Had a fantastic time at #IGGICon in York yesterday, talking with old friends and making some new ones as well!
Definitely looking forward to the event when it comes to London next year as a result!
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🌟 That’s a wrap on iGGi Con 2025! 🌟
Two incredible days of talks, panels, workshops, and keynotes celebrating research and innovation in games, AI, and interactive media.
💚 Huge thanks to our speakers, organisers, and attendees for making this year’s conference a success!
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch
A presenter stands in front of a slide with the CoSTAR logo and a title: “Games livestream”. The slide text describes livestreaming as one of the fastest-growing streaming markets, enhancing discoverability, community building, and community management.
A presenter gestures in front of a mostly white slide displaying a simple diagram: a small graphic of the game Space Invaders in the center with an arrow pointing right, labeled with θ and θ₁.
A presenter speaks in front of a large, minimalist slide with the words “Special relativity” underlined in white on a black background.
A presenter stands beside a slide featuring the Chrome dinosaur offline game artwork with text “WHY” above it and three bullet-style boxes reading: Reese Witherspoon Don’t overthink every choice Violate other aspects of the guidelines
🎤 Day 2 Highlights
Today’s talks and panels covered everything from AI research and working in games to new frontiers in games research.
Thank you to all of today’s amazing speakers! 🌱
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #PhDLife #GameDev
A speaker stands at a lectern with a microphone in a lecture hall. A large slide behind them reads: “On Games as Conceptual Tools” with a lightbulb illustration in the background and the text “@gua-le-ni.com” in blue at the bottom right.
🌞 Day 2 kicked off strong!
We started the day with an incredible keynote from Stefano Gualeni @gua-le-ni.com, setting the tone for another day of learning, collaboration, and inspiration at iGGi Con 2025.
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #AI #GameDev
Speaker, Daniel Hernandez, stands in front of a large slide with arms raised in excitement. The slide reads: Gran Turismo Sophy 2.1 with text “More cars! More tracks! Custom Races!” and “PlayStation 5 only.” The Sony AI logo appears at the bottom right.
🌙 End of Day 1 at iGGi Con!
Yesterday we wrapped up a fantastic first day with an inspiring keynote from Daniel Hernandez. 🌟
Thank you to everyone who joined us for a day full of talks exploring games, AI and player experience!
🌱 Follow for more highlights
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDev
The speaker, Sahar Mirhadi, stands at the front of a lecture hall next to a large yellow slide titled: "Games as Dynamic Coping Systems: A Constructivist Grounded Theory" by Sahar Mirhadi, University of York. The slide features a photo of hands holding a PlayStation controller.
The speaker, Laura Helsby, stands in front of a slide that reads: "‘Idk, it's a stupid game so no thoughts’: Nine days in the life of a depressed gamer" by Laura Helsby. Supervised by Dr. Jo Iacovides and Prof. Paul Cairns. Logos for the University of York and Liverpool John Moores University appear at the top.
A presentation slide reads: "Lost in Translation: Language, Emotion and the Player Experience" by Océane Lissillour and Steph Carter. The two speakers stand at the front of a lecture hall, Steph Carter wearing a red beret and Océane Lissillour holding a microphone.
🎤 First Talk Session of iGGi Con!
We’ve just kicked off our first session with talks from:
✨ @laurahelsby.bsky.social - Laura Helsby
✨ @saharmirhadi.bsky.social - Sahar Mirhadi
✨ @pawlyglot.bsky.social - Steph Carter and Océane Lissilour
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDev #PhDLife
The speaker Emily Brown stands at a lectern in a lecture hall, delivering a presentation titled Monument Valley III: Journey to Impossibility by Emily Brown. The slide shows stylised artwork of towers, bridges, and a boat from the Monument Valley game series.
🌞 Great start to Day 1 of iGGi Con!
We kicked off with an inspiring keynote from Emily Brown to set the tone for the conference.
🌱 See if you can spot our mascot, the Seed of Learning, as they explore and learn throughout the event!
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDev #PhDLife
🌱 Day 1 of iGGi Con is here!
We’re kicking off two days of talks, panels, and workshops — featuring our amazing keynote speakers and research from the iGGi PhD community.
✨ Follow along right here: @iggi-phd.bsky.social for live updates and highlights!
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDev #PhDLife
🎉 1 Day to Go! 🎉
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York
iGGi Con is almost here! 🌱
Follow along for live updates and highlights from the conference — and spot our mascot, the Seed of Learning!
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDev #PhDLife
🎉 Meet the iGGis!🎉
📅 Sept 10–11•University of York
Meet some of our brilliant iGGi researchers ahead of #iGGiCon:
✨ Luiza Gossian - lugossian.com
✨ Ross Fifield - @rossfifield.bsky.social
✨ Prakriti Nayak - linkedin.com/in/prakritinayak
🔍 Learn more: iggi-phd.org/students
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch
🎉 iGGi Con Workshops & Panels!
📅 Sept 10–11 •University of York
We’re excited to feature workshops & panels– including panelist:
✨ Toby Best – linkedin.com/in/tobybest1337/
👀 Full lineup: iggi2025.org/talks-panels-and-workshops#panel
🔍 Learn more: iggi-phd.org/students
#IGGICon #Workshops #Panels
🎉 IGGI Researcher Talks!
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York
Next up: AI research featuring:
✨ Oliver Withington - www.linkedin.com/in/oliver-wi...
👀 Full lineup: iggi2025.org/talks-panels...
🔍 Learn more: iggi-phd.org/students
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #AI #GameDev
🎉 IGGI Researcher Talks!
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York
Next up: fandom and random featuring:
✨ Alex Flint@alexlflint.bsky.social - linktr.ee/alexflint
👀 Full lineup: iggi2025.org/talks-panels...
🔍 Learn more: iggi-phd.org/students
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameCulture
🎉 IGGI Researcher Talks!
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York
Next up: player behaviour research featuring:
✨ Tamsin Isaac - @tamsinisaac.bsky.social
👀 Full lineup: iggi2025.org/talks-panels...
🔍 Learn more: iggi-phd.org/students
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #PlayerBehaviour
🎉 iGGi Researcher talks!
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York
Next we have game design research, featuring:
✨ Doruk Balci - @dorukb.bsky.social
👀 Full lineup: www.iggi2025.org/talks-panels...
Learn more about the speakers: www.iggi-phd.org/students
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #GameDesign
🎉 iGGi Researcher talks!
📅 Sept 10–11 • University of York
We’re kicking off with player experience research, featuring:
✨ Sahar Mirhadi - linktr.ee/saharmirhadi
✨ Steph Carter @pawlyglot.bsky.social
👀 Full lineup: iggi2025.org/talks-panels-and-workshops
#iGGiCon #GamesResearch #PlayerExperience
