13:30 Welcome to the Students
Paul Cairns (IGGI Director), Peter Cowling (IGGI Director), Tracy Dancer (IGGI Manager York), Susanne Binder (IGGI Manager QMUL)
14:00 Orientation Sessions
Information sessions for IGGI PhD researchers according to their stage in their PhD - parallel tracks
Year 1s Induction
Induction event for new IGGI PhD students
Jeremy Gow (QMUL), Sebastian Deterding (UoY)
Placements
& Research
For IGGI researchers who are at placement stage.
Diego Pérez Liébana (QMUL), James Walker (UoY)
Research & Writing up
For IGGI researchers who have been on at least one placement
Laurissa Tokarchuk (QMUL), Peter Cowling (QMUL)
15:00 Coffee
15:30 Informal Chat Groups / Supervisor Gathering
During this session, IGGI students are invited to meet in informal chat groups. The groups' topic labels can be seen as incentive for conversation; but simply using this time for "catching up" with fellow IGGIs is the true plan here. In parallel, we run a Supervisor Gathering dedicated to building a tighter community and support network among those who supervise IGGI PhD students.
SIG 1
Player Psychology & Experience
SIG 2
AI / ML
SIG 3
Serious Games / Games with a Purpose
SIG 4
Game Playing Agents
SIG 5
Game Audio
Supervisor Gathering
For all IGGI Supervisors (internal and external) - note change of room!
16:30 Staff & Student Plenary
Paul Cairns (IGGI Director), Student Reps
The agenda will be published in a separate internal email - watch out for communication re submitting your questions and suggestions for student rep candidates in the weeks before the event!