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< Back iGGi Con 2024 - It's A Wrap Now in its 11th iteration, the iGGi Con once again proved to be a full success. Each year, the iGGi Con showcases latest advancements in games research and offers a networking platform where games industry members and academics working in games and adjacent fields can connect. The iGGi Con 2024 was held at the University of York in the Law and Sociology Building of Campus East and spanned over two days. Totaling 11 talks, 3 keynotes, 2 panels, 3 workshops, 3 buzz talk sessions and 28 posters. It hosted l 160 attendees from industry and academia. The iGGi Expo ran in parallel during the afternoon of conference day 1 and afforded conference attendees the opportunity to chat 1:1 with participating iGGi industry partners: a big thank you to everyone who took part! We were also excited to welcome a number of iGGi Alumni who joined the event and who were able to share stories and anecdotes from their time with as well as after iGGi, and we loved the insights and tips they offered! And of course, we're back next year, again at the University of York , so, make sure you SAFE THE DATE >>> 10-11 September 2025 <<< The galleries below show impressions of the two days. iGGi Talks iGGi Keynotes iGGi Posters iGGi Panels More impressions Previous 13 Sept 2024 Next

Staff (All) iGGi is a collaboration between Uni of York + Queen Mary Uni of London: the largest training programme worldwide for doing a PhD in digital games. Staff Staff involved in iGGi include the Supervisors of the iGGi PGRs, the iGGi Co-Investigators (i.e., academic members of staff who have specific roles within iGGi), and the iGGi Admin Team members. All of these people form part of the wider support network for iGGi PGRs. Our 60+ supervisors draw on close links to games industry/related academia, and are conducting interdisciplinary research in areas such as: Understanding player experience, games user research, and game analytics Game audio and music Using games and gamification to support wellbeing, learning, or social change Using esports and other game data to study human behaviour and psychology Interaction, user experience and learning design for games Using machine learning (ML) and other forms of artificial intelligence (AI) to create interesting, fun, believable game agents Augmented creativity tools that support game designers and developers, e.g. procedural content generation, AI-assisted game design and testing Using ideas from game AI to improve real-world decision making beyond games Filter by iGGi Theme Accessibility Applied Games Creative Computing Design & Development Esports Game AI Game Audio Game Data Immersive Technology Player Research Filter by Location All Staff / iGGi Staff / Externals Filter by Role Type - iGGi Management - - iGGi Management - Prof. Richard Bartle Supervisor University of Essex Design & Development, Game AI, Player Research Read More - iGGi Management - Susanne Binder iGGi Admin Queen Mary University of London Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Paul Cairns Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Player Research, Accessibility, Game Data Read More Dr Tom Cole iGGi Alum + Supervisor Game AI, Design & Development Read More Dr Mike Cook Supervisor Game AI, Design & Development, Creative Computing Read More Dr Alena Denisova Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Player Research, Design & Development Read More Dr Abi Evans Supervisor University of York Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Dr Dan Franks Supervisor University of York Game AI, Game Data Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Jeremy Gow Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Creative Computing, Design & Development, Game Data Read More Dr Miles Hansard Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Immersive Technology, Design & Development, Game Data Read More Dr Patrik Huber Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Game Data, Immersive Technology, Player Research, Esports Read More Dr Lorenzo Jamone Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Creative Computing Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Ben Kirman Supervisor University of York Player Research, Creative Computing, Design & Development, Applied Games, Esports Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Simon Lucas Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI Read More Dr Fiona McNab Supervisor University of York Applied Games Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Diego Pérez-Liébana Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Game Data Read More Dr Paulo Rauber Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI Read More - iGGi Management - Oliver Roughton iGGi Admin University of York Read More Dr William Smith Supervisor University of York Creative Computing, Design & Development, Game AI, Player Research Read More Prof. Marian Ursu Supervisor Goldsmiths Player Research, Creative Computing Read More Dr Sarah West Supervisor University of York Player Research, Accessibility, Design & Development Read More Dr David Zendle Supervisor University of York Game Data, Player Research Read More Dr Jen Beeston iGGi Alum + Supervisor University of York Accessibility Read More Dr Anna Bramwell-Dicks Supervisor University of York Game Audio, Player Research, Design & Development, Applied Games, Accessibility Read More Dr Ignacio Castro Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Applied Games, Player Research, Game Data Read More Dr Tom Collins Supervisor University of York Game AI, Game Audio, Game Data, Player Research, Esports Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Peter Cowling Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Applied Games, Design & Development Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Sebastian Deterding Supervisor Applied Games, Creative Computing, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Dr Ildar Farkhatdinov Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Design & Development, Game