CALL FOR PAPERS

The 6th International Conference on E-learning and Games

Edutainment 2011

http://elearning.teldap.tw/edutainment2011

September 7-9, 2011

Taipei, Taiwan

Hosted by National Taiwan Normal University, National Central University and National Sun Yat-Sen University

The Conference Proceedings will be published as a volume in

Lecture Notes in Computer Science, Springer (EI)

    Edutainment 2011 is the sixth International Conference on E-Learning and Games, which provides an international forum for researchers and practitioners in various disciplines to share and exchange of experiences in the emerging research area combining Education and Entertainment. Edutainment 2011 becomes an international major conference, which facilitates the international exchange of the-state-of-the-art in academic research and practice. The conference covers all aspects of pedagogical principles, designs and technological issues for Education and Entertainment. Edutainment 2011 will be held in Taipei, Taiwan, September 7-9, 2011.

The following scopes will cover but not be limited to:

•    Location-based games and ubiquitous technology

•    Collaboration, competition and community

•    Social and Cultural aspects Animation Techniques

•    Active Interaction in Games

•    Augmented Reality, Mixed Reality in Education/Training

•    Collaborative Environments and Learning

•    Digital Museum and Digital Heritage

•    Education and Remote Classrooms

•    Educational Robots and Toys

•    Effectiveness of Virtual Reality for Education

•    E-Learning Platforms and Tools

•    Game Design and Development

•    Game Engine Development and Customization

•    Game Physics

•    Game Rendering/Animations

•    Game-based Learning/Training

•    Interactions in Games Game Physics

•    Game Rendering/Animations

•    Interactions in Games

•    Synergies between Digital TV and Edutainment

•    Ubiquitous Learning

•    Virtual Characters/Agents

•    Vision and Imaging Technology in Games

•    VR-based Education/Training

•    Virtual Reality in Education

•    Simulation and animation

•    Non-Visual Senses (smelling, touching, hearing)

Tentative Important dates

•    Due date of paper submission : April 1, 2011

•    Authors’ Notification              : June 1, 2011

•    Camera-Ready Version              : June 15, 2011

** Submissions

•    Submissions are invited in the following categories:
Full papers: 8 pages
Short papers: 5 pages

Posters: 2 pages

•    Submission system link: http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=edutainment2011

**Sponsored by

•    International Collaboration on e-Learning Project, Taiwan

•    Taiwan e-Learning & Digital Archives Program Office (TELDAP), Taiwan

**Co-Hosted by

•    Department of Computer Science and information Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan

**Proceeding published by Springer-Verlag

•    Selected papers will be recommended to submit their extended full version for possible publication in Transactions on Edutainment or Interactive Learning Environments (SSCI)

** For queries, please contact Dr. Wu-Yuin Hwang,

•    wyhwang@cc.ncu.edu.tw