Future and Reality of Games (F.R.O.G.) 2009
3rd Vienna Games Conference
Future and Reality of Gaming (F.R.O.G.) 2009
"Exploring the Edge of Gaming"
Vienna, Austria, Friday 25 to Sunday 27 September 2009
Vienna’s annual Games Conference FROG brings together leading game studies researchers, game designers, players, and education professionals from around the world. The main objective of FROG 09 is to explore the edge of gaming and discuss insights into how to reach beyond the limits of theory and practice of game play.
In 2009 the City of Vienna hosts the high profile event “Game City” for the third time, bringing together representatives of the games industry, non-profit organizations, academia and the general public to discuss the current state of computer games, digital youth cultures and games research. The Vienna Games Conference is a key element of the “Game City” roadshow and offers the unique opportunity for researchers from different disciplines and countries, game designers, educators and gamers to meet and discuss in the magnificent Vienna city hall. FROG 2009 is jointly organized by the Austrian Federal Ministry of Economy, Family and Youth, the City of Vienna, wienXtra, the University of Vienna and the Danube-University Krems.
