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Call for Papers: Politics of indexicality in digital game production

DiGRA 2026 Workshop, June 17, 2pm-5pm
Maynooth University, Ireland
Submission deadline: May 4

‘Everyone Felt Like They Owned It’: Collaboration and Empathy in Video Game Acting

The International Journal of Film and Media Arts has recently published an article titled ‘Everyone Felt Like They Owned It’: Collaboration and Empathy in Video Game Acting.

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GDS 2025: How to Grow and Develop Sustainable Game Industry Clusters

At the Game Developers Session conference, Jan Houška attended the panel discussion How To Grow And Develop Sustainable Game Industry Clusters.

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Czechia in Play: “Rozpravy o médiích” Podcast Discussed the Phenomenon of Czech Realities in Digital Games with GAMEINDEX

Jaroslav Švelch moderated the December episode of the podcast Rozpravy o médiích (can be translated as “discussions on media”), which focused on the phenomenon of Czech realities in digital games.

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GAMEINDEX team started work

The GAMEINDEX team started work at the beginning of October! We officially kicked off the project — and, of course, also began the tradition of shared team lunches.

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GAMEINDEX: Two funded postdoc positions

We are seeking two post-doctoral researchers to conduct ethnographic studies of game production for the ERC grant GAMEINDEX: Politics and aesthetics of indexical representation in digital games and VR.

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GAMEINDEX: 2 funded PhD positions

We are seeking two PhD students to work on dissertations aligned with the ERC grant “GAMEINDEX: Politics and aesthetics of indexical representation in digital games and VR.“ The project starts in October 2025.

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GAMEINDEX: Politics and Aesthetics of Indexical Representation in Digital Games and VR

Jaroslav Švelch has received the prestigious ERC grant with his project GAMEINDEX: Politics and Aesthetics of Indexical Representation in Digital Games and VR.