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The Proceedings of the 2009 DiGRA Conference are now available in the digital library.
The contact person for the Flemish DiGRA chapter is Bob De Schutter (b AT bobdeschutter.be). Further information on meetings, membership and activities can be found here: http://digra.gameonderzoek.be
DiGRA Finland and the Creation of Game Studies research project have jointly today published the first Finnish Yearbook of Game Studies (Pelitutkimuksen vuosikirja). It provides an overview into the history and present focus areas of games research through multiple research articles, as well as research and book reviews. The yearbook is peer-reviewed and openly available online here: http://www.pelitutkimus.fi/vuosikirja-2009
An election of the new executive board of DiGRA will take place at the Association's AGM held at DIGRA 2009 on 02/09/09 at 7.00pm at Brunel University, Uxbridge UK. The new board has the important role of assuring that DiGRA contines to flourish and that it is best equipped to serve its members. We will be posting the applications received on this website in the order that they're received. Our intention is to help DiGRA members meet the candidates and learn of their plans and vision for the association.
The following is Helen Kennedy's application:
An election of the new executive board of DiGRA will take place at the Association's AGM held at DIGRA 2009 on 02/09/09 at 7.00pm at Brunel University, Uxbridge UK. The new board has the important role of assuring that DiGRA contines to flourish and that it is best equipped to serve its members. We will be posting the applications received on this website in the order that they're received. Our intention is to help DiGRA members meet the candidates and learn of their plans and vision for the association.
The following is Jesper Juul's application:
An election of the new executive board of DiGRA will take place at the Association's AGM held at DIGRA 2009 on 02/09/09 at 7.00pm at Brunel University, Uxbridge UK. The new board has the important role of assuring that DiGRA contines to flourish and that it is best equipped to serve its members. We will be posting the applications received on this website in the order that they're received. Our intention is to help DiGRA members meet the candidates and learn of their plans and vision for the association.
The following is Anders Drachen's application:
An election of the new executive board of DiGRA will take place at the Association's AGM held at DIGRA 2009 on 02/09/09 at 7.00pm at Brunel University, Uxbridge UK. The new board has the important role of assuring that DiGRA contines to flourish and that it is best equipped to serve its members. We will be posting the applications received on this website in the order that they're received. Our intention is to help DiGRA members meet the candidates and learn of their plans and vision for the association.
The following is Esther MacCallum-Stewart's application:
An election of the new executive board of DiGRA will take place at the Association's AGM held at DIGRA 2009 on 02/09/09 at 7.00pm at Brunel University, Uxbridge UK. The new board has the important role of assuring that DiGRA contines to flourish and that it is best equipped to serve its members. We will be posting the applications received on this website in the order that they're received. Our intention is to help DiGRA members meet the candidates and learn of their plans and vision for the association.
The following is Dan Pinchbeck's application:
An election of the new executive board of DiGRA will take place at the Association's AGM held at DIGRA 2009 on 02/09/09 at 7.00pm at Brunel University, Uxbirdge UK. The new board has the important role of assuring that DiGRA contines to flourish and that it is best equipped to serve its members. We will be posting the applications received on this website in the order that they're received. Our intention is to help DiGRA members meet the candidates and learn of their plans and vision for the association.
The following is Bart Simon's application:
An election of the new executive board of DiGRA will take place at the Association's AGM held at DIGRA 2009 on 02/09/09 at 7.00pm at Brunel University, Uxbridge UK. The new board has the important role of assuring that DiGRA contines to flourish and that it is best equipped to serve its members. We will be posting the applications received on this website in the order that they're received. Our intention is to help DiGRA members meet the candidates and learn of their plans and vision for the association.
The following is Douglas Brown's application:
An election of the new executive board of DiGRA will take place at the Association's AGM held at DIGRA 2009 on 02/09/09 at 7.00pm at Brunel University, Uxbirdge UK. The new board has the important role of assuring that DiGRA contines to flourish and that it is best equipped to serve its members. We will be posting the applications received on this website in the order that they're received. Our intention is to help DiGRA members meet the candidates and learn of their plans and vision for the association.
