In The Media
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.
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…
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.
Virtual Reality – Embarking to New Worlds? // Deutschlandradio
On 06, Sep 2014 | In Blog, In The Media, Publications | By KaTi
Hello! Turn your radio on. Breitband – Deutschlandradio´s elaborate show about media and digital culture will broadcast a special feature about virtual reality headsets. Creators Max von Malotki and Christian Möller have piled up a massive amount of experts to examine the phenomenon. Hear me saying smart things in a creepy early morning voice.
A New Generation of Serious Games // Phoenix TV
On 15, Aug 2014 | In Blog, In The Media, Publications | By KaTi
German TV channel Phoenix invited me to discuss the latest trends at Gamescom 2014 and the new generation of serious games. [German]
Are Serious Games Fun to play? // WDR
On 12, Aug 2014 | No Comments | In Blog, In The Media, Publications | By KaTi
I got the chance to present Outcasted, the winning game of this year´s Games for Change Europe Student Award at the popular TV show WDR daheim und unterwegs.
Outcasted – A Serious Game // WDR Lokalzeit
On 28, Jul 2014 | In Blog, In The Media, Publications | By KaTi
The award-winning game Outcasted and the student team was featured on TV with me explaining the documentary and transformative quality of serious games.
Games as Medium for Social Change // ZDF Aspekte
On 16, May 2014 | In Blog, In The Media | By KaTi
ZDF Aspekte dedicated their last show to the new wave of serious games featuring Lucas Popes´ “Papers Please”. See the show below.
Hi, I´m Katharina.
I am a researcher and designer for interactive media based in Cologne / Germany. [learn more]