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Call for Chapters: Book on Games, Play and Affection


Type: Calls For Papers [View all]
Posted by: University of Miami
Deadline: Tue, April 30th, 2019

Authors are invited to submit contributions for an edited volume on love and affection in games. This volume will be published by Taylor and Francis press in 2020 and edited by Lindsay Grace at the University of Miami School of Communication. Submissions should explore the challenges and opportunities in designing love and affection in games and play. The aim of this this book is to bring together leading researchers, artists, designers and developers in romance and affection games to explain the past, present and future of affection play in digital worlds. A wide variety of submission from academics and industry professionals is encouraged. 


Authors are invited to submit work that explains or explores:

Designing romance and/or affection in games

The ethical and theoretical implications of such designs

The politics of gender, race, culture, class and technology in affection play

The success and failures of such work

Case studies of affection in games and play

Studies on play and affection

Best practices in the use of affection in games

Other topics as appropriate

Authors should consider the spectrum of affection across gender, age, and culture.
Please submit extended abstracts of no longer than 1000 words or complete drafts by

April 30th, 2019

Submission and Additional informat at: http://book.affectiongames.com/

References should be completed in Chicago Manual style (16th edition). If submitting a complete abstract, please complete the form with 1000 word or less extended abstract and attached the complete chapter by contacting ProfessorGrace at ProfessorGrace [dot] com. Questions may be addressed to the same address



Posted on Tue, March 12th, 2019
Expires on Tue, April 30th, 2019

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