Since 2007, FROG has brought together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines to discuss key questions in game studies and game development, to reflect on the significance of play for society, culture, education, and democratic participation, and to jointly explore the future and realities of gaming.

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FROG is jointly organised by SUBOTRON and the Association for Applied Game Studies.

The Vienna-based association SUBOTRON develops, promotes and discusses the history, present, and future of digital games beyond entertainment since 2005. Over 400 talks, panels, workshops, festivals, curations and cooperations with international key players from science, education, art and industry have established the platform as one of Europe’s most sustainable centers for impact games. https://subotron.com

The Verein für Angewandte Spieleforschung (Association for Applied Game Studies) is an independent platform that strengthens the field of applied game studies by developing academic insights, making them widely accessible, and bridging research and practice across diverse interdisciplinary contexts and audiences, while fostering responsible dialogue with practitioners and society. The association’s team has played a key role in organising the FROG from the very beginning.