Welcome to the companion repository for the Workshop on Visualization Play, Games, and Activities presented at EuroVis 2025!
This repository contains supplementary materials, guides, and resources for each of the games and playful activities showcased during our session.
These submissions explore novel and engaging ways of using games to communicate, teach, and co-create around data and visualization—ranging from strategy-driven board games to card-based storytelling and co-design experiences with children.
Each submission is housed in a separate folder using the format:
📁 100X_Lastname
Inside, you'll find printable assets, rulebooks, setup instructions, and in some cases, code or interactive components.
Each folder (100X_Lastname) contains:
- 🧩 Game assets (printable cards, boards, tokens, etc.)
- 🎬 A brief video showcasing the game
- 📘 Rulebooks or instructions
- 🛠 Setup or facilitator guides
- (Optional) 🖥️ Digital components or code
Authors: H. Ehlers, D. Pahr, S. di Bartolomeo, C. Stoiber, and V. Filipov
Summary: A competitive strategy game where players build, reinforce, and engage in battles on evolving network structures—designed to illuminate network dynamics through play.
@inproceedings{10.2312:visgames.20251161,
booktitle = {EuroVis Workshop on Visualization Play, Games, and Activities},
editor = {Stoiber,Christina and Boucher,Magdalena and Keck,Mandy and Amabili,Lorenzo and Raidou,Renata G. and Filipov,Velitchko and Oliveira,Victor and Schetinger,Victor and Aigner,Wolfgang},
title = {{BattleGraphs: Forge, Fortify, and Fight in the Network Arena}},
author = {Ehlers, Henry and Pahr, Daniel and di Bartolomeo, Sara and Stoiber, Christina and Filipov, Velitchko},
year = {2025},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-290-5},
DOI = {10.2312/visgames.20251161}
}Authors: A. Boucher and C. Stoiber
Summary: A card-driven game blending pattern recognition and chart interpretation. Designed for learners and educators alike to spot trends and outsmart opponents through data insight.
@inproceedings{10.2312:visgames.20251162,
booktitle = {EuroVis Workshop on Visualization Play, Games, and Activities},
editor = {Stoiber,Christina and Boucher,Magdalena and Keck,Mandy and Amabili,Lorenzo and Raidou,Renata G. and Filipov,Velitchko and Oliveira,Victor and Schetinger,Victor and Aigner,Wolfgang},
title = {{Cards, Charts, and Strategy: A Game-Based Approach to Data Visualization for Pattern}},
author = {Boucher, Alena and Stoiber, Christina},
year = {2025},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-290-5},
DOI = {10.2312/visgames.20251162}
}🔗 Drawagram: A Game-Based Learning Approach to Teach Time-based Data Visualization and Visual Storytelling
Authors: S. Plankensteiner and C. Stoiber
Summary: A time-based storytelling game where players illustrate and guess data stories—perfect for fostering visual literacy and narrative thinking.
@inproceedings{10.2312:visgames.20251163,
booktitle = {EuroVis Workshop on Visualization Play, Games, and Activities},
editor = {Stoiber,Christina and Boucher,Magdalena and Keck,Mandy and Amabili,Lorenzo and Raidou,Renata G. and Filipov,Velitchko and Oliveira,Victor and Schetinger,Victor and Aigner,Wolfgang},
title = {{Drawagram: A Game-Based Learning Approach to Teach Time-based Data Visualization}},
author = {Plankensteiner, Stefanie and Stoiber, Christina},
year = {2025},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-290-5},
DOI = {10.2312/visgames.20251163}
}🔗 Grasping Data Through Play: Exploring Co-Design Activities for Children's Engagement with Personal Data
Authors: D. Perera, D. Kaufmann, A. Ramírez-Duque, A. Atabey, S. Brewster, C. Wilson, J. Vines, L. Plowman, U. Hinrichs, and A. Manches
Summary: A toolkit of playful co-design activities aimed at empowering children to reflect on and understand personal data—designed for use in workshops and educational settings.
@inproceedings{10.2312:visgames.20251164,
booktitle = {EuroVis Workshop on Visualization Play, Games, and Activities},
editor = {Stoiber,Christina and Boucher,Magdalena and Keck,Mandy and Amabili,Lorenzo and Raidou,Renata G. and Filipov,Velitchko and Oliveira,Victor and Schetinger,Victor and Aigner,Wolfgang},
title = {{Grasping Data Through Play: Exploring Co-Design Activities for Children's Engagement with Personal Data}},
author = {Perera, Dushani and Kaufmann, Dorsey and Ramírez-Duque, Andres and Atabey, Ayça and Brewster, Stephen and Wilson, Cara and Vines, John and Plowman, Lydia and Hinrichs, Uta and Manches, Andrew},
year = {2025},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-290-5},
DOI = {10.2312/visgames.20251164}
}Authors: L. Amabili, M.E. Gröller, and R. G. Raidou
Summary: This submission explores how the mechanics of well-known board games can be adapted and extended to teach visualization principles and design strategies.
@inproceedings{10.2312:visgames.20251165,
booktitle = {EuroVis Workshop on Visualization Play, Games, and Activities},
editor = {Stoiber,Christina and Boucher,Magdalena and Keck,Mandy and Amabili,Lorenzo and Raidou,Renata G. and Filipov,Velitchko and Oliveira,Victor and Schetinger,Victor and Aigner,Wolfgang},
title = {{Leveraging Popular Board Games to Teach Data Visualization}},
author = {Amabili, Lorenzo and Gröller, Eduard and Raidou, Renata Georgia},
year = {2025},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-290-5},
DOI = {10.2312/visgames.20251165}
}Authors: F. Becker, R. P. Warnking, and T. Blascheck
Summary: A set of lightweight, modular games used in real-world visualization design projects to support validation, ideation, and stakeholder engagement.
@inproceedings{10.2312:visgames.20251166,
booktitle = {EuroVis Workshop on Visualization Play, Games, and Activities},
editor = {Stoiber,Christina and Boucher,Magdalena and Keck,Mandy and Amabili,Lorenzo and Raidou,Renata G. and Filipov,Velitchko and Oliveira,Victor and Schetinger,Victor and Aigner,Wolfgang},
title = {{Playing with Knowledge: Leveraging Visualization Games for Data Validation and Inspiration}},
author = {Becker, Franziska and Warnking, Rene Pascal and Blascheck, Tanja},
year = {2025},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-290-5},
DOI = {10.2312/visgames.20251166}
}We welcome feedback, remixing, and further use of these materials.
Feel free to open an issue or contact the authors listed in each submission folder.
Unless stated otherwise in individual folders, all materials are shared under the CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 license.
Please credit the original authors when adapting or sharing.
If you would like to reference the VisGames Workshop, please use the following BibTeX entry:
@inproceedings{10.2312:visgames.20252015,
booktitle = {EuroVis Workshop on Visualization Play, Games, and Activities},
editor = {Stoiber,Christina and Boucher,Magdalena and Keck,Mandy and Amabili,Lorenzo and Raidou,Renata G. and Filipov,Velitchko and Oliveira,Victor and Schetinger,Victor and Aigner,Wolfgang},
title = {{EuroVis Workshop on Visualization Play, Games, and Activitie 2025: Frontmatter}},
author = {Stoiber,Christina and Boucher,Magdalena and Keck,Mandy and Amabili,Lorenzo and Raidou,Renata G. and Filipov,Velitchko and Oliveira,Victor and Schetinger,Victor and Aigner,Wolfgang},
year = {2025},
publisher = {The Eurographics Association},
ISBN = {978-3-03868-290-5},
DOI = {10.2312/visgames.20252015}
}