You are cordially invited to submit papers to the 14th Games and Learning Alliance Conference (GALA Conference 2025). GALA Conference 2025 is an international conference organized by the Serious Games Society in collaboration with Utrecht University.
The conference will take place in the historic city-center of Utrecht (The Netherlands) from 19th November to 21st November. The objective of the conference is to provide an international forum for the dissemination and exchange of scientific information on theoretical, generic, and applied areas of game-based learning.
We are seeking original contributions that advance the state-of-the-art in game-based learning. With game-based learning we refer to, and are inclusive to (1) Gamification, (2) Games for Learning (i.e., Serious / Applied Games), and (3) Playful Learning. Position Papers and Experimental studies are strongly encouraged too. Also, the GALA purposely welcomes Humanities research for its new Media and Cultural Studies track.
We welcome papers for the following tracks:
- Media and Cultural Studies track
- Educational Science track
- Cognitive Science track
- Technology track
- Game Design track
- Application track
- Industrial track
Important dates
Paper Submissions: 2nd July, 2025
Acceptance Notification: 5th September, 2025
Camera-ready: 19th September, 2025
Read more: https://conf.seriousgamessociety.org/call-for-papers/
