Ludic Data Visualizations – Research Workshop

The workshop aims to engage game designers and developers with discussions pertaining to design perceptions of what we coined Ludic Data Visualizations. Ludic Visualizations weave information directly into a game’s narrative and environment instead of showing data through a HUD or other interface. In other words, ludic visualizations are diegetic, world-anchored visual manifestations of gameplay-relevant data. We aim to understand how industry professionals design, evaluate and play through various examples of ludic visualizations in games.

We are a group of researcher which conduct workshops with industry experts as part of an Austrian Science Fund funded project. With the help of Bavaria/Games we are organizing a workshop in Munich on May 6th, 2026 (duration 4h, exact time to tbd).

For this workshop we would like to invite game designers, user experience/user interface designers, game user researchers, and artists that are concerned with communicating data about a games’ state to players to take part in a workshop exploring ludic visualizations in videogames. We are looking for industry experts working on different genres (e.g., city builders, strategy games, shooters, …) that involve a variety of data to be communicated to players to gain diverse perspectives. In appreciation of any contribution, each participant will receive a flat-rate compensation, as well as food and drinks during the workshop.

Please get in touch with Günter Wallner on Discord: https://discord.com/channels/798569212230369341/853919555347939338/1491781950703403183