The eight conference on Computer and Games (CG2013) will be held in Yokohama, Japan, in 
conjunction with the 20th WCCC and the 17th Computer Olympiad at the Pacifico center
(http://www.pacifico.co.jp/english/index.html). The conference commences on Tuesday August 13 
at 08.30-12.30h and will take place on three consecutive days. 

The conference aims in the first place at providing an international forum for computer-games 
researchers presenting new results on ongoing work. The recent successes of the Computers and Games
and the ACG Conferences have encouraged the organizers to widen their scope and therefore we 
encourage contributions on virtual and video games and modern board games. So, we invite 
contributors to submit papers on all aspects of research related to computers and games. Relevant 
topics include, but are not limited to: (1) the current state of game-playing programs for classic 
and modern board and card games, (2) the current state of virtual and video games, (3) new 
theoretical developments in game-related research, and (4) general scientific contributions 
produced by the study of games. Also researchers on topics such as (5) social aspects of computer 
games, (6) cognitive research of how humans play games, and (7) issues related to networked games 
are invited to submit their contributions.

Important Dates
Paper Submission March 10, 2013
Acceptance Notification April 12, 2013
Final Papers June 1, 2013

Paper Submission Requirements
Papers of 8 to 10 pages are preferred. The maximum length is 12 pages. The preferred format for
submission is PDF, but Postscript or Word is also acceptable. The paper must be written in the 
English language. We expect to publish the proceedings in the Lecture Notes Series (LNCS/LNAI) 
format. Please follow the instructions for authors available at the Springer LNCS/LNAI 
Web:
http://www.springer.de/comp/lncs/authors.html

Refereeing Process
The usual full refereeing process will be executed. Papers will be refereed by members of the 
Programme Committee. In practice, this means that papers are accepted if their topic suits the 
conference and their overall quality is acceptable. Accepted papers will be scheduled for 
presentation during the conference and will be printed as conference proceedings. Authors of 
accepted papers, or their representatives, are expected to present their papers at the conference. 
Notice of acceptance of papers will be sent by April 12, 2013 to the principal author. 
Final papers are due by June 1, 2013.

Registration
Registration Fee Early Late
(On or before July 1) Late (After July 1)
Participants Euro 200 Euro 250
Students Euro 150 Euro 180
Admission to the conference, conference dinner and a copy of the conference proceedings are 
included in the conference registration fee.

Proceedings
The editing and processing of the contributions to the proceedings will be performed by 
Prof.dr. H.J. van den Herik, Prof.dr. H. Iida, and Prof.dr. A. Plaat. The proceedings will be 
published in 2013 (Postproceedings). During the conference participants can order (additional) 
copies.

The Chair of the Programme Committee consists of:
Jaap van den Herik (chair)
Hiroyuki Iida (co-chair),
Aske Plaat (co-chair).
Other members of the Programme Committee are posted on the website.
The Organising Committee consists of: Johanna Hellemons (chair), Hiroyuki Iida (co-chair), Shigeo
Maeno, and Eva Verschoor.
More information: Prof.dr. H.J. van den Herik, Tilburg University, TiCC, P.O. Box 90153, 5000 LE 
Tilburg, The Netherlands, email: H.J.vdnHerik@uvt.nl or Johanna Hellemons, email: info@icga.org.