[game_preservation] DiGRA 2013 CFP deadline extension

[John Sharp]

hi all-
A quick note to let everyone know the DiGRA 2013 CFP deadline has been extended.


UPDATE: DiGRA ABSTRACTS DEADLINE EXTENDED TO FEBRUARY 8

Digital Games Research Conference 2013 
August 26-29, 2013
Atlanta, GA, USA

The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) announces the Call for Participation for DiGRA 2013, to be hosted by Georgia Institute of Technology at the Georgian Terrace Hotel in Atlanta Georgia. DiGRA 2013 will bring together a diverse international community of interdisciplinary researchers engaged in cutting edge research in the field of game studies.

Theme: DeFragging Game Studies
This year’s proposed theme is a playful linguistic remix of the terms “frag” and “defrag.” Defragging is the computer term for reducing file fragmentation. Fragging, derived from the military term for killing a superior officer of one’s own unit, has become video game parlance for the temporary killing of another player. 

In the early game studies community, a good deal of fragging (in all three senses) took place between various camps, schools of thought and disciplines. This included discussions as to whether or not game studies should split into more discipline-centered communities; however, the overall trend has been to continue to grow our field as an “interdiscipline” that includes humanities, social sciences and psychology, computer science, design studies, and fine arts.  Borrowing from the computer engineering term, the theme for DiGRA 2013 highlights this process of defragmenting, which both embraces and better articulates our diverse methods and perspectives while allowing the game studies research community to remain a coherent and unified whole. 

DiGRA 2012 will take place immediately proceeding Dragon*Con, America’s largest multigenre fan convention. For more information, visit: http://www.dragoncon.org/


Tracks
	• Game Design
	• Games & Humanities 
	• Social & Behavioral Sciences
	• Well-Played / Close Readings
	• Computational Expression
	• Serious, Documentary and Learning Games
	• Posters
	• Workshops

Co-Located Conferences
	• Art History of Games 
	• Women in Games International + FIG (Feminists in Games) 
 

Conference Structure
Based on the success of DiGRA 2011’s MATCH format, the 2013 conference will use a similar structure. Each 75-minute session will include three or four presentations grouped by the track co-chairs. Each presentation will be 10 minutes in length, leaving ample time for conversation between presenters and the audience.

Submission Process
Submissions on both digital and non-digital games are welcome Submissions will be conducted in two phases. 

I: Abstracts (due January 21)
The first phase will involve submission of an abstract of 500 words (plus references) reviewed via double-blind peer-review process carried out by a committee of scholars for each discipline working under track co-chairs. Accepted abstracts will then be asked to submit a final paper or proposal for review. 

Notification of acceptance will be sent out on March 4.

II: Papers (due May 3)
All accepted abstracts will have a slot for presenting at the conference. Those wishing to publish a paper may move on to the papers phase. Papers may be up to 7,000 words including references and citations.

Notifications on papers will be sent out on June 24. There are three outcomes for paper submissions: accept, accept with revisions, and rejection. Accepted papers will be included in conference proceedings (delivered via USB stick to on-site delegates, and available online in the DiGRA Digital Library). Papers for which revisions are requested are due July 26. Papers that are rejected will not be included in the proceedings, though the presentations may still be given at the conference.

Important Dates
Nov 29, 2012: DiGRA 2013 site launched
Nov 26, 2012: 	Call for Papers Announced
Feb 8, 2013 (EXTENDED!): 	Abstracts of 500 words or less, plus references, due for tracks, papers, posters, workshops and co-located conferences
March 4, 2013: 	Notifications of acceptance sent
March 4, 2013: 	Registration opens
May 3, 2013: 	Full papers (tracks and co-located conferences) and review materials (panels and posters) due
June 24, 2013: Committee feedback to authors
July 1, 2013: 	Author/early registration closes
July 15, 2013: 	Detailed conference schedule announced
July 26,  2013: 	Final papers, panel and workshop outlines and posters due
Aug 26, 2013	:	Conference begins


Celia Pearce, John Sharp, Helen Kennedy
DiGRA 2013 Conference Co-Chairs


John Sharp
jofsharp at gmail.com