12-15 May 2020, Paris
Board Game Studies Colloquium (BGS)
The evolutions of Board Games: materials, practices and design.
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Welcome to the website of the XXIII Board Game Studies colloquiumXIII
The BGS colloquium is a 4-day conference that will take place in Paris, in the MSH Paris-Nord conference center. It is organized by the laboratory EXPERICE (University Paris 13), Game in Lab and the LabEx ICCA.
The BGS colloquium
The annual Board Game Studies colloquium is an interdisciplinary forum for scholars and practicians from many different fields and disciplines. This convergence allows game studies to be approached from multiple points of view. The research findings and knowledge disseminated in past colloquia have embraced archaeological evidence, cross-cultural connections, mathematical, psychological and social implications of past and present gaming practices.
"The evolutions of Board Games: materials, practices and design"
The theme for this edition is "the evolutions of Board Games: materials, practices and design". This refers to the transformations of board games in terms of material, game play or mechanics, the evolutions of the players, of the social spaces of play, of the mathematical or computer processing of games, or the ways board games are designed, crafted, sold or acquired.
News
The call for papers is available!
Abstracts are accepted until 15 January, 2020.
Key dates
15 January, 2020
Abstract submission deadline
28 February, 2020
Response from review committee
1st January - 1st May, 2020
Online registration
Organization committee
Jean-Emmanuel Barbier
Haute Ecole de Bruxelles-Brabant
Vincent Berry
University Paris 13
Gilles Brougère
University Paris 13
Thierry Depaulis
International Society for Board Games studies
Gabrielle Fauste
Game in Lab
Mikaël Le Bourhis
Game In Lab
Lisa Rougetet
University of Brest
Ulrich Schädler
Swiss Museum of Games
Virginie Tacq
Haute Ecole de Bruxelles-Brabant
Michel Van Langendonckt
Haute Ecole de Bruxelles-Brabant
Vinciane Zabban
University Paris 13
Scientific committee
Manuel Boutet
University Nice Sophia Antipolis
Olivier Caïra
University of Evry
Tristan Cazenave
University Paris Dauphine
Véronique Dasen
University of Fribourg
Thierry Depaulis
International Society for Board Game Studies
Eddie Duggan
International Society for Board Game Studies
Alex De Voogt
American Museum of Natural History
Michaël Huchette
University Paris 13
Edwige Lelièvre
University Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
Lisa Rougetet
University of Brest
Ulrich Schädler
Swiss Museum of Games
Jorge Nuno Silva
University of Lisbon
