Category: Association News

Digital games research is a young, growing, multidisciplinary field of study. It spans disciplines as diverse as arts, humanities, social sciences, psychology, design, computer science, engineering and others. This diversity and richness is part of i…

As per the results of the elections held during the AGM held on June 7, 2012 at Nordic DiGRA, the DIGRA Executive Board is constituted as follows: Executive Board – Mia Consalvo (President) Esther MacCallum-Stewart (Vice President) Thomas Rousse (Secretary) Jussi Holopainen (Treasurer) Jose Zagal (open seat) Annika Waern (open seat) Gerald Voorhees (open seat)…

DiGRA student representatives Ashley and Rachel have setup both a forum for DiGRA students as well as a ventrilo server. More details after the jump.

DiGRA is the largest association for academics and professionals who research digital games and associated phenomena. However, in addition to linking professional networks within the community we also seek to connect the games researchers of tomorrow. As such, the student representatives of DiGRA (Ashley Brown and Rachel Kowert) have launched an official Facebook group for…

As I’m sure you’re aware, DIGRA is currently undergoing elections for its new executive board. The in-person elections will take place at Nordic DiGRA on June 8, 2012 between 9-10 am (note the date change!), Technopolis Yliopistonrinne building, Kalevantie 2, Tampere, Finland. As announced, we are allowing participation in this election to DiGRA members who…

Annika Waern, candidate for open seat position If elected, I plan to continue my work on getting the DIGRA journal as started. I would also like to aid the local organizers for the next DIGRA conference in organising the academic review process, as I organized this process for DIGRA 2011. This way, we can continue…

Thomas Rousse, Nomination for Secretary: POSITION STATEMENT: If I have the opportunity to serve as Secretary, I will have four priorities: 1.) ensuring meetings and events are scheduled and conducted as efficiently and as painlessly as possible; 2.) disseminating the actions of the board in concise but complete minutes to the general listserv within 48…

I have acted in the role of ad-hoc International Chapter Officer since January 2012 and believe that, in this capacity, I will be able to make an immediate and substantive contribution to DiGRA, especially in the areas of outreach and international liaison. DiGRA currently has nine regional or local chapters as far-reaching and diverse in…

Jose Zagal, candidate for Board (open seat) I am currently a member of DiGRA’s board and have served in this position for a couple of years working hard to promote our organization, improve the quality of the conference’s review process, and also provide more value to its members via the website’s newsfeed and mailing list…

Dr. Esther MacCallum-Stewart, University of Chichester, UK. I am the current Vice President of DiGRA and have served in this capacity for the last two years. Before this I was an active Board member for the preceeding two years. I am appling for re-election as Vice President. I am a relatively new scholar with interests…

I have just begun a part-time PhD, provisionally entitled ‘Learning by accident: what have commercial video games taught the gaming generation?’ here at the University of Glasgow, Scotland. The programme is part-time because I also work here at the University, as a developer on a range of research projects and as a lecturer/course co-ordinator for…

(note: This statement has been updated – Mia Consalvo was originally running for the liasion officer position) Statement of interest: DiGRA President I am currently the Canada Research Chair in Game Studies and Design at Concordia University in Montreal, and prior to that I worked at MIT, Ohio University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. I…