We are pleased to announce our keynote speaker for Ludo2026 Dr. Poppy Wilde. She is a Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication at Birmingham City University, UK and the author of Posthuman Gaming: Avatars, Gamers, and Entangled Subjectivities (Routledge, 2023). She has published extensively on critical posthumanism and game studies. Her research explores how posthuman subjectivities are enabled and embodied in a variety of contexts, particularly through gaming, zombie studies, and affective and autoethnographic methodologies.
10– 12 July, University Square Stratford Campus University of East London Conference on Video Game Music and Sound
The organizers of Ludo2025 are accepting proposals for research presentations.
We welcome proposals on all aspects of sound and music in games.
This year, we are particularly interested in papers that support the conference theme of ‘Rhythm, vibes, and beats’. Papers on this topic may include:
Rhythm games
Rhythmic entrainment and gameplay
Story beats and narrative rhythm
Vibes, styles, and genres
Voices and vibes
Music, sound, and embodiment in games
Presentations should last twenty minutes and will be followed by questions. Please submit your paper proposal (c.250 words) with a short provisional list of literature, and details of any technical requirements, by email to ludomusicology@gmail.com by February 28th, 2025. We aim to communicate the programme decisions by March 17th, 2025. If you require more information, please email the organizers.
We encourage practitionersand composers to submit proposals for showcasing practice as research. The conference will be held in person, but with remote access options available.
Further conference information will be posted on the conference page here.
Organized by Melanie Fritsch, Milly Gunn, Andra Ivănescu, Michiel Kamp & Tim Summers.
It is now possible to register for Ludo2024 through Eventbrite, here.
The event page is available here. Location and travel information can be found on the page. A draft programme is now also available, which can be found here.
The draft programme schedule for the Ludo2023 Twelfth European Conference on Video Game Music and Sound held at the University of Edinburgh from March 23rd to 25th is now available here. Paper abstracts can be viewed on the programme page as well.
Registration has also opened and tickets can be booked via Eventbrite for both online access and in-person attendance.
For more information on the conference, including location and travel information, please see the conference information page.
We look forward to you joining us in person and remotely in March!