The following is Annika Waern's application:
An election of the new executive board of DiGRA will take place at the Association's AGM held at DIGRA 2009 on 02/09/09 at 7.00pm at Brunel University, Uxbirdge UK.
The new board has the important role of assuring that DiGRA contines to flourish and that it is best equipped to serve its members. We ask you to seriously consider partipcipating in creating a thriving community of academics working on different aspects of games.
Please apply in writing to Tanya Krzywinska (tankrzy - aol.com) before August 18th 2009. Please send your application in a Word file attachment. IT should be no more than one side of A4.
Information on the current candidates is available here: http://www.digra.org/news_folder/digra-agm/view
A draft programme for DiGRA 2009 is now up on the conference website.
It's at: http://digra2009.newport.ac.uk (see left hand column for link)
Don't forget that the early bird closing date is end of play on 30th June. If you want on-campus accomodation then you must book that on or before the 30th June. There's also a facebook group up for DiGRA 2009 with information about accomodation, location and locality, a place for asking questions etc.
Lastly, anyone wanting to stand for the DiGRA board, and the roles of President and Vice President, to get in touch with Tanya Krzywinska (tankrzy - AOL.COM) with a short application statement.
The next DiGRA AGM will take place at DiGRA 2010 on Wednesday 2nd September 7.00pm The Lancaster Suite, Newton Room, Brunel University, Uxbridge, UK starting at 7.00pm GMT. Reports will be posted on the DiGRA website two weeks before the AGM.
If you wish to put yourself forward as a board member or as Secretary, President or Vice President, then please email your application to Tanya Krzywinska. Your application should include a short CV and a statement of interest(not exceeding two sides of A4 when printed out). These need to be emailed to Tanya Krzywinska (tankrzy (a) AOL.COM) by July 15th 2009 and applications will be posted on the DiGRA website in advance of the election that will take place at the AGM. The election will take place at the AGM on 2/9/09.
A new board will be elected this year and Tanya Krzywinska will be stepping down as President.
A few important points regarding DiGRA 2009 submission and conference.
The submission for papers and abstracts closes 17th April. Please have your submission posted before 5pm GMT.
The deadline for full papers for inclusion in digital proceedings is Friday 26 June 2009 5pm GMT
Notification of acceptance is June 1 2009
Deadline for booking on-campus accommodation is June 30 2009
The conference Dates: 1-4th September 2009
In partnership with DIGRA 2009, Women in Games are honoured to issue a general call for papers to be presented at this year*s DIGRA event at Brunel.
All information about submission available at http://digra2009.newport.ac.uk.
The organisers of the DiGRA 2009 conference are pleased to announce the opening of the conference website and submissions system. Templates and guidelines are available on the site.
DiGRA 2009 - Breaking New Ground: Innovation in Games, Play, Practice and Theory
Brunel University, West London, United Kingdom, Tuesday 1st September -- Friday 4th September 2009
The South of Britain Consortium are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the Digital Games Research Association 2009. DiGRA is an organisation that embraces all aspects of game studies, and the conference aims to provide a diverse platform for discussion, and a lively forum for debate. We therefore welcome papers from any discipline focused on any aspect of games, play, game culture and the games industry. The conference will be the fourth DiGRA conference, following Utrecht, Vancouver and Tokyo, and welcomes contributions from scholars working in any area of interest to the association. The official business of the Subject Association will also be conducted at the conference.
PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATES FOR SUBMISSION AND DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATION FOR GUARANTEED ON-CAMPUS ACCOMODATION
A number of working parties were set up at the DiGRA AGM in Tokyo (September 2007). Each group was tasked with reviewing the main activities of DiGRA and reporting back to the DiGRA Executive Board with recommendations. During the 2008 AGM in Copenhagen, three of these groups presented their reports available here in Microsoft Word format:
Mission Working Party
http://www.digra.org/news_folder/Agenda%20item%208%20working%20party%20DigraMission%20report.doc
DiGRA NY announces “Game Theory, Play Money.”
