[game_preservation] DiGRA panel further information

[Andrew Armstrong]

As far as I'm aware, it won't be published anywhere - but there may be 
plans to, we do want to get it out as far as possible, regarding 
readership, since it's a much more general paper then a single field or 
speciality.

Henry might have more in mind regarding this, especially if it'd 
conflict with this conference.

I'm up for talking at the conference if I'm the SIG rep/knowledgeable 
person (on what's going on in general ;) not specifics). By the time the 
conference comes around I hope to be more an expert on groups, problems, 
and the SIG will be half way through another year of work by then. Since 
I'm UK based, unless the conference is thousands of pounds, I can make 
it down to it (if it is thousands, I'm afraid I don't have any money ;) 
honest, GDC is making me broke, hehehe).

Seems Jo and Rachel might be able to help, so that's 3 of us with time 
or papers to contribute. I have slightly more access to resources in my 
new job research wise since I am working in IT at Nottingham University, 
and can likely brush up on their journals now, so I can help Rachel 
write a paper as she suggests, if no one else is available - depending 
on the topic I guess, there are some areas I know nothing about.

Andrew

Dan Pinchbeck wrote:

> Has the white paper been published elsewhere? If not, that sounds like a

> good idea. Editing it down shouldn't be too major a task - and I'm not

> sure it needs major academic writing, that's not the point. I think the

> focus should be more along the lines of "this is what is going on, this

> is what needs to be done, this is how academics factor into the

> picture". Published papers for the conference have a cap of 6000 words

> for the final piece. I'm happy to help out with that if it makes the

> cut, but just can't take that on alongside putting together the general

> framework and the KEEP paper and the call for other papers...

>

> Normal format would be about 20 minutes for presentation with 10 minutes

> for questions. I'd assume a 90 minute or two hour total slot, depending

> on the number of papers in total. 

>

> Dan

>

> Dan Pinchbeck

> Advanced Games Research Group

> School of Creative Technologies

> University of Portsmouth, UK

>

> www.thechineseroom.co.uk

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