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< Back iGGi Con 2025 Successfully Concluded! iGGi Con 2025 successfully concluded yesterday. Over the last 10 years, iGGi Con has firmly established itself as an annual showcases of the UK's latest advancements in games research and as a networking platform that connects individuals from industry and academia who are working in games. The iGGi Con 2025 took place at the Ron Cooke Hub on the University of York's Campus East. The event stretched over two days and comprised 13 talks, 3 keynotes, 1 panel, 1 workshop, 2 buzz talk sessions, 24 posters and plenty of coffee breaks during which attendees could engage with each other. We were excited to see so many of our industry partners present, as well as members of the increasingly large group of iGGi Alumni who shared their experience of "life after a PhD". We're already looking forward to next year's iGGi Con, also branded BiGGi Con ! BiGGi Con will be special in that it will quite likely be the last of its kind but we'd therefore envisage it to be larger and sparklier than ever! So make sure you SAFE THE DATE >>> 16-17 September 2026 <<< This time, we'll be back at the capital city >>> at Queen Mary University London <<< Can't wait to see you there! Previous 12 Sept 2025 Next

< Back Game Rules as Player Tools: Introspective Rulebook Method Link Author(s) D Balcı, J Stenros, O Sotamaa Abstract More info TBA Link

iGGi Partners We are excited to be collaborating with a number of industry partners. IGGI works with industry in some of the following ways: Student Industry Knowledge Transfer - this can take many forms, from what looks like a traditional placement, to a short term consultancy, to an ongoing relationship between the student and their industry partner. Student Sponsorship - for some of our students, their relationship with their industry partner is reinforced by sponsorship from the company. This is an excellent demonstration of the strength of the commitment and the success of the collaborations. In Kind Contributions - IGGI industry partners can contribute by attending and/or featuring in our annual conference, offering their time to give talks and masterclasses for our students, or even taking part in our annual game jam! There are many ways for our industry partners to work with IGGI. If you are interested in becoming involved, please do contact us so we can discuss what might be suitable for you. Cooperative Innovations

< Back MCTS Pruning in Turn-Based Strategy Games. Link Author(s) YJ Hsu, DP Liebana Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Advancing Methodological Approaches in Affect-Adaptive Video Game Design: Empirical Validation of Emotion-Driven Gameplay Modification Link Author(s) M Croissant, M Frister, G Schofield, C McCall Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Illuminating Game Space Using MAP-Elites for Assisting Video Game Design Link Author(s) M Balla, A Barahona-Rıos, A Katona, NP Pérez, R Spick Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Igor Dall'Avanzi Goldsmiths iGGi Alum Creation of accessible tools for the use of procedural audio in video games The aim of this research is to investigate and provide new tools to developers for the use of procedural audio into video games. Procedural approaches could address different issues that commonly afflict game audio. In music, generative systems are not only less repetitive, but offer more adaptability as well. For what concerns sound design, they can provide not only variety, but stronger and more realistic support to the interaction with the game world; interaction that is becoming even deeper with the advent of VR Yet, these methods still need improvement on different sides. One is the level of quality that procedural audio needs to achieve to compete with the current aesthetic established by the use of rendered sounds and music in the media. Another is the additional amount of work required by the CPU to render the assets on runtime, and its variable cost). Finally, there is a general lack of user-friendly tools, to link common programming languages for audio to game engines. Software like MaxMsp, Pure Data or SuperCollider is used to design generative audio systems. A more accessible integration of these software could promote generative approaches among sound designers and composers in the field, that today have instead access to tools mainly designed to be used with rendered assets. My plan is to bring on research first by focusing on how a higher degree of quality could be addressed, exploring tools like the above mentioned MaxMsp, Pure Data, low level solutions, and machine learning algorithms. Primary research will be run to confront procedurally generated audio content with rendered one; to understand its impact on the player, and the level of quality needed to deliver a satisfactory experience. The creation of more accessible interfaces and tools dedicated to implement procedural audio in video games will be investigated and undertaken. I like to make noises of all sort and to play with them. For this reason I graduated in Music Production in 2016 and, at the moment of writing, I am finishing my final project for an MSc in Sound and Music for Interactive Games at Leeds Beckett University. Composer and sound designer, in the last year I have been focusing on audio implementation and programming, and I am currently exploring machine learning approaches for procedural audio. Please note: Updating of profile text in progress Email Website LinkedIn Mastodon BlueSky GitHub Other Link Themes Game Audio Player Research - Previous Next

< Back Emotion Design for Video Games: A Framework for Affective Interactivity Link Author(s) M Croissant, G Schofield, C McCall Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Automating Generative Deep Learning for Artistic Purposes: Challenges and Opportunities Link Author(s) S Berns, T Broad, C Guckelsberger, S Colton Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back VDSC: Enhancing Exploration Timing with Value Discrepancy and State Counts Link Author(s) M Captari, R Sasso, M Sabatelli Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Different rules for binocular combination of luminance flicker in cortical and subcortical pathways Link Author(s) FG Segala, A Bruno, MT Aung, AR Wade, DH Baker Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Radical Alternate Futurescoping: Solarpunk versus Grimdark Link Author(s) P Sandbhor, S Masters Abstract More info TBA Link