CGAMES 2012 conference is in a Technical Co-Sponsorship with IEEE Society and the IEEE Computer Society Technical Committee on SIMULATION (TCSIM) has endorsed the conference.

The conference proceedings will be included in CSDL and IEEE Xplore digital libraries (Approval Pending). In addition, it will be indexed in INSPEC and ISTP.

Welcome to CGAMES 2012 International Computer Games Conference, now in its 12th year, is acknowledged as one of the leading research conferences devoted to advancing the theory and practice of computer games development. It is organised by the University of Wolverhampton, UK, in association with the University of Louisville and the IEEE TCSIM Computer Society.

The International Conference on Computer Games: AI, Animation, Mobile, Educational & Serious Games organised by The University of Wolverhampton, UK, is one of the leading research conferences devoted to the advancement of the theory and practice of games development. It brings together an international community of experts to discuss the state-of-the-art in computer games research, perspectives of future developments and innovative applications relevant to games development and related areas. Past conferences have attracted hundreds of participants from the industry and the academia from around the globe.

The main aim of the conference is to bring together researchers, games developers, sound, graphics, video, and animation developers, education and training industry from around the world to exchange ideas on design methods, research and development, and development methodologies that are beneficial to the computer games industry and the academia. For each event the theme has been chosen to reflect the major changes in the way in which digital games are developed and played.

We hope that you will plan to join us in Louisville, Kentucky in July 2012.
For more information and enquires, please contact the conference administration team: CGAMES@wlv.ac.uk

General Conference Chair: Professor Qasim Mehdi
(University of Wolverhampton)
q.h.mehdi@wlv.ac.uk

General Programmes and Publications Chair: Professor Adel Elmaghraby
(University of Louisville, USA)
adel@louisville.edu

International Programme Chair: Professor Rob Moreton
(University of Wolverhampton, UK)
r.moreton@wlv.ac.uk

Programme Chair: Dr. Roman Yampolskiy
(University of Louisville, USA)
roman.yampolskiy@louisville.edu

Conference Organisation and Sponsorship Chair: Professor Rammohan Ragade
(University of Louisville, USA)
ragade@louisville.edu

Conference Workshop and Student Activities Chair: Dr. Dar-jen Chan
(University of Louisville, USA)
djchan01@louisville.edu

Sponsorship Chair: Dr. Julia Chariker
(University of Louisville, USA)
julia.chariker@louisville.edu

Game Technology/Industrial Chair: Dr. Miguel Encarnaçäo
(ACT, Inc., USA)
Miguel.Encarnacao@act.org

Industrial Liaison Chair: Dr. Brian Carter
(Chippewa Software Technology, Louisville, KY, USA)
briancarter@chipsofttech.com

Marketing and Communication Chair: Mr. Jasbir Uppal
(University of Wolverhampton, UK)
J.S.Uppal@wlv.ac.uk

The Galt House Hotel, Louisville is located on the waterfront. It offers a magnificent view of the Ohio River and is within walking distance of many attractions in downtown Louisville. Guests need to ask for group name CGAMES USA 2012.

Galt House Reservations
Website: Galthouse Hotel Website
Online Booking: Link
Phone number: 502-589-5200
Conference rate:
RIVUE TOWER: $116 single or double
SUITE TOWER: $139 single or double
Reservations: Galthouse Hotel Reservations

There are two conference rooms for sessions and a separate room for the breaks. All conference rooms are in the hotel.

You are invited to submit a paper on any topic related to computer games design, development and education, and particularly papers covering the use of AI for modelling and programming "believable characters", mobile games, multiplayer on-line, educational and serious games. We strongly encourage the submission of papers related to the design and the experiments of original type of games, in particular in the fields of serious games, ubiquitous, mobile, cross media platforms and massively multiplayer on line games.

Paper Format

The conference will be using IEEE manuscript template in MS Word or Adobe format on an A4 page size.
Follow the links for Template samples and Paper formatting instructions.

The conference will cover, but is not restricted to, the following topics:

