CGSA/ACÉJ

CGSA/ACÉJ 2026 Join CGSA/ACÉJ 2026, June 11-14, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

🚨ANNONCE !🚨

Nous avons décidé d’offrir une petite extension pour la remise des soumissions jusqu’au mercredi 14 janvier à 23 h 59 (HP). Veuillez noter que ce sera la date limite finale!

event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026

CGSA/ACÉJ 2026 Join CGSA/ACÉJ 2026, June 11-14, 2026. Learn more on Fourwaves.

🚨ANNOUNCEMENT!🚨

We have decided to offer a small submission deadline extension to Wednesday, January 14 at 11:59 PM PT. Please note that this will be the final deadline!

event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026

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Nous venons de lancer notre site web bilingue pour l'ACÉJ 2026 (un jour plus tôt!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026

Nous sommes officiellement prêts à recevoir vos excellentes propositions (l'onglet "Soumissions" est en haut à gauche).

N'hésitez pas à nous contacter si vous avez des questions. <3

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Our brand-new and bilingual website for CGSA 2026 is now live (a whole day early, go us!): event.fourwaves.com/cgsa2026

We're officially ready receive your wonderful proposals (click the "Submissions" tab in the top-left).

As always, email us if you encounter any issues or have any questions. <3

Conference // Conférence Version française ci-dessous The 2026 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec&nbs…

📣✨Call for Papers!📣✨

CGSA 2026 will take place at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 11-14th, 2026.

This year’s chosen theme is “On Repeat”.

Submissions are due January 7th, 2026 at 11:59 PM PST

Full CfP here: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...

Conference // Conférence Version française ci-dessous The 2026 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec&nbs…

📣✨Appel à communications !📣✨

L’ACÉJ 2026 aura lieu du 11 au 14 juin 2026, à Montréal (l'Université Concordia).

Le thème pour cette année est « La Répétition ».

La date limite pour soumission est le 7 janvier 2026 à 23 h 59 HNP.

Appel complet ici: gamestudies.ca/conference-c...

Media Inquiries/Demandes des médias CGSA is an organization made up of researchers, educators, and practitioners who possess expertise in a wide array of topics, including many that make their way to national and international headli…

The Canadian Game Studies Association @cgsaacej.bsky.social is an org made up of game researchers, educators, and practitioners with expertise in a wide array of topics. We've published a list of experts related to Steam/itch to help journalists connect with members.

gamestudies.ca/media-inquir...

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📯L'inscription au l'ACÉJ 2025 est OUVERTE!📯

Rejoignez-nous en ligne ou à Montréal pour des discussions enrichissantes, du réseautage et tout ce qui concerne les études des jeux. Le prix des billets est flexible. Ne manquez pas cette occasion!

www.eventbrite.com/e/1216997013...

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📯Registration for the 2025 CGSA/ACÉJ Annual Conference is officially OPEN!📯

Secure your spot today and join us online or in Montreal for insightful discussions, networking, and all things game studies. Flexible ticket pricing and cheaper day passes are available!

www.eventbrite.com/e/1216997013...

CGSA Pre-Conference: Serious Game Arcade 2025 Call for Participation CGSA Pre-Conference: Serious Game Arcade 2025 Call for Participation Location: Concordia University 4th Space, Montreal Date: June 6, 2025 Time: 11 am - 5pm When you ask someone who plays games abou...

Are you interested in Serious games? Educational Games? Learning Games? Or any other term around them. Come to the free, hybrid pre-conference event: Serious Game Arcade!

In Montreal before the @cgsaacej.bsky.social conference, Come share, talk, and play.

Full call: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

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⚠️GOOD NEWS//BONNES NOUVELLES⚠️

We have decided to offer a deadline extension to Tuesday, December 17 at 11:59 PM PT. Let's go!

Nous avons décidé d’offrir une extension pour la remise des soumissions jusqu’au mardi 17 décembre à 23 h 59 (HP). Allons-y !

cgsaacej202.uwaterloo.ca/openconf.php

📄 Appel complet : gamestudies.ca/cgsa-acej-20...
🔗 Soumettre ici : cgsaacej202.uwaterloo.ca/openconf.php
✍️ Lien d'inscription pour les évaluateurs.rices : forms.gle/Mohr6YKoC6C4...

