General Chairs

Günter Wallner
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands &
University of Applied Arts Vienna, Austria

Alexander Meschtscherjakov
University of Salzburg, Austria
Technical Program Chairs

Jo Iacovides
University of York, UK

Max Birk
Eindhoven University of Technology, The Netherlands
Paper Chairs

Elisa Mekler
Aalto University, Finland

Kathrin Gerling
KU Leuven, Belgium
Work-in-Progress Chairs

Erik Harpstead
Carnegie Mellon University, USA

Simone Kriglstein
University of Vienna & AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria
Rapid Communication Chairs

Katja Rogers
University of Waterloo, Canada

Loutfouz Zaman
Ontario Tech University, Canada
Student Game Design Competition Chairs

Oğuz 'Oz' Buruk
Tampere University, Finland

Bernhard Maurer
University of Applied Sciences Salzburg, Austria
Masterclass

Scott Bateman
University of New Brunswick, Canada

Madison Klarkowski
University of Saskatchewan, Canada
Interactivity and Play Chairs

Dennis Reidsma
University of Twente, The Netherlands

Michael Lankes
University of Applied Sciences Upper Austria, Austria
Student Volunteer Chairs

Elizabeth Bonsignore
University of Maryland, USA

Melissa Rogerson
University of Melbourne, Australia

Sukran Karaosmanoglu
University of Hamburg, Germany
Doctoral Consortium

Magy Seif El-Nasr
University of California at Santa Cruz, USA

Manfred Tscheligi
University of Salzburg & AIT Austrian Institute of Technology, Austria

Helmut Hlavacs
University of Vienna, Austria
Web Chairs

Paula Palomino
University of São Paulo, Brazil

Thomas Grah
University of Salzburg, Austria
Social Media Chairs

Nicholas O'Donnell
Queensland University of Technology, Australia

Elif Surer
Middle East Technical University, Turkey

Nick LaLone
University of Nebraska Omaha, USA
Accessibility and Equity Chairs

Katta Spiel
TU Wien, Austria

Marie Jarrell
Clemson University, USA
CHI PLAY Steering Committee
Daniel Johnson, SC Chair
Z O. Toups, SC Vice Chair
Ben Schouten, External Relations Director
Lennart Nacke, Web Director
Anna Cox
Regan Mandryk
Vero Vanden Abeele
Perttu Hämäläinen
Florian ‘Floyd’ Mueller
Jo Iacovides
Kathrin Gerling