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<u>CFP: 2015 DiGRA Australia Conference</u><br>
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We are delighted to announce that the second annual DiGRA Australia conference will be held at UNSW Australia, 29th – 30th of June. </div>
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<b>The theme for DiGRAA 2015 will be ‘Inclusivity in Australian Games and Game Studies’.</b></div>
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Games, games culture and games studies is often exclusive. Movements, communities, norms and individuals at various scales and levels of impact continue to attempt to define who plays, where they play, how they play, and what they should like about it. Games
are increasingly becoming a pervasive everyday practice, engaged with across all demographics, with wider, more nuanced and varied experiences and meanings drawn from their experience. The purpose of this years DiGRA Australia is to provide an opportunity
for games scholars to be inclusive in our approach, in our understanding, and in the knowledge that our research generates.<br>
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We therefore invite submissions that describe research projects completed or still under way, that prompt discussion, or report findings or arguments. We call for papers and contributions on the theme of inclusion. This is the inclusion of different people:
in terms of the different backgrounds and identities of the players and characters represented in gaming and games culture. This is also the inclusion directed towards games scholars and the different perspectives that enrich our scholarship beyond the nexus
of the white straight male. Finally, this is also the inclusion of methodologies and approaches: in terms of the wealth of means by which we might understand games and play.<br>
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Attendance at the event is also an opportunity to shape and be involved in the future direction of this regional DiGRA chapter.<br>
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We organise such an event acknowledging that ‘game studies’ is not an exclusively academic endeavour – exciting and ground-breaking work is occurring in a wide variety of commercial, professional and amateur contexts. Consequently, we encourage non-academic
game researchers, critics, designers, developers and artists to attend and contribute to the event. Submitted abstracts will not be evaluated harshly for not engaging with academic literature, as we see this as an opportunity for these disparate communities
to engage and share knowledge.</div>
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We invite interested authors to submit <u>400-800 word abstracts</u> (not including references), anonymous for peer review. Submissions from academics are typically expected to have references to reflect the author’s engagement with existing scholarship, but
this is not a requirement for inclusion in the conference.</div>
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<b>Important Dates</b><br>
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Abstract Submission Deadline – 3rd May.<br>
Notification of Acceptance – 18th May.<br>
Symposium Date -29th – 30th of June.</div>
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More details on the conference website: <a href="http://digraa.org/2015-digra-australia-conference/" target="_blank">http://digraa.org/2015-digra-australia-conference/</a></div>
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