Announcement: 2024 International Call for Projects in Board Game Research
Game in Lab's mission is to contribute to the recognition and visibility of analog games
Since 2018, the Game In Lab initiative has been doing fantastic work by supporting and funding over 25 board game research projects worldwide. Here at the Manchester Game Centre, we have benefitted from this support with two of our projects, Blood Bowl: A Cultural History and Play and the Environment: Games Imagining the Future. In addition, Game in Lab supports our annual research events and networking with scholars across the world.
We are pleased to share their recent announcement regarding the opening of the 2024 International Call for Projects, which will be accepting submissions until September 6th. All disciplines are welcome, from social sciences to AI and the arts, or any other relevant field.
This year, special attention will be given to projects that investigate the following areas of focus:
Sustainability and Justice: the role of tabletop games in addressing crises of environmental and social sustainability, and in promoting climate and social justice.
Fifty Years of Dungeons and Dragons: the function of tabletop roleplaying games in addressing and promoting social inclusion, decolonization, and diverse cultural representations.
Healthy People and/or Planet: the potential of games to support healthy lives, therapeutic applications, and community health and resilience.
Cultural Heritage: the preservation and promotion of games as important sites of cultural heritage and history and/or the use of games in heritage research and preservation.