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Supervillains and Superheroes - What's Up in Gaming?
Myths, Risks, Potential: Discover what gaming is truly capable of! Lars Wiegold (PRIF) and Jan Schneider (DIPF) explain how extremist and radicalizing content finds its way into gaming and explore new avenues and opportunities for learning through gaming. The discussion is bilingual in German and English.
Lars Wiegold conducts research on digital environments, focusing on social media, gaming, radicalization processes, and anti-democratic actors. As part of the RadiGaMe project at PRIF, he investigated radicalization and extremist online communities on gaming-related platforms.
Jan Schneider conducts research at the DIPF on topics including how learning can become more playful, digital, and immersive. As part of the EduTec research group, he collaborates with a multinational, interdisciplinary team dedicated to integrating artificial intelligence into educational sciences and related disciplines such as psychology, pedagogy, and didactics.