ECGBL – Games Comp

ECGBL 2026 will host the 14th International Educational Game Competition (IEGC) on October 2026 Games submitted for the competition are expected to accomplish an educational goal. Authors should be prepared to explain their design and evaluation process, why it is innovative (the game itself or its educational setting), how engaging and/or immersive it is and how they achieved (will achieve) the impact they seek.

The game should be in a development state that engages the player for at least 10 minutes. The competition will be divided into three sections – one for fully developed games, one for games in development and another category for games developed by students.

Winners will receive a certificate and will be given access to the coveted  IEGC logo to use on their game merchandise.

The aims of the competition are:

• To provide an opportunity for educational game designers and creators to participate in the conference and demonstrate their game design and development skills in an international competition;
• To provide an opportunity for GBL creators to peer-assess and peer-evaluate their games;
• To provide ECGBL attendees with engaging and best-practice games that showcase exemplary applications of GBL.

Games in any format are welcome and this includes both digital and non-digital applications.

Submission In the first instance a 300 word outline should be submitted online.

Successful competitors will be invited to present their game at the 13th European Conference on Games Based Learning (ECGBL 2025) hosted by Nord University, Norway, to present their games to the judges.

Past winners of the competition have included a wide range of game styles and pedagogical methodologies. 

All presenters in the awards must attend the physical conference.

Click here to submit a game outline

Important Dates

Abstract Submission Deadline – 03 May 2026

Notification of Game Acceptance – 02 June 2026

Conference Registration Deadline – 26 August 2026

If you have any queries, email: elaine@academic-conferences.org  

Further information about the 20th European Conference on Games Based Learning can be found at: https://www.academic-conferences.org/conferences/ecgbl/