The Third International DiGRA Mexico Conference took place in Mexico City on July 8–10, 2025.
Under the theme “RESILIENCE,” the conference explored the capacity for adaptation and transformation within the field of video games.
Today, the video game industry faces a wide range of challenges that test its ability to adapt and evolve, making these issues key topics of research. The conference examined how developers, studios, and scholars address these challenges and develop innovative solutions. It brought together researchers, developers, and industry professionals to discuss these issues and explore strategies for resilience in an industry undergoing constant transformation.
Venue
SAE Institute México, Campus 2 Fernando Montes de Oca 126 Colonia Condesa, Cuauhtémoc 06140 Mexico City, Mexico (Corner of Zamora and Montes de Oca)
Publication
Conference contributions were published in the conference proceedings with DOI identifiers. A selection of extended papers was invited for publication in academic journals.
Conference topics
- Industry Adaptation and Transformation
- Games and Society
- Esports
- Serious Games
- Games and Education
- Ludonarratives
- Game Design
- Analog Games
- Industry Relations
- History and Archaeology of Games
- Play Cultures
- Research with Social Impact
- Games and Technology
- Gamification
Keynote Speakers
July 8
Chris Totten. «Lessons from Games and the Arts»
Mer Grazzini. «Emergent Games: An Alternative to Immersion»
July 9
Jonatan Jiménez. Book Presentation: «Commodore Odyssey».
July 10
William Huber. «Game Studies and Next Humanities»
Program
The DiGRA MX 2025 program took place over five days and included both in-person and online activities. The complete program is available through the following links:
DiGRA MX 2025 Program
Program July 10, 2025 (Games for Change)
Program July 11, 2025 (Game Links, Centro de Cultura Digital)
Call for Papers
Submissions could be presented either in person or online. All accepted and presented papers were published in the conference proceedings, available in open access through the DiGRA MX website. Submissions were open internationally and were not restricted to Mexican authors. An individual author could appear in a maximum of two submissions. Papers could be submitted in either Spanish or English. Each submission was required to include: introduction, objectives, methods, results and conclusion. Authors were required to use the official conference template to ensure consistency in formatting and style. Completed submissions were uploaded through the Microsoft CMT platform.
Step-by-step submission tutorial available here (including screenshots).
Important Dates
Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025
Extended Deadline: April 8, 2025
Acceptance Notification: May 12, 2025
Presentation Format
- Each presenter was allocated a maximum of nine minutes to present their paper.
- A question-and-answer session followed each presentation block.
- Presentations could be delivered either in person or online and in either Spanish or English.
- Presenters were responsible for ensuring compliance with all technical requirements and completing the necessary preparations prior to their session to guarantee smooth and efficient presentations.
Workshop Proposals
Workshop proposals were selected by the conference organizers through a non-anonymous review process.
Workshops could not exceed 55 minutes in duration.
Proposals were submitted to: contreras.ruth@ub.edu belp@azc.uam.mx
Workshop Submission Deadline: March 31, 2025
General Registration
This registration form was intended for members of the public wishing to attend the Third International DiGRA Mexico Conference. Registration was mandatory.
Registration Deadline: June 29, 2025
Scientific Committee
- Dr. Ruth Contreras Espinosa.
- Dr. Blanca Estela López.
- Dr. Ángel Garfías.
- Dr. Ángel Torres Toukoumidis.
- Dr. Romano Ponce Díaz.
- Dr. Roberto Alejandro Novelo.
- Dr. Ervey Hernández Torres.
- Dr. Edgar Meritano Corrales.
- Dr. Jose Luis Eguia-Gomez.
- Dr. Mauricio Rangel Jiménez.
- Dr. Irving Ortiz López.
- Dr. Lynn Alves.
- Dr. Héctor Manuel Gómez Gutiérrez.
- Dr. Maribel Reyes Calixto.
- Dr. Emiliano Labrador.
- Dr. Eva Villegas.
- Dr. Elisabet Fonts.
- Dr. Jose Miguel Tomasena.
- Dr. Hibai López González.
- Dr. Juan-José Boté.
- Dr. Vicente Villalba Palacin.
- Dr. Adrien Faure-Carvallo.
Conference Chairs
- Dr. Ruth Contreras Espinosa. Universidad de Barcelona
- Dr. Blanca Estela López. Universidad Autónoma Metropolitana
Organizing committee
- Eva Moranchel Basurto
- M.A. Alejandro Almazán
- M.A. Germán Sosa Castrejón
- Dr. Irving Ortiz López
Web Design and Graphic Production
- Dr. Jose Luis Eguia
- Daniela Sarai Martínez Pérez
Organized By
Microsoft CMT was used to manage the peer-review process for this conference. This service was provided free of charge by Microsoft, which covered all associated costs, including Azure cloud services, software development, and technical support.