Dear AoIR-ers, the "Culture, Business and Community around Games - PhD Course" has extended its application deadline to the 4th of July. Please find the full information below. I am looking forward to your applications. Greetings, Patrick You can find the course information on the web under http://www.im.uu.se/education/PhD+Studies/human-computer-interaction/PhD_kur.... *When:***22-24 August 2011 (3 full days) *Where:***Ekonomikum, Uppsala University, Uppsala, *Responsible Organizers:*Associate Professor Else Nygren, PhD Student Patrick Prax, Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University, Sweden ** *Keynote Speakers: * *Steven Bachelder, *Professor in Art and Design with a Specialization on Convergent Media, Department of Game Design, Narrative and Time-based Media. *Sébastien Genvo,*Associate Professor, Paul Verlaine University - Metz (IUT Thionville - Yutz), France. Former game designer at Ubisoft Paris. ** *Mirjam Eladhari,***PhD, Gotland University, University Lecturer in Game Design with Specialization in Character Development and AI for Computer Games, Departmentof Game Design, Narrative and Time-based Media. *Olli Sotamaa, *PhD, Senior Research Fellow, Department of Information Studies and Interactive Media, University of Tampere, Finland. *Juho Hamari, *(M.Sc. Econ) is a researcher at Helsinki Institute for Information Technology HIIT and a Doctoral student in Information System Science at Aalto University School of Economics, Finland. *ECTS:***3 ECTS with paper, 1½ ECTS without *Costs:* The participation in this course is free. However, the participants *need to organize and pay for travelling, accommodation and food themselves*. There will be a free BBQ evening. Application Requirements and Deadline: To apply to this course please sent 1.An academic CV with your publications and presentations on conferences 2.A short outline of your dissertation project and the state of your work on max. one page 3.A one-page abstract of your paper and presentation to Patrick.prax@im.uu.se <mailto:Patrick.prax@im.uu.se>not later than *_4^th of July_*_._ You will be informed about the acceptance latest 11^th of July. Papers for presentation need to be submitted latest 25^th of July. Participants will be chosen after the relevance and quality of their work. Submitting a paper will be positive for your application. The number of participants will be limited to 12. * Preparations:* A package with required reading consisting of text preparing the presentations of the speaker and the submitted papers of the participants will be sent to the participants about one month before course start. Each PhD student will be asked to comment specifically on the presentation by one of the other PhD students. Students who present a paper will be notified about which paper they will give detailed feedback to at the same time. Website: You can find the course information on the web under http://www.im.uu.se/education/PhD+Studies/human-computer-interaction/PhD_kur.... -- Patrick Prax PhD student, Department of Informatics and Media, Uppsala University Patrick.Prax@im.uu.se Office phone: +46184711135 Mobile: +46760427398