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Von bierbrauenden Mönchen und kriegerischen Nonnen

Lukas Boch, Anna Klara Falke, Yvonne Püttmann, Sebastian Steinbach (eds.)

Stuttgart: Kohlhammer (2024), 257 pp.

"Spiele sind ein wichtiger Bestandteil populärer (Kirchen-)Geschichtskulturen. Durch die Kombination aus Setting, Material und Regelsystem transportieren sie einer breiten Öffentlichkeit Vorstellungen von historischen Ereignissen, Personen und Epochen. Noch kaum erforscht ist der Umstand, dass vie ... more

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Zwischen Spiel und Geschichte. Verantwortung und Ethik in der Darstellung des Nationalsozialismus in Videospielen

Philip Dietrich

Communicatio Socialis (2024), pp. 315-329

"Eine moderne Erinnerungskultur muss sich auch mit neuen Formen von Medien auseinandersetzen. Dazu zählt insbesondere das digitale Spiel. Ob neue Formen der Erinnerung gelingen können, hängt u. a. vom verantwortungsvollen Umgang mit historischen Settings ab. Besonders die Darstellung des National ... more

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Gesellschaftliche Teilhabe und Meinungsbildung auf Twitch: Von einer reinen Gaming-Plattform zum Ort für politischen Austausch?

Viola Carolina Granow

Media Perspektiven, issue 15 (2025), 16 pp.

"42 Prozent der 14- bis 40-Jährigen in Deutschland nutzen Twitch mindestens selten. Die Twitch-User sind überwiegend männlich und zum größten Teil zwischen 21 und 30 Jahren alt. Gaming ist meist der erste Berührungspunkt mit Twitch. Auf der Plattform stehen Content-Creator und ihre Livestreams ... more

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Gaming and Extremism: The Radicalization of Digital Playgrounds

Linda Schlegel, Rachel Kowert (eds.)

New York; London: Routledge (2024), xvi, 218 pp.

"Charting the increase in the use of games for the dissemination of extremist propaganda, radicalization, recruitment, and mobilization, this book examines the 'gamification of extremism.' Editors Linda Schlegel and Rachel Kowert bring together a range of insights from world-leading experts in the f ... more

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Gaming: Digitale Spiele

Wien: Saferinternet.at (2024), 6 pp.

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Streaming, Chatting, Modding: Eine Kurzexploration extremistischer Aktivitäten auf Gaming- und gaming-nahen Plattformen

Constantin Winkler, Lars Wiegold, Linda Schlegel, Judith Jaskowski

Frankfurt am Main: Leibniz-Institut für Friedens- und Konfliktforschung (PRIF); Forschungsverbund RadiGaMe (2024), 60 pp.

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ADE for Games: Approaches to Anti-Racism, Decolonization, Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in Games Research and Creation

Daniel Harley, Gerald Voorhees (eds.)

Pittsburgh: Play Story Press (2024), viii, 241 pp.

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How Pharaohs Became Media Stars: Ancient Egypt and Popular Culture

Abraham Ignacio Fernández Pichel (ed.)

Oxford: Archaeopress Publishing (2024), vi, 250 pp.

"The appearance of new media and its enormous diffusion in the last decades of the 20th century and up to the present has greatly increased and diversified the reception of Egyptian themes and motifs and Egyptian influence in various cultural spheres. So-called popular or pop culture (cinema, genre ... more

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Werte ins Spiel bringen: An der Schnittstelle von digitalen Spielen und Wertebildung

Chadi Bahouth, Jessica Dietz, Amir Alexander Fahim et al.

Berlin: Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (2024), 118 pp.

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Experientially simulated others: Finding social support for mental health in digital games

Jeff Nicklas

Information, Communication & Society (2024), 17 pp.

"People with mental illness struggle to find connection and community due to a combination of stigma, social isolation, and adverse social experiences. Digital games, as an immersive and interactive media, can convey aspects of mental health experiences in thoughtful ways. I considered how players c ... more

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Using social impact games to overcome intractable conflicts: The case of Fact Finders and PeaceMaker

Ronit Kampf, Lolie Nicolaidou

Information, Communication & Society (2024), 16 pp.

