Conferences

Cosign Conference - Computational Semiotics for Games and New Media: explores how semiotics can be used in creating and analysing games and new media.
www.cosignconference.org/

International Game Developers' Association: Calendar - A list of conferences and events of interest to game researchers and developers. Linked, annotated and chronologically ordered.
www.igda.org/events/

7th International Conference on Computer Games: Animation, Mobile and Educational Systems - Magelis, Angoulême, France.The Conference encompasses all topics related to computer games design and development. <small>(November 28, 2005)</small>
www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~cm1822/cgames05.htm

Serious Games Summit - This second annual gathering investigating not just why serious games are important, but how to develop games for non-entertainment purposes. <small>(October 31, 2005)</small>
www.seriousgamessummit.com/

Game On 2002 - London, UK. 27-28 November 2002. Third International Conference on Intelligent Games and Simulation. Announcement and call for papers. <small>(November 27, 2002)</small>
www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/~cm1822/gameon.htm#gameon2002

Computers and Games 2002 (CG'02) - Edmonton, Canada. 25-27 July 2002. International conference with emphasis on research and development in use of artificial intelligence in games. <small>(July 25, 2002)</small>
www.cs.ualberta.ca/cg2002/

Computer Games and Digital Cultures - Tampere, Finland. Aesthetic, narrative and structural issues as well as bridging academia and industry. Programme and general conference information. <small>(June 6, 2002)</small>
www.gamesconference.org/

Playing with the Future: Development and Directions in Computer Gaming - Manchester, England. 5-7 July 2002. Abstracts and programme available. <small>(April 5, 2002)</small>
www.cric.ac.uk/cric/gamerz

Playing by the Rules - The Cultural Policy Challenges of Video Games - University of Chicago, October 2001. Descriptions of panels, bios and links for numerous speakers, a lot of links to other game related sites, including game policy and research. <small>(October 1, 2001)</small>
culturalpolicy.uchicago.edu/conf2001/

Computer and Video Games Come of Age - National conference held at MIT in 2000. Full transcripts of sessions on games as interactive storytelling, aesthetics, and game design. <small>(February 10, 2000)</small>
web.mit.edu/cms/games