IGGI Symposium: 14th & 15th September 2016
Posted 22nd August 2016
The annual IGGI Symposium for 2016 will take place at Goldsmiths, University of London on Wednesday 14th and Thursday 15th September 2016.
Come along to the event to learn more about the fascinating work that our students are doing.
Tickets are free and are available on the Eventbrite page.
The symposium will feature keynote talks from:
- Michael Mateas of the University of California, Santa Cruz, renowned for his work at the intersection of AI, Art and Design in games, whose credits include Facade;
- Tom Schaul, an expert in machine learning from Google DeepMind;
- Emily Short, highly regarded for her work in interactive narrative and game design;
- Scott Martin, Founding Director of the Mason Game Design Program and Virginia Serious Games Institute.
Schedule
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13:00 |
Registration |
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13:30 |
Welcome |
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13:40 |
Invited talk - Crossing the Gap Between Mechanism and Meaning: Rhetorically-Driven Game Generation |
(Mike Mateas, UC Santa Cruz) |
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14:25 |
(Joe Cutting, York) |
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14:45 |
(Mihail Morosan, Essex) |
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15:05 |
Coffee |
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15:45 |
Invited talk - Deep Reinforcement Learning and Games |
(Tom Schaul, Google Deepmind) |
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16:30 |
(Christian Guckelsberger, Goldsmiths) |
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16:50 |
IGGI buzz (1 min lightening talks) |
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17:30 |
Poster session and drinks |
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19:30 |
Close |
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Thursday, 15th September |
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09:30 |
Registration & Coffee |
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10:00 |
Welcome |
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10:10 |
(Matt Bedder, York) |
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10:30 |
(Tom Cole, Goldsmiths) |
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10:45 |
Coffee |
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11:05 |
Invited talk - Reconciling Generation and Authorship: Dialogue for Highly Dynamic NPCs |
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11:50 |
(Joseph Walton-Rivers, Essex) |
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12:05 |
(Memo Akten, Goldsmiths) |
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12:25 |
Lunch (Weston Atrium) |
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13:50 |
Invited talk - Scriyb: Using Game Mechanics, Game Chat Dynamics, and Social Theory Algorithms to Improve Virtual Educational Outcomes |
(Scott Martin, Virginia Serious Games Institute) |
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14:35 |
(David Gundry, York) |
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14:50 |
Identifying Cognitive Flow Using EEG & Other Physiological Signals |
(Andrei Iacob, Essex) |
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15:10 |
Coffee |
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15:30 |
(Naz Kokkinakis, York) |
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15:45 |
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16:00 |
Optimality Principles in the Procedural Generation of Graffiti Style |
(Daniel Berio, Goldsmiths) |
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16:15 |
Close |
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You must register for a ticket on the Eventbrite page to attend. Tickets are also available for the evening reception on Wednesday 14th September
If you have any questions about the event, please contact info@iggi.org.uk
