💌Publication alert: It all starts with a name: Mapping the terms used by #researchers to describe #gambling-like elements in video #games in JournalGamblingIssues. Congrats to the authors Bruno Dupont Eva Grosemans Maarten Denoo Lowie Martijn Van Heel Bieke Zaman Rozane De Cock⬇️

A new report from Discord for #MentalHealthDay 🤯 Players report games > social media in supporting their mental health 🧠 Users frequently talk about their mental health online 🎮 Playing games is the #1 activity users do for their mental health discord.com/blog/mental-he…

Research from Associate Professor Bingjie Liu shows that playing video games from a bully’s perspective increases empathy and positive intentions. 🎮 comm.osu.edu/news/study-fin…

I'm so excited to announce "Draining the Swamp", an ICA Games onsite preconference organized by myself & Maxwell Foxman under the simple premise, "what if toxic masculinity is the biggest threat to the growth of media industries?"

The ICA Games Toxic Masculinity preconference CFP link is live! We are accepting submissions thru Feb 9th, and the onsite event is June 12th… the day after the CCSN precon if anyone wants to submit to both🫡🫡 icagames.org/2025preconfere…

Final week to submit for #ICA25 in Denver! Have you seen our CFP? 👉icahdq.org/mpage/GAME_CFP We invite submissions for research & theory papers, extended abstracts, panels & posters, and research escalator. Deadline: Nov. 1, 12:00 noon (EDT) Submissions: ica2025.abstractcentral.com

THAT'S MY JAM is a new GAIN project that studies the importance of jams -- we're looking to interview game jammers who've turned their jam project into a commercial game or are a developer who uses game jams at their studio. Honorarium for those selected: gameartsinternational.network/thats-my-jam-u…

Our on-site #ICA25 pre-conference, "Draining the Swamp: Toxic Masculinity as A Threat to The Media Industries and Beyond” is now accepting submissions (abstracts no longer than 1000 words) until 1 February 2025. Hope to see you there! Details: icagames.org/2025preconfere…

🚨 Job alert! 🚨 Texas Tech University is hiring a tenure-track Assistant Professor in Games Studies: sjobs.brassring.com/TGnewUI/Search…

Our #ICA25 review assignments are now available in ScholarOne (ica2025.abstractcentral.com)! Reviews must be completed by 6 December 2024. For tips on how to be a good reviewer, check out our helpful guide: icagames.org/goodreviewer/

🌈Thrilling news! QGCon 2025 will take place on September 26-28 in Montreal! If you are a gamemaker, researcher, or activist at the intersection of queerness and games, we want you there!✨ 🦄We value accessibility! QGCon 2025 is a COVID-cautious event. qgcon.org/blog/announcin…

Reminder, you can keep up with ICAGames on Bluesky! bsky.app/profile/icagam…

Call for proposals: American Library Association Games & Gaming Round Table is holding a virtual mini conference on March 28th, 2025 Proposals should connect video games to libraries (e.g. collections, programming, education) Submissions are due January 10, 2025 Info: games.ala.org/march-mini-con…

Reminder that ICA reviews are due 6 December 2024 (this Friday)! If you haven't already, read up briefly on our different submission types, as each one has slightly different submission criteria. icahdq.org/mpage/GAME_CFP Questions? Email Ruud Jacobs @ [email protected]

Save the date: Meaningful XR 2025, UC Davis, May 22-23 Meaningful XR 2025 is an engaging gathering of researchers, educators, industry professionals, and students passionate about XR technologies and their meaningful applications. More info: meaningfulxr.org

✨Conference registration ​f​or the 75th Annual ICA Conference is now open!✨ Anyone can attend, but be sure to log in before registering for discounted rates if you are an active ICA member! buff.ly/4hauGdv

Notifications for the 75th Annual ICA Conference are now being sent out via email! Be sure to check your spam folder too. You can also check your results by logging into the ScholarOne website and ​clicking the Messages tab in the upper right-hand corner. buff.ly/3PD0qLU

CHI PLAY welcomes research on player-computer interactions that furthers our understanding of the relationship between players and technology. Deadline: 19 February 2025 Conference: 13-16 October 2025 in Pittsburgh, PA, USA More info: chiplay.acm.org/2025/full-pape…

I'll be posting more soon, but UO Journalism & Comm is hiring a professor in Game Studies! We want you to apply if you have interest in games of any sort! Please feel free to contact me with questions! Here's the post: careers.uoregon.edu/en-us/job/5348…

Submissions are now open for QGCon: The Queerness and Games Conference until April 13, 2025. This is a community-oriented, internationally-recognized event dedicated to exploring the intersection of LGBTQ+ issues and games. More info: qgcon.org/2025