Serious Game at DHSS 201

Call For Papers

Serious Games: toward an effective training

Track at the International Defense and Homeland Security Workshop

(DHSS 2011)

Track Chairs: Paolo Proietti

Affiliations: MIMOS, Italy

Contacts: roma@mimos.it

Track description

The games commercial sector is developing many of the key technologies and applications that have the potential for cost-effective adaptation for defence exploitation and use in modelling and simulation (M&S) applications, such as defence planning, training, operations and capabilities development. The exploitation of gaming commercial technologies and the appropriate use of open standards can provide efficiencies and increased benefits for defence applications.

Due to a growing need for flexibility and responsiveness in uncertain operational situations there is a strong demand for training on basic tactical procedures and situational management (often multi-national) rather than specific weapon systems training. Asymmetric warfare has dramatically changed the way we combat and face the enemy, often interfacing with civilians and adapting behaviours to accommodate different cultures.

The purpose of this track is to explore commercial and games technologies, understand best practices, and to identify barriers to further exploitation and ways these barriers might be overcome.

Key Dates

Submissions of Extended Abstracts (deadline extension): May 20, 2011

Notification of acceptance: June 10, 2011

Early Registration: July 01, 2011

Final Camera-Ready Submission: July 01, 2011

Authors' Guidelines (further information author’s instruction section)

FIRST SUBMISSION

Extended abstracts (minimum 2 pages), full draft papers or other proposals should be submitted for the review process through the submission section by May 20, 2011 (deadline extended).

The extended abstract or the full draft paper must contain title, authors, affiliations, addresses, main body and references.

Each extended abstract or full draft paper will be reviewed by at least two members of the International Program Committee taking into consideration scientific quality, originality and relevance. Only original papers, written in English will be accepted.

The extended abstract or the full draft paper should be prepared by following the final paper formatting. However any type of paper formatting can be accepted for the first submission.

NOTIFICATION OF ACCEPTANCE

Notification of acceptance will be sent by June 10, 2011.

CAMERA READY PAPER SUBMISSION

The International Program Committee will accept two types of camera ready papers: extended paper (10 pages, 2 columns); regular paper (6 pages, 2 columns) both for regular and special sessions.

The camera ready paper must adhere to the conference template. The .dot file contains the complete instructions for preparing a camera ready copy for the Proceedings. The final version of the paper must be a PDF file.

Your camera ready paper (extended paper or regular paper) in PDF format must be submitted by using the submission section before July 01, 2011.

The page limit for manuscripts is ten (10) pages (included in the author registration fee). Additional pages will require an additional fee.

If your work must be cleared or approved before publication by your institution, company, or governmental agency, please be sure that process will be completed by the due date above or we will not be able to include it in the CD Conference Proceedings.