Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games

It is our great pleasure to welcome you to the 2017 International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games (FDG'17). Now in its 12th edition, FDG seeks to promote the exchange of information on the foundations of digital games, technology used to develop digital games, and the study of digital games and their design. The goal of the conference is the advancement of the study of digital games, including but not limited to new game technologies, critical analysis, innovative designs, theories on play, empirical studies, and data analysis. This year's conference focuses on Celebrating the Player. Digital game research has made significant advances in the past decade, from attempting to define what games are to developing techniques to create content automatically. This year we want to challenge and expand research that improves theories and methodologies around the interaction between players and games, how games are designed with the player in mind, how games are perceived by players, how novel technologies enhance the player experience, and how games affect players on a cognitive, behavioral and affective level.