Submitting papers to the Computing Track
You can submit your paper to one of the two sections of the SBGames 2021 Computing Track: Main Section or Posters Section.
Main Section
This part is the traditional full-paper section of SBGames. We invite technical paper contributions to this section that present original, unpublished research in any aspect of Computing for Games and Digital Entertainment. Manuscripts must be written in ENGLISH, up to 10 pages long (manuscripts with more than 10 pages will be liable to summary rejection). Manuscripts should be submitted electronically through JEMS system.
Accepted full papers will be also published by an International Conference Publishing Service.
The authors of the best papers will be invited to submit an extended version of their works to special issues of the Entertainment Computing Journal and Journal of Interactive Systems. The extended manuscripts will be submitted to a new reviewing process. The SBGames conference chairs encourage authors to improve their extended versions based on the feedback of the participants.
If your manuscript only explores shallow aspects of computing, then you should consider submitting it to other SBGames tracks. Therefore, papers addressing game design, specific-style games, soundtracks, and digital art should be submitted to SBGames Arts & Design Track. Papers related to any cultural or social aspect of digital games should be submitted to the SBGames Culture Track. Papers on education should be submitted to SBGames Education Track. Papers addressing management, business, organizational, and operational aspects of the game and digital entertainment industry should be submitted to the SBGames Industry Track. In case of doubt about which technical track to submit, please contact the Program Committee Chairs.
Authors must adhere strictly to the Anonymity Requirements described below.
Please see the format and reference guide below.
Short Paper Section
This is the traditional short-paper section of SBGames. We invite technical paper contributions to this section that present ongoing innovative research projects under development, development from lab to industry applications, and general technical information in all areas of Computing for Games and Digital Entertainment. Undergraduate and graduate students are encouraged to submit their research projects.
Short papers must be written in ENGLISH, up to 5 pages long (manuscripts with more than 5 pages will be liable to summary rejection). Manuscripts should be submitted electronically through JEMS system.
The authors of short papers must summarize their work at the Fast-Track Session (2min/paper) in Portuguese (English is optional). Also, they must produce a poster (written in English), which will be displayed at the Poster Exhibition area. Posters must fit in a space of 95cm (width) x 210cm (height). The authors are encouraged to occasionally be in front of their posters and interact with the conference participants.
The SBC Special Committee of games designed the SBGames conferences mainly to stimulate students, which is why the Posters Section is of utmost importance. They are the future creative forces that will change the industry and research in games and digital entertainment. Also, free and creative ideas are welcome because they represent future disruptive innovations.
Authors must adhere strictly to the Anonymity Requirements described below.
Please see the format and reference guide below.
Format
The manuscript must strictly follow the IEEE style templates in A4 format. Please use the interactive IEEE Template Selector to find the appropriate template: Conferences > Original Research > (Word or LaTex).
Please do not reuse IEEE formats of previous SBGames conferences.
Attention: Any deviation from the IEEE format will be liable to the manuscript’s summary rejection because inadequate formats (even with minor variations) compromise the entire publishing process.
Templates IEEE
Reference Guide
Please number your references in the order in which they appear.
Citations must include full publication information. Please list all authors. Also, please see the IEEE Reference Guide for further guidance.
Important Dates
| Submission deadline | |
| Notification of first decision | |
| First rebuttal submission | |
| Notification of acceptance | |
| Camera-Ready due |
All deadlines expire at 23:59 PDT (Pacific Daylight Time).
Anonymity Requirements
Once the review process of submissions will be double blind, authors must prepare their manuscripts without including any indication of their identities, previous published papers/products, or institutional affiliations. Author’s identities will be tracked only by the submission system, and visible
only by one the track Chairs. The program committee members and referees who review the paper will not know the identity of the authors.
Full-Paper Presentations
The oral presentations must fit in 10 minutes, with additional 2 minutes for questions. Slides must be in English. Also, the oral presentation should be in English. Portuguese is allowed only if all members of the audience are Portuguese speaking persons (this condition will be checked by the session chair). Authors and audience are incentivate to join Discord rooms (channels) after the sessions.
Registration and no-show policies
The authors of an accepted manuscript (FULL or SHORT) must present their work at the technical meeting. If they fail this presentation, the paper becomes a no-show paper.
The authors of an accepted manuscript (FULL or SHORT) must pay a full registration fee plus a publication fee. If they fail these payments, the paper becomes a no-registration paper.
No-show and no-registration papers (FULL or SHORT) will not be published anywhere.
The publication fees have different values for FULL and SHORT papers. Also, there is a progressive discount for authors with multiple accepted papers. In the Computing Track, the publication fee of a FULL paper may be higher than the other tracks because the authors will publish their article in the Conference Proceedings Series of an international computer institution (IEEE or ACM).
Program Committee Chairs
Bruno Feijó – PUC-Rio – Brazil
Esteban Clua – UFF – Brazil
