4th International Symposium

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Aula Magna 003, Edificio Aulario I, Campus de Móstoles

May 28-29, 2026

This symposium was a hybrid event, allowing for remote participation, and featured a Round Table format to promote critical discussion leading to collaborative projects and papers.  Rather than proposing papers and presentations, participants submitted an abstract with ideas for one or more roundtables and brought experiences and thoughts to share in group discussions on a selection of topics. The final Round Table topics were determined after participants indicated their preferences on the registration form.

After the symposium, participants were strongly encouraged to collaborate on papers to be published in a special issue of the International Journal of Games and Social Impact. 

Upcoming Dates

  • Notification of Acceptance for the Journal: November 30, 2026
  • Publication of Special Issue in International Journal of Games and Social Impact: March 2027
4th International Symposium
Games Beyond Entertainment
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
May 28-29, 2026

Questions?

Email bievenue@illinois.edu

Organizing Committee

University of Illinois

Lisa Bievenue
University of Illinois
Urbana-Champaign, USA

Universidade Lusofona

João Alves de Sousa
Universidade Lusófona
Porto, Portugal

Garinym

Yochanan Moran
Garinym, Lda.
Porto, Portugal

Universidad Rey Juan Carlos

María Zapata Cáceres
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Madrid, Spain

Aarón Sújar Garrido
Universidad Rey Juan Carlos
Madrid, Spain

Complutense Universidad

Baltasar Fernández-Manjón
Complutense Universidad
Madrid, Spain

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