DIGITEL 2012 - 4th IEEE International Conference on Digital Game and Intelligent Toy Enhanced Learning (DIGITEL 2012)

4th IEEE International Conference on Digital Game and Intelligent
Toy Enhanced Learning (DIGITEL 2012)
http://digitel2012.info

March 27-30, 2012 in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan

The proceedings of both conferences will be published by IEEE Computer
Society.

Based on shared research interests between these two communities,
the IEEE WMUTE 2012/DIGITEL 2012 conferences will be jointly held
in Takamatsu, Kagawa, Japan. Participants of both events will
be able to interact, discuss and exchange ideas which we hope can
stimulate more exciting ideas for future research. Therefore, this
joint conference aims to promote a new line of research and practice
that highlights both social and technological innovation in order
to support and amalgamate contemporary social learning theories.

This theme-based jointed conference will expose the results of
current research efforts and practices in these fields, as well
as identify future challenges and research priorities relevant
to both communities.

Topics of interest for DIGITEL 2012 include, but are not limited to:

* Design foundation and theory for DIGITEL
* Educational robots and toys
* Artificial intelligence for DIGITEL
* Virtual characters for education and learning
* Virtual storytelling and game narrative for education and learning
* Multiplayer and social game design for education and learning
* Simulation and animation for education and learning
* Augmented/mixed reality for education and learning
* Game-based learning/training
* Games in real world (ubiquitous learning)
* Storytelling and narrative in education and learning
* VR-based education/training
* Non-visual senses (smelling, touching, hearing) for DIGITEL
* Mobile games and its linking to online games for education and
learning
* Location-based games and ubiquitous technology for education and
learning
* Identity in gaming to learn: roles and role-playing
* Collaboration, competition and community in DIGITEL
* Social and cultural aspects in DIGITEL
* Evaluation of DIGITEL systems
* Studies of the effect of games on learning, affect, and motivation
* Embedding instructional design principles in games

Important dates:
Submission deadline: Sep 15th, 2011, for all submissions
Notification of acceptance: Nov 30, 2011
Final version: Jan 6, 2012
Conference date: March 27-30, 2012

Submissions types:
Full papers: 8 pages
Short papers: 5 pages
Posters: 3 pages
Workshop proposals: 2 pages
Demo / interactive events proposals: 2 pages
Doctor Student Consortium proposals: 2 pages

General Conference Chairs:

Hiroyuki Tarumi, Kagawa University, Japan

Demetrios Sampson, University of Piraeus, Greece

Kinshuk, Athabasca University, Canada

Advisor:

Tak-Wai Chan, National Central University, Taiwan

Honorable Chairs:

Yoneo Yano, University of Tokushima, Japan

Toshinori Yamasaki, The Open University of Japan, Japan

WMUTE 2012 Program Chairs:

Hiroaki Ogata, University of Tokushima, Japan

Marcelo Milrad, Linnaeus University, Sweden

Charles Patton, SRI International, USA

DIGITEL 2012 Program Chair:

Masanori Sugimoto, University of Tokyo, Japan

Program co-chairs:

Vincent Aleven, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Yam San Chee, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Baltasar Fernandez Manjon, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain

For both WMUTE and DIGITEL
Doctor Student Consortium

Chair:

Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University, USA

Co-chairs:

Daniel Spikol, Linnaeus University, Sweden

Hiroyuki Mitsuhara, University of Tokushima, Japan

Workshop

Chair:

Ming-Puu Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

Co-Chairs:

Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, Canada

Ryo Takaoka, Yamaguchi University, Japan

Demo/Poster

Co-Chairs:

Hiroyuki Tominaga, Kagawa University, Japan

Chengjiu Yin, Kyushu University, Japan
_Organizing Committee
General Chairs:

Hiroyuki Tarumi (Kagawa University, Japan)

Demetris Sampson (University of Piraeus, Greece)

Kinshuk (Athabasca University, Canada)

Honorable Chairs:

Yoneo Yano (University of Tokushima, Japan)

Toshinori Yamasaki (The Open Unviersity of Japan, Japan)

Advisor:

Tak-Wai Chan (National Central University, Taiwan)

*** WMUTE

PC co-chairs:

Hiroaki Ogata, University of Tokushima, Japan

Marcelo Milrad, Linnaeus University, Sweden

Charles Patton, SRI International, USA

*** DIGITEL

Program chair:

Masanori Sugimoto, Tokyo University, Japan

Program co-chairs:

Vincent Aleven, Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Yam San Chee, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

Baltasar Fernandez Manjon, Ciudad Universitaria Universidad

Complutense de Madrid, Spain

*** For both WMUTE and DIGITEL

DSC

Chair:

Gautam Biswas, Vanderbilt University, USA

Co-chairs:

Daniel Skipol, Linnaeus University, Sweden

Hiroyuki Mitsuhara, University of Tokushima, Japan

Workshop

Chair:

Ming-Puu Chen, National Taiwan Normal University, Taiwan

Co-Chairs:

Maiga Chang, Athabasca University, Canada

Ryo Takaoka, Yamaguchi University, Japan

Demo/Interactive events

Co-Chairs:

Chengjiu Yin, Kyushu University, Japan

Hiroyuki Tominaga, Kagawa University, Japan