[Air-L] Other conferences in Europe in October? - "Future an Reality of Gaming" in Vienna

[Sigrid Jones]

Hi

There is a slight overlap, but the Vienna Games Conference 2008  
"Future an Reality of Gaming" will be held from 17th till 19th of  
October in Vienna.

General information:

Digital games have become a driving factor of contemporary cultural,  
social, and economic development. They are enablers of global  
cultural exchange and serve as entry points for media participation.  
However, the cultural, social and economic significance of games  
usually remains underestimated or misunderstood by the general  
public. In 2007, the City of Vienna decided to host “Game City”, a  
high profile event bringing together representatives of the games  
industry, non-profit organizations, academia and the general public  
for the discussion of the current state of computer games, digital  
youth cultures and games research. One key element of “Game City” was  
the Vienna Games Conference, which had the objective of serving as a  
public information platform as well as an international networking  
event for game researchers of various disciplines. Due to the  
overwhelming success of this concept, the “Game City” event and the  
Vienna Games Conference will be held again in the fall of 2008.

Greetings from Vienna
Sigrid


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University of Vienna
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