Overview

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  • Date: September 12-14, 2025
  • Location: The Strong National Museum of Play, Rochester, New York
The conference on BIPOC Game Studies (C-BIPOC) is an event dedicated to exploring the intersection of gaming culture, technology, and the experiences of BIPOC communities worldwide. Our aim is to provide a space for scholars, game developers, industry professionals, and enthusiasts to engage in critical discussions, share research findings, and foster collaboration in the field. This conference brings together peer- reviewed research from leading academics, perspective from industry and fosters community among consumers, game-makers and academia.

The conference has been made possible through the generous support of The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, The Empire State Development Fund,  The Strong National Museum of Play,  The University of Miami School of Communication and the Rochester Institute of Technology. It has partnered with Play Story Press, the Digital Games Research Association and the ACM Journal Games: Research and Practice - to produce proceedings and disseminate research from the event.

 

Conference Themes include:

  • Representation and Identity in Video Games
  • Digital and Analog Games and Play as Cultural Artifact
  • Fostering, analyzing and critiquing games about and from Black and Indigenous groups
  • Decolonizing Game Development and Design
  • Indigenous, Black and People of Color Knowledge Systems and Gaming
  • Afro futurism and Gaming
  • Cultural Preservation and Digital Heritage
  • Social Impact and Activism in Gaming
  • Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Playful Technologies