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Coloquio
de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol
CONVOCATORIA
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Coloquio Internacional
de Estudios sobre Juegos de Rol
El papel del rol para el fomento de la cultura y la lectura
ANNOUNCEMENT
The Role-Playing Games Researcher Network (RIJR for
its Spanish acronym) and the Universidad Autónoma de
Baja California, Mexicali campus, invite everyone to
participate in the 5th International Colloquium of
Role-Playing Game Studies; which will take place on the
12th and 13th of November, 2020 in the Universidad
Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali campus,
according to the following guidelines:
The acceptation process and the paper presentation will be
as follows:
a) Students, professionals, academics of all areas, people with
practical experience or studies in role-playing games, as well
as general public interested in the topic can participate.
b) If the proposal is accepted, the participation will consist of
a 20 minutes presentation, and a paper with an extension
between 15 and 20 pages in an adequate format for its
possible publication (described below). Both contributions
must correspond to the registered proposal.
c) The proposals must be registered at the online address
https://academiadelrol.org.mx/index.php/coloquio-2020/registro2020.
To finish the registration of the proposal it is necessary to
register in the webpage of the RIJR as a researcher in the
section “Join us” o in the address:
https://academiadelrol.org.mx/index.php/unete.
The organizing committee will be in charge of submitting the
proposals to the evaluation committee.
d) The proposals must be registered with the following
information:
I. Title of the presentation.
II. Author(s).
III. University, institution or group of affiliation, per author.
IV. Email, per author.
V. Phone.
VI. Cellphone.
VII. Country.
VIII. State.
IX. Abstract, between 300 and 500 words.
X. Line of research (See section h).
XI. Key words, between 3 and 5.
e) The evaluation of the proposals, both for the presentation
and possible publication, will be performed by recognized
PhD’s in the academic field and knowledge of role-playing
games in a double-blind format.
f) The receipt of the proposal for presentation and article
does not imply its acceptance.
g) The organizing committee will notify the candidates of the
evaluation during the corresponding dates via e-mail.
h) The proposals must clarify the research line according to
the following list:
1. Literature and Narrative.
2. Pedagogy and Didactics.
3. Gender Studies.
4. Cultural Management and Creation of Audiences.
5. Psychology and Communication.
6. Art and Philosophy.
7. Role-Playing Games’ History in Mexico and in the world.
8. Sociology and Anthropology.
9. Content Design and Development.
10. General topics.
11. To propose a new line.
i) All the final papers must include, the following sections for a
possible publication in the order given below:
i. Introduction (concise, posing the objectives of the
research),
ii. Theoretical or methodological approximation (brief,
exposing the theoretical assumptions that guide the
research, the methods, and categories of analysis).
iii. Results (a detailed explanation of the main findings and
an exposition of the reach and limits of the investigation).
iv. Conclusions (brief, with final considerations).
j) Style norms, citation and references shall be in accordance
with those stipulated in the APA publications style manual, in
a Word file (97 or later versions), with an extension between 15
and 20 pages (without considering bibliography and annexes)
in a format with 12 points Arial font and 1.5 line spacing. (click
here to download the template).
k) The oral presentation should emphasize on the items
described in section i), and have a maximum duration of 20
min., accompanied by a short question session.
l) Research and work from a team could lead to more than one
contribution. However, it is not possible to split it without
answering what is indicated in previous sections.
m) When a communication is signed by several researchers it
will appear in the documents of the Colloquium in the order of
authorship proposed in both the presentation and article.
n) Only those participants whose proposals have been
accepted, have presented in the Colloquium and have sent
their full articles before the deadline will receive a constancy
of participation.
o) Only one proposal as a first author will be accepted per
participant, although the same person can sign as a second or
third author in a maximum of three proposals.
p) The abstract of the presentations that will be held in the 5th
International Colloquium of Role-Playing Game Studies will be
sent via e-mail to all the participants and announced publicly
in the final program.
q) More information about the Colloquium can be accessed
via the web page https://academiadelrol.org.mx/. Additionally,
either an e-mail can be sent to the mail addresses
admin@academiadelrol.org.mx and academiadelrol@gmail.com, or
by means of social networks; which in turn can be consulted at
www.facebook.com/academiadelrol
Important Dates:
- Launch of the announcement: January 9th, 2020.
- Abstract mailing deadline: April 13th, 2020 at 23:59 hr.
UTC/GTM -6 (Mexico City time).
- Evaluation mailing: Between May 15th and 17th, 2020.
- Paper mailing deadline: October 12th, 2020 at 23:59 hr.
UTC/GTM -6 (Mexico City time).
- Oral presentation: November 12th and 13th, 2020 in
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California, Mexicali campus.