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- Event Type: Academia
- Audience Type: Developers, Indies, C-level, Marketing, Students, Creatives, Investors, Publishers, Tool Providers, Technical Teams, Ad Companies, Media, Aso Practitioners, App Marketers, App Advertisters
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CHI PLAY 2026, the Annual Symposium on Computer‑Human Interaction in Play, takes place 2–5 November 2026 in York, UK. As the flagship ACM SIGCHI conference for research on play, games and human‑computer interaction, CHI PLAY brings together an international community of researchers, designers, developers and industry professionals exploring the future of digital play. The event highlights cutting‑edge work in player‑computer interaction, showcasing high‑quality academic research, interactive demos, masterclasses, workshops and a student game design competition.
Across four days, attendees can participate in paper sessions, lightning rounds, mentoring events, keynotes, receptions and a conference dinner at the National Railway Museum. The program blends rigorous academic insight with hands‑on exploration, covering topics such as inclusive play design, emotional connections with characters, extended reality, AI‑powered gaming, accessibility, environmental awareness and speculative worldbuilding. CHI PLAY’s interdisciplinary format fosters deep discussion, collaboration and innovation, shaping the future of digital play and HCI research.
Organiser: ACM SIGCHI (Special Interest Group on Computer‑Human Interaction).