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I'm in London for #BiGGiCon2026! 🕹️
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September 15, 2026 at 12:52 PM
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We fished in interesting times tonight. 🎣
#BiGGiCon2026
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September 16, 2026 at 8:54 PM
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Go birds! 🦆
#BiGGiCon2026
Title slide for Birds of Play: How Gamification Took Flight in Bird Watching by Alex Flint. The graphic shows two ducks.
September 16, 2026 at 10:31 AM
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The wait is over - BiGGi Con 2026 is here! 🎮

Doors are open, banners are up, and we’re ready to get started.

See you at #BiGGiCon2026! 💙
September 15, 2026 at 8:50 AM
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We’re excited to announce Jackie Mulligan as our Keynote Speaker for Day #1 of BiGGi Con 2026! Check out iggi2026.org/keynotes#jac... for more details!

#BiGGiCon2026 #GamesResearch #GameRepublic
Image announcing Keynote speaker Jackie Mulligan, Co-Director of Game Rebublic Ltd. The graphic includes a circular portrait of Jackie Mulligan and conference branding on a purple background.
June 11, 2026 at 11:03 AM
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🤖 Up next at #BiGGiCon2026: iGGi PGR Talks on Game AI

🎤 Dien Nguyen
🎤 Toby Best

Join us for our next two talks!

📍 Peston Lecture Theatre
September 17, 2026 at 12:39 PM
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That’s a wrap on Day 2 of #BiGGiCon2026! 🎉

Time to unwind with a light buffet, social, and games night! 🍕🎮✨

📍 Foyer and Outside Graduate Centre
September 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
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🎮 Up next at #BiGGiCon2026: PGR Talks on Game Design

🎤 Alex Flint (alexlflint.bsky.social)
🎤 Doruk Balcı (dorukb.bsky.social)

Join us for our next two talks!

📍 Peston Lecture Theatre
September 16, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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🎮 Up next at #BiGGiCon2026: two iGGi PGR Talks on Live-Service Games

🎤 Lauren Winter (laurenmakesgames.bsky.social)
🎤 Tamsin Isaac (tamsinisaac.bsky.social)

Join us for our next two talks!

📍 Peston Lecture Theatre
September 17, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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🎮 Up next at #BiGGiCon2026: three PGR Talks on Players

🎤 Nicole Levermore
🎤 Dominik Jeurissen (dominikjeurissen.bsky.social)
🎤 Lauren Winter (laurenmakesgames.bsky.social)

Join us for our next three talks!

📍 Peston Lecture Theatre
September 16, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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Day 2 of #BiGGiCon2026 is kicking off with our second keynote! 🎤🎮

We’re delighted to welcome Constance Steinkuehler (c0nstances.bsky.social)) and Kurt Squire, Professors of Informatics at the University of California and Co-Directors of the Games+Learning+Society Center.

A great start to Day 2! ✨
September 16, 2026 at 8:53 AM
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Our second Alumni Talk for Day 1 is here!

The Case for Board Games by Joseph Walton-Rivers

#BiGGiCon2026
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September 15, 2026 at 12:58 PM
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We’re excited to announce @gungjoe.bsky.social as one of our Alumni Speakers for BiGGi Con 2026! Check out www.iggi2026.org/alumni-talks for more details!

Planning to attend the conference? Please remember to register here: www.iggi2026.org

#BiGGiCon2026
BiGGi Con 2026 alumni speaker announcement featuring Jozef Kulik, Senior Research & Accessibility Lead at PlaytestCloud. His talk is titled “A Bird’s Eye View: How Remote User Research Affects Hundreds of Games”. The graphic includes a portrait of Jozef Kulik on a purple conference-branded background.
August 13, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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📣 Three tracks happening now at #BiGGiCon2026, take your pick!

🎮 Responsible Game Design: Panel
📍 Peston Lecture Theatre

💼 Careers in Game Design: Panel
📍 GC 201

💡 Research Ideas: Workshop
📍 GC 101

Which one are you heading to? 👀
September 16, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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🛠️ Four workshops happening now at #BiGGiCon2026!

🤖 Agentic AI for Games
🎤 Simon Lucas
📍 GC 201

✍️ Collaborative Writing with Typst and Jujutsu
🎤 Daniel Gomme
📍 GC 204

🎮 Designing Seriously Casual Games
🎤 Luiza Gossian
📍 GC 114

⚙️ DevOps for Games Researchers
🎤 Nathan John
📍 GC 103
September 17, 2026 at 10:16 AM
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We’re excited to announce Doruk Balcı (dorukb.bsky.social) as one of our iGGi PGR Speakers for BiGGi Con 2026! Check out www.iggi2026.org/pgr-talks for more details.

