| 08:30–08:45 | reception opens |
| 08:45–11:45 | Exploring Gender Bias in LLM-Generated Hero and Heroine Narratives (Chairs: Irene van Blerck and Edirlei Soares de Lima) | Integrating and Assessing Games for Health Deployments in Healthcare Settings via Implementation Science Frameworks (Chairs: Elena Bertozzi, Jannicke Baalsrud Hauge, Barbara Göbl and Clara Bertozzi-Villa) | Beyond Scripts: Designing and Evaluating GenAI-Based NPCs in Video Games (Chairs: Nima Zargham, Leon Tristan Dratzidis, Mehrdad Bahrini, Rachel Ringe, Lisa Hesselbarth and Rainer Malaka) |
| 11:45–12:30 | lunch break |
| 12:30–15:30 | Design Expertise in Entertainment Computing Practices (Chairs: Nandhini Giri and Erik Stolterman) | Accessibility and Empowerment Research Summit (Chairs: Thomas Westin, Esteban Clua, Jérôme Dupire, Mengru Xue, Tengjia Zuo, Jingya Li, Cheng Yao and Jun Hu) | Beyond Scripts: Designing and Evaluating GenAI-Based NPCs in Video Games (Chairs: Nima Zargham, Leon Tristan Dratzidis, Mehrdad Bahrini, Rachel Ringe, Lisa Hesselbarth and Rainer Malaka) |
| 15:30–15:45 | coffee break |
| 15:45–18:45 | | 1st Workshop on Sound and Music Computing for Entertainment (Chairs: Tetsuro Kitahara and Ryosuke Yamanishi) | Doctoral Consortium (Chairs: Licinio Roque and Yuki Okamoto) |
| 18:45–19:00 | move to welcome reception |
| 19:00 | welcome reception |