Special Issue on The 24th Brazilian Symposium on Games and Digital Entertainment
Submission Date: 2026-04-06

This special issue of the Entertainment Computing journal celebrates some of the most impactful contributions from the 24th Brazilian Symposium on Games and Digital Entertainment (SBGames 2025), held from September 30 to October 3 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. Recognized as the largest symposium in South America dedicated to digital games and entertainment, SBGames attracts researchers and practitioners from around the world. The event is organized annually by the Special Interest Group on Games and Digital Entertainment (CEJOGOS) of the Brazilian Computer Society (SBC) and showcases innovative research across a wide range of disciplines. The symposium is now in its 24th edition and continues to grow and evolve.

Topics of Interest include (but are not limited to):

    Computer Games
    AI for Games
    Game Development
    Game Design
    Game Graphics
    Algorithmic Game Theory
    Immersive Games
    Serious Games
    Game Technology
    Game Art
    Game Culture
    Game-based Learning
    Gamification
    Game Industry
    Human–Computer Interaction

Special Issue Scope:

This special issue of the Entertainment Computing journal features three papers selected during SBGames 2025 for their excellence and relevance. These papers are expanded, peer-reviewed, and published to reflect the symposium’s technical and scientific highlights. The issue represents the interdisciplinary nature of SBGames, which includes tracks in Computing, Arts & Design, Culture, Industry, Education, and Health, as well as parallel events like the Games Festival.

Guest editors:
Dr. Luiz José Schirmer Silva
Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
Dr. André Brandão
Universidade Federal do ABC, Santo Andre, Brazil

Manuscript submission information:

    Guest Editor Invitation Only
    Open for Submission: from 12-Dec-2025 to 06-Apr-2026
    Submission Site: Editorial Manager®
    Article Type Name: "VSI: ENTCOM_SBGames 2025" - please select this item when you submit manuscripts online

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. Submissions will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical quality, and clarity. Once accepted, articles will be posted online immediately and published in a journal regular issue within weeks. Articles will also be simultaneously collected in the online special issue.
For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, welcome to contact Leading Guest Editor (Dr. Luiz José Schirmer Silva).
Guide for Authors will be helpful for your future contributions, read more: Guide for authors - Entertainment Computing - ISSN 1875-9521 | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
For more information about our Journal, please visit our ScienceDirect Page: Entertainment Computing | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Keywords:

    Computer Games; 
    AI for Games; 
    Game Development; 
    Game Design

Special Issue on Multimodal Perception and Interaction Technologies in Entertainment Computing
Submission Date: 2026-06-30

This Special Issue covers theoretical foundations, system architectures, algorithms, interaction techniques, and empirical evaluations related to multimodal perception and intelligent interaction in entertainment systems. Submissions must explicitly target entertainment products or services and include system implementation details together with experimental validation in entertainment environments.

The scope includes, but is not limited to, the design and development of multimodal entertainment systems that integrate vision, audio, gesture, motion, physiological, affective, and contextual signals; intelligent interaction mechanisms that adapt content, characters, or narratives in response to user behavior and emotional states; and generative AI techniques for creating dynamic and personalized entertainment content.

The Special Issue particularly welcomes work addressing next-generation entertainment ecosystems such as immersive XR platforms, virtual and mixed-reality performances, interactive narratives, AI-driven characters, and metaverse-style social entertainment. Contributions may come from computer science, human–computer interaction, artificial intelligence, media studies, and related interdisciplinary fields, provided that the research demonstrates clear relevance, implementation, and evaluation within entertainment contexts.

Guest editors:
Dr. Mudasir Mohd
Affiliation: University of Kashmir, Garhwal, India
Dr. Sheikh Nasrullah
Affiliation: IBM Research - Almaden, California, USA
Dr. Imran Parray
Affiliation: SHMM Government Degree College Anantnag, Jammu & Kashmir, India

Manuscript submission information:

    Open for Submission: from 01-Jan-2026 to 30-Jun-2026
    Submission Site: Editorial Manager®
    Article Type Name: "VSI: ENTCOM_Multimodal Perception" - please select this item when you submit manuscripts online

All manuscripts will be peer-reviewed. Submissions will be evaluated based on originality, significance, technical quality, and clarity. Once accepted, articles will be posted online immediately and published in a journal regular issue within weeks. Articles will also be simultaneously collected in the online special issue.
For any inquiries about the appropriateness of contribution topics, welcome to contact Leading Guest Editor Dr. Mudasir Mohd.
Guide for Authors will be helpful for your future contributions, read more: Guide for authors - Entertainment Computing - ISSN 1875-9521 | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier
For more information about our Journal, please visit our ScienceDirect Page: Entertainment Computing | Journal | ScienceDirect.com by Elsevier

Keywords:

    Multimodal Perception
    Intelligent Interaction
    Entertainment Computing
    XR and Immersive Systems
    Affective and Adaptive Entertainment