Over the weekend, Hans Ippisch, former developer and media manager, celebrated the launch of his book “Drei Leben für Games” (Three lives for games) at a reading in Mönchengladbach. We spoke with Hans about the project, how it developed, and conclusions he has drawn from his industry experience.
How did the idea for the book come about?
It was only at gamescom 2024 that I made the final decision to seriously tackle the book project. My wife Anna had encouraged me several times to write down my stories. Perhaps this was also so that I would spend more time at the computer and she would be spared my stories. My students in Rome also asked me regularly whether I had written a book in which I had put various chapters from my lectures on paper. But it wasn't until the Irish composer and conductor Eímear Noone also encouraged me to write a book in which I would immortalize the legendary dinner with Tommy Tallarico and her in Nuremberg in the spring of 2024 that I began to collect specific topics. When I traveled to Cologne for gamescom at the end of August, I had about fifteen stories in mind. However, I lacked the spark of inspiration to figure out how to put it all together.
