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DiGRAAustralia 2025 National Conference

Posted on by Susie

We are proud to announce that the 2025 DiGRAA National Conference will be held from Wednesday, February 5 to Friday, February 7, at the University of South Australia, City West Campus in Adelaide. Registration is free, and all are welcome!

Get your tickets here: https://events.humanitix.com/digraaustralia-2025-national-conference

Event Details:
 Hosted by DiGRA Australia and the University of South Australia, this three-day hybrid conference invites game researchers, critics, designers, developers, artists, and enthusiasts at any career stage to come together and engage with the diverse and dynamic world of Game Studies. This year’s theme, “Communities of Practice and Play,” focuses on the roles, experiences, and cultures surrounding games and gameplay. Both in-person and online participation options are available, making the conference accessible to all interested in hearing about, and discussing games, players, and gaming culture.

What to Expect: Attendees will experience a range of presentations, interactive discussions, and engaging exhibitions. Alongside traditional talks, the Experimental Track will showcase creative, interactive works—from digital games to tabletop card games that invite hands-on exploration. 

Highlights Include:

  • In-Person and Online Sessions: Enjoy live presentations and talks with game scholars and creators from across Australia.
  • Experimental Track Exhibit: Discover innovative and playful experiences, including demos, installations, and other interactive projects.
  • Networking Opportunities: Meet fellow attendees and presenters to discuss and explore insights and projects in the world of Game Studies and game development! 

Important Information:

  • Conference Dates: Wednesday to Friday, February 5–7, 2025
  • Location: Bradley Forum, University of South Australia, City West Campus, Adelaide, South Australia. 
    The Bradley Forum is located on Level 5 of the Hawke Building on the City West campus, 50-55 North Terrace, Adelaide
  • Format: Hybrid – join us either in person or online

Cards Against Academia

Posted on by Susie

Recently, my colleague Dr Michele Jarldorn and I were lucky enough to write a chapter for the wonderful book Ludic Inquiries into Power and Pedagogy in Higher Education edited by Ameilia Walker, Helen Grimmett and Alison L. Black.

There are so many amazing chapters in this book, written by so many cool people and discussing games’ interactions with social power, and the different ways in which games and play impact higher education and social learning.

Our chapter was titled Cards Against Academia: Playing the game of ‘opportunities’ through a feminist friendship lens and for this chapter we created the first iteration of a card game exploring promotion in academia, and playtested it together. The abstract is below:

Abstract:

This chapter explores the experiences of two early career female academics through game design, development, and game play. The work seeks to challenge and disrupt the conventional norms of academia by exploring the competitive dynamics of working in higher education through the lens of care and feminist friendships. The game, Cards Against Academia, deploys various game design mechanisms to demonstrate structures of inequality and systems of oppression women in academia experience. The chapter uses duoethnography as a method to think through alternative activist possibilities for women to work in collaboration and proposes that this feminist activism of care is a politically disruptive activity.