In conjunction with the next Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3), scheduled for May 10–12, 2006, we are planning a combination of workshop discussions and conference presentations focused on new perspectives on women, games and computing. The workshop “Beyond Barbie and Mortal Kombat”, funded by the National Science Foundation, will discuss on May 8th, 2006, the attractiveness of multi-player games, efforts to bring girls into game design, and the appeal of casual games. The workshop will bring together researchers, designers and business people to discuss and review current trends in the area of women and games. Topics for the workshop will include: The New Girl Games? (women and girls in online role playing games), Bringing Girls on Board (girls and women programming games), and Moving Beyond Commercial Games (casual games, serious games, educational games). We will then join on May 9th the Education Arcade conference and visit on May 10th the E3 exhibits.

We are inviting doctoral students to join us in this workshop and discussions. Applicants must have completed their dissertation proposal (or equivalent) and can be at any stage in their dissertation work. Funding from the National Science Foundation is available for up to 8 students, covering travel, hotel, and Education Arcade conference registration and E3 exhibit pass. International students are welcome to apply.

For more information on workshop, please contact kafai@gseis.ucla.edu
To apply, please submit the following materials to workapp@gseis.ucla.edu

• A cover sheet with your name, title of your dissertation, your advisor's name, your institution, your full postal address, phone numbers, and e-mail address
• A 100 word abstract
• A 2-3 page summary of your thesis work
• A letter of endorsement from your thesis advisor. This must include an assessment of the current status of your work, and an expected date for thesis completion.

These materials should be in one file (word or pdf). If your professor wishes to send the letter separately, it should have a subject line that states:

workshop_student
February 15, 2006 — Submissions due by 11:59pm PST
March 1, 2006 — Notification of acceptance by email to submitter

Participants for the workshop will be selected on the basis of their anticipated contribution to the workshop goals. Incomplete applications will not be considered.

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Barbara L. McCombs, Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist and Director
Human Motivation, Learning, and Development Center
University of Denver Research Institute
2050 E. Iliff Avenue, Boettcher East - Room 224
Denver, CO 80208
(303) 871-4245 Office
(303) 871-2716 Fax

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