We received a few questions regarding the preconference in Istanbul. So here are some answers (and please don’t hesitate to add your questions here):   * Do I need to register for the main conference if I want to visit the preconference on games? Most li…

Notifications have been sent out. You should have your mail with the reviews by now. Again, let us congratulate the submitters – the quality of the abstracts is excellent! We also would like to thank all the reviewers who volunteered for us. We are really loo…

With the ECREA conference coming closer and closer, everyone is eagerly waiting for their abstract notifications. As the deadline for the Call was extended by two weeks, the reviews will also take a few more days. We expect the final results to be ready by the end of…

With the utmost pleasure, we would like to announce our second installment of our chat series “Trans-Atlantic Game Talks”! We plan to host the first session on Tuesday, 17th of April at 4 p.m. GMT (11 a.m. U.S. Eastern Time, 6 p.m. in Helsinki) for abou…

This year’s ECREA pre-conference “Experiencing Digital Games: Use, Effects & Culture of Gaming” will take place at Istanbul Bilgi University’s Santral Campus on October 23-24. The event is hosted by the Faculty of Communicati…

PRECONFERENCE “EXPERIENCING DIGITAL GAMES: USE, EFFECTS & CULTURE OF GAMING” Due to popular demand, we will extend the Call for Abstracts’ deadline by two weeks. The new deadline will be Monday, 12th of March, 23.59 Central European T…

If you would like to review for the pre-conference in Istanbul, please let us know! The more reviewers we have, the easier the process will be. What’s needed as a prerequisite for reviewing? You should have a notable qualification in the field of games stu…

Want to “hang out” online with games researchers? If so, read about a new chat series below and let us know! As the 2012 conference approaches, we are excited to announce a cooperative effort with the ICA’s Games Studies section to foster commu…

Just a quick reminder that the deadline for submissions to the ECREA Pre-Conference: ‘Experiencing Digital Games: Use, Effects & Culture of Gaming’ is 28 February. Anyone wishing to propose a paper for presentation at the conference is invi…