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FH of BFI Vienna Rebrands to HWG Vienna

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FH of BFI Vienna Rebrands to HWG Vienna

BFI Vienna University of Applied Sciences rebrands to BFI Vienna University of Business and Society. The school is one of Vienna's games business education institutes.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Second Bonn Game Week Starts Next Week — The week caps off with a visit at Nice Game Publishing's office (Dennis Daseking)

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Second Bonn Game Week Starts Next Week

The University of Bonn Game Week for starts on Monday, 7 September. Organised by Bonn Lab for Analogue Games and Imaginative Play (LAGIP), the series brings analogue game studies scholars, developers and publishers together.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

SAE Institute Vienna Internationalises Courses — (SAE Institute Vienna)

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SAE Institute Vienna Internationalises Courses

From March 2027 onward, several courses at the SAE Institute Vienna will be offered in English as well. The private education group reacts to increased international demand with this move.

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Spillover Effects from Games Research: Several Associations Promise Cooperation — From left to right: The organizers and speakers of the roundtable: Prof. Dr.-Ing. Florian Mehm (Wilhelm Büchner University of Applied Sciences, Darmstadt), Prof. Dr. Oliver Hugo (Aschaffenburg University of Applied Sciences), Prof. Dr. Johanna Pirker (Technical University of Munich), Prof. Stephan Jacob (Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences), Prof. Dr. Anna Lisa Martin-Niedecken (ZHDK Zurich), and Dr.-Ing. (habil.) Stefan Göbel (Technical University of Darmstadt).

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Spillover Effects from Games Research: Several Associations Promise Cooperation

With a roundtable at gamescom congress and a reception by BMFTR and DLR later that day, the topic of spillover effects from games research and industry has been a focal point of last week. The DGSW and the German Informatics Society promised further collaboration.

By Pascal Wagner • 2 min read

22nd TU Darmstadt GameDays Open Registration — (Eva Speith, Darmstadt & TU Darmstadt)

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22nd TU Darmstadt GameDays Open Registration

Science Meets Business: From 28-29 September, the 22nd GameDays will take place at TU Darmstadt. Building on the roundtable discussion “Spillover Effects from Games Research” from gamescom congress, the event explores serious games in particular.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

gamescom congress 2026 Sets Attendance Record — (gamescom congress)

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gamescom congress 2026 Sets Attendance Record

This year's gamescom congress wasn't only the first ever to be opened by a German head of state in the form of President Steinmeier, but also the biggest one so far, seeing 1,100 attendees.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #33

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Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #33

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses The Sopranos, PhD opportunities, and idea communication.

By Rudolf Inderst • 3 min read

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #32

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Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #32

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses on Zelda 2, Nintendo vs Magnavox, FROG 2026 and more.

By Pascal Wagner • 4 min read

Researcher Spotlight: Stephan Jacob — (Stephan Jacob / h_da)

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G+ Researcher Spotlight: Stephan Jacob

One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Stephan Jacob is Professor of Creative Technologies at Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences and Chairman of the German Society for Game Studies. We portray him in our ongoing series about games researchers.

By Pascal Wagner • 7 min read

Researcher Spotlight: Greta Hoffmann — Professor Greta Hoffmann is one of the people behind the Raw Talent booth (TH Köln/Hoffmann)

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G+ Researcher Spotlight: Greta Hoffmann

One of the heads behind the Raw Talent booth collective of universities at gamescom, Greta Hoffmann is Professor of Game Design with a focus on Independent Games at the Cologne Game Lab of TH Köln. We portray her in our ongoing series about games researchers.

By Pascal Wagner • 5 min read

AKGWDS Views Abolition of Physical Games Media with Concern

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AKGWDS Views Abolition of Physical Games Media with Concern

The Working Group on the Humanities and Digital Games (AKGWDS), the biggest scholarly games association in Germany, Austria and Switzerland, has posted an open letter with demands on how to better the situation of games archiving in the wake of the Sony Disc and EU initiative situations.

By Pascal Wagner • 1 min read

Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #31

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Game Studies Watchlist 2026 #31

The Game Studies Watchlist newsletter, curated by Professor Rudolf Inderst, is published weekly on GamesMarket. This week's edition focuses Her Story, critical approaches to cultural game studies and Call of Duty: World War II.

By Rudolf Inderst • 2 min read