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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...
Categories Exhibitions/News/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...
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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]...
Categories 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...
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November 9, 2022

Workshop: The Photographer’s Guide to Los Santos

The workshop language will be English Registration here When? November 17, 202218:00 Where? ZeM – Brandenburgisches Zentrum für MedienwissenschaftenHermann-Elflein-Straße 18, 14467 Potsdam & Livestream at co-digital.org (we are not sure how well the stream will work. Come in person if this is feasible for you!). Questions?Write us an email More information: https://co-digital.org/en/events/the-photographers-guide-to-los-santos The workshop “The Photographer’s Guide to Los Santos” will...
Categories Research/Teaching/Workshop
October 20, 2022

Workshop: Ways of Looking & Ways of Playing

Workshop: Ways of Looking & Ways of Playing. Virtual Cameras and Photogrammetry Registration here When? 27. Oct. 2022, 18:00 CET Where? C/O Berlin Education Unit Hardenbergstraße 19 10623 Berlin & Livestream at co-digital.org Questions?Write us an email For more information: https://co-digital.org/en/events/ways-of-looking-ways-of-playing-.-virtual-cameras-and-photogrammetry Workshop The participants of this hands-on workshop will be taken to the worlds of VRChat to explore the application of...
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September 20, 2022

Workshop: Capturing the (Game) World

Capturing The (Game) World: Computer Games As New Places For Photographic Practice Thursday, September 22, 2022 6pm – 9pm CET Place:C/O Education Room H19Hardenbergstraße 1910623 Berlin Registration here. Livestream at co-digital.org Stream Can computer games be new places for photographic practice? Of course, they can! They are already, in fact! Lay people, gamers, and many artists are no longer traveling virtual...
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September 7, 2022

Neoliberale Bedingung von Computerspielen

Wir freuen uns sehr, dass unser Buchkapitel “Die neoliberale Bedingung von Computerspielen” von Olli Tapio Leino und mir im Band Kontrollmaschinen (hrsg. von Christopher Lukman) im Lit Verlag erschienen ist. Das Kapitel behauptet, liberale romantische Spieletheorien à la Schiller reichen im neoliberalen Zeitalter nicht mehr aus, um Computerspiele angemessen zu beschreiben. Stattdessen müssen die neoliberalen Aspekte des Spielens anerkannt werden....
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