First Announcement and Call for Papers CGAMES 2010 Louisville The 15 th INTERNATIONAL COMPUTER GAMES CONFERENCE AI, Animation, Interactive Multimedia, Virtual Worlds and Serious Games 28 th - 31 st July 2010 Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky, USA Venue: Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky, USA. Venue Web Site: http://www.galthouse.com Organised by the University of Wolverhampton, UK, in association with the University of Louisville and the IEEE TCSIM Computer Society. Welcome to CGAMES USA 2010. The International Computer Games Conference, now in its 10th year, is acknowledged as one of the leading research conferences devoted to advancing the theory and practice of computer games development. www.cgamesusa.com. The International Conference on Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Educational & Serious Games organised by The University of Wolverhampton, UK, is one of the leading research conferences devoted to the advancement of the theory and practice of games development. It brings together an international community of experts to discuss the state-of-the-art in computer games research, perspectives of future developments and innovative applications relevant to games development and related areas. Past conferences have attracted hundreds of participants from the industry and the academia from around the globe www.cgames.org. The main aim of the conference is to bring together researchers, games developers, sound, graphics, video, and animation developers, education and training industry from around the world to exchange ideas on design methods, research and development, and development methodologies that are beneficial to the computer games industry and the academia. For each event the theme has been chosen to reflect the major changes in the way in which digital games are developed and played. We hope that you will plan to join us in Louisville, Kentucky in July 2010. For more information and enquires, please contact the conference administrator: Ms Monica Chauhan: M.Chauhan(a)wlv.ac.uk. Programme Registration and reception begin on the evening of 28th July 2010. The following 2 days are all day sessions and the conference dinner is normally held on the second of these two days. The final day is a half-day session. Hotel The Galt House Hotel, Louisville is located on the waterfront. It offers a magnificent view of the Ohio River and is within walking distance of many attractions in downtown Louisville. Guests need to ask for group name CGAMES USA 2010. Galt House Reservations Web site: http://www.galthouse.com/ Phone number: 502-589-5200 reservations(a)galthotel.com Conference rate: RIVUE TOWER: $116 single or double SUITE TOWER: $139 single or double There are two conference rooms for sessions and a separate room for the breaks. All conference rooms are in the hotel. Call For Papers You are invited to submit a paper on any topic related to computer games design, development and education, and particularly papers covering the use of AI for modelling and programming "believable characters", mobile games, multiplayer on-line, educational and serious games. We strongly encourage the submission of papers related to the design and the experiments of original type of games, in particular in the fields of serious games, ubiquitous, mobile, cross media platforms and massively multiplayer on line games. Technical Program The conference will cover, but is not restricted to, the following topics. 1.. Tools and systems for Games and Virtual Reality a.. Games platforms, toolkits, mechanics, frameworks, engines, APIs and libraries, and middleware, Scripting engines b.. Game interfaces (input devices, speech, gestures) c.. Content generation tools (modelling, texturing, animation, motion capture, sound, level designer) 2.. Game AI a.. Neural networks, genetic algorithms, Finite State Machines, fuzzy logics, rule-based AI, probability systems, Bayesian techniques, path finding, potential functions, flocking b.. Learning, adaptation and evolution c.. Believable characters, models, agent architecture, memory, game bots d.. Game AI for research and simulation 3.. Simulation, Graphics & Visualisation a.. Immersive Environments, virtual environments, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality b.. Real-time rendering and shaders c.. Procedural generation (particles, textures, objects, terrains, worlds) d.. Game Physics, NURBS, skeletal animation, facial animation e.. Level-Of-Detailing, image-based rendering, photo realism 4.. Serious Games and Games for Research a.. Edutainment, games for education and training, learning & teaching aids, technology-supported learning, simulations, developments and applications b.. Disaster Management, crowd simulation, crime scene investigation, medical training, security, situation awareness, games-based therapy, games for science 5.. Social and Humanities Aspects of Games a.. Gender in games, violence, and pervasive gaming b.. The Player c.. Games and society d.. Gaming communities 6.. Online, Multi-user, and Mobile Games, and Security a.. Games for mobile, handheld, and connected systems b.. MUDs, MMOGs, MMORPGs c.. Game Security 7.. Future Games a.. Generative/Procedural content development (characters, models, music, worlds) b.. Physics-based games c.. Emergence in Games d.. Mixed-Reality and Augmented Reality for Games e.. Alternate Genres f.. Future Games Interfaces: Touch, Multi-Point UI 8.. Inclusive Areas: a.. Interactive robots and toys, virtual Pets 9.. Game Design a.. Games genres b.. Level design c.. Adaptable interactive interfaces 10.. Game Images a.. Visual aesthetics b.. Animation, Graphics, and Visualization 11.. Sound & Music a.. Sound design b.. Music composition Special Sessions: Proposals for organising special sessions should be sent to any one of the programme chairs. Important Dates First call for papers: 1 February 2010 Paper Submission Deadline: 1 June 2010 Notification of Paper Acceptance: 1 July 2010 Final Paper Submission: 10 July 2010 Author Registration: 10 July 2010 Conference Dates: 28 July - 31 July 2010 Papers received after this deadline will not appear in the Proceedings. Authors are expected to register at the earliest convenience. Authors are required to present at the conference. Papers will only be included in the proceedings if the registration fee is paid. Best Paper Awards The best papers will receive an Award and are refereed for possible inclusion in the International Journal of Intelligent Games & Simulation. Student registration will be at a reduced rate. Poster and/or demos of their work are encouraged for companies present at the conference. Companies wishing to hire exhibition space for marketing/recruitment purposes are invited to contact the organisers. Registration and payment in advance is required from all authors.