Social Programme for the Seminar

We have added some social program to the seminar. The updated programme now includes also:

Wednesday, May 4 / 18:00 –> Dinner with participants @ Plevna

If you happen to be in town already a day before, you can meet other seminar participants at The Plevna Brewery Pub and Restaurant. The restaurant, located in the historic surroundings of the Finlayson area, serves both continental meals and local specialties. Feel free to drop by just to taste the delicious beers made on the premises. To find the tables reserved for us walk through the hall and turn right at the end of the bar.

Thursday, May 5 / 18:00 Get Together @ TRIM

All participants are invited to the seminar reception at the premises of Information Studies and Interactive Media (Pinni A building at the campus, 5th floor, TRIM). Snacks, fruit and other finger food will be offered along with beverages, including wine and soft drinks. Mingle with your peers, take part in heated debates and challenge your colleagues to epic gaming matches.

During the Thursday social programme you can play MobiComics with your friends. MobiComics is a prototype mobile phone application for group expression. Please register to Jussi Holopainen during the seminar day if you want to participate.

Seminar Programme and Registration Open

The tentative seminar programme is now available! Check the “Programme” page for details. We also have a limited number of seats reserved for non-presenting participants; the seminar is free of charge, so we recommend registering as soon as possible. Registration form can be found here. Welcome to Tampere!

Update: Deadline extended, Jason Della Rocca as commentator

The deadline for extended abstracts is postponed by two weeks. The new deadline is 21.2. See Call for Papers and submission guidelines. We are also happy to announce that former IGDA executive director and current games industry consultant Jason Della Rocca from Perimeter Partners will be commenting the papers as an invited commentator! Now you have an unique chance to get comments from both academic and industrial expert! For more info, see Commentators.

Update: Ted F. Tschang & Mirva Peltoniemi as invited commentators

We are happy to announce the names of two invited commentators for the Games and Innovation seminar. The discussions on seminar papers will be opened by Associate Professor Ted F. Tschang from Singapore Management University, Lee Kong Chian School of Business, and Dr. Mirva Peltoniemi from Aalto University, Institute of Strategy. For more, go to Commentators page.

Call for Papers: Games and Innovation Research Seminar 2011

The seventh annual Game Research Lab Spring Seminar CFP has now been published! Year 2011 theme is going to be innovation studies within games and games industry. You are warmly welcomed to submit your paper and/or participate!

Read more at: https://gamesandinnovationseminar.wordpress.com/cfp/