SUBOTRON

SUBOTRON

SUBOTRON is the platform for Digital Game Culture in Vienna, Austria est. 2004.
The team develops, promotes and discusses the past, present and future of games beyond entertainment. More than 400 lectures, panels and workshops with international keyplayers from science, education, arts and business have established the platform as one of the most sustainable hubs for impact games in Europe. 
SUBOTRON supports young game dev talent in designing interactive experiences as empathy machines for social improvement. It has been organising an annual live pitch competition for student projects since 2013. 

FROG

Since 2007, FROG – Future and Reality of Gaming has brought together researchers and practitioners from diverse disciplines to discuss key questions in game studies and game development, reflect on the significance of play for society, culture, and education, and jointly explore the future and realities of gaming.

SUBOTRON Game Jam Series 2026

SUBOTRON, the New York NGO Games for Change and the Belvedere joined  forces in spring 2026. Together, they organized events at Austrian universities where playable prototypes of digital games were created that are inspired by the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDG), or used the Open Content Collection of Belvedere . These games show how digital technologies can address future issues and make artistic heritage accessible through interactive formats.

Call for „PLAYING ART“ Game Ideas!

Since this Game Jam Series was integrated into the FROG 26 conference and there was interest from devs outside universities, we have decided to open the call for everybody eager to contribute their ideas based on the open content collection of the Belvedere.
A jury will select games for the exhibition at Belvedere 21 and as entries for the „Austrian Impact Game Idea 2026“ competition.

Eligible participants: Students, Hobbyists, Solo Devs, Teams, Studios based in Austria
Requirement: Game playable in the browser on itch.io
Deadline Submission: 30 September 26  



Exhibiton, Presentations, Award Ceremony at FROG 2026

Games developed during the game jams and the call are published on this site and will be available to play at an exhibition during the FROG conference 2026 on 20 - 22 November at Belvedere 21 .
Presentations by the teams will provide insight into the students’ ideas, concepts, development processes and education, and invite visitors to engage with aspiring developers from all over Austria.
The presentation of the ‘Austrian Impact Game Idea 2026’ award will take place on Friday 20 November. 

FROG 2026 is funded by grants from the Federal Ministry for Housing, Arts, Culture, Media and Sport and the Austrian Federal Chancellery.