Registration and Attendee Information

Registration is closed.

The 2014 Foundations of Digital Games will take place onboard the cruise ship, the Royal Caribbean Liberty of the Seas. This ship departs Ft. Lauderdale, Florida on April 3, 2014, cruises to Cozumel, Mexico on April 5, and then returns to Ft. Lauderdale on April 7. Conference sessions will be held in the state of the art conference center, and shipboard auditorium.

Unlike most conferences, FDG 2014 fees include your stateroom onboard, normal meal service, bus transport from the pre-conference hotel to the ship, shipboard gratuities, and conference registration. We assume that conference attendees will be sharing a stateroom, though single staterooms are available at a higher cost. You are encouraged to bring along a family member or significant other, and there are special, discounted rates for accompanying persons.

Flights

According to the Royal Caribbean FAQ, the cruise will return in time for flights that depart after 11:30am on April 7th.

Pre-Conference Hotel

Conference attendees are strongly recommended to arrive in Fort Lauderdale on April 2, and stay overnight. If you are unable to board the cruise ship before it sails, you will not be able to rejoin the cruise later. A discounted rate is available at the following hotel:

Rodeway Inn & Suites
Fort Lauderdale Airport Cruise Port
2440 W. State Rd 84
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

Rooms are $94.59 + taxes/fees for single or double occupancy. A $10 charge for each additional adult sharing a room will be added. Children under 17 are complimentary.

The hotel provides complimentary transportation to and from both the airport and port, free wi-fi, and a deluxe continental breakfast is included.

Rooms must be booked before March 1st, 2013 for guaranteed FDG 2014 discounted rate. After March 1st, rate is based on space available and may be increased.

To book your reservations please contact Nadine Bankley via email at hotelsales@rodewayfll.com or Sales Coordinator, Sean Tanis at sales@rodewayfll.com or by phone at 954-792-8181. You may also speak with any hotel agent. You simply need to reference the FDG 2014 group in order to receive the discounted group rate.

Note: Post-cruise day rooms are available for your return at a reduced rate of $49.99 plus tax and s/c. This includes a guestroom for up to 4 people from 10am to 6pm. Guests may enjoy the facilities including the pool, restaurant, sports bar and complimentary transportation to the airport. These are provided to attendees with late flights to avoid long waits at the airport.

Staterooms

During late registration, available inventory of staterooms is limited, and will be filled on a first-come, first-served basis. Availability of balcony and promenade staterooms is extremely limited, with interior staterooms in more supply. We encourage you to register as early as possible.

Balcony Stateroom

A balcony stateroom has a balcony on the exterior of the ship, providing a private place to enjoy the sunny, warm weather along the cruise.

Promenade Stateroom

A promenade stateroom is an interior room. The Liberty of the Seas has a large interior pedestrian mall running the length of the ship. Promenade rooms have a large window overlooking this pedestrian mall, providing a sense of spaciousness in an interior stateroom.

Interior Stateroom

An interior stateroom provides a luxurious room, full access to the conference and shipboard amenities, all at a value price. 

Pricing

FDG 2014 stateroom prices are all-inclusive, and provide lodging, all meals on the ship, all fees and gratuities, and a bus from the pre-conference hotel to the ship. You may have seen low advertised stateroom prices direct from Royal Caribbean — these do not include $140 of mandatory fees and gratuities that are included in the FDG 2014 stateroom cost. The FDG 2014 conference registration fee is just $175, the lowest registration fee of any major game conference. Year after year, FDG attendees find the conference to be an excellent way to learn about the latest research, and meet other games researchers worldwide.

Single - Conference attendee, not sharing a stateroom

Conference Shared - A conference attendee sharing a stateroom with one other attendee

Accompanying - A person not attending the conference, sharing a stateroom with a conference attendee

For third and fourth persons:
Balcony rooms: $500 per person
Interior rooms: $375 per person

Early Registration - by December 9

Balcony: Conference Single
Balcony: Conference Shared
Balcony: Accompanying

Promenade: Conference Single
Promenade: Conference Shared
Promenade: Accompanying

Interior: Conference single
Interior: Conference Shared
Interior: Accompanying

$2525
$1410
$1235

$1725
$990
$815

$1525
$890
$715


Regular Registration - by January 28

Balcony: Conference Single
Balcony: Conference Shared
Balcony: Accompanying

Promenade: Conference Single
Promenade: Conference Shared
Promenade: Accompanying

Interior: Conference single
Interior: Conference Shared
Interior: Accompanying

$2700
$1585
$1410

$1900
$1165
$990

$1700
$890
$715

Late Registration - by February 28

Balcony: Conference Single
Balcony: Conference Shared
Balcony: Accompanying

Promenade: Conference Single
Promenade: Conference Shared
Promenade: Accompanying

Interior: Conference single
Interior: Conference Shared
Interior: Accompanying

$2700
$1585
$1410

$1900
$1165
$990

$1700
$890
$715