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Rowan Daneels @rowandaneels.bsky.social · 28d

#GameUXsummit '25 was a blast! SO MANY GREAT TALKS (see gamaste.net/game-ux-summ...)

I presented my research on how players' personal, social, and game-related factors impact 𝐄𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬.

A huge thanks to the organizers! @gameuxsummit.com @celiahodent.com AP Hogeschool & Gamaste

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DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · 28d

Thanks for sharing - I'll send this to our members!

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Frans Mäyrä @fransmayra.bsky.social · Sep 2

DiGRA 2026 will be hosted at Maynooth University in Maynooth, Ireland from 14 to 18 June 2026.
The 2026 conference theme is Intersectional Pleasures.

digra.org/digra-2026-h...

DiGRA 2026 Conference Announcement - DiGRA

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.

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Rowan Daneels @rowandaneels.bsky.social · Aug 11

Recently had a very interesting talk with Dr. David Dobson in his podcast about my research on 𝐞𝐮𝐝𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠, or why games can create personal growth

You can watch the full conversation on YT: www.youtube.com/watch?v=sNFx...

Or you can listen to it on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/668c...

The Eudaimonic Potential of Digital Games with Dr. Rowan Daneels

YouTube video by David Dobson, PhD

www.youtube.com

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Rowan Daneels @rowandaneels.bsky.social · Jul 18

🚨PUB ALERT🚨

We conducted an online survey among 581 players to study the relationship between boredom types (e.g. under and overstimulation) and players' preferences for hedonic (fun), eudaimonic (appreciation), & recovery-based (e.g. relaxation, mastery) game experiences.

doi.org/10.3389/fcom...

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · Jul 14

Incredibly excited to share this collaborative article with @richardcole.bsky.social, out now in Convergence!

We hosted an active play experiment to explore how players make choices in historical games, and which role history plays (or doesn't) in this process: journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1...

‘As you write your Odyssey…’: An empirical study of Classics students’ play interests and ergodic characterization in historical video games - Alexander Vandewalle, Richard Cole, 2025

The various ways that players actually play historical games, and how history – or players’ conceptualization thereof – impacts play processes, remains understu...

journals.sagepub.com

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DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · Jul 2

Many thanks to @vinicius-marino.bsky.social for the picture!

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DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · Jul 2

(Some of) DiGRA Belgium et al. at #DiGRA2025! 😀 Been having a great time in beautiful, sunny Valletta.

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DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · Jun 17

A snapshot of Belgian game studies (loosely defined) at #DiGRA2025 - and a nice showcase of the variety of games research being done in our little country! Really looking forward to the conference.

Thanks to @evagrosemans.bsky.social for the infographic! 👏

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Institute of Digital Games - University of Malta @indigitalgames.bsky.social · Jun 9

DiGRA Announcement! 📣📣

Excited to share that both the Conference Programme and the Evening Events schedule are now live. Start planning your trip—we can’t wait to see you soon!

📅Conference Programme: easychair.org/smart-progra...
🌙 Evening Events: digraconference2025.org/schedule-eve...

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Eva Grosemans @evagrosemans.bsky.social · Jun 11

I wrote a book chapter!

"Empowering the Digital Citizen" provides an overview of digital & media literacy research in Flanders. Together with my @gameable.bsky.social colleagues, I wrote a chapter on gaming and gambling in Flemish adolescents.

Find the book here: library.oapen.org/handle/20.50...

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · May 26

New paper alert! 📢

In this article, I explore how different game design motivations impact mythological characters in video games, based on interviews with the people behind Apotheon, Hades, and Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island:

academic.oup.com/crj/advance-...

Where was Apollo in Supergiant’s Hades? Developer motivations and mythological characters in video games

Abstract. Academic interest in classical reception and video games is thriving, but one dimension that has so far escaped scholarly attention regards the v

academic.oup.com

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DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · May 20

Fascinating research being done by Zhiyu Chen & @biekezaman.bsky.social on video games, monetization, and longitudinal impact!

If you're 18+ and love to play games, please check out the link below to participate ⬇️

Media Culture & Policy Lab @mediaculturepollab.bsky.social · May 16

CALL FOR PARTICIPANTS! Zhiyu Chen and @biekezaman.bsky.social are studying the longitudinal impact of monetization in videogames 🎮
Are you +18 and do you love to play videogames? Interested in taking part in one (or two) of our studies? Check out the link below: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

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DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · Mar 7

We're excited to announce Alexander Vandewalle as the new co-chair of DiGRA Belgium!

