The British Digital Games Research Association (BDiGRA) is pleased to announce its Call for Hosts for the British DiGRA Conference 2026. This conference will bring together scholars, practitioners, and industry professionals to explore the latest research and developments in digital games. The board will provide support to the selected hosts through regular meetings with the organising committee.
Please send an outline of no more than 750 words to Dr Andra Ivănescu (BDiGRA Chair) by 1st September 2025 at andra.ivanescu@brunel.ac.uk.
Please include a draft of the following details as part of the proposal:
- Conference Location and Venue. We would particularly encourage institutions from Scotland and Wales to put forward proposals.
- Paper submission types, guidelines and any publication plans. We would also encourage maintaining the lighting talk format we had last year, as feedback from the community was very positive regarding both the accessibility of the format, and the overview it offers. We would also encourage workshops as part of the programme.
- Alternative dissemination formats, to encourage a wider range of participation, e.g. from non-traditional academic backgrounds.
- Important dates and costings.
- Contact information
BDiGRA is committed to fostering an inclusive and welcoming environment for all participants. As such, please provide a short statement on how your conference will address DEI. This includes the diverse representation of keynotes (if keynotes are to be included), offering hybrid and other accessibility options, etc.
BDiGRA is also committed to making conferences more economically and environmentally sustainable. Please provide a short statement on how your conference will address sustainability, such as by providing sustainable catering options or offering digital programs to reduce paper usage.
Finally, we are considering new ways to engage with a broader range of research communities, as well as industry, activist and advocacy groups. Please do let us know how you would support this, e.g. including specialist tracks, etc.
*In conversation with the BDiGRA exec, we are expecting the conference to take place between Jan – June 2026. Budgets, venue, website, and call need to finalised three months prior to the event.
Thank you for applying to host BDiGRA 2026.
Best regards,
The BDiGRA Executive Committee