Abbrevation
ECS
Link
http://www.cs.up.ac.za/cs/jbishop/WCC2008/ECS2008-CfP.doc
City
Milano
Country
Italy
Deadline Paper
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Abstract

<P class=MsoNormal style=&#8243;TEXT&#8211;JUSTIFY: inter&#8211;ideograph; MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT&#8211;ALIGN: justify; mso&#8211;layout&#8211;grid&#8211;align: none&#8243;><SPAN lang=EN&#8211;US style=&#8243;FONT&#8211;SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black&#8243;>New challenges in entertainment computing are coming up and need some attention to be discussed&#046; One of the booming areas is gaming on PC and other dedicated hardware, entertainment robots are available, virtual and second life is very attractive to millions of people&#046; How can and should these products be designed to the benefits of different cultural regions on earth? There are many disciplines involved in contributing to these challenges: from computer science to social science&#046; Often these disciplines have their own field of focus, have their own conferences, or only deal with specialized sub&#8211;problems&#046; </SPAN><BR></P><B>Keywords:</B> <P class=MsoNormal style=&#8243;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso&#8211;layout&#8211;grid&#8211;align: none&#8243;><SPAN lang=EN&#8211;US style=&#8243;FONT&#8211;SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black&#8243;>1) serious gaming (e&#046;g&#046; what is this all about)<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = &#8243;urn:schemas&#8211;microsoft&#8211;com:office:office&#8243; /></SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style=&#8243;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso&#8211;layout&#8211;grid&#8211;align: none&#8243;><SPAN lang=EN&#8211;US style=&#8243;FONT&#8211;SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black&#8243;>2) entertainment in aeronautics (e&#046;g&#046; gaming without gravity)</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style=&#8243;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso&#8211;layout&#8211;grid&#8211;align: none&#8243;><SPAN lang=EN&#8211;US style=&#8243;FONT&#8211;SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black&#8243;>3) violent and adult gaming (e&#046;g&#046; cultural barriers and business)</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style=&#8243;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso&#8211;layout&#8211;grid&#8211;align: none&#8243;><SPAN lang=EN&#8211;US style=&#8243;FONT&#8211;SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black&#8243;>4) cultural computing (e&#046;g&#046; how to address cultural developments)</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style=&#8243;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso&#8211;layout&#8211;grid&#8211;align: none&#8243;><SPAN lang=EN&#8211;US style=&#8243;FONT&#8211;SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black&#8243;>5) entertainment beyond gaming (e&#046;g&#046; next generation of products)</SPAN></P> <P class=MsoNormal style=&#8243;MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; mso&#8211;layout&#8211;grid&#8211;align: none&#8243;><SPAN lang=EN&#8211;US style=&#8243;FONT&#8211;SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: black&#8243;>6) interactive TeleVision (e&#046;g&#046; ambient entertainment)</SPAN></P>