Felix Reer
@ree-flx.bsky.social
Researcher at University of Muenster
Chair of the ECREA Digital Games Research Section
Communication Science, Media Psychology, Online Communication, Virtual Reality, Digital Games
Chair of the ECREA Digital Games Research Section
Communication Science, Media Psychology, Online Communication, Virtual Reality, Digital Games
Please consider submitting a paper to our special issue in the Journal Entertainment Computing (Elsevier):
Digital Worlds, Real Impact - The Evolving Role of Games in Society. Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026.
The full call can be found here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Digital Worlds, Real Impact - The Evolving Role of Games in Society. Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026.
The full call can be found here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
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Read the latest articles of Entertainment Computing at ScienceDirect.com, Elsevier’s leading platform of peer-reviewed scholarly literature
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November 5, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Please consider submitting a paper to our special issue in the Journal Entertainment Computing (Elsevier):
Digital Worlds, Real Impact - The Evolving Role of Games in Society. Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026.
The full call can be found here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Digital Worlds, Real Impact - The Evolving Role of Games in Society. Submission Deadline: 28 February 2026.
The full call can be found here: www.sciencedirect.com/special-issu...
Two open PhD positions in the 5-year ERC project “DANCE – Dark Nerd Communities” (PI: Thorsten Quandt), studying toxicity & radicalization in gaming/tech/sci-fi communities. One with a quantitative, one with a qualitative focus:
tinyurl.com/mw6wfy37
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Doctoral Research Associate (Wissenschaftliche*r Mitarbeiter*in, salary level E 13 TV-L, 65%)
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October 31, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Two open PhD positions in the 5-year ERC project “DANCE – Dark Nerd Communities” (PI: Thorsten Quandt), studying toxicity & radicalization in gaming/tech/sci-fi communities. One with a quantitative, one with a qualitative focus:
tinyurl.com/mw6wfy37
tinyurl.com/yym7psua
tinyurl.com/mw6wfy37
tinyurl.com/yym7psua
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Wrapping up the Digital Games symposium with the panel “The bigger picture - Boundary conditions of game studies and game culture.” It’s been an honor to host this event in Palma! 🎮🌟
September 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Wrapping up the Digital Games symposium with the panel “The bigger picture - Boundary conditions of game studies and game culture.” It’s been an honor to host this event in Palma! 🎮🌟
ECREA Digital Games Research Section Symposium featured in Spanish television:
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(Minute 12:25)
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IB3N | En defensa dels videojocs com a mitjà artístic i cultural
50 experts d'arreu del món es reuneixen a Palma per parlar d'un sector sovint estigmatitzat
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September 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM
ECREA Digital Games Research Section Symposium featured in Spanish television:
ib3.org/en-defensa-d...
www.rtve.es/play/videos/...
(Minute 12:25)
📺🕹️🎮
ib3.org/en-defensa-d...
www.rtve.es/play/videos/...
(Minute 12:25)
📺🕹️🎮
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👾 Great first day at the ECREA Digital Games symposium! Incredible talks, inspiring people, and nonstop fresh ideas. So excited for Day 2! 🎮🚀
September 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
👾 Great first day at the ECREA Digital Games symposium! Incredible talks, inspiring people, and nonstop fresh ideas. So excited for Day 2! 🎮🚀
We are very proud that the keynote will be held by current ICA Game Studies Chair Ruud S. Jacobs @ruudxiv.bsky.social: “Uncharted or The Last of Us? Interrogating the Unrealized Potential of Serious Games.”
Hope to see you all in Palma!
Hope to see you all in Palma!
September 23, 2025 at 9:09 PM
We are very proud that the keynote will be held by current ICA Game Studies Chair Ruud S. Jacobs @ruudxiv.bsky.social: “Uncharted or The Last of Us? Interrogating the Unrealized Potential of Serious Games.”
Hope to see you all in Palma!
Hope to see you all in Palma!
Extremely looking forward to our ECREA Digital Games Research Section Symposium in Palma de Mallorca (25–26 September 2025)!
Check out the program here: irie.uib.cat/noticies/187...
Check out the program here: irie.uib.cat/noticies/187...
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September 23, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Extremely looking forward to our ECREA Digital Games Research Section Symposium in Palma de Mallorca (25–26 September 2025)!
Check out the program here: irie.uib.cat/noticies/187...
Check out the program here: irie.uib.cat/noticies/187...
