MindTrek brings together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines
that are involved in the development of media ­ from sociology,
economy, to technology. The organizing committee invites you to submit
original high quality papers addressing the special theme and the
topics, for presentation at the conference and inclusion in the
proceedings.

The submitted papers will be selected for the following streams of the conference:

- Social media
- Gaming
- Ubiquitous and ambient media

Feel
free to suggest workshops which are co-organized with the MindTrek
2008. Workshop proposals should include organizing committee, 1 page
description of the theme of the workshop, short CV of organizers,
duration, proceedings publisher, and schedule.

Important Dates

31st May 2008: submission of position papers (abstract, 1000 words) and workshops
16th June 2008: review statements
29th August 2008: camera ready papers from authors (5 pages)
7th-9th October 2008: conference

Conference Themes

1. Social Media

- business models, service models, and policies
- questions related to identity, motivation and values
- blogs, wikis, and collaboration designs in practice
- user-created content and social networks

2. Ubiquitous and ambient media

- ubiquitous and ambient services, devices, and environments
- business models, service models, and policies
- context aware, sensing, and interfaces for ubiquitous computation
- ergonomics, human-computer interaction designs, and product prototypes
- software, hardware and middleware frameworks
- digital television, digital film production, and new media systems
- pervasive and ubiquitous games
- ambient intelligence applications and services
- artistic works related to ubiquitous computation
- entertainment and experiences
? new human-computer interaction models

3. Games

- Theoretical and analytical contributions to the study of games and play
- Novel approaches to the design research of games
- Discussions of gaming technologies from user- or player-centred perspectives
- Studies of social play and role-play
- Analyses of online, mobile, casual and cross-media gaming
- Research into user-created game content
- Studies of pervasive games

Position
paper submissions will be peer-reviewed as abstracts, and full versions
of papers will be published both in conference proceedings and online
by an international scholarly organization. Future edited versions of
selected papers will be considered for special issues in journals, or
as book chapters. Further possibilities for publication are currently
under assessment.

More information:
www.mindtrek.org/cfp