Proceedings of the Geogames Symposium

The Geogames Symposium provides an international forum for researchers, developers, and game enthusiasts to present, exchange, and advance knowledge in the field of geogames. The symposium examines the potential of analogue and digital geogames as catalysts for understanding and transforming communities, environments, and societal practices.

3GGS symposium uses the following definition of geogames:

Geogames are digital, analogue, or hybrid games that center on Gaia as Earth’s interconnected system of the physical environment, living organisms and its non-physical elements. They create playful experiences grounded in the use of real-world geographic data, locational knowledge, and spatial reasoning. Geogames are purposefully designed to foster systems thinking, problem-solving, and environmental awareness, with the aim of contributing to the resilience and well-being of Earth’s systems. They are distinguished by their integration of location-based features, real-world data, and interactive, often collaborative, gameplay that reflects the complexity of environmental and societal interconnections.

Geogames Symposia

3rd Geogames Symposium
May 3–6, 2026
Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, USA

2nd Geogames Symposium
June 9–10, 2025
University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland

1st Geogames Symposium (no proceedings published)
June 11, 2024
Universidade Portucalense, Porto, Portugal