FuturePlay is the international academic conference that focuses on the future of video game design and technology. An academic conference is a conference for Researchers (not always Academics to present and Discuss their work A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Game design is the process of designing the content and rules of a Game. Game development is the process by which a Game is produced Today this term most commonly refers to the development of Video games Overview Development
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Overview
Future Play evolved from the former Computer Game Technology (CGT) Conference initiated and run by Algoma University College since 2002. Events Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosts the 5th Annual Interactive Achievement Awards; inducts Will Wright of Maxis The conference is held annually in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Future Play 2008 is hosted by Algoma U and UOIT, each year bringing together key players from academics, industry, and government to advance game design and technology.
The conference focuses on three themes:
- Future game development
- Future game impacts and application
- Future game talent.
Future game development addresses academic research and emerging industry trends in the area of game technology and game design. Future game impacts and applications includes academic research and emerging industry trends focused on designing games for learning, for gender, serious purposes, and to impact society. Future game talent is designed to provide a number of industry and academic perspectives on the knowledge, skills, and attitude it takes to succeed in the games industry. The video game industry (formally referred to as Interactive entertainment) is the economic sector involved with the development, Marketing
These issues are addressed through keynotes from leaders in academia and industry, peer-reviewed paper sessions, panel sessions, workshops, and exhibitions of posters, games, and the latest game technologies and supports from industry-leading vendors. A keynote in Literature, Music or Public speaking is the principal underlying theme
Academic competitions
Games competition
The Future Play Game Exhibition and Competition allows academic, independent, experimental, and/or student developers to gain recognition for their game-related work in a juried competition. A trade fair (or trade show) is an exhibition organised so that companies in a specific Industry can showcase and demonstrate their latest products service study Developers can submit to the exhibition in the following categories:
- Future Games: this category is for games that experiment with new game technologies or design concepts.
- Future Game Impacts and Applications: this category is for games that are built not necessarily for pure entertainment purposes (ie. Serious games), such as games that are for learning purposes. A serious game is a term used to refer to a Software or Hardware application developed with game technology and Game design principles for
- Future Game Talent: this category is primarily for students who have built an original, entertainment game title who wish to show off their talents, earn publicity for their school, gain personal recognition, and perhaps even find a publisher for the game. A video game publisher is a company that publishes Video games that they have either developed internally or have had developed by a Video game developer
Academic papers
Paper submissions for the conference are original, unpublished research. Papers often include late-breaking advances and work-in-progress reports from ongoing research. All submissions are rigorously peer-reviewed and evaluated based on originality, technical and/or research content/depth, correctness, relevance to conference, contributions and readability.
Committees
The various committees of the conference are chaired by various figures from the industry and academia.
2008 program
Future Play 2008 is being hosted by Algoma University College and the University of Ontario Institute of Technology. The University of Ontario Institute of Technology ( UOIT) is located in Oshawa Ontario and shares its campus with Durham College. It is being hosted in Toronto, Canada.
Speakers
Confirmed speakers for Future Play 2008 are Ken Perlin and Katie Salen. Ken Perlin is a professor in the Department of Computer Science at New York University. Katie Salen is a game designer interactive designer animator and design educator The theme of the conference is "Research. Play. Share. "[1]
References
External links
- FuturePlay website
- Algoma University
- Masters in Gaming
- University of Ontario Institute of Technology
- FuturePlay blog
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