"Is there a spillover effect in multiperspectivity regarding the Israeli-Palestinian conflict among Israeli and Palestinian undergraduate students that results from playing a social impact game about a different conflictual context? We examined whether playing Fact Finders (Cyprus conflict) and Peac ... more

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Gaming in Africa

GeoPoll (2024), 30 slides

"GeoPoll’s latest report, “Gaming in Africa,” provides a detailed exploration of the burgeoning gaming scene across Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa. Drawing from the perspectives of more than 2,500 gamers, this report shines a light on the habits, preferences, and challenges of the Afr ... ican gaming community. Highlights from the survey include the following: The Prevalence of Mobile Gaming: The survey reveals a significant tilt towards mobile gaming, with an astounding 92% of respondents playing games on their mobile phones. This preference is driven by increasing smartphone penetration and the Android platform’s dominance, with 92% of respondents having downloaded games from the Google Play Store. Engagement: Gaming serves as a primary source of entertainment, relaxation, and a remedy for boredom for the majority of gamers, with 73% playing for fun and 64% for stress relief. Expenditure: Financial investment in gaming is noteworthy, with 63% of gamers having made a purchase related to gaming. The amount spent varies, with 29% spending between $2 to $5 monthly, illustrating a willing but cost-conscious gamer base. Navigating the Barriers: The report also identifies barriers to gaming purchases, with 47% preferring free games and 44% citing a lack of funds. The cost-related challenges extend beyond purchases, as gamers list the cost of data bundles (42%) and expensive gaming hardware (31%) among their top challenges. A Call for Cultural Representation: Over half of the respondents value cultural relevance in games, and a substantial 44% feel there are not enough games with characters that look like them or environments similar to their life, signaling an untapped market for local content creation. In-Game Advertising Insights: Despite mixed feelings about ads in games, a surprising 63% have made a purchase after seeing an ad in a game. This suggests that while ads may be met with some resistance, they remain a potent tool for engagement and monetization within the gaming ecosystem. The Local Gaming Scene: A striking 56% of respondents are unaware of any games made in Africa, highlighting a significant gap in visibility and market penetration for local developers. However, there is a growing interest in supporting local talent, with varied sentiments across countries regarding the importance of local games." (Key findings summary) more

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Juegos, videojuegos y juegos online

Huelva: Grupo Comunicar; Familias e Igualdad Juventud Consejería de Inclusión Social Junta de Andalucía (2023), 31 pp.

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Handbook Auswärtsspiel: Understanding and Experiencing Foreign Policy with Games

Cigdem Uzunoglu, Tabea Widmann, Luise Rehme

Berlin: Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (2023), 113 pp.

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Projekte der Initiative Stärker mit Games 2018-2022

Berlin: Stiftung Digitale Spielekultur (2023), 95 pp.

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Teaching with Games: Formative Gaming in Religion, Philosophy and Ethics

Tim Hutchings

Gamevironments, issue 19 (2023), 205 pp.

"This special issue explores the power of games to shape worldviews, share perspectives, develop religious identities and provoke ethical reflection. Contributors bring together ideas from classrooms of philosophy and religious studies with case studies fromreligious communities and companies engage ... more

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Counter Recruiting in the Online Gaming Community

Sean Raming

Tokyo: Toda Peace Institute (2023), 9 pp.

"Organisations ranging from violent extremist groups to the US Army have used online gaming, a popular form of entertainment among the world’s youth, for recruiting purposes. To date, efforts to curtail online recruiting have been siloed to reduce recruitment of certain groups, such as violent ext ... more

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Co-Designing a Mobile-Based Game to Improve Misinformation Resistance and Vaccine Knowledge in Uganda, Kenya, and Rwanda

Kathryn L. Hopkins, Chelsey Lepage, Wendy Cook et al.

Journal of Health Communication, volume 28, issue suppl. 2 (2023), pp. 49-60

"Misinformation can decrease public confidence in vaccines, and reduce vaccination intent and uptake. One strategy for countering these negative impacts comes from inoculation theory. Similar to biological vaccination, inoculation theory posits that exposure to a weakened form of misinformation can ... more

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The Pop Theology of Videogames: Producing and Playing with Religion

Lars de Wildt

Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press (2023), 158 pp.

"Young people in the West are more likely to encounter religion in videogames than in places of worship like churches, mosques or temples. Lars de Wildt interviews developers and players of games such as Assassin’s Creed to find out how and why the Pop Theology of Videogames is so appealing to mod ... more

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Metaverse und Gaming: Potenziale für die Auswärtige Kultur- und Bildungspolitik

Manouchehr Shamsrizi

Stuttgart: Institut für Auslandsbeziehungen (ifa) (2023), 88 pp.

"Diese Studie trägt dazu bei, ein Verständnis für das Thema ,Gaming‘ und seine Derivate zu vermitteln und mithilfe von interdisziplinären, theoriegeleiteten Übersichten, Modellen und Handlungsempfehlungen eine praxisorientierte, qualifizierte Extended Gaming Literacy für Akteur:innen der Aus ... more