The CfP for CHI PLAY's Companion Proceedings (WIP, Perspectives on Play, Student Game Design Competition, Interactivity, Connections, Doctoral Consortium) is now live! Submissions are due June 3rd, 2026, 23:59 AoE. Please consult the flowchart to see which track may be most appropriate for you!

CHI PLAY submitters! Just a heads up that submissions will be closing at AoE today. Please make sure to get all your materials uploaded to PCS!

✨Full paper submissions for CHI PLAY 2026 are now open via PCS! Submit at: new.precisionconference.com/submissions (Select SIGCHI ➡️ CHI PLAY 2026) Deadline: February 18, 2026 (AoE) Conference: York, UK, Nov 2-5, 2026 We're looking forward to your submissions! #chiplay2026 #chiplay #sigchi

Just a reminder that the volunteer form for #chiplay2026 Associate Chair is closing tomorrow! Please consider filling out the form if you're interested in being an AC!

✨Want to get involved with #chiplay2026? We are inviting applications for Associate Chair (AC) volunteers to support the review process. 📝 Apply here until 22nd January, 2026: forms.gle/D3axemPJFE5B...

We have published the Call for Papers for #CHIPLAY2026! CHI PLAY 2026 will take place November 2-5 in York, United Kingdom. Deadline for Full Paper Submissions is February 18, 2026 (23:59 AoE). The full call is available here: chiplay.acm.org/2026/full-pa... @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #chiplay

You saw the panel, now mark your calendars! Join @cmuctp.bsky.social for Meaningful Play Fall 2026. Meaningful Play brings together academics, game designers, and educators to explore how games and play can change people’s lives. Learn more 👉 cmu.edu/ctp/conferences/meaningful-play.html

After CHI PLAY is before CHI PLAY: We are happy to announce that #chiplay2026 will be held in York, England! The website is now live: chiplay.acm.org/2026/ And if you want to already get in the mood for CHIPLAY 2026, check out this teaser:

Thank you to all who participated in CHI PLAY 2025! Your contributions are shaping the future of player-computer interaction. Stay turned for details dropping this week about next year’s event! 🧑‍💻💾⛹️ #chiplay #chiplay2025

CHI PLAY's Work In Progress (WIP) contributions provide a unique opportunity for authors to present reports on original yet incomplete work that seeks to advance our current knowledge in games and play through innovative or thought-provoking ideas. Great work all who presented! tinyurl.com/y27zs65w

CHI PLAY 2025 is underway! For registration, workshop, and other location and schedule information, visit tinyurl.com/y27zs65w Have a playful week! 🏁🤾🎉 #ACMSIGCHI #chiplay #chiplay2025

We're excited to share that the PACM issue containing full papers that will be presented at CHI PLAY 2025 has just gone online 👉 dl.acm.org/toc/pacmhci/... #chiplay #chiplay2025

It’s not too late to sign up to be a #CHIPLAY2025 session chair! You can volunteer in one or multiple roles to introduce speakers, host a Q&A, or moderate online discussions. For the full details and to sign up, visit the CHI PLAY 2025 Session Chair Recruitment Form: 👉 tinyurl.com/m3cjz725

🎺Fanfare please for Jesse Schell who will deliver “News from the Future: Videogames from 2026 to 2035” as the exhibition keynote at #chiplay2025. Jesse is the founder and CEO of Schell Games and a Professor of the Practice of Entertainment Technology @cmu.edu. Learn more: tinyurl.com/yeyruyke

We’re delighted to announce that Katie Salen will deliver “Care(full) Play: Rethinking What Makes Play Meaningful” as the opening keynote address at #chiplay2025. Learn more: tinyurl.com/bdfs8n43 @acm-sigchi.bsky.social

Attending CHI PLAY 2025? Sign up to be a session chair! You can volunteer in one or multiple roles: 📃Paper session chair ⌨️Online commentary session chair 🏗️Work-in-progress session chair For the full details and to sign up: tinyurl.com/m3cjz725

📢Registration Update! We have extended the deadline for Early Bird registrations until Monday, 15.09. (AoW)! Find out more about our registration fees and register here: chiplay.acm.org/2025/registr... @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #chiplay #chiplay2025

📢You still have time until September 10th to register for #chiplay2025 with our discounted Early Bird fee! Find more information here: chiplay.acm.org/2025/registr... @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #chiplay

📢 Get ready for #chiplay2025! You can now register for online and on-site attendance. Find out more about our registration fees and register here: chiplay.acm.org/2025/registr... #chiplay @acm-sigchi.bsky.social

📢📈The results of the second round of reviews are now online! We are happy to announce that we accepted 39 papers to be presented at #chiplay2025! Find out more more about the meta of the papers accepted for this year, head to chiplay.acm.org/2025/2025/07... #chiplay @acm-sigchi.bsky.social

📢 👀Got a bold idea, critical take, or fresh perspective on games or play? #CHIPLAY2025 Perspectives on Play track wants your sharpest thoughts—short, punchy, and provocative—from any corner of the play world: academia, industry, indie, or beyond. Deadline: June 4! chiplay.acm.org/2025/perspec...

📢 🕹️ Have you made some awesome new playful tech? Interactivity at #CHIPLAY2025 invites novel playful technologies that community members can get hands on with at the conference. Deadline: June 4! chiplay.acm.org/2025/interac...

📢 🪢The Connections track at #CHIPLAY2025 is all about bringing people together to connect across disciplines and share ideas. Do you have an idea for a workshop, panel, or master class that you would like to share with the community? Deadline: June 4! chiplay.acm.org/2025/connect...

📢 🎮 Are you a student and want to showcase your game design project at #CHIPLAY2025? Whether completely digital or technologically augmented games, we are looking forward to your novel and transformative approaches to game design! Deadline: June 4th! chiplay.acm.org/2025/student...

📢 🔨 Do you have something great you’re working on for CHI PLAY but it wasn’t quite ready for a full paper? Submit to the Works-in-Progress track and get feedback from the community to move your research forward or spark new ideas! Deadline: June 4! chiplay.acm.org/2025/work-in...

📢There are lots of ways to share your work with the #CHIPLAY2025 community. We’ve put together this guide of our Companion Tracks to help decide where best to submit your work: chiplay.acm.org/2025/compani... You still have time to make a submission! The Companion Track deadline is June 4!

📢Are you a senior PhD student, have reviewed for CHI PLAY before, and are eager to gain your first experience as associate chair? Then #chiplay2025 needs YOU! Volunteer now as Work-in-Progress AC: forms.gle/7YEDuk1AuxC1...

📢We have shared the notifications for submitted Full Papers with the corresponding authors! chiplay.acm.org/2025/2025/04... @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #chiplay2025 #chiplay

📢 We have now published the CFP for the Companion Proceedings tracks for CHI PLAY 2025! Deadline for submissions: June 4th, 2025, 23:59 AoE. You can find more information on each track and the submission here: chiplay.acm.org/2025/compani... @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #chiplay2025 #chiplay

PCS for #CHIPLAY2025 is open and ready for your submissions!

Support #CHIPLAY2025 by becoming an AC volunteer today! Deadline for registration is January 31 2025, 23.59 AoE forms.gle/8zw8fRBVFcQi... @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #CHIPLAY

We have published the Call for Papers for #CHIPLAY2025! CHI PLAY 2025 will take place October 13-16 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Deadline for Full Paper Submissions is February 19, 2025 (23.59 AoW). @acm-sigchi.bsky.social #chiplay