Conference President
Victor M Larios – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Local Committee
Rocio Maciel – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
J. Raul Beltran – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
José A. Orizaga – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Cesar O. Mora – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
J. Alberto Castellanos – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Francisco Salcedo – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Francisco J. Caro – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Octavio R. Ramirez – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Mahatma Robles de Niz – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Irving Ortíz – University of Digital Arts, Mexico
Program Committee
Tanja Sihvonen – University of Vaasa, Finland
Sebastian Möring – Hochschule Macromedia Campus Berlin, Germany
Ruth S. Contreras – Espinosa, Universitat de Vic-Universitat Central de Catalunya, Spain
Program Track Chairs
Track 1: Serious Games and Education: research on games and play for learning, education, and therapy, and other applications beyond game studies
María-José Establés – Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha, Spain
Pilar Lacasa – Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, Spain
Track 2.- Game Design, Production, and Distribution: reflections on making and research-creation, processes of production and design, and the games market
Emiliano Labrador Ruiz de la Hermosa – Digital Legends Entertainment, Spain
Florence Chee – Loyola University Chicago, USA
Track 3.- Game History and Cultural Context: explorations of game histories, contemporary game cultures, and regional game studies
Jing Sun – Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, China
Phillip Penix-Tadsen – University of Delaware, USA
Track 4: Game Analyses, Criticism, and Interpretation: analyses, close-readings, and critical discussions of game texts
Angel Torres Toukoumidis – Universidad Politécnica Salesiana, Equator
Melissa Kagen – Worcester Polytechnic Institute, USA
Track 5: Play and Players: empirical research on play and playful behaviour, players, fandom, and game communities
René Glas – Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Katriina Heljakka – University of Turku, Finland
Track 6: Philosophy and Theory of Play & Games: theoretical frameworks and investigations of games and play phenomena as well as metareflection on game studies methods and practices
Feng Zhu – King’s College London, UK
Bettina Bódi – Leeds Beckett University, UK
Track 7: Experimental submissions
Cindy Poremba – OCAD University, Canada
Annakaisa Kultima – Aalto University, Finland
PhD Consortium
Blanca Estela López Pérez – Universidad Aútonoma Metropolitana Unidad Atzcapozalco, Mexico
Lars De Wildt – University of Groningen, The Netherlands.
Local Technical Staff
Fatima Saenz – Venue logistics – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Jesus Marin – Local sponsorship – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Saul Hernandez – Cultural Events – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Adalberto Chavez – Financial Management – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Victor Velazquez, Santiago Fernandez, Jesus Rodriguez, Carlos Flores – Web Development – CETIS 14, Mexico
Katherinne Salcedo – Graphic Design – University of Guadalajara, Mexico
Special Thanks to
Hanna Wirman
William Huber