IEEE 1st International Conference on Serious Games and Applications for Health
Braga, Portugal – November 9-11, 2011

First call for papers

Paper submission deadline: March 15, 2011

http://www.ipca.pt/segah2011

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the the 1^st IEEE International Conference on Serious Games and Aplications for Health, SeGaH 2011, to be held in Braga, Portugal, from November 9-11, 2011.

SeGaH 2011 is promoted by the Polytechnic Institute of Cávadoe Ave (Barcelos, Portugal) and sponsored by IEEE.

The overall objectives of the conference are the discussion and sharing of knowledge, experiences and scientific and technical results, related to state-of-the-art solutions, technologies and applications of serious games in health and healthcare, as well as the demonstration of advanced products and technologies.

Possible topics include, but are not limited to: 

• Simulation;
• Virtual environments;
• Patient education;
• Public health education;
• Game-based learning;
• Exercising and active living;
• Assistive technologies;
• Accessibility;
• Rehabilitation;
• Diagnosis;
• Clinical training;
• Healthcare professionals training;
• Surgery;
• Algorithms;
• Artificial intelligence;
• Human-computer interface;
• Game design and development.

 In any of these or related topics, submissions can focus on:

• Enabling technologies and practical deployment of solutions;
• Business opportunities, business models, and management;
• Social aspects; and Applications and case-studies (in use or test phases).

For more information please consult the conference webpage at http://www.ipca.pt/segah2011

Looking forward to meeting you in Braga next November 2011.

Best regards,

The conference organizers. 

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General Co-Chairs
    Maria Manuela Cruz-Cunha, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal
    Ricardo Simoes, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal

Program Co-Chairs
    João Vilaca, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave,
    Portugal Nuno Rodrigues, Polytechnic Institute of Cavado and Ave, Portugal

[email protected]
http://www.ipca.pt/segah2011

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