ul. Sienkiewicza 21, 90-114 Lodz, Poland
tel/fax: 48 42 639 01 33
--Dr. Jaroslaw Pluciennik Adjunct University of Lodz Department of Theory of Literature, Theatre and Film Sienkiewicza 21 90-114 Lodz Poland
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