On 28 June 2025, the German Society for Game Sciences (DGSW) was founded in Frankfurt am Main.
HFU professor shapes the future of game research
On 28 June , 2025, the German Society for Game Sciences (DGSW) was founded in Frankfurt am Main. The aim of this new professional association is to provide an institutional home for the field of gaming – from physical to digital games – and to strengthen its social, cultural, and economic relevance in academia and the public sphere. The association aims to promote research, development, and education in areas such as game design, game studies, gamification, and the psychological mechanisms of gaming.
Prof. Jirka Internal link opens in the same window:Dell’Oro-Friedl of Furtwangen University is a member of the founding board. He was elected as an assessor and thus contributes the perspective and expertise of HFU to the work of this important initiative.
The DGSW is led by a diverse team. Prof. Stephan Jacob (Darmstadt University of Applied Sciences) was elected Chair, and Prof. Dr. Jens Junge (Institute for Ludology) is Vice-chair. In addition to Prof. Jirka Dell'Oro-Friedl, numerous other representatives from all over Germany are involved as assessors and founding members. Various working groups, a dedicated academic platform, regular conferences, and the publication of a specialist journal are planned. A particular focus is on promoting young scientists and artists.
With the founding of the DGSW, Germany is taking an important step toward establishing an independent and internationally visible field of game sciences.
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