Francesca Foffano, academic at the University of York will be discussing the art of player emotional design through the exploration of a recent study. This session will outline the common design traits that make a game emotional, and how to manage them in an accessible manner.

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and chat to our researchers!!! Today, we introduce Sahar Mirhadi - linktr.ee/saharmirhadi

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and chat to our researchers! It's gonna be 23+ of us, one of which is Joshua Kritz linktr.ee/jskLudus #CardGames #artificial_intelligence #gamedev

🎤 KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Emily Brown, Lead Designer on Monument Valley 3 at ustwo games, is speaking at iGGi CON 2025! 🍃 10–11 Sept, York 🌱 Register: iggi2025.org 📡 Updates: iggi-phd.bsky.social #iGGi25 #GameDesign #GameDev #WomenInGames

🎤KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT 📢 Stefano Gualeni is joining iGGi CON 2025! Philosopher, game designer & Prof. at the Institute of Digital Games, Univ. of Malta. 🍃 10+11 Sept, York 🌱 Register: iggi2025.org Updates: iggi-phd.bsky.social #iGGi25 #GameStudies

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and chat to our researchers!!! One of them is the amazing Steph Carter! Steph Carter 🎲 linktr.ee/steph_carter

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and chat to our researchers! Speak to ✨Francesca Foffano✨ who is also giving a Develop talk: 🎙️ "Player Emotional Design" 🗓️ Wednesday 09 July, 12:00 noon 🚪 Room 4 linkedin.com/in/foffanofran…

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and chat to our researchers!! Today, we'd like to highlight >>> Ross Fifield <<< whose research focuses among other things on Discoverability & Matchmaking! 🔍 Ross Fifield 🔜 Develop Brighton linkedin.com/in/rossfifield/

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and chat to our researchers!!! Talk to Océane Lissillour 🎲 who can provide insight about, e.g. points systems in games & their effects, and all things gamification! linkedin.com/in/oceane-liss…

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and chat to our researchers!! Karl Clarke specialises in VR interaction & how to shape VR environments to enhance engagement. Drop by our stand to learn more! Karl - LlamaHat linktr.ee/llamahat

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and chat to our researchers!! Nicole Levermore is using video games to better understand cognition, attention, and specifically, ADHD. 🧠 Do drop by for a chat if you can! linkedin.com/in/nicolelev87…

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and talk to our researchers!! Toby Best's research is about creating #GameMaster #AI for #TabletopGames, #TTRPG, #Narrative. Drop by our stand to chat to Toby! l0rdr0b.github.io

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and talk to our researchers.. ..Oliver Withington being one of them. Among other things (e.g. his vlog), chat to Oliver about The Future of Procedural Content Generation! owithington.co.uk #PCG

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and talk to our researchers!! Introducing: **Tamsin Isaac** whose research deals with Limited-Time Events in Games ⏱️🎮 Drop by our stand to chat to Tamsin! Tamsin Isaac linkedin.com/in/tamsinisaac

📢 iGGi 🔜 #DevelopBrighton Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor & talk to our researchers! Introducing: Ruizhe Jay Yu Xia who develops AI Game Agents with diverse play styles & skill levels. Drop by to chat to Jay! Ruizhe (Jay) linkedin.com/in/ruizheyuxia #GameAI #gamedev

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and talk to our researchers! Alex Flint's research is about #Playtesting #Narrative in #IndieGames ▶️📜 Drop by our stand to chat to Alex! Alex Flint ⚡️ alexflint.tech #PlayerResearch #GameDev

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us on the expo floor & talk to our researchers! Today's highlight: Luiza Gossian whose research involves some seriously casual games.. Find out more from Lu Gossian herself at the iGGi stand (B12)! linkedin.com/in/lu-goss lugossian.com

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor & talk to our researchers! Come chat to Doruk Balcı about 🎨 Player #Creativity ✒️ #GameDesign ⌨️ #Programming 🃏 #Experimental Games >>> fuzul.itch.io doruk

📢 iGGi 🔜 #DevelopBrighton Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and talk to our researchers! There'll be 23+ of us around, one of which: George Long! Drop by & chat to George about balancing #Fairness in Games, #Programming, #GameDesign. longhouse.dev

📢 iGGi 🔜 Develop:Brighton 2025 Meet us at the iGGi stand (B12) on the expo floor and talk to our researchers! Highlighting today: Tania Dales who researches emotional gameplay experiences, in particular Horror character design. Chat to Tania to find out more! linkedin.com/in/tania-dales…