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Both the workshop and talk dealt with “the fictional”, using examples of games “that were never played” and the use of Communicative AI for NPC characters.

ZeMKI member Kerstin Radde-Antweiler, together with her colleagues from Canada, Poland, and Northern Ireland, presented findings on the role of religion during the Covid pandemic.

The workshop provides a unique opportunity for participants to engage in discussions and debates about theoretical approaches for studying the intersection of religion, culture, and video gaming.

On May 28, 2025, ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford will give a talk titled “Player Democracy in Old School RuneScape” at the Nordic DiGRA Conference 2025.

Kerstin Radde-Antweiler and Amrei Sander presented their final findings at the conference for the funding line “Recovery, Renewal, and Resilience in a Post-Pandemic World.”

The research focus “Digital Gaming” is collecting abstracts for our special issue on “Beyond Play” until May 31!

Radde-Antweiler's contribution uses the example of mediatized self-crucifixions in the Philippines to show the added value of looking at religious phenomena through and with mediatization approaches.

On April 21, 2025, De Gruyter published ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford's new book "Mytholudics - Games and Myth".

ZeMKI member Prof. Dr. Kerstin Radde-Antweiler will hold a workshop at the working group “Geisteswissenschaften und Digitale Spiele” (Humanities and Digital Games) on April 17.

On April 9, 2025, ZeMKI member Dr. Dom Ford will hold a keynote presentation entitled “Mytholudics: Games and Myth” at the International Conference on Victorian and American Myths in Video Games at NOVA University Lisbon.

ZeMKI member Kerstin Radde-Antweiler speaks at the University of North Carolina on “Russian Invasion In Gamevironments And The Negotiation Of Values"

ZeMKI member Dr. Kathrin Trattner was part of the format “Couchwissen” of the twitch channel of arte_tv on the topic Civilization VII.