Publications
Future talks: Serious Games
On 13, Sep 2017 | In Blog, In The Media | By KaTi
The Deutscher Kulturrat (German culture council) invited me to talk about the chances and challenges of serious games in the September issue of their magazine “Kultur & Politik”. Read more…
Pokémon Go Anniversary
On 02, Aug 2017 | In Blog, In The Media | By KaTi
In celebration of the first anniversary of the launch of Pokémon Go, German news outlet Handelsblatt.de comments on the phenomenon of the location-based game and highlights its current and prospective impact on the location-based AR app market.
On Games & Activism
On 27, Jun 2017 | In Blog, In The Media | By KaTi
In an online article today, Dinah Riese of the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung reflects on how computer games fail or succeed in critically discussing important real-world topics.
New WASD out now!
On 01, Jun 2017 | In Blog, Books & Articles | By KaTi
I was invited to write about documentary games & VR for the current issue (no. 11 Revolution – Games & Change) of WASD and received the magic copy of the bookazine by mail today. Can´t wait to dive into all those interesting articles…
Games that are more than Games
On 14, Aug 2015 | In Blog, In The Media | By KaTi
“Notgames are not a niche phenomenon. They are a reminder that most traditional video games still are trapped in a niche.” German newspaper “Sueddeutsche Zeitung” published an excellent writeup on the last and final Notgames Fest. Read more…
Games and Education for Sustainable Living
On 25, Feb 2015 | In Blog, Books & Articles | By KaTi
I was interviewed for the German UNESCO Education Portal about the potential of digital games and the role of their makers in the education for sustainable living.
Les Ateliers Du Jeu Vidéo 2014
On 20, Dec 2014 | In Blog, Publications, Talks & Events | By KaTi
Les Ateliers Du Jeu Vidéo is an annual series of talks and workshop around the diploma presentation of the graduate students at L’École nationale du jeu et des médias interactifs numériques (ENJMIN). This year the school also opened their new impressive campus.
Making It Personal – Towards A Customized Experience For Impact Games
On 15, Dec 2014 | In Blog, Books & Articles | By KaTi
My conference paper for the 2014 Clash of Realties Computer Games Conference was recently published in the compendium “Spielwelt – Weltspiel. Narration, Interaktion und Kooperation im Computerspiel”.
Next Level Conference 2014
On 10, Dec 2014 | In Blog, Publications, Talks & Events | By KaTi
I was invited to talk about how games are changing our society at this year´s Next Level Conference in Dortmund.
How Games Change Our Society // WDR5 Scala
On 04, Dec 2014 | In Blog, In The Media, Publications | By KaTi
On occasion of the Next Level Conference, German radio broadcaster WDR5 aired an interview with me about impact games and the impact of games on our society.
Hi, I´m Katharina.
I am a researcher and designer for interactive media based in Cologne / Germany. [learn more]