Dear colleagues,
(With apologies for crossposting.) We are excited to announce that
Ludo2026, the Fifteenth European Conference on Game Music and Sound, will
take place 6 – 8 August, 2026, at Edge Hill University.
The organizers of Ludo2026 are accepting proposals for research
presentations. We welcome proposals on all aspects of sound and music in
the context of games.
This year, we are particularly interested in papers that support the 15th
anniversary conference theme of 'Pushing limits and crossing borders'.
Papers on this topic may include:
➢ Ludomusicology at the border of digital and non-digital games
➢ Pioneers in game music
➢ Genre hybridity in game composition
➢ Exploring the relationship between academia and industry
➢ Pushing limits in ludomusicology by crossing disciplinary boundaries
➢ Technological innovation in game audio
➢ Game music across borders as a transcultural phenomenon
➢ Marginalised voices and intersectional identities
➢ Musical play as transgression
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 20th, 2026. We aim to communicate the
programme decisions by March 15th, 2026. If you require more information,
please email the organizers.
We encourage practitioners and composers to submit proposals for showcasing
practice as research. The conference will be held in person, but with
remote access options available.
www.ludomusicology.org | #ludo2026
Organized by Michael Austin, Melanie Fritsch, Andra Ivănescu, Michiel Kamp
& Tim Summers.
