Become a Member
Join DiGRA
Join the premier international association for professionals, academics, developers and other individuals interested in the evolving fields of digital gaming and game studies. DiGRA is a non-profit, international association of academics and practitioners whose work focuses on digital games and associated activities.
What’s Included
Join DiGRA to become a member of a worldwide community of games researchers that has over 20 years of history. We are a friendly crowd of researchers who contribute to a rigorous and multifaceted understanding of games and play as well as their role and importance in society from design and development to use and application.
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Conference Discounts
One of the key benefits of membership is the possibility to participate in our annual conferences. Our conferences provide a highly multidisciplinary program of peer-reviewed work around digital and, sometimes, non-digital games and play. The conferences serve as excellent networking and collaboration platforms for researchers at all stages of their careers.
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Online Account Access
Through member’s access to the website, you can edit your own personal profile and showcase your preferred work on it. You can also view other researchers’ profiles and get access to the contact information they have provided.
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DiGRA Job Board
Member’s access to the DiGRA website includes services such as job board and event calendar that are exclusive to the members. Registered members can post and view open positions on the job board.
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Support DiGRA’s Mission
DiGRA aims at supporting and encouraging game researchers junior and senior in all corners of the world. Our travel bursaries and events organised for students, among others, are covered from membership fees and allow possibilities for those with few opportunities to participate and enjoy games research as part of an international community.
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Find a Researcher Database
DiGRA researchers come from a whole range of backgrounds and academic disciplines. Together we cover dozens of research topics and approaches from game analysis and player experience to educational games, in-game representations and game design principles. We know about the societal impact of games and about latest technologies and their use. Our members have access to ‘find a researcher’ service that helps you find a project partner or someone to debate with.
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An Exclusive Online Community
As you can see, many of our resources are available for everyone regardless of whether they are a DiGRA member or not. Anyone has a full access to the research publications in the Digital Library and ToDiGRA Journal, for example. As a DiGRA member, you can access even more. The full DiGRA website includes a discussion forum and different exclusive community features (coming soon).
How to Join
If you have participated in the DiGRA annual conference in the past year, you are already a DiGRA member. You should be able to sign in using the email address that you provided during conference registration.
If your email address has changed, please let us know through the contact form and we will be able to edit your preferred email address. DiGRA membership covers one year starting from registration on this page or from the date of the first day of the conference.
If you’re new to DiGRA, you can easily join online below.
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per year
DiGRA Membership
Join the premier international association for professionals, academics, developers and other individuals interested in the evolving fields of digital gaming and game studies.
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Conference Discounts
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Find a Researcher Database
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Online Account Access
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DiGRA Job Board
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An Exclusive Online Community (Coming Soon)
Are you a student?
Join DiGRA at a discount for just 20 €. Valid student ID required.
Membership FAQs
I joined the main DiGRA conference this year and thought I am now a member. Is this correct?
Yes, by joining one of our annual conferences, you will automatically become a member as you will pay the membership fee as part of the conference fee. Please note that this does not apply to conferences organised by chapters or chapter event.
How do I know when my membership ends?
Your membership ends 12 months after the date of registration if you signed up through the website and 12 months from the first day of the conference if your registration was part of conference fees (most likely and most typical case). You can check your account status here.
I have paid my chapter membership fee, does it mean I am now a DiGRA member?
By paying the local chapter membership fee that some of our chapters collect you are a member of that specific chapter. To gain all the DiGRA membership benefits, you would additionally need to sign up for DiGRA through this site or by participating one of our annual international conferences.
Do you offer an institutional membership?
Yes. Please contact us if you are interested in covering all your institution’s researchers with one membership subscription.
Still have questions?
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