IE2012 will accept four kinds of submissions; all accepted submissions will be included in the conference proceedings.

Regular Papers – Maximum 10 pages.
Regular papers represents mature work where the work has been rigorously evaluated. All regular papers will be peer reviewed for technical merit, significance, clarity and relevance to
interactive entertainment. Accepted papers are required to present their research at the conference.

Short Papers – Maximum 3 pages.
Short papers represent novel work in progress that may not be yet as mature as regular submissions, but still represents a significant contribution to the field. All short papers will be peer reviewed for technical merit, significance, clarity and relevance to interactive entertainment.
Accepted papers are required to present a poster at the conference.

Demo Submissions – Maximum 1 page.
Technical demonstrations showing innovative and original approaches to interactive entertainment. Demo papers will be reviewed by the conference chair and the program chair for significance and relevance. All demo presenters are responsible are responsible for bringing the necessary equipment to the conference and setting up their demo at the conference.

Exhibition Submissions – Maximum of 3 pages.
Exhibition papers can represent both mature and novel work. Applicants are asked to submit a short paper outlining and contextualising the work to be exhibited, including pictures. This will need provide a clear understanding of the proposed exhibited design work, its relationship with interactive entertainment supported by design argumentation.The applicants are also required to provide a detailed description of what and how the work needs to be exhibited. All applicants are responsible for bringing the necessary equipment to the conference and setting up their demo at the conference, this includes digital exhibitions as well.

All conference papers will be fully peer reviewed by an International Review Panel to ensure research dissemination of the highest quality.

IE2010 will not accept any paper that, at the time of submission, is under review for or has already been published or accepted for publication in a journal or another conference. This restriction does not apply to submissions for workshops and other venues with a limited audience.

Successful authors have the opportunity to modify their papers to include recommendations from the International Review Panel. All approved papers are published in the CD-ROM conference proceedings. Accepted papers will be published in the IE2012 conference proceedings and also published in the ACM Digital Library. Please see http://ieconference.org/ for papers from previous years.

For the best student paper, IE2010 will waive the registration fee and provide a scholarship of up to $500 towards travel and accommodation expenses. There are also limited spots for student volunteers, please contact ie2012@ieconference.org if interested. Student volunteers will get a discount on the registration.