Video Games & Game Studies: Professional Associations

DiGRA is the association for academics and professionals who research digital games and associated phenomena. It encourages high-quality research on games, and promotes collaboration and dissemination of work by its members.

The International Game Developers Association is the largest non-profit membership organization serving individuals that create video games. Its mission is to advance the careers and enhance the lives of game developers by connecting members with their peers, promoting professional development, and advocating on issues that affect the developer community.

The IEEE Game Engineering SIG
* provides a forum to share knowledge and technology relevant to the game engineering disciplines.
* encourages students interested in electronic game technologies to consider careers in science and engineering.
* supports the development of electronic game industry standards.

The primary focus of this IEEE task force is on the use of Computational Intelligence (CI) for modeling and optimizing the player's perceived satisfaction during gameplay.

The Entertainment Software Association (ESA) is the U.S. association exclusively dedicated to serving the business and public affairs needs of companies that publish computer and video games for video game consoles, personal computers, and the Internet.