Topics of interest for DIGITEL 2012 include, but are not limited to:

* Design foundation and theory for DIGITEL
* Educational robots and toys
* Artificial intelligence for DIGITEL
* Virtual characters for education and learning
* Virtual storytelling and game narrative for education and learning
* Multiplayer and social game design for education and learning
* Simulation and animation for education and learning
* Augmented/mixed reality for education and learning
* Game-based learning/training
* Games in real world (ubiquitous learning)
* Storytelling and narrative in education and learning
* VR-based education/training
* Non-visual senses (smelling, touching, hearing) for DIGITEL
* Mobile games and its linking to online games for education and learning
* Location-based games and ubiquitous technology for education and learning
* Identity in gaming to learn: roles and role-playing
* Collaboration, competition and community in DIGITEL
* Social and cultural aspects in DIGITEL
* Evaluation of DIGITEL systems
* Studies of the effect of games on learning, affect, and motivation
* Embedding instructional design principles in games

Important dates:

Submission deadline: Oct 1st, 2011
Notification of acceptance: Nov 30, 2011
Final version: Jan 6, 2012
Conference date: March 27-30, 2012