Welcome to the ICGA website: A welcome from the President.
This site, representing the ICGA community, aims to be a site of prime interest to computer-game enthusiasts across a wide spectrum of games.
We hope you appreciate it and invite you to contribute to this site through the feedback channels, and consider joining the ICGA if you are not a member.
For the first time since 2018, we are organizing the 2026 Computers and Games conference to be on-site again, in Maastricht, the Netherlands, on 19-20 June, 2026. For more information, see the dedicated conference page.
Our annual conference will take place from October 21 to 23. Join us online for Advances in Computer Games 2025, which will feature three keynote speeches and 18 paper presentations. Registration and participation are free of charge. Register in advance here.
The submission deadline of 2025 Advances in Computer Games Conference has been extended to August 10. The call for papers can be found here. We look forward to your submissions!
The new ICGA president welcomes you to this website: Welcome!
The Computers and Games 2024 conference proceedings have been published by Springer and is available here.
The 2025 Advances in Computer Games Conference will be held online October 21-23, 2025. The submission deadline is August 1. The Call for Papers can be found here.
Our annual conference is November 25-28. Join us online for 2024’s Computers and Games conference featuring four excellent keynote speakers and 17 refereed paper presentations. Register in advance for this webinar here. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email with details on how to join the webinar.
The ICGA held three major events in Santiago de Compostela, Spain, October 1924:
Find out more about these events here.
The World Computer Chess Championships start on Saturday October 19. This 50th anniversary event features the special CHESS symposium on October 23, bringing together many of the pioneers of computer chess history. If you can’t join us in beautiful Santiago de Compostela, Spain, then the next best thing to do is to join us online. Go here to see the CHESS program and how to participate live.
