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DIGAREC – the Digital Games Research Center at the University of Potsdam. Photo: Karla Fritze.

Games - Past, present, and future of a young medium

In the course of its short history, computer gaming has already undergone rapid changes. And for exactly this reason, it poses a challenge to …

Empfindsame Technologien – Neues Forschungskolleg an Hochschulen Brandenburgs

Alltagsgegenstände scheinen heute mit einem „technischen Empfindungsvermögen“ aufgeladen: In Smartphones, Autos, Kleidung, Haushaltstechnologien oder …
Prof. Dr. Eva Kimminich. Photo: Thomas Roese.

Researching with All Senses – Eva Kimminich on rap, flow, and filter bubbles

The powerful and the marginalized, the masses and the elites, pop culture and high culture: Eva Kimminich is interested in cultural contrasts. As a …

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 20th 2017

 October, 20th – Ibadan Today is the last day of our Nigeria adventure. We eat a last breakfast at the alumni restaurant, before we say goodbye to …
Osun-Osogbo-Hain. Photo: Valerie Pobloth/Isabel Dückert.

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 14th 2017

October, 14th – Ibadan „Spirituality is not about race, it is about soul.“ Priestess Doyin about her mother Susanne Wenger. Today is a very …
At the Museum of National Unity (MNU). Photo: Isabel Dückert/Valerie Pobloth.

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 13th 2017

October, 13th – Ibadan Today we explore the history and culture of Nigeria and visit the Museum of National Unity (MNU) in Ibadan, which exhibits an …
The "German Circle". Photo: Isabel Dückert/Valerie Pobloth.

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 12th 2017

October, 12th – Ibadan Today we have another day at the university. At 10am we have an appointment in the office of the German teacher Lanre „Larry“ …

The Language of Images - Potsdam researchers analyze climate images on the internet

2013 was a record year in Australia: The average temperature reached an all-time high. To even be able to depict it, meteorologists had to introduce a …
Tanzeinlage auf der Yorùbá-Party. Foto: Isabel Dückert/Valerie Pobloth.

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 11th 2017

October, 11th – Ibadan Today we meet the students of the Linguistics Department and we are really looking forward to mingling with our colleagues! …
Ibadan. Photo: Isabel Dückert/Valerie Pobloth.

Up on the road: online Diary Nigeria – October, 10th 2017

October, 10th – Ibadan After a couple of days, the campus starts to feel a bit like home. Slowly but steadily we know our way around and develop our …