27^e année, 10 janvier 2026.

Ludo2026, the Fifteenth European Conference on Game Music and Sound

6-8 August, 2026, Edge Hill University.

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 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.

Musicologie.org, 56 rue de la Fédération, 93100 Montreuil. ☎ 06 06 61 73 41.

ISSN 2269-9910.

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