Games are an ideal domain to study Computational Intelligence (CI) methods because they provide affordable, competitive, dynamic, reproducible environments suitable for testing new search algorithms, pattern-based evaluation methods, or learning concepts. They are also interesting to observe, fun to play, and very attractive to students. Additionally, there is great potential for CI methods to improve the design and development of both computer games and non-digital games such as board games. This special session aims at gathering not only leading researchers, but also young researchers as well as practitioners in this field who research applications of Computational Intelligence methods to computer games.

Researchers are hereby invited to submit a full paper (5-6 pages) detailing their research, or a short paper (max 4 pages) describing their work-in-progress. All submitted papers will be subject to peer reviewing by at least two reviewers for technical merit, significance and relevance to the topics. Submission implies the willingness of at least one author per paper to register, attend the conference and present the paper.

Proceedings will be submitted to IEEE Xplore after the conference for publication. Authors of selected articles will be invited to submit an extended version to a Special Issue of the Computers Journal.

This special session welcomes submissions of computational methods applied (but not limited) to the following topics:

Learning in Games
Neural-based Approaches for Games
CI for Player Affective Modelling
CI/AI-based Game Design
Comparative Studies
Non-deterministic Games
Console and Video-Games
Procedural Content Generation
Player Satisfaction and Experience in Games
Imperfect Information Games
Game-based Benchmarking
General Game Playing
General Video Game Playing
Augmented Reality Games
Optimizing Gameplay
Co-evolution in Games
Fuzzy-based Approaches for Games
Intelligent Interactive Narrative
CI for Non-player Characters
Player/Opponent Modelling in Games
Multi-agent and Multi-strategy Learning
Applications of Game Theory
Character Development
Evasion (Predator/Pray) Games
Realistic Games for Simulation and Training
Evolutionary Games
Serious Games
Games for Mobile Platforms

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Important Dates
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Paper submission 3rd June 2018
Notification of acceptance 15th July 2018
Camera-ready manuscript 1st August 2018
Registration deadline 7th August 2018
Conference dates 19th – 21st September 2018