I have recently completed my PhD Concordia University (August 2024). My dissertation is titled: On Critical Controllers: Exploring Reflective Game Design through Altctrl Devices, Games, and Practices. Previously, I defended a masters dissertation on the criticality of game design practice at the IT University in Copenhagen, Denmark.
I have published or presented work on game studies and design venues (FDG, DiGRA, SBGames, Journal of Games Criticism, CGSA) as well as HCI conferences (DIS). Citations and other info can be found on my Google Scholar and ORCID profiles.
Selected publications
Granzotto Llagostera, E., Khaled, R., & Sinervo, K. (2025). Tracing Research Through Design with Ponte : Bridging game development repositories and qualitative research tools. Proceedings of the 20th International Conference on the Foundations of Digital Games, 1‑10. https://doi.org/10.1145/3723498.3723821
Granzotto Llagostera, E. 2024. On Critical Controllers: Exploring Reflective Game Design Through Altctrl Devices, Games, and Practices. Ph.D., Concordia University. https://spectrum.library.concordia.ca/id/eprint/994426/.
Granzotto Llagostera, E. and Khaled, R. 2023. On Cooking a Sour Game. Journal for Computer Games Criticism, Volume 5, Bonus Issue: Surviving Whiteness in Games. https://gamescriticism.org/articles/llagosterakhaled-5-a.
Granzotto Llagostera, E. 2022. Questioning alternative and standard game controllers through hegemonic models. Proceedings of DiGRA 2022. DiGRA 2022 – Conference of the Digital Games Research Association, Krakow, Poland.
Granzotto Llagostera, Enric. 2020. “Despedaçando plataformas: ferramentas alternativas de criação de jogos e práticas compartilhadas.” In Proceedings of SBGames 2020, 8. Recife, Brazil: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação.
Granzotto Llagostera, Enric. 2019a. “Cook Your Way: Political Game Design with Alternative Controllers.” In Companion Publication of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 Companion, 25–28. DIS ’19 Companion. New York, NY, USA: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3301019.3325148.
Granzotto Llagostera, Enric. 2019b. “Critical Controllers: How Alternative Game Controllers Foster Reflective Game Design.” In Companion
Publication of the 2019 on Designing Interactive Systems Conference 2019 Companion, 85–88. San Diego, USA: ACM. https://doi.org/10.1145/3301019.3324872.
Granzotto Llagostera, Enric. 2018. “The Design Process of Cook Your Way.” Conference panel presented at the 2018 Canadian Game Studies Association (CGSA/ACÉV) Annual Conference, University of Regina, Regina, Saskatchewan.
Granzotto Llagostera, Enric. 2018. “Critical Controllers: How Alternative Game Controllers Foster Reflective Game Design.” Presented at the AoIR Doctoral Consortium, Montreal QC, Canada.
Cavaleiro, Anita, and Enric Llagostera. 2017. “Indie Dev Meetups in São Paulo, Brazil: Establishing ‘Indie-Ness.’” Symposium presentation at the Indie Interfaces Symposium, Concordia University, Montreal, Québec.
Granzotto Llagostera, Enric. 2016. “A Critical Analysis of the Brazilian Independent Games Scene.” Conference communication presented at the Different Games conference, NYU Magnet, New York City.
Granzotto Llagostera, Enric. 2012. “Criticality in Game Design Practice.” Copenhagen, Denmark: IT University of Copenhagen. http://www.bibliotecadigital.unicamp.br/document/?code=71278&opt=1.
Granzotto Llagostera, Enric. 2012. “On Gamification and Persuasion.” In Proceedings of XI SBGames, 12–21. Brasília, Brazil: Sociedade Brasileira de Computação.
Llagostera, Enric. 2009. “Análise da representação de poder no jogo PeaceMaker: retórica procedimental em ‘games for change.’” In SBGames 2009 VIII Brazilian Symposium on Games and Digital Entertainment. Rio de Janeiro: IEEE.
Selected awards and funding
05/2019 – 08/2022 – Doctoral Research Scholarship, granted by Fonds de recherche du Québec – Société et culture (FRQSC), Canada.
2020 – Explorer Award for the game Cook Your Way at the AMAZE 2020 Festival of games and playful media, Berlin, Germany.
2018 – Hexagram Student Grant. Project title: Cook Your Way: political games, alternative controllers and player creation, granted by the Hexagram research network, Canada.
08/2017 – 08/2021 – International Tuition Award of Excellence, granted by Concordia University, Canada.
2017 – Louise Dandurand Scholarship in Interdisciplinary Studies, granted by Concordia University, Canada.
08/2010 – 06/2012 – Full Scholarship for the MSc in Games at the IT-University of Copenhagen, Denmark.
2008 – Scientific Merit at the 16th Internal Congress of Undergraduate Research at UNICAMP, Campinas, Brazil. Project: Study of hypermedia screenwriting methodologies.
Other research and academic service activities
2025 – Track chair for the Game Design, Studio Practices, Novel Mechanics, Novel Experiences track at the Foundations of Digital Games 2025 conference (Graz/Vienna, Austria). Co-chair: Rilla Khaled.
2024 – Reviewer for the Playful Experiences track at the ACM Conference on Designing Interactive Systems 2024 (Copenhagen, Denmark).
2019 – Reviewer as part of the Program Committee for the joint International Conference on Entertainment Computing (ICEC-2019) and Conference on Serious Games (JCSG-2019) conferences (Arequipa, Peru).