AI, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More Dr Raluca Gaina iGGi Alum + Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI Read More Dr Claudio Guarnera Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Creative Computing Read More Dr Jon Hook Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Player Research, Esports Read More - iGGi Management - David Hull iGGi Admin University of York Read More Dr Yul HR Kang Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Player Research, Creative Computing, Immersive Technology Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. William Latham Supervisor Goldsmiths Creative Computing, Immersive Technology Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Debbie Maxwell Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Player Research, Design & Development Read More Prof. Damian Murphy Supervisor University of York Creative Computing, Game Audio, Immersive Technology Read More Prof. Massimo Poesio Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Game AI Read More Dr Josh Reiss Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Creative Computing, Game AI, Game Audio Read More Prof. Mark Sandler Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game Audio Read More - iGGi Management - Helen Tilbrook iGGi Admin University of York Read More Prof. Alex Wade Supervisor University of York Player Research, Applied Games, Creative Computing, Game Data, Esports Read More Dr Andrew James Wood Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Design & Development, Game Data Read More - iGGi Management - Shopna Begum iGGi Admin Queen Mary University of London Read More Prof. Nick Bryan-Kinns Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Creative Computing, Game Audio, Player Research Read More Dr Guifen Chen Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Creative Computing, Design & Development, Immersive Technology, Player Research Read More - iGGi Management - Prof. Simon Colton Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Game Audio, Creative Computing, Accessibility, Player Research Read More Dr Joe Cutting iGGi Alum + Supervisor University of York Player Research, Applied Games, Design & Development Read More Prof. Anders Drachen Supervisor Player Research, Design & Development, Game Data, Esports Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Catherine Flick Supervisor Accessibility, Applied Games, Player Research Read More Dr Lina Gega Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Player Research Read More Dr Christian Guckelsberger iGGi Alum + Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI Read More Dr Anne Hsu Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research, Esports Read More Dr Jo Iacovides Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Design & Development, Player Research Read More Dr Gavin Kearney Supervisor University of York Accessibility, Applied Games, Game AI, Game Audio Read More Dr Mariana Lopez Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Game Audio Read More Dr Cade McCall Supervisor University of York Applied Games, Game Data, Player Research Read More Prof. Nick Pears Supervisor University of York Game AI, Creative Computing Read More Prof. Matthew Purver Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Creative Computing, Game AI Read More Dr Søren Riis Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Game AI, Game Data, Creative Computing Read More Prof. Greg Slabaugh Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Applied Games, Creative Computing, Immersive Technology Read More - iGGi Management - Dr Laurissa Tokarchuk Supervisor Queen Mary University of London Immersive Technology, Creative Computing, Player Research, Applied Games, Game AI Read More - iGGi Management - Dr James Walker Supervisor University of York Game AI, Game Data, Creative Computing, Esports Read More Dr Poonam Yadav Supervisor University of York Design & Development, Game Data, Esports Read More

< Back SURFACE: Xbox Controlled Hot-wire Foam Cutter Link Author(s) D Berio, P Cruz, J Echevarria Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back When 1+ 1 does not equal 2: Synergy in games Link Author(s) Joshua Kritz, Raluca Gaina Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Validity threats in quantitative data collection with games: A narrative survey Link Author(s) D Gundry, S Deterding Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back AutoGraff: Towards a computational understanding of graffiti writing and related art forms Link Author(s) D Berio Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Enabled players: The value of accessible digital games Link Author(s) P Cairns, C Power, M Barlet, G Haynes, C Kaufman, J Beeston Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Generative Search Engines: Initial Experiments Link Author(s) S Colton, A Smith, S Berns, R Murdock, M Cook Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Trash to Treasure: Using text-to-image models to inform the design of physical artefacts Link Author(s) A Smith, H Schroeder, Z Epstein, M Cook, S Colton, A Lippman Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Movement interaction design for immersive media using interactive machine learning Link Author(s) N Plant, R Gibson, C Gonzalez Diaz, B Martelli, M Zbyszyński, R Fiebrink, ... Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Faking handedness: Individual differences in ability to fake handedness, social cognitions of the handedness of others, and a forensic application using Bayes’ theorem Link Author(s) A Flint, IC McManus, G Buckens, N Harris, HLA Ng, F Vovou Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back iGGi Con 2025 - REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! The next iGGi Conference is happening soon! iGGi Con 2025 University of York 10-11 September REGISTER VIA THIS FORM iGGi Con 2025 website And you can obviously also follow the iGGi social media for related news and updates: LinkedIn BlueSky Please note that full coverage of the event will be mainly via our BlueSky account . Hoping to see many of you there! Previous 7 May 2025 Next