Felix Zimmermann

a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities Cologne
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Felix Zimmermann currently receives a scholarship from the a.r.t.e.s. Graduate School for the Humanities Cologne for his dissertation on atmospheric experiences of the past in digital games. He is an expert on the depiction of the past in digital games and talks and writes about matters of public history and digital game culture since 2012.
He graduated in public history and communication sciences from the Universities of Muenster and Cologne. He is part of the executive board of the research group Geschichtswissenschaft und Digitale Spiele. His research interests include the depiction of history in popular culture, concepts and use of historical authenticity, non-functional and atmospheric spaces in digital games as well as representations of the Holocaust and other Nazi crimes in digital games.

Selected Publications

  • Lorber, Martin / Zimmermann, Felix (eds.), History in Games. Contingencies of an Authentic Past, Bielefeld: transcript 2020.
  • Pfister, Eugen / Zimmermann, Felix, „Erinnerungskultur“, in: Zimmermann, Olaf / Falk, Felix (eds.), Handbuch Gameskultur, Berlin: Deutscher Kulturrat 2020.
  • Zimmermann, Felix / Huberts, Christian, “From Walking Simulator to Ambience Action Game – A philosophical approach to a misunderstood genre”, in: Press Start Journal, Vol 5 No 2 (2019): Special Issue: Walking Simulators. S. 29-50.
  • Zimmermann, Felix, Digitale Spiele als historische Erlebnisräume. Ein Zugang zu Vergangenheitsatmosphären im Explorative Game, Glückstadt: vwh 2019.
  • Köstlbauer, Josef / Pfister, Eugen / Winnerling, Tobias / Zimmermann, Felix (eds.), Weltmaschinen. Digitale Spiele als globalgeschichtliches Phänomen, Wien: Mandelbaum 2018

    • Forthcoming

  • Zimmermann, Felix, „Ethical Boredom in the Wilderness: Treating Red Dead Redemption 2 as an Ambience Action Game“, in: Meinel, Dietmar (ed.), Playing the Field II: American Studies, Video Games, and Space.
  • Zimmermann, Felix, „Historical Digital Games as Experiences – How Atmospheres of the Past Satisfy Needs of Authenticity“, in: Bonner, Marc (ed.), Game | World | Architectonics – Transdisciplinary Approaches on Structures and Mechanics, Levels and Spaces, Aesthetics and Perception.

    • *Photo: Patric Fouad

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