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Introducing the DiGRA UK chapter and events programme.
We are delighted to announce the UK Chapter of DiGRA will be launching on 17th June at the Digital Cultures Research Centre, University of West England. The Chapter covers all of the UK, and we have a series of events planned already after two successful preliminary events earlier this year at the London Knowledge Lab, IoE…
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CfP: RPG Summit at DiGRA 2014
In conjunction with DiGRA 2014, we will be offering a summit for the discussion of all things role playing. The RPG summit’s call for papers is separate from that of the main conference, and has later deadlines. You still have time to submit!
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Register for DiGRA 2014!
DiGRA 2014 will be held from August 3 – 6, 2014 at Snowbird Utah. Registration includes participation in workshops and other events such as the Blank Arcade, Well Played Summit, and a top of the mountain tram lunch.
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CfP: Well-Played Summit @ DiGRA 2014
We are pleased to announce the first Well-Played Summit, a co-located event with DiGRA 2014, which will be at the Snowbird Summer Resort in Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, meeting this August 3-6, 2014. In this Well-Played Summit, we will be focusing on close readings and explorations of exceptional play created by a single game.…
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ToDIGRA Vol 1. no 2 – Special issue from Nordic DIGRA now available
On behalf of the editorial board of ToDIGRA, we are proud to announce that the second issue of the ToDIGRA journal now is out. The special issue has been edited by Raine Koskimaa, Frans Mäyrä, Jaakko Suominen and contains selected articles from the Nordic DIGRA conference in 2012, rewritten and extended for this special issue.
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DiGRA Students present Ludodemia
Ludodemia is a database for game studies research organized by topic. This database was originally created by the Wellcome Trust as a resource for finding important articles related to particular categories within game studies. However, this resource was hidden in a corner of the Internet that was nearly impossible to find and the organization of the information…
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CfP: Nordic DiGRA 2014 (May 29-30, Upsalla Sweden)
Games are becoming more and more pervasive in our everyday life. Gamification and game-based learning are research topics that are blooming. Games are also used in electioneering. We invite submission for full papers and for workshops. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
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CfP: 2014 DiGRA Australia Symposium – What is Game Studies in Australia?
Abstract Submission Deadline – April 15 Notification of Acceptance – May 1 Symposium Date – June 17 === Details === As has been the case for most game studies scholars, Australian academic work on games and play has been conducted within a wide variety of disciplines and from an even broader number of conceptual and…
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CfP: “The Blank Arcade” – A Creative Showcase at DiGRA 2014
Understanding design as research, the DIGRA 2014 committee invites submissions of games that fill in the blanks. Games should ostensibly fill in the blanks of design or ludic experience, offering new game play experiences, highlighting spaces that are relatively uninhabited by other playful experiences or that simply remind players to play differently. What types of…
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Issues with Digra 2013 proceedings fixed
There was an issue that the papers of Digra 2013 proceedings did not show up in all browsers. Our contractor fixed the issue and now the proceedings should be available.
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DiGRA 2013 Proceedings Available Now
http://www.digra-old-site.local/digital-library/forums/digra2013/
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DiGRA 2014: August 3-6, Snowbird, UT, USA
The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) announces its 2014 annual conference. DiGRA 2014 is being hosted by the University of Utah’s EAE program and will be held in the Wasatch Mountains at Snowbird Ski & Summer Resort from August 3rd-6th. The location is scenic, secluded, economical, and within easy access of Salt Lake City’s International…
