6-8 October 2027
Tallinn, Estonia
ECGBL 2027
21st European Conference on Game Based Learning
Tallinn Univeristy
The European Conference on Games Based Learning was established 20 years ago. It has been held in Austria, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Denmark, Norway and France to mention only some of the countries that have hosted it.
ECGBL is generally attended by participants from more than 40 countries and attracts an interesting combination of academic scholars, teachers, students, practitioners, game designers and individuals who are engaged in various aspects of games-based learning and serious games. Among other journals, the Electronic Journal of e-Learning publishes a special edition of the best papers presented at this conference.
The conference is also host to The 15th International Educational Games Competition. On 6th October we will be hosting a playday where conference participants and local players will be able to play the games entered into this year’s competition.
ECGBL 2027 is being held at the Mare Campus of Tallinn University, Tallinn, Estonia.
Personal Message from the Programme Chair
Tallinn University’s Games and Learning Research Group and the Digital Learning Games master’s programme invite you to the 21st European Conference on Game-Based Learning (ECGBL 2027).
Tallinn University has a rich history in teacher education and innovative pedagogy. Our Digital Learning Games master’s programme brings together creative minds from across the globe to design educational games. We are delighted to host ECGBL 2027 – a gathering for experts worldwide who share a common vision: games are a powerful medium for creating engaging learning opportunities!
Important Dates
| Abstract submission deadline | 17 March 2027 |
| Notification of abstract acceptance | 7 April 2027 |
| Full paper due for review | 6 May 2027 |
| Notification of paper acceptance (with any requested changes) | 1 July 2027 |
| Call for Games Closes | 10 May 2027 |
| Notification of Game acceptance | 9 June 2027 |
| Earlybird registration closes | |
| Final paper due (with any changes) | 12 August 2027 |
| Final Author payment date | 2 September 2027 |
We are planning to run our series of conferences as physical events with the option for participants to join virtually. We urge you to continue to submit your abstracts and papers in line with the published dates (extensions will be granted on request). For more details contact info@academic-conferences.org.
Conference Publications
Papers accepted for the ECGBL after the double-blind peer review process, will be published in the conference proceedings, subject to author registration and payment. The conference proceedings have an ISSN (2049-0992) and will be assigned an ISBN on publication. Proceedings are accessible here: https://papers.academic-conferences.org/index.php/ecgbl
Additionally, papers that have been presented at the conference will also be considered for further development and possible publication in the journals listed below. Authors are invited to submit their work to these journals mentioning that they attended the conference. Authors will be expected to develop the work by 40-50%, including a change of title and abstract. Individual journal procedures will need to be followed and there is no guarantee of publication.
- International Journal of Game-Based Learning. Published by the Information Resource Management Association (DOI: 10.4018/IJGBL, ISSN: 2155-6849, EISSN: 2155-6857)
- Electronic Journal of e-Learning (ISSN 1479-4403) published by ACPIL and indexed by Scopus and Thomson Reuters Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
Conference Accreditations
Proceedings of the European Conference on Games Based Learning (ECGBL) are:
- submitted for consideration by the Web of Science (WoS) Conference Proceedings Citation Index
- indexed by the Institution of Engineering and Technology in the UK
- listed in the EBSCO database
- listed in the Elsevier SCOPUS abstract and citation database
- listed on Google Book Search
- listed on Google Schoolar
- Ranked 1 in the Norwegian Register for Scientific Journals, Series and Publishers
The Conference Proceedings are submitted for accreditation on publication. Please note that depending on the accreditation body this process can take up to several months.
Keynote Speakers
Conference Contacts
| Academic Enquiries | Professor Dan Remenyi |
| Submission Enquiries | Pauline Philippe |
| Registration Enquiries | Belinda Burchell |
| Other Enquiries | Afua Bosompra |
