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DiGRA Call for Conference Hosts (2017 and 2018)
This is a call for proposals for a committee and location to host the next series of DiGRA’s international games research conferences. We are actively seeking proposals for 2017 and 2018. Proposals for conference hosting in 2019 and beyond are also welcome.
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CfP: DiGRA 2015 Workshop – Teaching Game Studies: Developing Best Practices in Pedagogy
Game studies courses are proliferating across colleges and universities at the undergraduate as well as graduate level. Some classes are affiliated with game design programs while others are not. They are offered in a wide range of departments and disciplines, including media studies, communications, computer science, sociology, English, education, political science, and many others. The…
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New DiGRA Diversity Working Group
The DiGRA board is proud to announce the creation of a diversity working group. This group will be co-chaired by Alyea Sandovar and Rachel Kowert. There are two other members of the board that have joined the group Will Robinson, and Hanna Wirman.
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CfP: Games and Transgressive Aesthetics Workshop at DiGRA 2015
Digital games have a reputation for including excessive violence, and violent content tends to be the focal point when games become the target for public criticism. However, as interacting with the gameworld through the use of simulated violence is a convention in many games; and while game violence certainly can be experienced as unsettling, it…
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CfP: Blank Arcade Exhibit at DiGRA: Deadline 2/28/15
Blank Arcade arrives in Germany after its successful 2014 edition in Salt Lake City, Utah.Blank Arcade: Games out of Joint is more than just a sequel, mod or expansion pack. It revisits its own concept through an exhibition of experimental games and artworks that push the boundaries of game design and theory. The curators invite artists, scholars…
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CfP: RPG Summit @ DiGRA 2015 (Deadline: February 20)
Following its successful inauguration at DiGRA 2014 in Utah, the Role-Playing Game (RPG) Summit will continue on European soil the discussion of all things role-playing related. Please note that the call for papers for this summit is separate from DiGRA, but the event itself is a part of DiGRA and events will be included in the DiGRA program and proceedings.
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New Mailing List for Gamergate Research
Due to member request, the DiGRA board has set up a mailing list for members researching gamergate. The purpose of this mailing list is to encourage high quality research, promote member collaboration, and provide a forum for academic conversations about gamergate away from the main DiGRA mailing list.
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Keynotes for DiGRA 2015
We are glad to announce that 4 brilliant scholars/artists have confirmed giving keynote presentations at DiGRA2015 in Lüneburg/ Germany in May next year.
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New Issue of ToDiGRA (Vol. 1, No. 3) – “Physical and Digital in Games and Play”
This is special issue on “Physical and Digital in Games and Play”. The issue editors are Frans Mäyrä, Katriina Heljakka, and Anu Seisto. A big thanks to the issue editors and all authors for your work!
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DiGRA and “Gamergate”
The executive board of the Digital Games Research Association publicly condemns the harassment and bullying that some of its members have faced over the last few months due to their work researching and studying videogames. DiGRA is categorically opposed to this kind of behavior.
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SMIT and DiGRA Flanders present: Ludic City 3
iMinds-SMIT (Vrije Universiteit Brussel) kindly invites you to its upcoming lecture entitled “Ludic City 3: Design and Culture” on the 2nd of December (6pm -8:30pm, Brussels area). We proudly present this third edition of the Ludic City lectures to you in cooperation with DiGRA Flanders.
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CfP: DiGRA 2015 – Diversity of play: Games – Cultures – Identities (Updated)
Diversity of play: Games – Cultures – Identities 14-17 May 2015, Lüneburg, Germany
