International Conference on the Art, Technology and Theory of Digital Games
November 6 – 8, 2017 Cologne Germany
8th Clash of Realities Conference 2017:
November 6 – 8 | Cologne, Germany
For the eighth time the Clash of Realities international research conference is providing the opportunity for an interdisciplinary exchange and dialogue. Experts from the academy, science and research, economics, politics and the game industry discuss pressing questions concerning the artistic design, technological development, and social perception of digital games, as well as the spreading of games literacy.
This conference welcomes scholars, social scientists, game developers, specialists in education and media, up-and-coming creative talents, students and all those interested in and excited by digital games.
The main day of the Clash of Realities featuring internationally renowned speakers will be preceded by a day of summits including talks, project presentations, panel discussions and workshops.
From November 6-8 the eighth Clash of Realities Conference turned the Cologne Game Lab into the central arena for an interdisciplinary exchange and dialogue. More than 50 international speakers from the academy, science and research, economics, politics and the game industry along with an enthusiastic audience made the conference a rewarding and stimulating experience.
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November 12. – 14, 2018 – Cologne
Clash of Realities @ A MAZE, Berlin
April 26, 2018 | 10:00 am – 1:00 pm
“Academic and Artistic Research on
Digital Games”
With Pippin Barr, Emmanuel Guardiola,
Isabela Granic, Frans Mäyrä and Katharina Tillmanns
Young Academics Workshop
“Perceiving Video Games”
10:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Conference Opening Event
7:00 PM: Opening | Welcome
7:15 PM: Karen Collins Opening Keynote:
Hey! Listen! Stop Ignoring Sound
8:25 PM: Toy-Box-Orchestra Performance
Game Development Summit: Of Escapism and Activism
Game Studies Summit: Games and Literature
Media Education/Media Ethics Summit: Ethics Beyond Gameplay – Politics, Economy, Society
Film and Games Summit: The Promise of the New – Immersion Revisited
Keynote Presentations:
Bernd Diemer
Sam Barlow
Robin Curtis
Celia Hodent
Jennifer Jenson
Nick Montfort
November 09, 2017
November 07, 2017
November 07, 2017
November 06, 2017
May 23, 2017
January 29, 2017
TH Koeln
Cologne Game Lab (Conference Location)
Schanzenstraße 28
51063 Köln
Germany
For further questions and information concerning the Clash of Realities Conference please contact us below.
Program Board & Team Clash of Realities 2017
Björn Bartholdy
Cologne Game Lab, TH Köln
Email: bb(at)colognegamelab.de
Gundolf S. Freyermuth
Cologne Game Lab, TH Köln
Email: gsf(at)colognegamelab.de
Benjamin Beil
Institut für Medienkultur und Theater,
Universität zu Köln
Email: benjamin.beil(at)uni-koeln.de
Marcus Erbe
Musikwissenschaftliches
Institut Universität zu Köln
Email: m.erbe(at)uni-koeln.de
Nanna Heidenreich
ifs internationale filmschule köln
Email: n.heidenreich(at)filmschule.de
Katharina Klimek
TH Köln, Cologne Game Lab
Speaker Contracts
Email: akk(at)colognelamelab.de
Cécile Le Prado
TH Köln, Cologne Game Lab
clp(at)colognegamelab.de
Martin Lorber
Electronic Arts
Email: mlorber(at)ea.com
Krystian Majewski
Email: majewski(at)gamedesignreviews.com
Judith Neumann
Cologne Game Lab, TH Köln
Public Relations
Email: press(at)colognegamelab.de
Phone: +49 221 8275 – 4058
Judith Ruzicka-Grote
Cologne Game Lab, TH Köln
Project & Event Management
Email: jr(at)colognegamelab.de
Phone: +49 221 8275 – 4059
Hanns Christian Schmidt
a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities
Cologne, Universität zu Köln
Email: schmidt.c(at)uni-koeln.de
Simone Stewens
ifs internationale filmschule köln
Email: S.Stewens(at)filmschule.de
Angela Tillmann
Institut für Medienforschung und
Medienpädagogik, TH Köln
Email: angela.tillmann(at)th-koeln.de
André Weßel
Institut für Medienforschung und
Medienpädagogik, TH Köln
Email: andre.wessel(at)th-koeln.de
