6– 8 August, Edge Hill University
Conference on Game Music and Sound
The organizers of Ludo2026 are accepting proposals for research presentations.
We welcome proposals on all aspects of sound and music in the context of games.
This year, we are particularly interested in papers that support the 15th anniversary conference theme of ‘Pushing limits and crossing borders’. Papers on this topic may include:
- Ludomusicology at the border of digital and non-digital games
- Pioneers in game music
- Genre hybridity in game composition
- Exploring the relationship between academia and industry
- Pushing limits in ludomusicology by crossing disciplinary boundaries
- Technological innovation in game audio
- Game music across borders as a transcultural phenomenon
- Marginalised voices and intersectional identities
- Musical play as transgression
Presentations should last twenty minutes and will be followed by questions. Please submit your paper proposal (c.250 words) with a short provisional list of literature, and details of any technical requirements, by email to ludomusicology@gmail.com by February 20th, 2026. We aim to communicate the programme decisions by March 15th, 2026. If you require more information, please email the organizers.
We encourage practitioners and composers to submit proposals for showcasing practice as research. The conference will be held in person, but with remote access options available.
Further conference information will be posted on the conference page here.
Organized by Michael Austin, Melanie Fritsch, Andra Ivănescu, Michiel Kamp & Tim Summers.
