Professor Jirka Dell'Oro-Friedl
Between gaming, science, and innovative audio games
Prof. Jirka Dell'Oro-Friedl, Dean of Studies for the Games & Immersive Media degree programme at Furtwangen University, was recently a guest on the popular Buchplausch podcast. In the approximately 50-minute episode, he provides fascinating insights into his personal journey into the world of video games – from his very first “aha” moment with interactive media to his current role as dean and visionary for playful learning and immersive media.
Particularly exciting is the development of an innovative audio-only game that does without visual elements altogether, thus opening up new avenues of interactive storytelling. Prof. Dell'Oro-Friedl also reports on creative projects with his students that combine science and gaming. Another focus of the episode is on the importance of the German Society for Game Studies, which Prof. Dell'Oro-Friedl co-founded to further advance the academic study of games.
This episode is a must for anyone interested in the intersection of gaming, research, and innovative learning methods.
🎧 Listen up: Buchplausch-Podcast with Jirka Dell’Oro-Friedl