[Commlist] CFP: Interactive Narratives Conference

We are pleased to announce an upcoming conference, *Interactive 
Narratives Conference 2025 – Narrative Convergence: Technology and 
Culture*, hosted by the Department of Communication, Beijing Normal-Hong 
Kong Baptist University (BNBU), in collaboration with the Center for 
Creative Media and Communication Research, BNBU, and the International 
Association for Media and Communication Research (IAMCR).

We welcome submissions of extended abstracts. Students' submissions are 
also encouraged and appreciated. Please see the Call for Papers below.

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*Interactive Narratives Conference 2025 – Narrative Convergence: 
Technology and Culture*

*Date*: 19-20 August 2025

*Location*: Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University, Zhuhai, China

*Website*: https://inc2025.com/ <https://inc2025.com/>

*Please submit extended abstracts to* (incbnbu /at/ gmail.com) 
<mailto:(incbnbu /at/ gmail.com)>

Organized by Department of Communication, Faculty of Humanity and Social 
Sciences, BNBU

The central theme is */Narrative Convergence: Technology and Culture/*. 
We aim to explore the intersections of media technologies, cultural 
representations, and artificial intelligence, and examine their impact 
on digital storytelling.

In the past decade, China’s video game industry has become a 
transformative force within the global digital landscape. From the rise 
of esports to pioneering innovations in game design and publishing, 
China’s contributions are reshaping how interactive media intersects 
with technology, cultural heritage, and narrative experimentation. 
Building on critical discussions of gaming’s socio-cultural impact, this 
conference invites scholars, practitioners, and creatives to interrogate 
China’s evolving role in digital culture through the lens of interactive 
storytelling. We also warmly welcome submissions that explore these 
themes in diverse global contexts. We encourage sharing insights from 
various regions, fostering a rich, comparative dialogue on how 
technology and culture intersect in interactive narratives worldwide.

We seek contributions that explore how interactive narratives negotiate 
tensions between tradition and modernity, human and artificial 
intelligence, and localized creativity and globalized markets. How do 
interactive narratives reimagine the classics through cutting-edge 
technology and cultural authenticity, redefine China’s position in 
transnational media ecosystems? What might Chinese game design, with its 
unique fusion of historical narratives and AI-driven innovation, reveal 
about the future of storytelling, identity, and player engagement?

*Keynote Speakers*

*Professor Jussi Holopainen: /Remediating the Classics in the Age of 
Generative AI: Case Hong Lou Meng/*

Professor Jussi Holopainen is an Associate Professor at City University 
of Hong Kong. He has been researching game design and gameplay 
experiences since 1998, having authored or co-authored scores of 
academic publications and patents.

*Dr Peter Nelson: /From Audience to Player: Transforming Media Walls 
into Game Spaces/*

Dr Peter Nelson is an Assistant Professor at Hong Kong Baptist 
University where he is working on research projects that span 
player-generated content, landscape encoding using Generative 
Adversarial Networks and the ontology of the digital image.

*Topics*

Submissions may explore, but are not limited to, the following areas:

1.         AI and Procedural Storytelling

2.         Cultural Heritage and Historical Adaptation

3.         Media, Identity, and Globalization

4.         Creative Practices and Industry Dynamics

5.         Humanity and Societal Impact

6.         Special Panel: Black Myth: Wukong

*Submission Guidelines*

For this conference, we welcome extended abstracts. The suggested length 
is 600 to 1000 words, including a title page and main text. Only key 
references should be included. Please submit extended abstracts to 
(incbnbu /at/ gmail.com) <mailto:(incbnbu /at/ gmail.com)>

For more information, please see: https://inc2025.com/ 
<https://inc2025.com/>

*Languages*

This conference accepts submissions in English only.

*Deadlines and Key Dates*

• *Submission deadline*: 20 July 2025 (23:59 UTC+8)

• *Announcement of results*: 1 August 2025

• *Conference dates*: 19 - 20 August 2025


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