Research areas
Research in the research cluster “Games”:
Prof. Gunther Rehfeld
Community building and interactive dramaturgy in games, narratology.
Topics for research projects:
- game design of and for community building
- gaming experience and retention through storytelling
- socio-psychological motivations of games
- control of the game experience and its monetization
Prof. Ralf Hebecker
Game design and management, gamification, visual/dynamic notations for games, experimental and research games, alternative games controller.
Current project offerings:
- the fantastic landscape,
- adventure game and puzzle patterns,
- “Escape the room” – puzzling rooms,
- generative design / processing,
- spatial interaction.
Qualified Artist Maik Helfrich
Game design, Human-machine interfaces
Current project offerings:
- haptics and VR in game design
- music a the key component in game design
Kolja Bopp
A comprehensive list of theses, projects and lectures …
… can be found on our corresponding german research page.
Most of the theses are in German only. Please contact us for english abstracts.