Benjamin Beil

University of Cologne
 http://www.mekuwi.phil-fak.uni-koeln.de/benjamin_beil.html

Benjamin Beil is Professor for Media Studies and Digital Culture at the Department of Media Culture and Theater of the University of Cologne, Germany. His current research interests include video games, television series, transmediality, and participatory cultures. Recent publications: New Game Plus: Genres – Künste – Diskurse (Transcript, 2014, co-edited with Gundolf S. Freyermuth and Lisa Gotto), Game Studies (Springer, 2017, co-edited with Thomas Hensel and Andreas Rauscher).

All Sessions by Benjamin Beil

  • 2. Summit Morning

    Nov. 19

  • 10:00  - 10:10
    Where
    Online via Eventbrite

  • 13:00  - 14:00
    How does play exist in the material world? Is a video game experienced differently on an emulator than the original arcade version? How do game mechanics migrate from physical board games, dolls, or toys to virtual experiences? The Strong National Museum of Play has the world’s most comprehensive collection of toys, dolls, games, video games and other artifacts of play, and this tour by Dr. Jon-Paul Dyson will provide a quick overview of the collection as well as an interactive discussion of how specific artifacts can open up discussions about questions like these that explore the materiality of play.

    A Virtual Tour of the Strong National Museum of Play in Rochester, New York. By Jon-Paul Dyson, Vice President for Exhibits and Director of the International Center for the History of Electronic Games. Followed by a closing panel with Benjamin Beil, Gundolf S. Freyermuth and Hanns Christian Schmidt.
    Where
    Online via Eventbrite

  • 3. Keynote Afternoon

    Nov. 19

  • 17:30  - 17:45
    Where
    Online




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