On November 20, the Research Training Group will host a festive kick-off event with keynote speaker Prof. Dr. S. Shyam Sundar from the Penn State University, USA.

From mid-June to mid-August 2026, the Research Training Group welcomed Professor Raymond A. Mar from the York University, Canada, as a visiting researcher and Mercator Fellow at the JMU.

From July 28th to 30th, the Research Training Group held its first Summer School on “Applied Storytelling”, combining expert input with hands-on workshops on interactive narratives, creative storytelling, and games.