XXIII BOARD GAME STUDIES COLLOQUIUM
The Evolutions of Board Games
Paris, 12-15 May 2020
COVID-19 UPDATE
Because of the terrible Covid-19 pandemic that hits so many countries, the Organising Committee have decided to cancel the 23rd Board Game Studies Colloquium planned in Paris for 12-15 May 2020.
We hope to find another opportunity to welcome you in the near future. We will inform you as soon as we can foresee a new date.
The Organising Committee
Welcome to the website of the XXIIIrd Board Game Studies colloquium
The Board Game Studies colloquium is a 4-day conference that will take place on 12-15 May 2020 in Paris, at the MSH Paris-Nord conference center. It is organized by the laboratory EXPERICE (University Paris 13), Game in Lab and the LabEx ICCA.
The annual BGS colloquium is an interdisciplinary forum for scholars and practitioners from many 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
The theme for this edition is « the evolutions of Board Games ».
This refers to the transformations of board games in terms of material, game play or mechanics as well as the evolutions of the players, of the social spaces of play, or the ways board games are designed, crafted, sold or acquired.
Key dates
15 January 2020
Abstract submission deadline
28 February 2020
Response from review committee
1 January - 1 May 2020
Online registration
Organization committee
Jean-Emmanuel Barbier
Haute Ecole de Bruxelles-Brabant
Gabrielle Fauste
Game in Lab
Virginie Tacq
Haute Ecole de Bruxelles-Brabant
Vincent Berry
University Paris 13
Mikaël Le Bourhis
Game In Lab
Michel Van Langendonckt
Haute Ecole de Bruxelles-Brabant
Gilles Brougère
University Paris 13
Lisa Rougetet
University of Brest
Vinciane Zabban
University Paris 13
Thierry Depaulis
International Society for Board Games studies
Ulrich Schädler
Swiss Museum of Games
Scientific committee
Manuel Boutet
University Nice Sophia Antipolis
Thierry Depaulis
International Society for Board Game Studies
Jorge Nuno Silva
University of Lisbon
Tristan Cazenave
University Paris Dauphine
Eddie Duggan
International Society for Board Game Studies
Lisa Rougetet
University of Brest
Olivier Caïra
University of Evry
Michaël Huchette
University Paris 13
Ulrich Schädler
Swiss Museum of Games
Alex De Voogt
Drew University
Edwige Lelièvre
University Versailles Saint-Quentin-en-Yvelines
