ECGBL – ACI

1-3 October 2025

Levanger, Norway

ECGBL 2025

19th European Conference on Games Based Learning

Nord University

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Nord University, Levanger, Norway

Conference Co-Chairs

Helga Dis Isfold Sigurdardottir

Robin Isfold Munkvold

The European Conference on Games Based Learning was established 18 years ago. It has been held in Austria, Scotland, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Greece, 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, 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 13th International Educational Games Competition. On 1st 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 2025 is being held at Nord University, Norway

Personal Message from the Conference Chair

We’re delighted to host ECGBL once again after our successful event in 2015, this time in Levanger, one of Nord University’s two main campuses. Our vibrant academic community includes the Faculty of Social Sciences, with its Games and Entertainment Technology bachelor program, and the Faculties of Education and Arts, which bring expertise in game-based learning and gamification.

With our dedication to advancing research in games for learning, Nord University is an ideal host for this conference. We look forward to inspiring discussions, new connections, and the unique experience of Levanger—perhaps even under the glow of the northern lights!

Important Note

Nord University has multiple campuses throughout the north of Norway. The conference is taking place at the Levanger campus, Levanger, Norway and the closest airport is Trondheim.

Please do not book flights to Bodø, as this is 600 km further north.

Important Dates

Abstract submission deadline	STILL ACCEPTING ABSTRACTS
Notification of abstract acceptance	26 March 2025
Full paper due for review	01 May 2025
Notification of paper acceptance (with any requested changes)	10 July 2025
Call for Games Closes	05 May 2025
Notification of Game acceptance	04 June 2025
Earlybird registration closes	24 July 2025
Final paper due (with any changes)	07 August 2025
Final Author payment date	28 August 2025

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.

The Editors of the Electronic Journal of e-Learning will make selections if they feel work is appropriate and of sufficient quality for the journal. If invited to publish in a journal 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)

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.