International Conference on Games and Narrative 2025

The 2025 International Conference on Games and Narrative presents: Adapt, Adopt, Adjust: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Adaptation, Storytelling and Simulation

Important Dates:

A timeline for the International Conference on Games and Narrative
Last updated: January 17, 2025. Please note, dates will be updated as they are finalized.

The 2025 International Conference on Games and Narrative presents:

Adapt, Adopt, Adjust: Interdisciplinary Approaches
to Adaptation, Storytelling and Simulation

HYBRID - Hosted by the Games Institute, University of Waterloo
Waterloo, Ontario, Canada

Monday, March 3rd - Thursday, March 6th, 2025

Registration Information

Registration Prices for both presenters and attendees are as follow:
NB: Waterloo and Melbourne locations both count as in-person attendance.

In-Person Tenured Professor and/or Industry Professional  

$200.00 CAD 

In-Person Non-Tenured Professor, Students, and/or Independent Scholars 

$100.00 CAD 

Virtual Presenters and/or Attendees 

$50.00

Discounted Pricing

Discount for Indigenous (Inuit, First Nations, and Métis), Aboriginal and Torres Straight Islander People

This conference takes place at the University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada and the University of Melbourne, Australia. To actively participate in and respectfully continue the work of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and the Australian Declaration Towards Reconciliation, we seek to make space for underrepresented voices within academia, games industry, and game creation and study within the public realm, among others.  

The University of Waterloo acknowledges that much of our work takes place on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg, and Haudenosaunee peoples. Our main campus is situated on the Haldimand Tract, the land granted to the Six Nations that includes six miles on each side of the Grand River. Our active work toward reconciliation takes place across our campuses through research, learning, teaching, and community building, and is co-ordinated within the Office of Indigenous Relations. 

The University of Melbourne is situated on the traditional unceded lands of the Wurundjeri Woi-wurrung and Bunurong peoples (Burnley, Fishermans Bend, Parkville, Southbank and Werribee campuses), the Yorta Yorta Nation (Dookie and Shepparton campuses), and the Dja Dja Wurrung people (Creswick campus). We pay respect to Elders past, present and future, and acknowledge the importance of Indigenous knowledge in the Academy. As a community of researchers, teachers, professional staff and students we are privileged to work and learn every day with Indigenous colleagues and partners. 

Discount for GI and MAGPIE Members

To GI and MAGPIE Members who have joined the Games Institute or the MAGPIE Network no later than December 1, 2024 we offer a 50% off your chosen registration type. Please email us at icgan.submissions@uwaterloo.ca for a discount code.

Conference Planning Committee

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Neil Randall, PhD

General co-Chair

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Emma Vossen, PhD

General co-Chair

Pamela Maria Schmidt, MA

Conference Manager &
Programme co-Chair

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Geneva M. Smith, PhD

Proceedings Coordinator &
Programme co-Chair

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Sasha Soraine, PhD

Workshop Coordinator &
Programme co-Chair

Games Institute Logistics Committee

Agata Antkiewicz, MA

Associate Director, Strategic Planning and Administration

Sid Heeg, PhD Candidate

Social Media Manager

Altynai Isakova

Operations Coordinator