-------------------------------------------------------- *** ICIDS 2010 *** 3rd International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling 01-03 November 2010, Edinburgh, UK http://www.macs.hw.ac.uk/icids2010 Submission Deadline: June 14, 2010 -------------------------------------------------------- The advent of interactive graphical systems lays the basis for a new mode of story-telling realized as Interactive Digital Storytelling (IDS), applicable to interactive entertainment, computer games, education, therapy and other interactive digital applications. It raises opportunities and addresses challenges for redefining the experience of narrative through interactive simulations of computer- generated story worlds. IDS thus offers interesting new possibilities for games, training, and learning, through the enriching of virtual characters with intelligent behavior, the collaboration of humans and machines in the creative process, and the combination of narrative knowledge and user activity in interactive artifacts. In order to create novel applications, in which users play a significant role together with digital characters and other autonomous elements, new concepts for Human-Computer Interaction have to be developed. Novel conceptions from theoretical work in the Humanities and interactive art must also be incorporated. IDS draws on many aspects of Computer Science, and specifically on Artificial Intelligence, with topics such as narrative intelligence, automatic dialogue- and drama management, cognitive robotics and smart graphics. In order to process stories in real time, existing modes of storytelling must be formalized into computable models, combining ideas from narratology with computer programming. This has so far resulted in a technological complexity largely inaccessible to potential creators of IDS and end-users. There is therefore a need for new authoring concepts and tools supporting the creation of dynamic story models, allowing for rich and meaningful interaction with the content. Finally, there is a need for theoretical foundations considering the integration of so far disjunctive approaches and cultures. We welcome research papers, case studies and demonstrations including interactive narrative art - presenting new scientific results, innovative technologies, creative insights, best practice showcases, or improvements to existing techniques and approaches in the multidisciplinary research field of interactive digital storytelling and its related application areas, e.g. games, virtual/online worlds, e- learning, edutainment, and entertainment. Suggested research topics for contributions include, but are not limited to: * Interactive Storytelling Theory * Virtual Characters and Agents * Environments and Graphical Effects * Interactive Cinematography * Design of Sound Interactivity * Story Generation and Drama Management * New Authoring Modes * Narrativity in Digital Games * Mixed Realities and Mobiles * Tools for Interactive Storytelling * Emotion Design for Interactive Storytelling * Non-Visual Senses for Interactive Storytelling * Social and Cognitive Approaches for Interactive Storytelling * Semantic knowledge for Interactive Storytelling * Real-time techniques for Interactive Storytelling * Collaborative environments for Interactive Storytelling * Evaluation and user experience reports * Case studies and demonstrations *** SUBMISSIONS *** All submissions should follow the Lecture Notes in Computer Science format (Information for LNCS Authors at http://www.springer.com/computer/lncs?SGWID=0-164-6-793341-0). Papers must be in English. Only electronic submissions in PDF format will be considered for review. Submissions (of all categories) that receive high ratings in the review process will be selected for publication by the program committee as Springer LNCS conference proceedings. For the final print- ready version, the submission of source files (Microsoft Word/LaTeX, TIF/EPS) and a signed copyright form will be required. Submission categories: - Full papers (8-12 pages in the proceedings) - Short papers (4-6 pages in the proceedings) - Demonstration and posters (2-4 pages in the proceedings) For the submission and review process, we will use the Easychair conference management system at http://www.easychair.org/conferences/?conf=icids2010 *** IMPORTANT DATES *** June 