Full Papers

CHI PLAY is the international and interdisciplinary conference, sponsored by ACM SIGCHI, for researchers and professionals across all areas of play, games, and human-computer interaction (HCI). We call this area ‘player-computer interaction’. The goal of the CHI PLAY conference is to highlight and foster discussion on high-quality research in games and HCI as a foundation for the future of digital play. To this end, the conference blends academic research papers, interactive play demos, and industry insights.

Submissions

As an ACM SIGCHI-sponsored conference, CHI PLAY welcomes contributions that further an understanding of the player experience, as well as contributions on novel designs or implementations of player-computer interactions, and contributions to theory. We invite contributions to CHI PLAY across a variety of research techniques, methods, approaches, and domains, including, but not limited to:

    Playful interactions and new game mechanics
    Innovative implementation techniques that affect player experiences
    Studies of applied games and player experiences (e.g., games and play for health, wellbeing, and learning)
    Accessible and inclusive design and player experiences
    Esports, live streaming, and spectator experiences
    Advances in game user research and game evaluation methods
    Psychology of players and typologies of games and players
    Gamification, persuasive games, and motivational design
    Virtual and augmented reality in games and play
    Novel controls, input or display technologies for games and play
    Tools for game creation
    Theoretical contributions on play and games
    Innovations to advance the work of game designers and developers
    Game analytics and novel visualizations of player experiences
    Developer experiences and studies of developers
    Industry case studies

CHI PLAY welcomes contributions on the effects of various technologies, software, or algorithms on player experiences. Technical contributions without impact on players or game designers and developers are not within the scope of CHI PLAY.