Dr Sabiha Ghellal Heads Jury of this Year's DCP

In mid-February, the expert jury of the Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP German Computer Games Award) will convene and narrow down the submissions in most categories for the main jury, which will meet later and make the final decisions. One decision has already been made: Prof. Dr. Sabiha Ghellal will chair the jury this year.

Sabiha Ghellal is a professor of experience and game design at the Hochschule der Medien Stuttgart (University of Applied Sciences in Media Stuttgart), has extensive expertise in the field of gaming and commented on her new role: "The Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP; German Computer Games Award) honours the most outstanding games made in Germany. I feel honoured and very pleased to be able to preside over the DCP jury in 2025. Exciting weeks lie ahead of me and the jury's excellent experts, during which we will review a wide range of impressive titles from Germany."

Most of the DCP categories are awarded in a two-stage process. In this process, the expert jury narrows down the titles submitted for a later session of the main jury and, if necessary, makes a recommendation. The final decisions are made during the main jury session. The composition of the DCP jury changes every year, as members are only appointed for a fixed term. The following 40 people have been appointed to the expert jury:

Expert Jury of Deutscher Computerspielpreis (DCP) 2025

Chairwoman:  Prof. Dr. Sabiha Ghellal – Hochschule der Medien (HdM) Stuttgart

Members of the jury:

• Jens Bahr – Off The Beaten Track
• Michaela Bartelt – Electronic Arts
• Sarah Bashir – Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg
• Marlene Beilharz – Medienwissenschaftlerin
• Marie Bielefeld – Institut Spawnpoint
• Antonia Dreßler – PC Games
• Daniel Dumont – Gaming Minds Studios
• Madeleine Egger – Booster Space Events and Consulting
• Timo Falcke – Toukana Interactive GmbH
• Thomas Friedmann – Funatics Software GmbH
• Manuel Fritsch – Insert Moin
• Fritz Fölster – Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle (USK)
• Amanda Förtsch – Medienboard Berlin-Brandenburg GmbH
• Lynne Glaner – Schauspielerin & Sprecherin
• Sarah Gloekler – Riot Games
• Anke Günther – Beardshaker Games
• Nicole Hanisch – Computerspielemuseum
• Joachim Hesse – Satzgold
• Lea Irion – Südwest Presse
• Magnus von Keil – SAT.1 Frühstücksfernsehen / RBB Radio Eins
• Lara Keilbart – Freie Journalistin
• Jan Klose – game Hessen
• Tobias Kopka – curatomic
• Dr. Lisa König – Zentrum für didaktische Computerspielforschung / PH Freiburg
• Nadine König – INSTINCT3
• Lena Laaser – GAME:IN e.V. und Friendly Fire
• Benjamin Lochmann – Pixel Maniacs
• Malandela Mabaso – Goodgame Studios
• Max Neu – Landesverband Kinder- und Jugendfilm Berlin e.V.
• René Nold – weltenbauer. Software Entwicklung
• Jennifer Pankratz – Pithead Studio
• Dr. Enrique Perez – BIMM University - Met Studios
• Mick Prinz – Amadeu Antonio Stiftung
• Fabian Quosdorf – mixed.world GmbH
• Hendrik Rump – Quantumfrog
• Anne Sauer – Playing History
• Michael Schade – ROCKFISH Games
• Stephan Schölzel – Medienpädagoge und Spieleforscher
• Prof. Dr. Eik-Henning Tappe – FH Münster / GMK
• Finja Walsdorff – Universität Siegen
• Marius Winter – Wunderfax
• Markus Zierhofer – AudioCreatures
• Benedikt Wenck – Freier Journalist