14, 2010 Submission deadline (all categories) July 16, 2010 Author notification of the review result August 13, 2010 Submission of the print-ready version November 1-3, 2010 ICIDS Conference Interactive Storytelling 2010 A limited number of Student Volunteers will be granted free access to the conference in exchange for helping with on-site organizational tasks. Details on application modalities will be published after the reviewing process. *** COMMITTEES *** Co-Chairs: Ruth Aylett, Paolo Petta, Mark Riedl Organisation Committee Chair: Sandy Louchart Workshop and Tutorials Chair: Meyii Lim Sponsors Chair: Lynne Hall Programme Committee Arinbjarnar, Maria - University of York, UK Bae, Byung-Chull Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, South Korea Biggs, Simon - Edinburgh College of Art, UK Boa-Ventura, Ana University of Texas, Austin, USA Bushoff, Brunhild Sagasnet, Munich, Germany Cavazza, Marc University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, UK Champagnat, Ronan - L3i - Universite de La Rochelle, UK Correia, Nuno New University of Lisbon, Portugal Crawford, Chris Storytron.com, USA Donikian, Stéphane IRISA / INRIA, Rennes, France Fencott, Clive University of Teesside, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom Göbel, Stefan Technische Universität Darmstadt, Germany Grimm, Paul FH Erfurt, Germany Hitchens, Michael - Macquarie University, Australia Iurgel, Ido - CCG Centro de Computação Gráfica, Portugal Jantke, Klaus P. Fraunhofer IDMT, Ilmenau, Germany Kudenko, Daniel University of York, UK Lindley, Craig - Blekinge Institute of Technology, Sweden Magerko, Brian Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Marsella, Stacy - University of Southern California, USA Müller, Wolfgang University of Education, Weingarten, Germany Nack, Frank University of Amsterdam, Netherlands Nakasone, Arturo National Institute of Informatics, Japan Nitsche, Michael - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Pan, Zhigeng Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China Pelachaud, Catherine - CNRS Telecom ParisTech, France Prada, Rui Instituto Superior Técnico and INESC-ID, Lisboa, Portugal Rank, Stefan - OFAI (Austrian Research Institute for Artificial Intelligence), Austria Rety, Jean-Hugues University Paris 8, France Roberts, David - Georgia Institute of Technology, USA Roussou, Maria - makebelieve design & consulting, Greece Ryan, Marie-Laure Independent Scholar, USA Schneider, Oliver - IGDV, Hochschule Darmstadt, Germany Seif El-Nasr, Magy Simon Fraser University, Surrey, Canada Spierling, Ulrike University of Applied Sciences, Erfurt, Germany Su, Wen-Poh Griffith University, Nathan, Australia Sumi, Kaoru National Institute of Information & Communications Technology, Japan Swanson, Reid University of Southern California, USA Szilas, Nicolas TECFA, University of Geneva, Switzerland Tychsen, Anders Dragon Consulting, Denmark Wages, Richard Cologne University of Applied Sciences, Germany Walsh, Richard University of York, UK Wright, Mark - University of Edinburgh, UK Yannakakis, Giorgios - IT Universtiy of Copenhagen, Denmark Yun-Gyung, Cheong - Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology, South Korea Zagalo Nelson - University of Minho, Portugal *** CONTACT *** Email: [log in to unmask] Tel.: +44 (0)131 451 4189 Fax: +44 (0)131 451 3327 Mail ICIDS 2010 Organisation School of Mathematical and Computer Sciences, Heriot-Watt University, Riccarton EH14 4AS, Scotland (UK) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------- Do not contact Simon Biggs [log in to unmask] [log in to unmask] Skype: simonbiggsuk http://www.littlepig.org.uk/ Research Professor edinburgh college of art http://www.eca.ac.uk/ Creative Interdisciplinary Research into CoLlaborative Environments http://www.eca.ac.uk/circle/ Electronic Literature as a Model of Creativity and Innovation in Practice http://www.elmcip.net/ Edinburgh College of Art (eca) is a charity registered in Scotland, number SC009201 ********** * To alter your subscription settings on this list, log on to Subscriber's Corner at http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/writing-and-the-digital-life.html * To unsubscribe from the list, email [log in to unmask] with a blank subject line and the following text in the body of the message: SIGNOFF WRITING-AND-THE-DIGITAL-LIFE