Planning to attend the conference? Please remember to register here: www.iggi2026.org

#BiGGiCon2026
iGGi PGR Talk announcement for BiGGi Con 2026 featuring Doruk Balcı. The talk is titled “Playerly and Designerly Games: Structural Interpretation and Play”. The graphic includes a photo of Doruk Balcı presenting and notes that BiGGi Con takes place during 15-17 September.
September 7, 2026 at 10:53 AM
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🎭 And now for something a little different…

It’s time for the premiere of "iGGi The Musical" at #BiGGiCon2026! 🎶🎙️✨

Created by iGGi PGRs, staff, and alumni - five songs, one micro musical, and yes, audience participation is encouraged! 🎤🪩

📍 Peston Lecture Theatre
A group of individuals wearing mario hats, playing different instruments, with one vocalist in the middle. A group of individuals wearing mario hats, preparing to play different instruments.
September 17, 2026 at 3:37 PM
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We’re excited to announce Alex Flint (alexlflint.bsky.social) as one of our iGGi PGR Speakers for BiGGi Con 2026! Check out www.iggi2026.org/pgr-talks for more details.

Planning to attend the conference? Please remember to register here: www.iggi2026.org

#BiGGiCon2026
iGGi PGR Talk announcement for BiGGi Con 2026 featuring Alex Flint. The talk is titled “How Gamification Took Flight in Birdwatching”. The graphic includes a portrait of Alex Flint and notes that BiGGi Con takes place during 15-17 September.
September 7, 2026 at 10:50 AM
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We’re thrilled to announce that Constance Steinkuehler (c0nstances.bsky.social) and Kurt Squire will deliver our Day #2 Keynote at BiGGi Con 2026! Check out iggi2026.org/keynotes#con... for more details!

#BiGGiCon2026 #GamesResearch
BiGGi Con 2026 keynote speaker announcement featuring Constance Steinkuehler and Kurt Squire. Constance Steinkuehler is Professor of Informatics at the University of California and Co-Director of the Games+Learning+Society Center. Kurt Squire is Professor of Informatics at the University of California. The graphic includes headshots of both speakers on a purple conference-branded background.
June 18, 2026 at 9:29 AM
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We’re excited to announce James Goodman as one of our Alumni Speakers for BiGGi Con 2026! Check out www.iggi2026.org/alumni-talks for more details.

Planning to attend the conference? Please remember to register here: www.iggi2026.org

#BiGGiCon2026
BiGGiCon 2026 alumni speaker announcement featuring James Goodman, Director of Tabletop R&D. His talk is titled “What Has Game AI Ever Done for the Romans?”. The graphic includes a portrait of James Goodman on a purple conference-branded background.
August 12, 2026 at 1:57 PM
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🎓 Day 3 of #BiGGiCon2026 is underway with our first Alumni Talk of the day!

We’re welcoming back iGGi alum Carlos González Díaz! ✨

📍 Peston Lecture Theatre
September 17, 2026 at 8:45 AM
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🧡 And that’s a wrap on #BiGGiCon2026 🩵

Three days of talks, workshops, panels, games, conversations, new connections, and familiar faces.

A huge thank you to everyone who joined us, contributed, helped behind the scenes, and made BiGGi Con 2026 what it was!

Until next time ✨
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September 17, 2026 at 9:45 PM
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🎓 It’s time for our second #BiGGiCon2026 Alumni Talk of Day 2!

We’re welcoming back iGGi alumn Nick Ballou (nballou.bsky.social), Research Fellow at Imperial College London ✨

📍 Peston Lecture Theatre
September 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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We’re excited to announce Nicole Levermore as one of our iGGi PGR Speakers for BiGGi Con 2026! Check out www.iggi2026.org/pgr-talks for more details.

Planning to attend the conference? Please remember to register here: www.iggi2026.org

#BiGGiCon2026
iGGi PGR Talk announcement for BiGGi Con 2026 featuring Nicole Levermore. The talk is titled “What We Can Learn About the Brain: Through Tetris”. The graphic includes a portrait of Nicole Levermore and notes that BiGGi Con takes place during 15-17 September.
September 7, 2026 at 10:56 AM
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🎓 It’s time for the final talk of #BiGGiCon2026!

We’re closing out our talks with iGGi alum James Goodman, Director of Tabletop R&D 🎲

📍 Peston Lecture Theatre
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September 17, 2026 at 2:53 PM