Submission Types
We welcome a range of contributions to DiGRA 2019. These include full papers, extended abstracts, panel and doctoral consortium participation, and workshop proposals. For other formats, we encourage participants to consider submitting to DiGRA Japan summer conference ‘interactive session’, which will be held parallel to DiGRA and announced later.
Full papers, extended abstracts and panel will be peer-reviewed, abstract of the presentation(s) will be published on the conference website and published in the conference proceedings available via open-access through the DiGRA Digital Library.
All other submissions will be peer-reviewed and abstract of the presentation(s) will be published on the conference website, but will not be included in the conference proceedings published through the DiGRA Digital Library. An exception are workshop proposals that are vetted by the conference chair and their delegates.
All except workshop submissions should be made via EasyChair, which opens on December 5, 2018.
Full Papers
• Full papers are expected to be 5000 – 7000 words plus references
• Submit as an anonymized pdf
• Will be peer-reviewed
• Must be original; it cannot be published or be under concurrent review elsewhere
• Abstract will be published on the conference website
• Will be published in the open access DiGRA Digital Library
• Must use the DiGRA 2019 submission template
Full papers are peer-reviewed publications of original game studies research. Full papers represent mature, complete research. Authors must present accepted full papers at the DiGRA Conference. Accepted manuscripts will appear in the Proceedings of the 2019 DiGRA International Conference, which is published in the open access DiGRA Digital Library. Accepted full papers may come from any area of game studies research: academia or industry; science or humanities; analysis or design.
Authors with questions should contact the program chairs Hanna Wirman, Masakazu Furuichi and Torill Mortensen.
Extended Abstracts,
• The suggested length for an extended abstract is 500-800 words, with a maximum of 1000 words, excluding references
• Key references should be included
• Submit as an anonymized pdf
• Will be peer-reviewed
• Abstract will be published on the conference website
• Will be published in the open access DiGRA Digital Library
• Give a short description in the abstract field of the conference management system (but there is no need for an extended abstract to have an abstract)
• Must use the DiGRA 2019 submission template
The conference program committee recognizes that there are many and diverse ways to contribute to game studies research. The purpose of an extended abstract is to demonstrate a contribution interesting to DiGRA audiences. An extended abstract might describe a study or research program that is underway, but might also describe a pending program of research. It might outline findings, or it might establish and discuss a research question. It might describe the study’s method or methodology, or it might focus on outcomes and results. It might describe work that is planned, work that is in progress, or work that has been completed.
Panels
• A panel session will typically occupy a single conference session and have a duration of 80 to 90 minutes
• Panel proposals should have a maximum length of 1000 words, excluding references, plus a 100 word biography of each participant
• Panel proposals should include: the focus or topic of the panel; a description of why the topic will be of interest or relevant to DiGRA attendees; a list of confirmed participants; and a description of their background and expertise
• Abstract will be published on the conference website
• Will be published in the DiGRA digital library
• Will be peer-reviewed
• Please use the DiGRA 2019 submission template (optional)
Doctoral Consortium
• Selection for the one-day doctoral consortium will be based on an Extended Abstract, with a maximum of 1000 words, excluding references
• Key references should be included
• Will not be published on the conference website
• Will not be published in the DiGRA digital library
• Will be peer-reviewed
• Submit as a NON-anonymized pdf
• Submit to the doctoral consortium track on the conference management system
• Give a short description in the abstract field of the conference management system (but, there is no need for a doctoral consortium application to have an abstract)
• Must use the DiGRA 2019 submission template
Workshops
The conference workshops are three to six hours long sessions focused on a particular game-related topic. Workshops provide an opportunity for new ideas, theories and trends to be presented and discussed. Workshops can also be practical tutorials.
Concise workshop proposals of no more than 1000 words (excluding bibliography) should include:
・the major objectives and expected outcomes of the workshop
・the justification for the workshop informed by current trends and research
・the format and activities planned for the workshop
・the organizers’ background
・the duration (three or six-hours)
・the anticipated number of participants(presenters)
・how participants will be recruited and selected
・any publication plans arising from the workshop activities
・Will be published on the conference website
・Will not be published in the DiGRA digital library
Download the DiGRA2019 Submission template (optional) DiGRA 2019 submission template.
Submit workshop proposals by email to <info@digra2019.org> by Monday, April 8 2019, 2019.
Number of submissions per author
Authors cannot present more than two papers and/or extended abstracts at DiGRA 2019. This does not include participation in panels or workshops. It does include papers submitted to the doctoral consortium. Authors can be co-authors on as many full papers and extended abstracts as they like, but an individual cannot present more than twice. To optimize reviewer workload, this limit is now also active for submissions. If an author submits more than two submissions as main author/presenter, only the two first submissions will be reviewed.