Thomas Spies / Seyda Kurt / Holger Pötzsch (Eds.)

To what extent do video games and their culture reflect societal power relations?

What challenges does the gaming industry face and what structural mechanisms shape it? How can virtual worlds open up utopian spaces of possibility? For the first time in the German-speaking world, the contributions in this anthology, which I co-edited with media scholars Holger Pötzsch and Thomas Spies, bring together critical perspectives on video games. They examine prevailing ideologies as well as the production and use of a medium whose societal relevance is steadily growing. The contributions find approaches through art, academia, and journalism. Published in March 2024 by transcript.