fyi, Barry (c u n Maastricht) ___________________________________________________________________ Barry Wellman Professor of Sociology NetLab Director wellman@chass.utoronto.ca http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~wellman Centre for Urban & Community Studies University of Toronto 455 Spadina Avenue Toronto Canada M5S 2G8 fax:+1-416-978-7162 ___________________________________________________________________ ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Thu, 10 Oct 2002 21:49:51 "GMT" From: SARA Alerting <sara@metapress.com> To: "wellman@chass.utoronto.ca" <wellman@chass.utoronto.ca> Subject: Call for Papers - Information, Communication and Society [topimag e.jpg]   Thursday 10, October   Call for Papers: Digital Games and Society A special edition of Information, Communication and Society Academic research and debate around digital games, gaming industries and the associated practices has begun to rapidly expand and develop in recent years. New empirical and theoretical investigations have broadened previous concerns with text-based analysis and debate over violent content by exploring more broad social, economic and cultural questions. Recent technological developments in gaming platforms and network access have reshaped domestic leisure, social interaction and contemporary forms of consumption. Further, the growth of mobile gaming, the promise of always-on gaming connections, and experiments in mediated reality and pervasive/convergence games (such as EA's Majestic) have raised important questions about access, identity, privacy and the nature of public/private spaces which have yet to be fully explored. In response to these developments Information, Communication & Society (iCS) are planning to publish a special edition on digital gaming in December 2003 with Jason Rutter (CRIC, Manchester University) and Jo Bryce (University of Central Lancashire) as guest editors and hence invites the submissions of papers for consideration for inclusion. For further information, please visit: http://ww w.tandf.co.uk/journals/authors/rics_cfp.html   Taylor & Francis Group London • New York • Oslo • Philadelphia • Singapore • Stockholm UK Head Office: 11 New Fetter Lane, London EC4P 4EE