[Commlist] CFP - Designing Monstrosity, Queering the Monster in Horror Gaming

*Updated CFP Deadline - End of day, 28th March 2025 (any timezone)*
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*Call for Abstracts: Designing Monstrosity, Queering the Monster: 
Design, Implementation, and Experiences of Queer Monstrosity in Horror 
Gaming*
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We are delighted to announce a one-day collaborative conference on 
horror in gaming, hosted by MultiPlay Network and the International Game 
Developers Association (IGDA). Inspired by It Came from the Closet: 
Queer Reflections on Horror (Vallese, 2022), this conference is a sister 
event to the IGDA LGBTQ+ Special Interest Group (SIG) Pride Game Jam 
happening in June 2025, each event exploring the rich entanglements 
between queerness and horror in videogames.

Engaging with queer gaming communities and emerging scholarship, our 
conference looks to explore such work and more, providing a space for 
the exploration of entanglements between queerness and horror in videogames.

We welcome proposals from:

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    Academics presenting scholarly work on queerness and horror in
    games; but also
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    Game developers showcasing their work, sharing insights into their
    design and development practices, or reflecting on the intersections
    of queerness, monstrosity, and horror in their creations.

For more information regarding suggested submission topics and how to 
submit, please use the link 
https://multiplaynetwork.org/call-for-papers/ 
<https://multiplaynetwork.org/call-for-papers/>.

We encourage creative interpretations of the conference themes and look 
forward to celebrating the intersections of queerness and horror in 
videogames!


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