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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · 27d

🌟 That’s a wrap on iGGi Con 2025! 🌟

Two incredible days of talks, panels, workshops, and keynotes celebrating research and innovation in games, AI, and interactive media.

💚 Huge thanks to our speakers, organisers, and attendees for making this year’s conference a success!

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · 27d

🎤 Day 2 Highlights

Today’s talks and panels covered everything from AI research and working in games to new frontiers in games research.

Thank you to all of today’s amazing speakers! 🌱

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #PhDLife #GameDev

A presenter gestures in front of a mostly white slide displaying a simple diagram: a small graphic of the game Space Invaders in the center with an arrow pointing right, labeled with θ and θ₁.

A presenter speaks in front of a large, minimalist slide with the words “Special relativity” underlined in white on a black background.

A presenter stands beside a slide featuring the Chrome dinosaur offline game artwork with text “WHY” above it and three bullet-style boxes reading:

Reese Witherspoon

Don’t overthink every choice

Violate other aspects of the guidelines

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · 27d

🌞 Day 2 kicked off strong!

We started the day with an incredible keynote from Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com, setting the tone for another day of learning, collaboration, and inspiration at iGGi Con 2025.

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #AI #GameDev

A speaker stands at a lectern with a microphone in a lecture hall. A large slide behind them reads: “On Games as Conceptual Tools” with a lightbulb illustration in the background and the text “@gua-le-ni.com” in blue at the bottom right.

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · 27d

🌙 End of Day 1 at iGGi Con!
Yesterday we wrapped up a fantastic first day with an inspiring keynote from Daniel Hernandez. 🌟

Thank you to everyone who joined us for a day full of talks exploring games, AI and player experience!

🌱 Follow for more highlights
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDev

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · 29d

🎤 First Talk Session of iGGi Con!

We’ve just kicked off our first session with talks from:
✨ @laurahelsby.bsky.social - Laura Helsby
✨ @saharmirhadi.bsky.social - Sahar Mirhadi
✨ @pawlyglot.bsky.social - Steph Carter and Océane Lissilour

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDev #PhDLife

The speaker, Sahar Mirhadi, stands at the front of a lecture hall next to a large yellow slide titled:
"Games as Dynamic Coping Systems: A Constructivist Grounded Theory" by Sahar Mirhadi, University of York.
The slide features a photo of hands holding a PlayStation controller.

The speaker, Laura Helsby, stands in front of a slide that reads:
"‘Idk, it's a stupid game so no thoughts’: Nine days in the life of a depressed gamer" by Laura Helsby. Supervised by Dr. Jo Iacovides and Prof. Paul Cairns.
Logos for the University of York and Liverpool John Moores University appear at the top.

A presentation slide reads:
"Lost in Translation: Language, Emotion and the Player Experience" by Océane Lissillour and Steph Carter.
The two speakers stand at the front of a lecture hall, Steph Carter wearing a red beret and Océane Lissillour holding a microphone.

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · 29d

🌞 Great start to Day 1 of iGGi Con!

We kicked off with an inspiring keynote from Emily Brown to set the tone for the conference.

🌱 See if you can spot our mascot, the Seed of Learning, as they explore and learn throughout the event!

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDev #PhDLife

The speaker Emily Brown stands at a lectern in a lecture hall, delivering a presentation titled Monument Valley III: Journey to Impossibility by Emily Brown. The slide shows stylised artwork of towers, bridges, and a boat from the Monument Valley game series.

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · 29d

🌱 Day 1 of iGGi Con is here!

We’re kicking off two days of talks, panels, and workshops — featuring our amazing keynote speakers and research from the iGGi PhD community.

✨ Follow along right here: @iggi-phd.bsky.social for live updates and highlights!

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDev #PhDLife

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Sep 9

🎉 1 Day to Go! 🎉
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York

iGGi Con is almost here! 🌱
Follow along for live updates and highlights from the conference — and spot our mascot, the Seed of Learning!

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDev #PhDLife

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Sep 8

🎉 Meet the iGGis!🎉
📅 Sept 10–11•University of York

Meet some of our brilliant iGGi researchers ahead of #iGGiCon:
✨ Luiza Gossian - lugossian.com
✨ Ross Fifield - @rossfifield.bsky.social
✨ Prakriti Nayak - linkedin.com/in/prakritinayak

🔍 Learn more: iggi-phd.org/students

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Sep 5

🎉 iGGi Con Workshops & Panels!
📅 Sept 10–11 •University of York

We’re excited to feature workshops & panels– including panelist:
✨ Toby Best – linkedin.com/in/tobybest1337/

👀 Full lineup: iggi2025.org/talks-panels-and-workshops#panel
🔍 Learn more: iggi-phd.org/students

#IGGICon #Workshops #Panels

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Sep 5

🎉 IGGI Researcher Talks!
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York

Next up: AI research featuring:
✨ Oliver Withington - www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-wi...

👀 Full lineup: iggi2025.org/talks-panels...