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🚨 Rappel : Le colloque annuel 2025 de l'ACÉJ/CSGA, dont le thème est « Arrêts », aura lieu au TAG de l'Université Concordia (du 7 au 10 juin, Montréal, QC) en format hybride!

⏰ Date limite de soumission : Vendredi 13 décembre 2024, à 23h59 HE.

📄 Full CfP: gamestudies.ca/cgsa-acej-20...
🔗 Submit here: cgsaacej202.uwaterloo.ca/openconf.php
✍️ Signup Link for Reviewers: forms.gle/Mohr6YKoC6C4...

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🚨 Reminder: The 2025 CGSA/ACÉJ Annual Conference, themed “Breaks,” will be hosted by TAG at Concordia University (June 7–10, Montreal, QC) in hybrid format!

⏰ Submission deadline: Friday, December 13, 2024, at 11:59 PM ET.

L'appel à contributions complet est disponible ici: gamestudies.ca/cgsa-acej-20...

Le portail de la conférence se trouve ici: cgsaacej202.uwaterloo.ca/openconf.php

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🎇ANNONCE!🎇

L’édition 2025 du colloque annuel de l’ACÉJ/CGSA sera un événement hybride co-organisé par le TAG Lab à l’Université Concordia à Montréal, Québec, du 7 au 10 juin. Le thème cette année est « Arrêts ».

La date limite de soumission est le vendredi 13 décembre 2024 à 23h59 HNE

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The full CfP is here: gamestudies.ca/cgsa-acej-20...

The submission portal is here: cgsaacej202.uwaterloo.ca/openconf.php

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🎆ANNOUNCEMENT!🎆

The 2025 CGSA/ACÉJ annual conference will be a hybrid event co-hosted by the Technoculture, Art and Games Lab (TAG) at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec from June 7–10. This year’s theme is “Breaks.”

Deadline for submission is Friday 13 December 2024 11:59pm ET

A collection of "Old Game Zine 2024" prints in different colours. On the front, a pokmeon trainer named gary yells "WHAT? A GAME PRESERVATION ZINE?"

I made an "Old Games Zine" for @cgsaacej.bsky.social 2024 with folks from the Residual Media Depot, LUDOV, and the Syd Bolton Collection!

You can download and print it here: michaeliantorno.com/old-games-zi...

Designing Games Meant for Sharing This book talks about the importance of social mechanics in games and how these mechanics evolved over time to accommodate new technologies and new social contexts. It looks at the innovation happenin...

Love seeing former students do great things! Check it out - pre-order it and beef your game design game ;)

www.routledge.com/Designing-Ga...

An illustration of a Nintendo Switch. On the screen is the Animal Crossing logo, but it has been modified to read "Cannibal Crossing."

Need a reason to attend the last panel of CGSA? @hanine.bsky.social and I are presenting a paper on the troubling fact that you can cook squid in front of your octopus villagers in Animal Crossing and nobody bats an eye!

Come for the slides full of memes, stay for the critique of anthropocentrism.

4 different colours of the "Old Game Zine 2024"

OLD GAME ZINES 2024

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It was a pleasure to present on the Ecology, Environmentalism, and Climate Change panel today at the @cgsaacej.bsky.social annual conference. I'll have my paper, "Dreams of Extraction: The Techno-Ecological Imaginary of Bethesda Game Studios' Starfield," up on on Zenodo soon.

OUR CONFERENCE IS RELOCATING!

CGSA 2024 will be held at Concordia University instead of McGill. In particular, we have secured rooms in the EV building, home of the Milieux Institute and just a 25-minute walk from our original venue. The hybrid format will remain fully intact.

More news soon 🫡❤️🔥

Are you a student attending CGSA this June? Submit to this year’s Best Paper Awards for a chance at a cash prize and bragging rights!

Send us your 5 to 15 min video papers by May 17th!

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

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CGSA/ACÉJ has landed on Blue Sky! Calling all gamer scholars to follow, like, and skeet(?) this new beginning!

(And see you at our 2024 conference this June!)