CFP GamiFIN Conference 2017
Pori, Finland
http://gamifinconference.com
9th to 10th May 2017
Submissions due on:
EXTENDED DEADLINE 31th January, 2017
Selected contributions will be published in special issue of International journal of Serious Games
+ Open-access online conference proceedings (CEUR-WS)
* GamiFIN 2017 is proud and delighted to announce our confirmed keynote speakers, we do have a great combination of excellence around gamification: Dr. Sylvester Arnab, Reader in Game Science, Coventry University (UK), Dr. Sebastian Deterding, a senior research fellow at the Digital Creativity Labs, University of York (UK) and Dr. Juho Hamari, a Professor of Gamification at UCPori and a leading researcher at the Game Research Lab University of Tampere. Exciting lectures ahead concentrating on e.g. the current state of the art in the field of academic research on gamification, why gamification needs theory and how to transform ordinary tasks into extraordinary experiences. Be sure not to miss these key-talks next May in Pori, Finland!
We are pleased to invite you to GamiFIN conference, on 9th to 10th of May 2017 in Pori, Finland. GamiFIN is a meeting place where researchers, industry and experts present results from their latest work regarding gamification, technology, media and digital culture for the future society.
GamiFIN is a concept made up by University Consortium of Pori. GamiFIN brings together people not only from different fields of academia but also from different sectors such as companies and other institutions. GamiFIN is a great opportunity to present your novel and ground-breaking research results, benefit from the interaction with industry and practitioners and to get new ideas how to utilize gamificational approaches in research as well as in industrial level.
The GamiFIN conference features e.g. the following major themes:
- Gamification, ludification, playfulness
- Industry and gamification
- Gamification of public events such as concerts, sports events etc.
- Wellbeing and gamification
- Sustainability, ecological solutions
- Customer services gamification
- Funification
- Gamification of mathematics
- Gamification of data collection
- Gamification of research
CONFERENCE PUBLICATIONS
The authors of the selection of the best papers will be invited to publish their work as an article in a special issue of the International Journal of Serious Games.
All the papers accepted to the conference, will be sent for consideration in open-access CEUR Workshop Proceedings. CEUR-WS.org is a recognized ISSN publication series with ISSN 1613-0073. After acceptance, the proceedings will be published as a GamiFIN Conference 2017 volume. (In the Finnish classification of publication forums, CEUR-WS-proceedings are classified as Jufo 1)
There are two different tracks you can submit your proposals to:
1) academic and 2) industrial
In the academic track, the papers should contain 4 -6 pages, including the list of references. Papers are expected to contribute the field of gamification, based on the different themes of the conference. The contribution has to be original, novel, well written and scientifically ensure the validity of the presented results.
The industrial track serves the participating companies by offering demo sessions where current and on going work can be presented. Contributions concerning development, business cases, marketing, strategy, case studies, best practices and lessons learned etc. are welcomed. In industrial track, please submit 1-page position paper. All academic submissions will be peer-reviewed double blinded. The industrial submissions should include a short biography of the author / presenter, and description of their organization.
Extended deadline for submissions is 31th of January, 2017.
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