Research News Last updated 05 June
Birmingham City University (BCU) has held its third video game research conference in 12 months, highlighting the industry and research in the UK.
The 2025 British Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) annual conference focused on the distinctiveness of British games research and how it reflects cultural diversity on a regional and national level.
18 presentations and 18 lightning talks were hosted over the two-day event, covering a range of topics including queer games studies, environmentalism and digital fashion.
In 2024, nearly 10% of the UK’s games development workforce were based in UK, the equivalent of more than 2,500 jobs.
“This was the third conference run by the Game Cultures research cluster in the last 12 months, having hosted the History of Games conference in May 2024, and Video Games Cultures in September 2024,” said Dr Poppy Wilde, Senior Lecturer in Media and Communication at BCU.
“We’re continuing to build a reputation for leading research in this field and developing connections with other academics across the country to drive research.”
A collection of research from the cluster is set to be published through the Birmingham Centre for Media and Cultural Research’s New Directions in Media and Cultural Research book series.