1. Tools and Systems for Games and Virtual Reality
   • Games platforms, toolkits, mechanics, frameworks, engines, APIs and libraries, and middleware, Scripting engines
   • Game interfaces (input devices, speech, gestures)
   • Content generation tools (modelling, texturing, animation, motion capture, sound, level designer)
2. Game AI
   • Neural networks, genetic algorithms, Finite State Machines, fuzzy logics, rule-based AI, probability systems, Bayesian techniques, path finding, potential functions, flocking
   • Learning, adaptation and evolution
   • Believable characters, models, agent architecture, memory, game bots
   • Multi-Agent Simulation systems (MAS)
   • Game AI for research and simulation
3. Simulation, Graphics & Visualisation
   • Immersive Environments, virtual environments, virtual reality, augmented reality, mixed reality
   • Real-time rendering and shaders
   • Procedural generation (particles, textures, objects, terrains, worlds)
   • Game Physics, NURBS, skeletal animation, facial animation
   • Level-Of-Detailing, image-based rendering, photo realism
4. Serious Games and Games for Research
   • Edutainment, games for education and training, learning & teaching aids, technology-supported learning, simulations, developments and applications
   • Disaster Management, crowd simulation, crime scene investigation, medical training, situation awareness, games-based therapy, games for science
5. Social and Humanities Aspects of Games
   • Gender in games, violence, and pervasive games
   • The Player
   • Games and Society
   • Gaming Communities
6. Online Games and Distributed Simulation, Multi-user, Mobile Games, and Security
   • Games for mobile, Tablets, handheld, and connected systems
   • MUDs, MMOGs, MMORPGs
   • Games development for iPad, iPhone, and Android Phones and Tablets
   • Ambient learning environments for mobile devices and ad-hoc networking
   • Load Balancing and distributed Techniques
   • Distributed Simulation Tools and Techniques for Mobile and Online Games (High level architecture, communication protocols, peer to peer architectures, publish/subscribe techniques, scalability and Interoperability, etc.)
   • Learning, information support activities
   • Game Security
7. Future Games
   • Generative/Procedural content development (characters, models, music, worlds)
   • Physics-based games
   • Emergence in Games
   • Mixed-Reality and Augmented Reality for Games
   • Future Games Interfaces: Touch, Gestures, Multi-Point UI
8. Emerging Games Platforms, Technologies and Applications
   • Cloud computing Games
   • Distributed Games, Tools, and services
   • Cloud Based Tools and Services
   • Emerging Games Genres and Platforms
   • Computational Techniques and Architectures
   • Image Processing in Games
   • Information Storage and Retrieval
9. Inclusive Areas
   • Interactive robots and toys, virtual pets
   • Games Technology and ambient intelligence for next generation games
   • Sensors based interaction with the environment
10. Game Design and Simulation
    • Games genres
    • Games simulation
    • Level design
    • Adaptable Interactive Interfaces
11. Game Images
    • Visual aesthetics
    • Animation, Graphics, and Visualization
12. Sound & Music
    • Sound design
    • Music composition

Special Sessions: Proposals for organising special sessions, workshops, and tutorials should be sent to the conference general chair Q.H.Mehdi@wlv.ac.uk

Articles are to be submitted in Word or PDF only. Articles should be submitted electronically via this link: Paper Submission Link

CGAMES published format is in the IEEE style, 2 columns, 10 pt fonts. Article contents include abstract, keywords, background, development, diagrams, results, conclusions, references, author photo and a short biography.

• Extended papers and state-of the art reviews: 8 pages.
• Regular papers: 5 pages.

Short research student papers on work in progress: 3-4 pages, 1-page posters. The final paper must be submitted in PDF format for inclusion in the conference proceedings. File size of images should be compressed (e.g. jpeg) and final manuscripts should include printable high resolution images. All papers will be subjected to the peer review process.
Final decision on paper length will be made by referees.

Paper Format

The conference will be using IEEE manuscript template in MS Word or Adobe format on an A4 page size.

• Template samples and Paper formatting instructions can be found at: Link
• Copyright Form - Link

For further details of the format see:
Further Paper Submission Information

CGAMES 2012 Registration: Register Online

First call for papers: 5 January 2012
Paper Submission Deadline: 2 July 2012
Notification of Paper Acceptance: 10 July 2012
Final Paper Submission: 12 July 2012
Author Registration: 12 July 2012
Conference Dates: 30 July - 1 August 2012

Papers received after the Final Paper Submission deadline will not appear in the Proceedings. Authors of accepted papers are requested to orally present their papers at the conference otherwise their papers will NOT be included in conference proceedings.

Authors are expected to register at the earliest convenience. Authors are required to present at the conference. Papers will only be included in the proceedings if the registration fee is paid.

IEEE TCSIM provides a cash award of $500 for the best student paper written solely or primarily by a student and presented at the conference by the student.

Student registration will be at a reduced rate. Poster and/or demos of their work are encouraged for companies present at the conference.

Companies wishing to hire exhibition space for marketing/recruitment purposes are invited to contact the organisers.

Registration and payment in advance is required from all authors.

IEEE TCSIM Best Student's Paper Award For CGAMES 2012

The IEEE TCSIM best student's paper award for CGAMES 2012 international conference has been awarded to three papers that were selected by the award selection committee. The authors of the selected papers will receive awards with the prize to be distributed as follows:

• First Place $250
• Second Place $150
• Third Place $100

The papers receiving the awards are:

1st Place
DRE-Bot: A Hierarchical First Person Shooter Bot Using Multiple Sarsa(λ) Reinforcement
Frank G Glavin and Michael G Madden

2nd Place
Robot Design using the unity Game Engine for Computer Games and Robotic Simulations
William A Mattingly, Dar-jen Chang, Richard Paris, Neil Smith, John Blevins, and Ming Ouyang

3rd Place
Procedural Textures Using Tilings With Perlin Noise
David Maung, Yinxuan Shi, and Roger Crawfis

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