Sebastian Möring, PhD

November 17, 2023

A Lift Home (S1:E2) for Dr. Agata Waszkiewicz

In the next stream of A Lift Home (S1:E2), live on November 30, 2023, we will take premium passenger Dr. Agata Waszkiewicz from Copenhagen (EKCH) to Lublin-Świdnik (EPLB). The departure time will be 7 pm (Central European Time) and the estimated flight time will be around 1.5 hours. We may go live earlier when our pilot begins to configure the...

News/Projects

October 1, 2023

Quartet of Games Culture

One of this year’s most memorable professional experiences was definitely the “Quartet of Games Culture” (“Das Quartett der Spielekultur”). It took place on the evening of June 29, 2023 at the German Literature Archive (Deutsches Literaturarchiv – DLA) in Marbach. In this edition of this talk show series game designer Tracy Fullerton (Los Angeles), ludic wanderer Sonia Fizek (Cologne), and...

Conferences/News/Panels/Research

August 31, 2023

Literature Archive of the Future

Although I am a bit behind on updates, I am very happy to have found this handy publication in my mailbox a couple of weeks ago. The Literature Archive of the Future contains a brief chapter of mine where I am wondering “Why Collect Computer Games in a Literary Archive of the Future?” Initially, I suggest that computer games and...

Conferences/Publication/Research

July 28, 2023

Der persönliche Klassiker zuhause

[English below] Im Mai und Juni 2023 hatte ich die große Ehre die Rubrik “Der persönliche Klassiker” des Computerspielemuseums in Berlin kuratieren zu dürfen. Ich hatte mich für Jalopy von MinskWorks und Excalibur Games entschieden, das wahrlich noch nicht alt ist (2018). Nun hat mir das Computerspielemuseum freundlicherweise das Ausstellungsschild zur Verfügung gestellt. Auf dem Schild erläutere ich, warum ich...

Exhibitions/News/Research/Teaching

July 5, 2023

Toxic Landscapes

I am incredibly excited that my students get the chance to present their latest in-game photography work at the opening of the exhibition “Tanja Engelberts. Toxic Landscapes.” The opening takes place at Haus der Brandenburgisch-Preußischen Geschichte in Potsdam, Am Neuen Markt 9, 14467 Potsdam, July 6, 2023, at 7 pm (entrance opens at 6.30 pm). More information about the exhibition...

Exhibitions/Research/Teaching

June 2, 2023

Screen Images published!

We are enormously happy that our edited volume Screen Images. In-Game Photography, Screenshot, Screencast has been published now in open access (https://doi.org/10.55309/c3ie61k5). The book contains many inspiring chapters by fantastic authors as well as artworks from outstanding artists. I am personally very happy that the volume offers a number of new texts on in-game photography. We hope everyone enjoys reading...

Publication/Research/Teaching

May 31, 2023

Der persönliche Klassiker: Jalopy

Ich freue mich sehr: Ich durfte für die Rubrik “der persönliche Klassiker” des Computerspielemuseums für den Monat Mai 2023 ein Spiel auswählen. Aus Anlass des 1. Mai 1953 habe ich mich für Jalopy (2016) entschieden. Das Computerspiel ist eigentlich zu jung für einen Klassiker. Aber es reflektiert für mich auf interessante Weise ein Stück DDR-Alltagsgeschichte. Es gibt kaum Spiele, die...

Exhibitions/News/Research/Teaching

May 5, 2023

“A Lift Home”(S1:E1) @ ScreenWalks

May 24, 2023, 7 pm, EDDB (Berlin-Brandenburg) – EKCH (Copenhagen Kastrup), estimated flight time: 1:00 hour Screen Walks I am beyond excited that the fantastic people from “Screen Walks” are giving me the opportunity to do the pilot of my new video podcast “A Lift Home – Talking Game Research at 36.000 ft Above Sea Level.” For the podcast, I...

News/Projects

December 13, 2022

Computerspiele als Medien der Sorge

[For English, please see below] Ich freue mich sehr, dass mein Artikel “Computerspiele als Medien der Sorge. Von existenzieller zu relationaler Software am Beispiel von Animal Crossing: New Horizons” endlich veröffentlicht wurde. Er erschien erfreulicherweise im November 2022 in dem von Bernd Bösel herausgegebenen Sonderheft Automatisierte Zuwendung. Affektive Medien – Sensible Medien – Fürsorgende Medien. In dem Artikel argumentiere [ich]...

Journals/News/Publication/Research

December 8, 2022

Presentation: Screen Images at C/O Digital Festival (incl. In-Game Photo Competition)

[German below] It is with great pleasure that we announce the presentation of our edited volume Screen Images: In-Game Photography, Screenshot, Screencast published with Kadmos Kulturverlag Berlin in 2023. This volume examines historical and contemporary image practices and phenomena – including screenshots, screen photography, screencasts, and in-game photography – and investigates a new interdisciplinary area of research. The book presentation will be part of...

News/Publication/Research