Together with Pierre-Yves Houlmont, Alexander aims to strengthen the visibility and accessibility of Belgian game studies, and make DiGRA Belgium a more dynamic space for researchers, students, and industry alike.

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · Mar 6

The #DiGRA2025 registrations are NOW OFFICALLY OPEN! 📢
🚨 digraconference2025.org/conference-r... 🚨

DiGRA 2025 - Malta

The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) conference is an international academic conference dedicated to the study of digital games and related phenomena. DiGRA is a global organization that pro...

digraconference2025.org

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Daniel Vella @danielvella.bsky.social · Feb 11

DiGRA 2025 paper and abstract notifications sent out! Who's joining us in Malta in June/July? digraconference2025.org

DiGRA 2025 - Malta

The Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) conference is an international academic conference dedicated to the study of digital games and related phenomena. DiGRA is a global organization that pro...

digraconference2025.org

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Eva Grosemans @evagrosemans.bsky.social · Feb 4

Yesterday, I presented my research on gaming motives and problematic gaming in Flemish adolescents at #Etmaal2025 🎮

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DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · Jan 29

Yesterday, Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com (University of Malta) came to Ghent University for a talk on Conceptual Games, or how games can communicate philosophical ideas!

Thanks, Stefano, for this great presentation, and thanks to Marco Caracciolo for organizing this!

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Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com · Jan 24

Next Tuesday
>> January the 28th at 14:00 <<
I will talk about the conceptual use of games and video games at the University of Ghent (Belgium).

Come join us if you're interested! #gamestudies
CC @digrabelgium.bsky.social @alexvandewalle.bsky.social

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DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · Jan 14

Wishing everyone a very playful 2025! 🎉

We're happy to announce an open call for two positions on the DiGRA Belgium board: (1) Co-Chair and (2) Treasurer. Deadline: 10 February 2025.

If interested, please contact Pierre-Yves Houlmont with a letter of motivation!

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · Jan 7

REMINDER: CfP Mythological Game Studies Conference (May 2025, online)

Send @maciejpaprocki.bsky.social and me your abstracts on everything games, myth, mythology & mythologies before February 2!

Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · Nov 18

CfP alert! 📢 Mythological Game Studies Conference

@maciejpaprocki.bsky.social and I are organizing an online conference on mythology & video games (May 2025). We're interested in everything games, myth, mythology & mythologies! Abstract deadline: Feb 2!

For more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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Daniel Vella @danielvella.bsky.social · Dec 18

Help! We're thrilled that DiGRA 2025 has shattered DiGRA's previous record number of submissions - 541 is a lot! But this means we need a lot more reviewers - so, please, I know everyone's busy (tell me about it), but if you can spare some time, please volunteer. forms.gle/832RH4rwh4Ug...

DiGRA 2025 Call for reviewers

DiGRA 2025 PC Chairs here: We've received a record number of 541 submissions for the conference - this is excellent news, but we're going to need a lot of hands to review this and our current committe...

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DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · Dec 11

Really interesting VR research taking place! ⬇️

If you have experience with VR, and some time to spare, please fill in @dwalewijns.bsky.social's survey!

David Walewijns @dwalewijns.bsky.social · Dec 11

PhD help: I'm doing a study on why VR can sometimes feel very "real". Looking for people with VR experience. I'll be giving away a couple of gift cards worth 30$, so if you can spare 15 minutes, I would love to get your feedback! :) Link to survey: uantwerpen.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9H…

https://uantwerpen.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_9H…

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Alexander Vandewalle @alexvandewalle.bsky.social · Nov 18

CfP alert! 📢 Mythological Game Studies Conference

@maciejpaprocki.bsky.social and I are organizing an online conference on mythology & video games (May 2025). We're interested in everything games, myth, mythology & mythologies! Abstract deadline: Feb 2!

For more: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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DiGRA Belgium @digrabelgium.bsky.social · Oct 23

Some snapshots of our DiGRA Belgium symposium at Ghent University last week, featuring presentations by Larian Studios on Baldur's Gate 3, Jan-Noël Thon on games and narratology, and hands-on demos of Baldur's Gate 3, Black Myth: Wukong, and Hades II!

Thank you to everyone for joining!

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