Apologies for cross postings. GES US 2010 - Call for Papers Los Angeles, California, June 15-16, 2010 Game Education Summit USA University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts Interactive Media Division The Game Education Summit USA(GES) hosted by the University of Southern California's School of Cinematic Arts, Interactive Media Division (IMD) is seeking paper proposals from the academic, creative and industrial communities for GES. Through this annual event we aim to disseminate the most recent, groundbreaking work on games as education as well as game research. The conference will also have a strong focus on curriculum development and design. The 2010 GES USA mission is to bring academia and the industries that create video games together to share research and foster relationships that will benefit both groups. Submissions will be accepted until February 15, 2010. The focus of the 2010 GES is on video games and creativity. With video games merging into more and more aspects of our lives, game education plays an important role in shaping how students view the world. Types of submission: Panels or Presentations Submissions are solicited of long papers, panels or presentations that address the following or related topics: * Education (curriculum, accreditation, methods, integration, design and development) * Course Development (Game Design, writing for games, games as art, sound design for games, ethics and game development) * Administration (management, collaboration, grants, funding, starting a program) * Research (Serious games, literacy games, games in health, military and other research) * Industry (Partnership, student involvement, internships, entrepreneurship, games to market) Important dates: 15 February 2010 Deadline for submission in all categories 10 March 2010 Notification of acceptance 31 May 2010 Deadline for providing names and affiliations for all panel members 01 June 2010 Deadline for submitting the final and completed Long Papers The submission form can be found at www.gameeducationsummit.com All submissions will be reviewed by members of the Games Education Summit Advisory Board. All accepted speakers and panel participants will be granted gratis admission to the conference and accepted papers will be posted on the Game Education Network after the conference. If you have any questions please contact Suzanne Freyjadis at suzanne@gameducationnetwork.com -- Jacqueline Vickery Senior Editor, FlowTV.org Doctoral Student University of Texas at Austin Department of Radio-Television-Film