[Air-l] Announcement: Community Work Symposium - May 21

[T.L. Taylor]

On Friday, May 21 2004,  The ITU's Center for Computer Games Research 
will be hosting an all-day symposium entitled "Community Work: 
Managing Multiplayer Culture."

Multiplayer game designers and administrators are not simply engaged 
in creating stable game structures and systems of play but are deeply 
involved in the creation of communities, cultures, and behaviors. 
While much has been discussed around the technical challenges MMOG's 
pose, this symposium takes up the subject of community management and 
suggests that the design and maintenance of these vibrant worlds pose 
some of the most interesting challenges facing games today. Speakers 
for the event are Richard Bartle, Edward Castronova, Julian Dibbell, 
and Jessica Mulligan.

The symposium is free but registration is required by May 14. For 
full details please visit http://game.itu.dk/comwork/. Look forward 
to seeing you all in Copenhagen! :)

	TL

PS One additional note: This event is also the third day of my 
upcoming PhD course, Game Culture. Info for that can be found at 
http://www.itu.dk/Internet/sw11025.asp. The deadline for applications 
for the PhD course is April 19.

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T.L. Taylor, Assistant Professor
Center for Computer Games Research
Dept. of Digital Aesthetics and Communiction
IT University of Copenhagen
Glentevej 67, 2400-DK NV Copenhagen
+45 38 16 89 61 (tele) / +45 38 16 88 99 (fax)
tltaylor at itu.dk / http://www.itu.dk/~tltaylor/