About the Journal

The Journal of Interactive Narrative advances the understanding, design, and application of interactive narratives. The journal is predicated on the interdisciplinary nature of interactive narratives.  It is a home for research and practical work that intersects traditional academic disciplines and artistic forms. In addition, the journal overcomes existing limitations in the representation of interactive scholarship through the development of novel formats.  

The journal is Open Access Diamond, which means that there is no processing fee (the journal is supported by ARDIN) and articles are free to access via the journal’s website immediately upon publication. The journal is dedicated to supporting diversity, equity, and inclusion. This means reducing inequalities and closing the gaps of inclusion in the global community. As an organization and journal, we aim to achieve gender balance, the inclusion of early career scholars in our editorial board, and a scope that is inclusive of voices outside of Europe and North America. You can support the journal by joining ARDIN

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About the Association for Research in Digital Interactive Narratives

The Association for Research in Digital Interactive Narratives is a community of academics and practitioners concerned with the advancement of all forms of interactive narrative—including narrative video games, interactive documentaries & video, journalistic interactives, artistic installations, XR (VR, AR, MR) pieces and further emerging forms. ARDIN has two conferences, the International Conference on Interactive Digital Storytelling (ICIDS) and the ZIPScene Conference. Get involved by joining ARDIN


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Editorial Board

  • Hartmut Koenitz , Editor-in-Chief, Södertörn University, Sweden & University of Amsterdam
  • Frank Nack , Lead Editor, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands
  • Lissa Holloway-Attaway , Lead Editor, University of Skövde, Sweden
  • Rebecca Rouse , Lead Editor, University of Skövde, Sweden
  • Alex Mitchell , Lead Editor, National University of Singapore, Singapore
  • Joshua A. Fisher , Managing Editor, Ball State University, USA 
  • Mads Haahr , Trinity College Dublin, also CEO of Haunted Planet Studios, Ireland
  • Andrew Gordon , University of Southern California, USA
  • Valentina Nisi , University of Lisbon, Portugal
  • Mirjam P. Eladhari , Stockholm University, Sweden
  • Clara Fernandez-Vara , NYU, USA
  • David Thue , Carleton University, Canada
  • Colette Daiute , CUNY Graduate Center, USA
  • Luis Emilio Bruni, Aalborg University, Denmark
  • Sandy Louchart , Glasgow School of Art, UK
  • Yun-Gyung Cheong , Sungkyunkwan University, South Korea
  • Barbaros Bostan , Bahcesehir University, Turkey
  • Souvik Mukherjee Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta, India
  • Maria Cecilia Reyes Universidad del Norte, Colombia
  • Agnes Karolina Bakk , Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design, Hungary

Advisory Board

  • Janet Murray, Georgia Institute of Technology, USA
  • Michael Mateas, UC Santa Cruz, USA
  • Lindsay Grace , U Miami, USA
  • Nick Montfort, MIT, USA
  • Ruth Aylett, Heriot-Watt University, UK