The International Conference on Entertainment Computing (IFIP-ICEC 2024) invites proposals for workshops to be held in conjunction with the main conference. Workshops provide a unique forum for researchers, practitioners, and industry professionals to explore and discuss emerging topics within the field of entertainment computing. We welcome workshop proposals on a wide range of subjects related to entertainment computing, including but not limited to:

- Virtual and Augmented Reality;

- Serious Games and Gamification;

- Interactive Storytelling;

- Human-Computer Interaction in Entertainment;

- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning in Entertainment;

- Digital Arts and Creativity;

- Social and Ethical Aspects of Entertainment Technologies;

- Interactive Media and Multimedia Applications;

Submission Guidelines

Prospective workshop organizers are invited to submit a proposal that includes the following information:

– Workshop or tutorial title and short abstract (max. 50 words);

– Workshop summary, short review of state of the art, motivation and goals;

– Workshop format (an activity plan and its rationale towards the goals);

– Workshop format for participant enrollment (e.g. position papers, prior expression of interest, or other applicable requirement for planning and organization);

– Profile of participants (and estimated number of participants);

– Contact of the organizers (name, affiliation, address, phone, email);

– Short but relevant bio information of the organizers;

– Expected workshop outcomes (proceedings, special iss.ue of journals, project proposals, etc.);

– Proposed workshop due dates (take into consideration conference schedules); workshops can be scheduled for either half a day (4h) or a full day (8h);

– Workshops are open to all IFIP-ICEC attendees at no additional cost, even if not submitting contributions;

Important dates

Workshop proposal deadline: March 16th

Proposed workshop will take place on 30th September 2024, and can be scheduled for either half a day (4h) or a full day (8h). Workshops are open to all IFIP-ICEC attendees at no additional cost, even if not submitting contributions.

Additionally, to be considered for inclusion in the conference proceedings, authors of workshop proposals may also submit a 6 page (maximum, excl. references) paper in the Springer LNCS format, observing the deadline for full paper submission.

Regular workshop proposals will not be included in the proceedings.

All contributions have to be submitted via EasyChair (anonymized for double-blind review)

We invite proposals for tutorials that will be held in conjunction with ICEC 2024. We invite proposals in all areas of entertainment computing (see conference topics listed above) and particularly welcome proposals that will focus on and promote discussion on new and emerging trends. Tutorial proposals should be two pages in length and must include the following information:

- Contact information (name, affiliation, address, phone number and email) of the tutorial organizer(s)

– Relevant CV information of the tutorial leader(s)

– Tutorial title;

– Tutorial objective;

– Background/relevance of tutorial topic;

– Intended duration (3h or 6h);

– Brief summary of the content.

To be considered for inclusion in the conference proceedings, authors of tutorial proposals may also submit a 6 page (minimum) paper in the Springer LNCS format, observing the deadline for full paper submission. Regular tutorial proposals will not be included in the proceedings.

All contributions have to be submitted via EasyChair (anonymized for double-blind review)