This is the second EuroVis Workshop on Visualization Play, Games, and Activities that is collocated with the EuroVis conference taking place from June 8-12, 2026 in Nottingham, UK.
8th of June 2026, Nottingham, UK
🎉 We are excited to be part of EuroVis 2026!
Join us on June 8th, 2026 in Nottingham, UK. 🥳✨
All deadlines are at 11:59 pm (23:59) Anywhere on Earth (AoE)
March 20th 2026
March 27th 2026
April 28th 2026
*Decisions will be made available to authors before the conference early bird registration deadline.
May 8th 2026
For the complete EuroVis schedule, visit the official program page
Registration & Welcome
Opening & Fast-Forwards
World Café Session #1
Coffee Break
World Café Session #2
Lunch Break
VisGames Challenge
Hands-on co-design & play-testing session
Coffee Break
Finalizing + Show & Tell
Discussion & Closing
Conference Social Event
Our mission is to advance data visualization games and playful activities as dynamic tools for communication, co-creation, and collaborative problem-solving in interdisciplinary environments and contexts.
We consider a data visualization game as an interactive activity or game-based tool that incorporates elements of data visualization to engage people in a playful way.
This workshop will showcase innovative uses of data visualization games beyond education, emphasizing their potential to enrich dialogue, build shared understanding, and inspire creative solutions in real-world contexts.
The full-day workshop will feature an opening and fast-forward session, two hands-on World Café-style sessions for exploring submitted visualization games, a new VisGames Challenge session, and a reflection session for discussing experiences and concluding the workshop.
The full workshop proposal is available here.
A hands-on co-design, play-testing session. Teams of 4-6 members will design innovative games using the Five Design Sheets methodology, brainstorm ideas, define audiences and rules, and create mini-test scenarios.
Demonstrate visualization games (e.g., card games, digital games, etc.) and engage with the audience by playing the games at the conference, in a World Café setting.
Submit an extended abstract in the VisGames template format. We will publish the extended abstracts in the online blog Nightingale, run by the Data Visualization Society, as well as in the EuroGraphics Digital Library.
The following topics fall within the scope of the workshop, but we encourage broader contributions.
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The workshop's extended abstract will be peer-reviewed by at least two PC members and one workshop organizer.
The maximum length for the extended abstract to the VisGames workshop is 2-6 pages including all images, acknowledgements, and references. We accept both double-blind (anonymized) and single-blind (not anonymized) submissions.
Submissions must be made using the Computer Graphics Forum style, using the conference LaTeX template for workshops. In the template you will find a proposed structure for the extended abstract.
Submission via PCS:
Society: Eurographics Conference: EuroVis 2026 Track: EuroVis 2026 VisGames
Important LaTeX step for VisGames submissions
In the EuroVis LaTeX template, make sure the VisGames command is uncommented so your paper is formatted correctly:
We are a small passionate team.
32 distinguished committee members
✨Meet the VisGames 2026 Program Committee:
Johannes Kepler University Linz
Masaryk University
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
University of Stuttgart
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Politecnico di Milano
TU Wien
TU Eindhoven
University of Cologne
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
TU Wien
TU Eindhoven
University of Vienna
University of Calgary
INRIA Saclay
TU Wien
TU Wien
TU Wien
Technische Hochschule Mannheim
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Politecnico di Milano
Buzzi RTD
TU Wien
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
TU Wien
University Hospital Mannheim
Masaryk University
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Masaryk University
University of Edinburgh
INRIA Saclay
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
We want to thank the following reviewers for their thoughtful feedback, expert judgement, and help shaping the VisGames 2026 program.
Thank you!
🌟 15 reviewers
These reviewers contributed their time, expertise, and thoughtful feedback to the workshop review process.
Aline Menin
INRIA Saclay
Christina Stoiber
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Daniela De Angeli
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Davide Ceneda
TU Eindhoven
Fateme Rajabiyazdi
University of Calgary
Franziska Becker
University of Stuttgart
Hsiang-Yun Wu
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Lorenzo Amabili
Buzzi RTD
Magdalena Boucher
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Mandy Keck
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria
Petra Isenberg
INRIA Saclay
Stefanie Größbacher
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Till Nagel
Technische Hochschule Mannheim
Victor Adriel de Jesus Oliveira
University of Applied Sciences St. Pölten
Vit Rusnak
Masaryk University
Explore the evolution of visualization and games through our collection of accepted papers and research contributions from past workshop iterations.
Below are the papers accepted to the 2025 workshop, showcasing innovative research at the intersection of visualization and games.