Projects

More Fun, More Risk? – Digital Games as a Challenge for the Protection of Minors - October 2008

Conception, organisation and conduct of a european expert conference in the field of violent video and computer games. The conception follows a multi- and transdisciplinary approach in order to trigger a broad academic, functional and political discussion. For the legislators and agents of youth protection in each EU member state, the results of the conference may provide a groundwork for further optimisation in the field of protecting minors.

W.Schulz, U.Hasebrink, I.Brunn, S.Dreyer, T.Held, C.Lampert, T.Ihler, S.Lefeldt, T.Wind

Playing in the Net: Online Games - Completed in June 2008

Development of an analytic expertise in order to systematize the phenomenom of "Online Games". The expertise combines different approaches (economic, technical, social science and jurisprudential) and recapitulates the latest state of research. Additionally, the expertise aims to compress the results of research into a synthesis of different types. [Go to project page...]

J.Schmidt, C.Lampert, S.Dreyer

Real Laws in Virtual Worlds - May 2008

Conduct of an expert workshop, followed by a public panel discussion on 28. May 2008 in Berlin. [more...]

S.Heilmann

Hamburg Colloquia on Media and Telecommunications Law - January 2008

“Chances and Limits of State Regulation of Virtual Worlds”, lecture by Prof. Dr. Viktor Mayer-Schönberger, Associate Professor of Public Policy at the Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University and Affiliate Professor at the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin. [more...]

W.Schulz

Lecture series Games Online - Wintersemester 2007/2008

Organization and conduct of a lecture series in the field of online games at the University of Applied Science Hamburg (HAW). [more...]

U.Hasebrink, H.Dreier

Lecture series Games - Summersemester 2007

Organization and conduct of a lecture series with the topic "Games – Future Perspectives of Interactive Media Offerings" at the University of Hamburg.

U.Hasebrink, H.Dreier

The German system for the protection of minors in the area of video and computer games - Completed June 2007

Analysis of the german system for protecting minors (JMStV und JuSchG). Due to the current relevance of the subject matter, the Hans-Bredow-Institute preponed the scheduled analyses and broadened the dimensions of the study. [more...]

W.Schulz, H.Dreier, S.Dreyer, U.Hasebrink, T.Held, C.Lampert, I.Brunn

Fascinatingly seductive - Media in Children’s Life-Worlds - April 2007

The lecture gave an insight how the media research deals with this topic, which gave an additional insight into the communicative principles of culture and society. These insights were presented using the examples of curent offerings and studies. [more...]

U.Hasebrink, C.Lampert

In-Game-Advertising - March 2007

In-Game Advertising and the legal implications. Participation at the panel within the scope of the 4th Society of Media Science (Gesellschaft für Medienwissenschaft, GfM) (eGame-Marketing) World Congress in Berlin.

S.Dreyer

Games made @ Hamburg - Abschluss Mär. 2006.

Bestandsaufnahme der Struktur der Hamburger Spielebranche, Befragung der Unternehmen, Expertengespräche zur Ausbildungssituation. [mehr...]

H.Dreier, M.Humberg

Generation @ in Multimedia Environments (G@ME) - Okt. 2001.

Internationale Konferenz zu den Auswirkungen von Computer- und Videospielen auf Kinder und Jugendliche.

H.Dreier, U.Hasebrink, F.Krotz, S.Kubisch, C.Lampert, J.M. Bleek