DiGRA is a professional society dedicated to advance the study of digital games, and to foster the development of research practices and standards in the field.

• Promote the understanding of digital games, and playfulness as they provide experiences that support engagement and learning.
• Promote the understanding of digital games, and playfulness as an accepted form of communication.
• Establish a member-based support network that promotes research focusing on digital games within and across traditional disciplines and academic borders.
• Promote a cross-disciplinary and multi-directional approach to game research, and seek to strengthen and uphold a multiplicity of discourses in the study of digital games.
• Develop DiGRA's international scope by providing opportunities for collegial interaction across national boundaries.
• Provide a meeting point for scholars and researchers from academia, industry and gamer communities studying digital games.
• Provide a forum for members to promote, publish, and share their work with others, by supporting the organization of conferences, workshops, seminars and symposia.
• Provide members and community with both online and offline spaces for discussions on issues of game research, ethics, and practices leading to common criteria.