ΡΟΪΝΙΩΤΗ ΕΛΕΝΗ

Dr. Elina Roinioti is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Performing and Digital Arts at the University of the Peloponnese, Greece.

Her research focuses on digital interactive storytelling and the design of narrative spaces and experiences, with particular emphasis on exploring the creative and theoretical intersections between video games and the performing arts.

Her research has also addressed contemporary video game production, with a focus on the cultural narratives that emerge from it and the cultural policies that shape the field. Between 2020 and 2022, she conducted postdoctoral research at the Department of Communication, Media and Culture at Panteion University, where she studied the Greek video game development community with funding from the Greek State Scholarships Foundation (IKY).

She has extensive experience in national and international research projects and has contributed to the design and development of digital and hybrid games and interactive experiences in collaboration with international festivals, such as Playpublik Krakow, cultural organisations, including the Onassis Foundation and the National Museum of Contemporary Art (EMST), as well as artists from Greece and abroad. She is also actively involved in international events within the video game field, such as A MAZE. / Berlin, Gamescom Congress, and Devcom, contributing as a speaker and organising thematic panels and workshops.

Since 2015, she has worked as a consultant in the field of video games, collaborating with public and private institutions and organisations. In 2025, she was elected Vice President of the Digital Games Research Association (DiGRA) and was subsequently elected to the position of Industry Relations Officer for the 2027–2029 term.

Game Studies, interactive digital narrative, narrative design, game production studies, game design, games and art, cultural studies, playformance, games and performance art.