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Ecogame Playtesting Series 2024/25

In September 2024, the Network for Environmental Humanities (NEH) and the Utrecht Game Lab are launching a new series of events playtesting and discussing ‘ecogames’: or games that engage with the environment and with the climate crisis.

Editorial Team
23-08-2024 // Events // Games and Sustainability

What is (Dutch) Game Research? – Part 2

Discussing the themes and patterns presented by game researchers from a variety of backgrounds at the UU helps offer an insight, offers an insight into possible expressions of the field of game research as a whole. This second part of the series explains the reasoning behind the interviews conducted.

Amy Lycklama
04-11-2024 // Insights, Longread // Multi theme

Game Research @CHI PLAY 2024!

The Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) was recently held in Tampere, Finland. Our researchers were strongly involved in the organization (serving as papers chair, student volunteer chair, and workshop organizers) and presented a variety of contributions.

Editorial Team
25-10-2024 // Events, Insights // Ethics of Play, Game Technology and AI, Games Beyond Entertainment, Multi theme, Player Research and Psychology, Social Games and Play

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Toxic Behaviors in Multiplayer Games

Game Research @CHI PLAY 2024!

The Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) was recently held in Tampere, Finland. Our researchers were strongly involved in the organization (serving as papers chair, student volunteer chair, and workshop organizers) and presented a variety of contributions.

Editorial Team
25-10-2024 // Events, Insights // Ethics of Play, Game Technology and AI, Games Beyond Entertainment, Multi theme, Player Research and Psychology, Social Games and Play
  • Events, News, Publications:

    Game Research at CHI 2024

Shape2Gether - Erasmus+

Shape2Gether: Experiencing the Trondheim Summer School

In May of 2024 five UU students went for a week to Trondheim, Norway, to participate in the first of three summer schools as part of the Erasmus+ project Shape2Gether. This is their report of the summer school.

Aengus Schulte, Aria Mohsenimotlagh, Inge van Noort, Isabel Rump, Mick Raamsteeboers
22-07-2024 // Education, Events // Games and Sustainability, Games Beyond Entertainment

Playing the Hidden Curriculum

Game Research @ DiGRA 2024

The yearly international confernce of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) was held in Guadalajara, Mexico from 1-5 July, and members from the Utrecht Center for Game Research were present to present their current work.

Editorial Team
15-07-2024 // Events // Criticism and Analysis
  • Education, Insights, News:

    Playing the Hidden Curriculum

Comenius - Fostering an Open Mind

Fostering an Open Mind – First Test of WP2

On June 7th 2024, the Fostering an open mind and open attitude in higher education using games and art-based educational activities (Open Mind) project ran an initial play test of the first two components of Work Packet 2 (WP2), a toolbox to aid students in building games that deal with often complex and polarizing topics in an approachable manner.

Editorial Team
12-06-2024 // Insights, Longread, News // Games Beyond Entertainment
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    Fostering an open mind and open attitude in higher education using games and art-based educational activities 

Themes

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Ethics of Play

Game Research @CHI PLAY 2024!

The Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) was recently held in Tampere, Finland. Our researchers were strongly involved in the organization (serving as papers chair, student volunteer chair, and workshop organizers) and presented a variety of contributions.

Editorial Team
25-10-2024 // Events, Insights // Ethics of Play, Game Technology and AI, Games Beyond Entertainment, Multi theme, Player Research and Psychology, Social Games and Play
  • Events, News, Publications:

    Game Research at CHI 2024

Social Games and Play

Playing the Hidden Curriculum

Playing the Hidden Curriculum: Exposing, materializing and questioning the unwritten rules of higher education is a research project that aims to adress the unwritten social and cultural rules in education, so that the UU will foster its education in a more social and inclusive way.

Editorial Team
31-05-2024 // Education, Insights, News // Games Beyond Entertainment, Multi theme, Social Games and Play
  • Events, News, Publications:

    Game Research at CHI 2024

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    Franchise Hacking – Magic: the Gathering

Player Research and Psychology

Game Research @FDG 2024!

The International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) invites any-and-all research contributions that advance the study, understanding, and knowledge of digital games. From traditional academic submissions (e.g., full papers and short papers) to interactive playable experiences (e.g., full games or demos), to panel proposals, doctoral consortium applications, and beyond, FDG strives to provide

Editorial Team
29-05-2024 // Insights // Game Technology and AI, Play Research, Player Research and Psychology
  • Events, News, Publications:

    Game Research at CHI 2024

  • Insights:

    Social Animation

Games Beyond Entertainment

Meet the Makers: Roos Groothuizen

The Transmission in Motion research group is organizing another Meet the Maker event, this time focusing on media artist Roos Groothuizen who works primarily with playful media.

Editorial Team
17-10-2024 // Events, News // Extended Realities (AR/VR/XR), Games Beyond Entertainment
  • Events:

    CFP: Dutch DiGRA 2024 Symposium

  • Education, Events:

    Shape2Gether: Experiencing the Trondheim Summer School

Disciplines

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Media and Culture Studies

What is (Dutch) Game Research? – Part 2

Discussing the themes and patterns presented by game researchers from a variety of backgrounds at the UU helps offer an insight, offers an insight into possible expressions of the field of game research as a whole. This second part of the series explains the reasoning behind the interviews conducted.

Amy Lycklama
04-11-2024 // Insights, Longread // Multi theme
  • Insights, Longread:

    What is (Dutch) Game Research? – Part 1

  • Events, News:

    Meet the Makers: Roos Groothuizen

Psychology

Game Research @CHI PLAY 2024!

The Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY) was recently held in Tampere, Finland. Our researchers were strongly involved in the organization (serving as papers chair, student volunteer chair, and workshop organizers) and presented a variety of contributions.

Editorial Team
25-10-2024 // Events, Insights // Ethics of Play, Game Technology and AI, Games Beyond Entertainment, Multi theme, Player Research and Psychology, Social Games and Play
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    Game Research @FDG 2024!

  • Events, News, Publications:

    Game Research at CHI 2024

Computer Sciences

Summer School Game Design and Development 2024

From August 19-23, 2024, we had the pleasure of hosting this year’s Summer School Game Design and Development, organized by Dr. Sandes Bakkes and Dr. Julian Frommel and supported by Jens Steenmetz and Philip Tap. We had the pleasure of welcoming 23 students from various countries and a wide range of disciplinary backgrounds to Utrecht.

Editorial Team
29-08-2024 // Education, Insights //
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    Game Research @FDG 2024!

  • Events, News, Publications:

    Game Research at CHI 2024

Human-computer Interaction

Game Research @FDG 2024!

The International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG) invites any-and-all research contributions that advance the study, understanding, and knowledge of digital games. From traditional academic submissions (e.g., full papers and short papers) to interactive playable experiences (e.g., full games or demos), to panel proposals, doctoral consortium applications, and beyond, FDG strives to provide

Editorial Team
29-05-2024 // Insights // Game Technology and AI, Play Research, Player Research and Psychology
  • Events, News, Publications:

    Game Research at CHI 2024

  • Education, Events:

    Summer School on Game Design and Development

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