Registration for Ludo 2015 is now open! On the registration page you will find travel and accommodation advice, and various ticket options for access to sessions. Please be aware that you have about one month (until March 31st) to take advantage of the early-bird discounts. Tickets for the conference dinner are limited, so ensure you book early, and certainly before April 6th. If you have any special requirements, please do include a note with your order, and if there are any unforeseen problems with the booking system, don’t hesitate to email us at ludomusicology@gmail.com.
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Ludo 2015 Second Keynote Announcement
by Mark Sweeney • • 0 Comments
We are very pleased to announce that Prof. David Roesner, the author of Musicality and Theatre (Ashgate 2014), will be presenting the second keynote at Ludo 2015. David is the leader of the Guitar Heroes in Music Education AHRC research network. Other members of the network also include our very own Tim Summers, former keynote speaker Isabella van Elferen, and ludo regular, Melanie Fritsch.
If you’ve not already submitted a proposal, the deadline is the end of January, so get something to us at ludomusicology@gmail.com fast, and please help spread the word! We have already received a number of excellent submissions and will soon have other announcements to make about the conference, so as always, watch this space.
Conferences, Events, News
Ludo 2015
by Mark Sweeney • • 0 Comments
The moment has finally arrived for us to announce the Ludo 2015 conference details! We are delighted to say that Ludo 2015 will be held at Utrecht University, 9–10th April 2015. We are also thrilled to announce that a keynote address will be given by Karen Collins, author of Game Sound, who needs no additional introduction! Our Call for Papers is available here (or download our PDF), please circulate it far and wide; we look forward to your wonderful submissions.
Further details will follow, but in the meantime, please do get in touch if you have any questions about the conference plans or the call for papers.
Call for Papers 2015
by Mark Sweeney • • 4 Comments
9–10 April 2015, University of Utrecht
Learning from Video Game Music
The Ludomusicology research group will be hosting a two day conference on video game audio to take place on the 9th and 10th of April, 2015 at Utrecht University. We are seeking proposals for papers on the topic of video game music and sound. Papers may contain interdisciplinary import of any type. Paper proposals are welcome from both academics and those working in the video game industry.
While we welcome all proposals, we are particularly interested in papers that support the education theme in terms of how we learn with, learn from, and learn about, video game music. Possible paper topics on this theme include:
- Instrumental teaching through video games
- Pedagogics of ludomusicology
- Composition in video games
- Music, sound design and video games in higher education
- Game audio outside games
- Trans-media interactions
- Lessons for musicology from game music
A keynote address will be given by Karen Collins, author of Playing with Sound (2013), Game Sound (2008), and From Pac Man to Pop Music (2008). Our second keynote address will be given by David Roesner, the author of Musicality and Theatre (2014), and the leader of the Guitar Heroes in Music Education AHRC research network.
Papers should be a maximum of 20 minutes in length, with 10 minutes allowed for discussion. Shorter papers will also be considered for inclusion. Proposals should be no more than 250 words in length and sent as an attachment to ludomusicology@gmail.com.
DEADLINE FOR PROPOSAL SUBMISSION: 31 JANUARY 2015.
Organizers: Michiel Kamp, Tim Summers, Mark Sweeney.
Hosted by University of Utrecht.
Supported by The Institute for Cultural Inquiry (ICON), and GAP: Center for the Study of Digital Games and Play.