Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA)

An international association for academics and professionals who research digital games and associated phenomena.


What’s New at DiGRA

  • DiGRA 2026 Conference Announcement

    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.

  • Executive Board Fireside Chat, Q3

    Executive Board Fireside Chat, Q3

    Members from the DiGRA board will be hosting an hour long ‘fireside chat’ via Zoom on Thursday, September 25th at 10 MST/ 12 EST/ 17 BST / Friday, March 14th at 1 JST/ 2 AEST. The fireside chat will feature a 20 minute review of what the board has accomplished since the AGM, and our…

  • GachaCon 2026

    GachaCon 2026

    We’ll be hosting GachaCon, a hybrid academic conference on gacha games with Genshin Impact as the theme, on 12–13 February 2026 at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong. 🇭🇰🇨🇳 Game studies, sociology, culture studies, literary studies, philosophy, art & design, psychology, and law; come one, come all! 🤗

Our Next Conference

DiGRA 2025

DiGRA 2025 will take place in Valletta, Malta, 30th June – 4th July 2025. A pre-conference will be held one day prior to the official beginning of the conference, on Monday 30th June, with a PhD Consortium and Workshops.

The theme of the conference will be Games at the Crossroads, exploring games and game studies at points of (cultural, disciplinary) encounter and divergence.


Digital Games Research

DiGRA Research Resources

DiGRA’s Digital Library and Research Journal provide an open access archival service for research papers and proceedings from a variety of academic venues including DiGRAs flagship and regional conferences.


Become a DiGRA Member

Join the premier international association for professionals, academics, developers and other individuals interested in the evolving fields of digital gaming and game studies.