
University of Warwick, UK
10-12th September 2008
The Women In Games conference encourages research and seeks to promote careers for women within the games industry. If games are to become a true sibling medium to music and cinema, the industry needs greater balance in its audience and its workforce. The Women In Games conference welcomes participants from both industry and academia, providing a forum for presentation and discussion of issues relating to all aspects of women's involvement in games, including game development, game playing and women as portrayed within games.
Although this conference is concerned with women and games please note that men are also very welcome to participate! The industry needs a meaningful dialogue between the sexes as it moves forward.
Further details of the conference and this year's themes are available at the conference website: www.womeningames.com
You are invited to participate in the conference in the following ways
We welcome proposals for presentations, panels, posters and workshops from both industrial and academic participants. The main conference themes are detailed on the website and submissions related to these and other relevant issues are invited.
Industrial participants who do not wish to write a paper are invited to submit a 250 word abstract outlining your proposed contribution.
Full paper: (abstract 1200 words max)
Short papers: (abstract 600 words max)
Other types of submission: see website.
Student paper: (abstract 1000 words)
Important dates for all categories:
Submission of abstracts June 23, 2008
Women in Games 2008 10-12th September 2008
All submissions should be sent to nicola@womeningames.com and will be anonymously peer-reviewed by the Women in Games steering committee.
For further details see www.womeningames.com or contact nicola@womeningames.com