Research Archives - Prof. Sebastian Möring, PhD

March 16, 2026

Neues Buch: Digitale Fachkonzepte

Ein neues Buch ist erschienen – und es ist mir eine echte Herzensangelegenheit. Es ist das Ergebnis einer spannenden Reise in aufgewühlten Zeiten. Zusammen mit Ulrike Lucke, Jörg Hafer und Peer Trilcke habe ich den Sammelband Digitale Fachkonzepte. Forschendes Lernen und digitale Methoden in den Geisteswissenschaften herausgegeben. Das Buch ist im Universitätsverlag Potsdam erschienen. Es ist kostenlos als Open Access...

News/Projects/Publication/Research/Teaching

March 13, 2026

Humour and Games Podcasts — Season 3, Episode 9

I’m very happy to share that my episode of Season 3 of the Humour and Games podcast was recently published — and it’s now available to listen to! The interview itself actually dates back to 2022, so it’s been a while in the making. I’m glad it’s finally out in the world. In Episode 9, host Scott DeJong and I...

Media/News/Publication/Research

December 1, 2025

Out now: Handbook Philosophy of Games

Look, what I just found in the mail: My author’s copy of the The Routledge Handbook of Philosophy of Games which is out now. A very long time in the making, it has finally arrived in physical form. The book features chapters on central topics in the field written by a large number of international experts who have also become...

News/Publication/Research

November 22, 2025

Walkthrough of the DIGAREC In-Game Photo Gallery

This video shows a walkthrough of the DIGAREC In-Game Photo Gallery. The gallery showcases in-game photography works by students from the European Media Studies* program produced between 2016 and 2020. The gallery was created in the social VR tool Mozilla Hubs by the Mozilla Foundation. It opened in 2020 and was accessible from any browser. One could also use VR-goggles....

Exhibitions/Projects/Research/Teaching

May 13, 2025

Ringvorlesung Humboltⁿ

[English below] Ich freue mich sehr über die Einladung zur Ringvorlesung von Humboldtⁿ im Sommersemester 2025. Am 22. MAI 2025 um 16:00 (s.t.) spreche ich “Zur Rolle des Klimas in Computerspielen“. Die dahinterstehende Forschung habe ich zu großen Teilen in Kooperation mit meiner Kollegin Prof. Dr. Birgit Schneider durchgeführt. Ich werde einige Einblicke in unser ästhetisches Analyseschema geben und aus...

Lecture/News/Research/Teaching

May 1, 2025

Camera Ludica now in Italian

[German and Italian below] Wonderful news: Camera Ludica is now available in Italian. The text ‘Camera Ludica: Reflections on Photography in Video Games’ by Marco De Mutiis and myself has been translated into Italian. This chapter is part of the recently published volume “Fotoludica. Fotografia e videogiochi tra arte e documentazione”, edited by Matteo Bittanti and Marco De Mutiis at...

Publication/Research

March 3, 2025

Basic Readings on In-Game Photography

This is a list of basic readings on in-game photography as a practice, medium, and art form: Web sources http://gamescenes.org https://gta5.photography/artworks https://videogametourism.at http://ingame.photography

Research/Teaching/Workshop

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

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