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Solidarity Spotlight
This year we are honored to present Piuli Basu, a PhD student at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, as the recipient of the DiGRA Solidarity Fund. Please read more about this outstanding scholar!
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Malta 2025 Highlight: Early Career and Precarious Positions Showcase
We are delighted that the first ever Early Career and Precarious Positions Showcase was a huge success at DiGRA Malta 2025. Chaitanya Solanki (Mahindra University, India); Andrei Zanescu (Concordia University, Canada); Leon Xiao (City University of Hong Kong); Koike Mayu (Institute of Science Tokyo, Japan); Kübra Aksay (University of Freiburg, Germany); Camila Freitas (Federal University…
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DiGRA 2025 Distinguished Scholars
At the conclusion of DiGRA 2025 in Malta, three new Distinguished Scholars were inducted: Dr. Seth Giddings, Dr. Kristine Jørgensen, and Dr. Jaakko Stenros.
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Sustainability and Games Summer School
Call for Applications: Summer School of Ecogames and Sustainability in the Video Game Industry at the University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland. The STRATEGIES Horizon Europe Project is organizing the Summer School of Ecogames and Sustainability in the Video Game Industry, a 3-day-long program dedicated to critical exploration and academic development around ecologically conscious gaming.
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Welcome to Malta!
This brief news article contains helpful information for DiGRA Malta attendees.
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Dutch DiGRA Symposium 2025: Futures for Game Research
This symposium especially encourages contributions from early career researchers (advanced master students, PhD fellows, post-docs, and independent scholars). We welcome your submissions even if game studies is not your primary field of research. The symposium offers a platform not just for sharing knowledge, but also for sharing pedagogical experience, artistic research, with plenty of time…
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New Code of Conduct
The DiGRA Executive Board is pleased to announce a new Code of Conduct, effective 2 June 2025, which can be read here: https://digra.org/about/code-of-conduct/
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British DiGRA 2025 Conference a Success!
The Game Cultures cluster was delighted to host the British DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association) 2025 conference from 20-21 May at Birmingham City University. The conference, co-chaired by Dr. Poppy Wild and Dr. Nick Webber, was a great success, welcoming 60 game academics to BCU in person and more joining online. A new board for…
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CfP GAMES MATTERS. Innovating game studies and research
We invite scholars, researchers, designers, and industry professionals to submit extended abstracts of up to 300 words, including a title, research question, methodology, and key findings. Submissions should clearly indicate the panel they are addressing. The deadline for abstract submission is June the 30th, and notifications of acceptance will be sent by July the 15th.
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Call for Chapters on Pokémon Franchise
We would like to share the following call for chapters with you. As the Pokémon franchise turns 30 years old in February 2026, we are looking to gather original scientific studies that in some way or another, explain the popularity, prevalence, and success of the Pokémon franchise. You can find the full CfP as an…