🔍 Learn more: iggi-phd.org/students

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #AI #GameDev

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎉 IGGI Researcher Talks!
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York

Next up: fandom and random featuring:
✨ Alex [email protected] - linktr.ee/alexflint

👀 Full lineup: iggi2025.org/talks-panels...

🔍 Learn more: iggi-phd.org/students

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameCulture

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Sep 4

🎉 IGGI Researcher Talks!
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York

Next up: player behaviour research featuring:
✨ Tamsin Isaac - @tamsinisaac.bsky.social

👀 Full lineup: iggi2025.org/talks-panels...

🔍 Learn more: iggi-phd.org/students

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #PlayerBehaviour

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Sep 3

🎉 iGGi Researcher talks!
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York
Next we have game design research, featuring:
✨ Doruk Balci - @dorukb.bsky.social
👀 Full lineup: www.iggi2025.org/talks-panels...
Learn more about the speakers: www.iggi-phd.org/students
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDesign

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Sep 3

🎉 iGGi Researcher talks!
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York

We’re kicking off with player experience research, featuring:
✨ Sahar Mirhadi - linktr.ee/saharmirhadi
✨ Steph Carter @pawlyglot.bsky.social

👀 Full lineup: iggi2025.org/talks-panels-and-workshops

#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #PlayerExperience

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Sep 3

🚀 IGGI Con is ONE WEEK AWAY! 🚀
📅 Sept 10–11, 2025 • University of York

🎮 Two days of talks, demos & networking on games, AI & interactive media.

👀 This week: talk announcements & spotlights from our amazing iGGi researchers!

🎟️ Free & open to all → www.iggi2025.org

#GamesResearch #AI #GameDev

iGGi Conference 2025 (York, UK) - Your Future in Games Research

The EPSRC Centre for Doctoral Training in Intelligent Games & Game Intelligence (iGGi) is the world's largest PhD research in games programme. The iGGi Conference 2025 showcases our researchers' work,...

www.iggi2025.org

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Jul 28

We're excited to reveal our final keynote talk!
Daniel Hernandaz will be speaking on - The Joys and Woes of Training AI Agents For AAA Games!
Learn more about Daniel and his talk at www.iggi2025.org/speakers

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Jul 24

We are eager to introduce our second keynote talk!
Emily Brown will be presenting the talk - Making Monument Valley 3!
Visit www.iggi2025.org/speakers for more information about Emily and their talk!

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Jul 22

We're thrilled to introduce our first keynote talk!
@gua-le-ni.com will deliver the talk - On Games as Conceptual Tools!
Check out www.iggi2025.org/speakers for more details about Stefano and his talk!

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Ross Fifield @rossfifield.bsky.social · Jul 18

I'm quite excited to talk at York St. John's conference on games today, where I will outline the case to support the widespread collection and preservation of games. #investigate.games

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Florence Smith Nicholls @florencesn.bsky.social · Jul 16

Today I ran a Dagstuhl working group on PCG for keepsake games! It's something I've been meaning to explore since before I started my PhD, so it was amazing to collaborate with a great group of researchers and designers to make some keepsake games that incorporated procedural elements

Powerpoint slide, PCG for keepsake games, with the names Florence, Anne, June, Mike, Nico, Sabine, Younès and Yuqian

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QMUL School of Electronic Engineering and Computer Science @qmuleecs.bsky.social · Jul 9

We’ve launched a new set of cartoon-style Computer Science Heroes posters to help young kids see diverse role models in tech! Made by the CS4FN team, illustrated by Richard Butterworth & supported by EPSRC. UK educators can get a free printed set or download them: www.qmul.ac.uk/eecs/news-an...

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Francesca Foffano @francescafoffano.bsky.social · Jul 9

Being at
@developconference.com
was incredible!
➡️FULL PRESENTATION slides on my PLAYER EMOTIONAL DESIGN talk are now available online!

Learn
🎮How we experience emotions
🎮Best design practices emotional design
🎮 Design solutions for Emotional Accessibility

ffoffano.wordpress.com/player-emoti...

Develop:Brighton

Thank you for attending my talk. I hope that had an impact on you! Here you will find all my slides and references from my presentations. The video will, of course, still be available in full on th…

ffoffano.wordpress.com

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Francesca Foffano @francescafoffano.bsky.social · Jul 9

I would say the @developconference.com went quite well. It was so exciting to have a full room of people interested in EMOTIONAL DESIGN at an event of this level!
If you missed it, check out my previous post with all the slides from my talk and some additional cool material on the topic!

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iGGi CDT @iggi-phd.bsky.social · Jul 10

iGGi is at @developconference.com!!
It’s not yet too late to drop by the iGGi stand (B12) to have a chat with one or several of the iGGi researchers!
😎 See you there!
www.iggi-phd.org/iggi-at-deve...

#PhD #Research #GameDev #PlayerResesarch #AI

Some of the iggi PG Researchers at the iggi stand at the Develop Brighton expo

iggi PG Researchers and staff at the iggi stand at the Develop Brighton expo

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