Please Join Us for AIIDE-12!
Register Now for AIIDE-12!
The AIIDE-12 technical conference registration site is now open. Registration includes admission to all technical paper and poster sessions, invited talks, the opening reception, and the CD of the AIIDE-12 Conference Proceedings. In addition, the AIIDE-12 WPlus option allows an attendee to go to one one-day workshop on Monday or Tuesday, October 8 or 9. (Note there is no bundled price for the 2-day workshop on Intelligent Narrative Technologies.)
To register, online, please complete the registration form. If you prefer, a PDF version of the form is available for fax and mail-in registrations.
AAAI invites you to attend and participate in the Eighth AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence and Interactive Digital Entertainment (AIIDE-12) will be held October 8–12, 2012 at Stanford University, Stanford, California.
AIIDE-12 is intended to be the definitive point of interaction between entertainment software developers interested in AI and academic and industrial AI researchers. AIIDE-12 will include invited speakers, research and industry presentations, project demonstrations, interactive poster sessions, product exhibits, and a doctoral consortium. While traditionally emphasizing commercial computer and video games, researchers and developers are invited to share their insights and cutting-edge results on all topics at the intersection of all forms of entertainment and artificial intelligence, including serious games, entertainment robotics, art, and beyond. AIIDE-12 is sponsored by the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).
The AIIDE Conference Committee is delighted to announce the following invited speakers:
- Zoran Popovi (University of Washington), the principle investigator on the Foldit game, in which thousands of players deciphered an HIV-causing virus's structure in 10 days
- Marek Michalowski, of BeatBots, the intelligent robotic toy
Research/Industry Tracks
Demonstrations
Researchers and practitioners are encouraged to share insights and cutting-edge results from a wide range of topics with demonstrations of (a) research systems in the context of existing commercial games, (b) new games authored by researchers, (c) contributions demonstrating the adoption and/or extension of AI research results in published games, (d) completely new forms of interactive digital entertainment made possible by AI research, and e) other relevant work. .
Workshops
AIIDE-12 will continue its very successful workshop program, first launched in 2011. The list of workshops is as follows:
- Human Computation
- Intelligent Narrative Technologies 5
- Musical Metacreation
- Real Time Strategy Games
- Serious Games
NEW!! DOCTORAL CONSORTIUM
Please register now for AIIDE-12, and feel free to contact us at aiide12 [at] aaai (dot) org with any inquiries. We hope to see you at Stanford!
AIIDE-12 Accommodations
AIIDE-12 has reserved a small block of rooms at each of the hotels listed below. Conference attendees must contact the hotels directly. Please identify yourself as a "AIIDE-12" attendee to qualify for the reduced rates (see below for specific hotel instructions for ensuring group rate). Space is very limited in Palo Alto in October, so attendees are encouraged to reserve early.
Cardinal Hotel
Built in 1924, the Cardinal Hotel is Palo Alto's premiere historic lodging with a charming ambiance and the grace and serenity of days past. The gracious lobby still provides a delightful glimpse of Old Palo Alto. The hotel is conveniently located in the heart of downtown Palo Alto and is a short walk to many of the area restaurants and shops and just 1 mile from the center of Stanford University.
235 Hamilton Avenue
Palo Alto, CA 94301
Phone: 650-323-5101
Online Reservations
Rates: $135 per night (standard room with private bath) / $75 per night (European style room with shared hallway bath)
Check-in: 2:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Cut-off date for conference rate: September 7, 2012
All rooms are subject to applicable state and local taxes (currently 12%) in effect at time of check-in. Please refer to "AIIDE-12" when calling the hotel to make a reservation. A guarantee of all room charges is required by credit card at time of reservation. Cancellations must be made at least 24 hours prior to check-in. Cancellations made less than 24 hours in advance will result in the forfeit of one night's room deposit plus tax.
Creekside Inn
The Creekside Inn is a charming 136-room hotel nestled in a park-like, creekside setting, two miles from downtown Palo Alto and one mile from Stanford University. The hotel offers the following complimentary amenities: high-speed wireless Internet access throughout the hotel, evening wine hour, Town Car service within a 5-mile radius (7am-9pm), and parking.
3400 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: 650-493-2411
or 1-800-492-7335
Fax: 650-493-6787
Email: res@creekside-inn.com
Online Reservations
Rates: $149.00 per night
Check-in: 3:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Cut-off date for conference rate: September 26, 2012
All rooms are subject to applicable state and local taxes (currently 12% and $.50 cent per room Tourism Fee) in effect at time of check-in. Please refer to "AAAI 2012" when making a reservation. A guarantee of all room charges is required by credit card at time of reservation. Cancellations must be made at least 48 hours prior to check-in. Cancellations made less than 48 hours in advance will result in the forfeit of one night's room deposit plus tax.
Stanford Terrace Inn
The Stanford Terrace Inn is a boutique hotel conveniently located across the street from the southern end of the Stanford University campus. The hotel offers complimentary Internet access in all guest rooms, parking, complimentary continental breakfast, and a complimentary shuttle to local destinations with advance notice. The Stanford Marguerite shuttle stops in front of the hotel.
531 Stanford Ave
Palo Alto, CA 94306
Phone: 650-857-0333 (for general inquiries)
Email: reservations@stanfordterraceinn.com (refer to group 4535)
Website
Rates: $179 per night (Single Queen); $10 Additional guest per room
Check-in: 2:00 PM
Check-out: 12:00 PM
Cut-off date for conference rate: September 7, 2012
All rooms are subject to applicable state and local taxes (currently 12% and $.25 cents Tourism Fee) in effect at time of check-in. All individual booking is required to book by emailing admin@stanfordterraceinn.com. Any internet or phone-in reservations will not be included in the group rate booking. You will receive a credit card authorization form upon emailing the individual name, group contract reference (4535), arrival and departure dates. A guarantee of all room charges is required by credit card at time of reservation. Cancellations must be made at least 72 hours prior to check-in. Cancellations made less than 72 hours in advance will result in the forfeit of one night's room deposit plus tax.
AIIDE Conference Website
About the Conference
Important Dates
May 22: Research papers/Industry Track abstracts due
May 22: Demonstration abstracts due
June 15: Doctoral Consortium applications due
June 29: Notifications to authors
July 6: Workshop papers due
October 8–12, 2012: AIIDE Technical Program
General Chair
Conference Chair
Mark Riedl
(Georgia Institute of Technology)
Program Chair
Gita Sukthankar
(University of Central Florida)
Workshops Chair
Santiago Ontanon (Drexel University)
Doctoral Consortium Cochairs
Arnav Jhala
(University of California Santa Cruz)
Jichen Zhu
(Drexel University)