-------- Original-Nachricht -------- Betreff: [IFIP-EC-NEWS] Springer: Transactions on Edutainment - Call for Papers, Second Issue Datum: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 08:02:01 +0100 Von: El Rhalibi, Abdennour A.Elrhalibi@ljmu.ac.uk An: icec@listserver.tue.nl Referenzen: QS5FbHJoYWxpYmlAbGptdS5hYy51aw00.2008189.181857@gmail.com
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Transactions on Edutainment Publisher: Springer Call for Papers, Second Issue
This journal aims to provide a highly visible dissemination channel for remarkable work that in one way or another addresses research and development on issues related to the field of Edutainment.
Edutainment, also known as educational entertainment or entertainment- education, denotes all forms of software designed to educate as well as to provide fun. This approach is motivated by the increasing demands on individuals for life-long learning and the need to integrate effective learning opportunities throughout life. As such, Edutainment has attracted increasing interest in the last years.
The Transactions on Edutainment will publish original, peer-reviewed research articles and will serve as a forum for stimulating and disseminating innovative research ideas, theories, emerging technologies, empirical investigations, state-of-the-art methods, and tools in all different genres of Edutainment, such as game-based learning and serious games, interactive storytelling, virtual learning environments, VR-based education, and related fields.
It will cover aspects from educational and game theories, human- computer interaction, computer graphics, artificial intelligence, and systems design. Theoretical, technical and empirical articles as well as survey papers and case studies are all appropriate to the journal.
Topics Authors are encouraged to submit papers on the following topics:
Edutainment methodology, systems and applications Digital new media for edutainment Virtual Reality in Education Virtual Learning Environment Effectiveness of VR for education Remote Group Simulations Virtual Characters/Agents/instructor Game Design and Development Game Engine Development and Customization Game AI, Artificial Life, and Game Physics Game Rendering/Animations Online/Mobile Game/Video Game Storytelling and Game Narrative Affective Interaction in Games Digital Museum, Digital Heritage Animation techniques, AR, MR for Education E-Learning Platforms, Tools, and Standards Learning Resource Management Knowledge Management Mobile learning, education and remote classrooms Life Long Learning Collaborative Learning Environments
Editors-in-Chief Adrian David Cheok, NUS, Singapore Wolfgang Mueller, University of Education Weingarten, Germany Zhigeng Pan, Zhejiang University, China Managing Editor Yi Li, Nanjing Normal University, China
To submit, please send a .pdf or .doc file (both formatted for A4 paper according to Springer LNCS format) to both the Editor¢s of second issue Adrian David Cheok (adriancheok@mixedrealitylab.org) and Maiga Chang (maiga@ms2.hinet.net). Submission deadline for second issue is August 15th 2008.
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