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< Back iGGi Studentships at QMUL - with Creative Assembly Thinking about doing a PhD in digital games? The deadline to apply to one of our 2 advertised studentships has just been extended to Monday 13 June 2022! The positions are fully funded and full-time for four years starting September 2022 (PhD fees plus a tax-free stipend to cover living costs). The PhD researchers will be based at Queen Mary, University of London (QMUL) The studentships on offer are in collaboration with our partner Creative Assembly , one of the UK’s largest games studios which has been established for 34 years and is the author of the Total War games series. You will need to form a proposal based on one of the projects proposed by Creative Assembly: https://www.iggi-phd.org/ca-projects-industry/High Precision Battle Simulation for Strategy Games Modelling Player Behaviour in Total-War Games We strongly suggest that potential applicants contact the supervisor(s) of their chosen project to develop a proposal as soon as possible via the email address given in the respective project description . Your proposal should be developed via (email) discussion with the prospective supervisor(s). Please also make sure that the proposal you submit sits within iGGi's scope. To apply please follow the instructions on our Apply page . Submit your full application by Monday 13 June, 12:00 noon BST. Previous 16 May 2022 Next

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. University of Ontario Institute of Technology (UOIT)

< Back iGGi Studentships - Home Fees Candidates iGGi SPECIAL RECRUITMENT ROUND - home-fees only - With focus on home candidates only, we are inviting applications for studentships for the iGGi PhD Programme. Each studentship includes four years of fully funded (fees and stipend at UKRI rate) full-time study starting September 2023. The PhD researchers will be based at Queen Mary University of London or University of York (depending on which uni the chosen primary supervisor belongs to). To apply please follow the instructions on our Apply page Submit your full application by Monday 15 May 2023, 12:00 noon BST. Previous 5 Apr 2023 Next

< Back Automatic Game Tuning for Strategic Diversity Link Author(s) Rory Davidson, Raluca Gaina, Rokas Volkovas, Carlos Gonzalez Diaz Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back A large-scale study of changes to the quantity, quality, and distribution of video game play during the COVID-19 pandemic Link Author(s) M Vuorre, D Zendle, E Petrovskaya, N Ballou, AK Przybylski Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back General video game ai: A multitrack framework for evaluating agents, games, and content generation algorithms Link Author(s) D Perez-Liebana, J Liu, A Khalifa, RD Gaina, J Togelius, SM Lucas 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. Graz University of Technology

< Back Fireworks agent competition Link Author(s) J Walton-Rivers Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back "Moments to Talk About": Designing for the Eudaimonic Gameplay Experience Link Author(s) T Cole Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Actions, not gestures: contextualising embodied controller interactions in immersive virtual reality Link Author(s) J Ratcliffe, N Ballou, L Tokarchuk Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Hardness in Markov Decision Processes: Theory and Practice Link Author(s) M Conserva, P Rauber Abstract More info TBA Link

< Back Mark the Date! iGGi Con 2024 - 11+12 Sep The iGGi Conference is the annual showcase of our 60+ PhD Researchers, allowing a birds-eye view into their work, and a chance to bring academic research, innovation and the games industry together. Following the success of the conferences in 2022 and 2023, the iGGi Con 2024 will take place at the University of York. More information to follow in a few months. Previous 20 Oct 2023 Next