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Foundations of Digital Games 2026 Call for Papers
Call for papers for Foundations of Digital Games, August 10-13, 2026 at the Royal Danish Academy in Copenhagen. https://fdg2026.org/call-for-papers/
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Call for Papers – Digital Subjectivities International Conference – Freie University Berlin 21/22 May 2026
Digital Subjectivities: Culture, Experience, and Knowledge Production will take place at Freie Universität Berlin from 21st-22nd May 2026. We are looking for contributions from early-career researchers from a range of disciplines, including philosophy, sociology, digital humanities, history, literature, cultural studies, media studies, sound studies, and game studies. Submissions might address, but are not limited to,…
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Comics & Machines Conference 2026
Comics & Machines Conference 2026 A two-day international conference rethinking comics as computational media and as engineered configurations entwined with automation, standardization, and information processing, and positioning comics-as-research as a way to generate knowledge. Presentation formats include research papers, practice-based talks, interactive demos, panels, lightning talks, and workshops. Full Call Info: https://www.echochamber.be/en/opencalls/comics_and_machines Submission instructions: Abstract…
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DiGRA 2026 CfP is now live
Full paper and abstract submissions open: 1 October 2025 Full paper and abstracts deadline: 1 December 2025 Early career and researchers in precarious positions showcase deadline: 15 January 2026 Announcement of peer review results: 15 February 2026 Workshop proposals deadline: 15 February 2026 Workshop acceptance notifications: 1 March 2026 Early bird registration opens: 1 February…
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DiGRA Rising Star Program for ECR/PP & PhD Students
Following the success of the ECR/PP keynote at this year’s DiGRA conference, we are delighted to launch a new award: the DiGRA Rising Star Spotlight. This program aims to celebrate and showcase the work of emerging scholars in our community, giving greater visibility to their research and contributions to the community.
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Call for DiGRA 2027 Conference Hosts
Every year, the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) gathers scholars, designers, and practitioners from across the world to share research, ideas, and play. Since 2003, these conferences have been made possible by local organising committees who volunteer their time and energy to host the community. We’re now looking for hosts for DiGRA 2027 and 2028,…
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Call for Book Chapters: Games and Nostalgia for the Future
Instead of seeing nostalgia as a past-based, passive, and individualized emotion, can nostalgia galvanize us to be generative, active, and collaborative in our pursuits of the past? This edited book invites games studies researchers, designers, developers, artists, and enthusiasts to reflect on how games help us think about “Nostalgia for the Future”.
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Register now! An online panel on the deplatforming of sexual expression in games- October 2, 2025
Members-Only Content This content is only available to DiGRA members. Please sign in or join now to continue.
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Funded PhD Positions in Critical Game Design at RPI
Call for Applications for multiple funded PhD positions in Critical Game Design at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.
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DiGRA 2026 Conference Announcement
The DiGRA Executive Board is pleased to announce that DiGRA 2026 will be hosted at Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland from 14 to 18 June 2026.