Journal of Game Development

EDITORIAL BOARD

BOSTON, MA, OCTOBER 2004, Charles River Media, the leading publisher of game development books, announces the appointment of Dr. Ian Lane Davis, Mad Doc CEO, to the editorial board for the Journal of Game Development (JOGD).

Dr. Ian Davis, former Technical Director at Activision Publishing Studios, is widely acknowledged as one of the top Artificial Intelligence experts in the video game industry. A trusted advisor to some of the most important publishers in the gaming arena, Davis is active in the gaming community, serving as a Peer Panel Leader for the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Peer Panel for Gameplay Engineering. An author and speaker, Davis presents in academic and game-focused venues, and is frequently interviewed by the media. He joins an outstanding editorial board of leaders in the field, spearheaded by the Editor-in-Chief, Michael van Lent. Dr. van Lent is a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Southern California’s Institute for Creative Technologies. His research interests include explainable intelligent architectures, learning by observation, and the overlap between artificial intelligence and commercial computer games. Dr. van Lent is one of a few researchers who regularly presents at both game industry conferences (GDC) and academic conferences (IAAI, IJCAI).

The other board members are also highly-respected leaders in their field. Theresa-Marie Rhyne is a multimedia, computer graphics, and scientific visualization expert, who currently works as the Coordinator of Special Technology Projects with Learning Technology Services at North Carolina State University. Dr. Paul Debevec received his Ph.D. from University of California at Berkeley and was the recipient of SIGGRAPH's first "Significant New Researcher Award" in 2001. He has lead the development of a series of Light Stages for capturing how objects and people reflect light. Kenneth D. Forbus is the Walter P. Murphy Professor of Computer Science and Education at Northwestern University. His research interests include qualitative reasoning, analogy and similarity, sketch understanding, spatial reasoning, cognitive simulation, reasoning system design, articulate educational software, and the use of AI in computer gaming. He is an Associate Editor of Cognitive Science and serves on the editorial boards of Artificial Intelligence and AAAI Press. Dr. Gino Tu Yu received his Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the University of California, Berkeley, and currently works as an Associate Professor at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University teaching both undergraduate and graduate courses.


The JOGD serves both the game development industry and the academic community. It presents leading-edge, original research, as well as the theoretical underpinnings that detail the most recent findings in related academic disciplines that will directly affect the way games are developed.


Published quarterly, the JOGD provides an outlet for peer-reviewed research, with a focus on game-related issues. It covers broad game development related areas including: artificial intelligence, mathematics, physics, multiplayer games, and programming, graphics, audio, simulation, polygonal techniques, real-time issues, and more. Other areas of importance and application for these findings include robotics, visualization, and grid computing. The journal helps bridge the gap between the game industry and academia. Papers are accepted continuously and are welcome from both academics and industry pros.


Charles River Media, Inc. publishes technical books for computing professionals in the areas of game development, computer graphics, programming, electrical and computer engineering, networking, and the Internet. Further information on the JOGD is available at: www.jogd.com.


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Publication Date: Volume 1 Issue 2 January, 2005 (4 issues per year/quarterly)

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