New York, NY – On November 7, the Columbia Business School will host the first two panel discussions focused primarily on the New York game scene. In collaboration with the Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, DiGRA NY organizes this event to explore the unique challenges and opportunities that the Tri-State presents to contemporary gaming.
All those interested in gaming are cordially invited to participate in the discussion. For registration information, please contact Joost van Dreunen (joost@digra-ny.org).
A host for DiGRA 2009 has been found and that the date has been set. So please put he following dates in your diary: 31st August - 4th September 2009.
The conference will take place at Brunel University, UK. The campus has plentiful on-site accomodation of various standards, a good range of facilities and is reasonably close to Heathrow airport. It's also a tube ride away from central London. If you're curious to know more about the university go to http://www.brunel.ac.uk .
The conference is being organised by a consortium, headed by Tanya Krzywinska (Brunel), Helen Kennedy (UWE) and Barry Atkins (University of Wales).
Announcements concerning proposal deadlines, formats and requirements will be given later this year.
Where Games and Real Life Meet | DiGRA ISRAEL 2008 Summer Meet-up.
H.I.T-Holon Institute of Technology, 31 July 2008, Holon, Israel.
Celebrating the new IGI Global release: Handbook of Research on Effective Electronic Gaming in Education <http://www.vrider.net/2008/07/handbook-of-research-on-effective.html> and Announcing the Opening of the Web3D Games Development Academic Course @ H.I.T-Holon Institute of Technology, Oct 2008
Link http://www.vrider.net/2008/07/where-games-and-real-life-meet.html
Inquiries: chapter@digraisrael.org
New York, NY -- Game scholars and professionals from the tri-state area finally combine their efforts and establish the New York chapter of the Digital Games Research Association. Headed by well-known folks such as Eric Zimmerman (GameLab) and Mary Flanagan (TiltFactor Lab), the NYC-chapter will serve as a wormhole between academic and professional game universes.
-- YAMANE Shinji Ricard, Ph.D student DiGRA2007 Organizing Committee
Digital Games
Research Conference 2009
www.digra.org | www.gamesconference.org
The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) has as a central goal the support of an international conference on digital gaming. Three world conferences have taken place, the first in Utrecht, the Netherlands (2003), the second in Vancouver, Canada (2005) and the third in Tokyo, Japan (2007).
This document is a call for proposals for a committee and location to host the next of DiGRA’s international games research conference for 2009.
Institutions wishing to put themselves forward should consider the following aims of DiGRA when putting their proposal together and highlight how the event they would organise would achieve these:
- To support digital games research as an interdisciplinary field
- To encourage dialogue between researchers, practitioners, commercial organisations and policy makers
- To support digital gaming students and curriculum development
- To disseminate work produced by the association’s community
DiGRA is keen to receive proposals that tackle these issues in an innovative manner and build upon established conference practices.
It is envisaged that DiGRA conferences will each have a central theme but that this will in no way compromise the inclusiveness of research into digital gaming from a wide range of researchers, disciplines and empirical domains. The official language of the conference will be English.
'Early-bird' registration for DIGRA 2007 has now been extended to August 24th.
You can register at: http://www.digra2007.jp/
A new DiGRA Hardcore Column is out. This time, Michael Nitsche argues that Game Studies needs to embrace new gaming experiences and technologies while rattling the cage on established perspectives and theories.
The deadline of the early registration discount for DiGRA 2007 is July 31st.
Website: http://www.digra2007.jp/
DiGRA 2007 (Digital Games Research Association International Conference 2007)
Tokyo, September 24--28, 2007
http://www.gamesconference.org/digra2007/
The call for abstracts is opened for the additional sessions in DiGRA2007. This announcement is also available at: http://www.digra2007.jp/Callforpaper.html
The new edition of Hardcore has been published. Christian Gerstner argues the case for a School of Wow. Is it possible? Should it be considered, or as he argues, does it lie in the realms of Thirdspace?
Special deal for DiGra Members of £199 + vat for attending the second annual Apply Serious Games conference and £99 + vat for attending the first games and serious games AI conference on 28th June in London – or £249 + vat for both. 21 + speakers over 20 sessions. Folk must let me know directly at martine@kezos.com as soon as possible to book their place.