The master's degree program in Experimental
Game Cultures is dedicated to an interdisciplinary and internationally oriented examination of the pressing issues of our
time.
The focus of the department is on developing the principles of free, experimental and artistic game
design, on art and play and the design of game mechanics that have an impact on social contexts.
The head
of the department Margarete Jahrmann states: “For me, artistic play is the experimental testing and subjective experience
of alternative possibilities of the world and agency. Play as a participatory process can show us ways to positive change,
new forms of future society, politics, and empathic coexistence. Through the conscious breaking of rules, the transformation
of rule systems, the acceptance of ambiguity as a quality in play, a new understanding for the global challenges of our time
can emerge. Our way there is the game!"
Application 2027
Applications are submitted online
from 7 to 21 January 2027.
Alongside a portfolio, you develop a project draft on one of the following focus
areas:
- political games
- games and nature
- low resource games
- experimental ludic interfaces
- role
play / real world games
- dark patterns of game design
- physical game mechanics
- non-human play
- hybrid
games
Shortlisted applicants are invited to an interview. All requirements and dates at a glance:
Application
Info 2027 (PDF)
