2026: Conference Proceedings of DiGRA Central Asia Conference 2026

Papers

• Reclaiming Play: Positioning Central Asia in Global Game Studies

  Alexandra Knysheva

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• How Gamification Rewards Shape Motivation: A Self-Determination Theory Perspective

  Milana Pak

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• Achievement Surfers: A gamified runner-based learning tool for supporting revision and reinforcement of learning outcomes

  Anastassiya Larionova, Alexandra Knysheva, Alina Gutoreva

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• Radiance Cascades Compared to Unity's Standard Global Illumination Methods Global Illumination Methods

  Mikhail Gerassimov

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• Comparative Analysis of the Perception of the Game World in Narrative Games through Interaction in Virtual Reality and on a Flat Screen

  Damir Kulzhabay

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• Integrating Telemetry with Player Motivation Models

  Ivan Voitovich

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• Commodifying the Survival: The Crisis-Driven Transaction (CDT) as a Framework for Mobile Free-to-Play Monetization

  Aidai Zulumova

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• Creating and Evaluating "Making Beshbarmak": Games on Traditional Cuisine of Central Asia

  Amina Kobenova, Adina Kaiymova

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• Application of Causal Machine Learning to Compute the effects of video game intensity on students' academic performance and psychosocial well-being

  Assylbek Gizatov, Nuraly Kituyev, Izbassar Orynbassar, Galymzhan Amangeldy, Akerke Zhannurova

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• Between chaos and history: how to combine the author's idea and algorithmic randomness in modern narrative design

  Uali Miras

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• Between Profit and Player: Behavioral Monetization and the Reconfiguration of Player Agency in Free-to-Play Economies

  Ibragim Rauan

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