Committee

April 15 – 18 2025 // Vienna & Graz

General Chairs

Johanna Pirker

she/her

TU Graz

Fares Kayali

he/him

University of Vienna

Programme Chairs

Katta Spiel

they/them

TU Wien

Sabine Harrer

they/them

University of Vienna & Uppsala University

Proceeding Chairs

Ahmed Khalifa

he/they

Institute of Digital Games, University of Malta

Gabriella Barros

she/her

Modl.ai

Organization Committee

Doctoral Consortium Chair

Simone Kriglstein

she/her

Masaryk University & AIT Austrian Institute of Technology

Sven Charleer

AP University of Applied Sciences & Arts, Anwerp, Belgium

Industry Chair

TBA

Local Chair Vienna

Alexandra Miltner

she/her

University of Vienna

Local Chair Vienna

Selina Gartner

she/her

University of Vienna

Local Chair Graz

Michael Holly

he/him

TU Graz

Local Chair Graz

Georg Arbesser-Rastburg

he/him

TU Graz

Workshop & Competitions Chair

Christoph Salge

University of Hertfordshire

Workshop & Competitions Chair

Raluca Gaina

she/her

Queen Mary University of London

DEI/Accessibility Chair

Chris Poglitsch

he/him

TU Graz

Data Analytics Chair

Enrica Loria

she/her

Keen Software House, independent scholar

Web Chair

Petra Francesca Weixelbraun

she/her

University of Vienna

Web Chair

Florian Rott

he/him

University of Vienna

Community Engagement Chairs

Laura Levy

she/her

Industry researcher

Community Engagement Chairs

Henrik Warpefelt

he/him

Independent Scholar

Track Chairs

Technical Game Development and Hardware

Georg Arbesser-Rastburg

he/him

TU Graz

Chris Poglitsch

he/him

TU Graz

Game Design, Studio Practices, Novel Mechanics, Novel Experiences

Rilla Khaled

she/her

Concordia University

Enric Granzotto Llagostera

independent researcher

Game Analytics and Visualization

Enrica Loria

she/her

Keen Software House, independent scholar

Manuel Ninaus

he/him

University of Graz

Game Artificial Intelligence

Max Kreminski

they/them

Game Criticism and Analysis

Carly Kocurek

she/her

Illinois Institute of Technology

Chris Hanson

Games Beyond Entertainment

Eddie Melcer

he/him

Carleton University

Katelyn Grasse

University of California, Santa Cruz

Games Pedagogy

Joseph C. Osborn

he/they

Pomona College

Naemi Luckner

she/her

TU Wien

Late-Breaking Short Papers

Michael Lankes

Linda Graf

she/her

University of Duisburg-Essen

Games and Demos

Rafael Bidarra

Delft University of Technology

Amy Hoover

New Jersey Institute of Technology

Lightning Talk Track

Anastasia Salter

they/she

University of Central Florida

PB Berge

they/she

University of Alberta

Anniversary Chair

R. Michael Young

University of Utah

STATEMENT OF VALUES

The organizers, general chairs and program chairs of the Foundation of Digital Games 2025 conference affirm the event's commitment to scholarly integrity, collegiality and professionalism, and inclusivity towards scholars of all backgrounds. Read our code of conduct here.