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Instructors: Univ-Prof. Dr. Mita Banerjee; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Oliver Scheiding; Univ.-Prof. Dr. Axel Schäfer
Event type:
Colloquium
Displayed in timetable as:
05.866.541
Hours per week:
2
Language of instruction:
Englisch
Min. | Max. participants:
- | 15
Additional information:
As an optional extension to this course, the Obama Institute and the Research Center for Social and Cultural Studies Mainz offer the following interdisciplinary series of academic talks. This speaker series focuses on contemporary mediality and culture, specifically on the concepts of immersion and video games. All talks will be conducted online; links to the online meeting platform will be provided via email.
9 December 2021, 4-6 p.m.:
Assistant Prof. Christopher Thi Nguyen, Philosophy, University of Utah, U.S.A.
on: Games and the Art of Agency
13 January 2022, 6-8 p.m.:
Prof. Noah Wardrip-Fruin, Computational Media at the University of California Santa Cruz, U.S.A.
on: Playable Logics and Immersion
21 January 2022, 2-4 p.m.:
Jun.-Prof. Melanie Fritsch, Media Studies, Heinrich Heine University, Düsseldorf, Germany
on: Music and Immersion in Video Games
27 January 2022, 6-8 p.m.:
Assistant Prof. Tim Welsh, English, Loyola University, New Orleans, U.S.A.
on: Metaverse, Metafiction
4 February 2022, 4-6 p.m.:
Assistant Prof. Sarah Thorne, Communication Studies, Newfoundland and Labrador’s University, Canada
on: Immersion & Interactivity in Games
10 February 2022, 2-4 p.m. (campus visit):
Associate Prof. Gordon Calleja, Institute of Digital Games, University of Malta
on: Immersion, Incorporation, Play
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