The Digital Games Research Section will host several sessions at the ECREA conference 2026 in Brno, Czech Republic (8–11 September 2026). Submission deadline for abstracts (300–500 words): 8 January 2026. More information can be found on the conference website:
ecrea2026brno.eu
ecrea2026brno.eu
ECREA 2026 | 11th European Communication Conference | European Communication Conference - Paths Connections and Future
ecrea2026brno.eu
September 9, 2025 at 3:24 PM
The Digital Games Research Section will host several sessions at the ECREA conference 2026 in Brno, Czech Republic (8–11 September 2026). Submission deadline for abstracts (300–500 words): 8 January 2026. More information can be found on the conference website:
ecrea2026brno.eu
ecrea2026brno.eu
The first five articles of the second volume of our special issue on “The Dark and the Light Side of Gaming” in Frontiers have been published. All open access! www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Frontiers | The Dark and the Light Side of Gaming (Volume II)
This is the second Research Topic of a series. The first volume can be found here. In public debates, and among certain strands of scholarship, digital games...
www.frontiersin.org
July 6, 2025 at 9:12 PM
The first five articles of the second volume of our special issue on “The Dark and the Light Side of Gaming” in Frontiers have been published. All open access! www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
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Still confused, but uber-happy. The news came out right after #ICA25 has ended:
The European Research Council #ERC has awarded me an ERC Advanced Grant!
Project DANCE on "Dark Nerd Communities" runs for 5 years with 2.5 million Euros funding. Immensely grateful!
erc.europa.eu/.../erc-2024...
The European Research Council #ERC has awarded me an ERC Advanced Grant!
Project DANCE on "Dark Nerd Communities" runs for 5 years with 2.5 million Euros funding. Immensely grateful!
erc.europa.eu/.../erc-2024...
EU-Forschungsrat zeichnet Thorsten Quandt mit Advanced Grant aus
Der Kommunikationswissenschaftler Prof. Dr. Thorsten Quandt von der Universität Münster erhält einen mit 2,5 Millionen Euro dotierten „ERC Advanced Grant“ des Europäischen Forschungsrats. Mit dieser F...
www.uni-muenster.de
June 17, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Still confused, but uber-happy. The news came out right after #ICA25 has ended:
The European Research Council #ERC has awarded me an ERC Advanced Grant!
Project DANCE on "Dark Nerd Communities" runs for 5 years with 2.5 million Euros funding. Immensely grateful!
erc.europa.eu/.../erc-2024...
The European Research Council #ERC has awarded me an ERC Advanced Grant!
Project DANCE on "Dark Nerd Communities" runs for 5 years with 2.5 million Euros funding. Immensely grateful!
erc.europa.eu/.../erc-2024...
REMINDER: this year’s symposium of ECREA Digital Games Research Section will be held at University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 25-26 September 2025!
The submission deadline for abstracts is 26.05.2025.
For more information: www.ecrea.eu/event-6168567
The submission deadline for abstracts is 26.05.2025.
For more information: www.ecrea.eu/event-6168567
ECREA - Digital Worlds, Real Impact - The Evolving Role of Games in Society
www.ecrea.eu
May 20, 2025 at 8:00 AM
REMINDER: this year’s symposium of ECREA Digital Games Research Section will be held at University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 25-26 September 2025!
The submission deadline for abstracts is 26.05.2025.
For more information: www.ecrea.eu/event-6168567
The submission deadline for abstracts is 26.05.2025.
For more information: www.ecrea.eu/event-6168567
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Autocratic attacks on free speech and science are a growing concern - in academia and beyond.
Join us for an online symposium with world-class experts like Robert Sternberg & @sethclewis.bsky.social.
Wednesday, 28. May, 6 p.m. CET. Open to everybody, register via link.
t1p.de/muenster-sym...
Join us for an online symposium with world-class experts like Robert Sternberg & @sethclewis.bsky.social.
Wednesday, 28. May, 6 p.m. CET. Open to everybody, register via link.
t1p.de/muenster-sym...
May 13, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Autocratic attacks on free speech and science are a growing concern - in academia and beyond.
Join us for an online symposium with world-class experts like Robert Sternberg & @sethclewis.bsky.social.
Wednesday, 28. May, 6 p.m. CET. Open to everybody, register via link.
t1p.de/muenster-sym...
Join us for an online symposium with world-class experts like Robert Sternberg & @sethclewis.bsky.social.
Wednesday, 28. May, 6 p.m. CET. Open to everybody, register via link.
t1p.de/muenster-sym...
We are very happy to announce that this year’s symposium of ECREA Digital Games Research Section will be held at University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 25-26 September 2025!
The submission deadline for abstracts is 26.05.2025.
For more information: www.ecrea.eu/event-6168567
The submission deadline for abstracts is 26.05.2025.
For more information: www.ecrea.eu/event-6168567
ECREA - Digital Worlds, Real Impact - The Evolving Role of Games in Society
www.ecrea.eu
April 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
We are very happy to announce that this year’s symposium of ECREA Digital Games Research Section will be held at University of the Balearic Islands, Palma de Mallorca, Spain, 25-26 September 2025!
The submission deadline for abstracts is 26.05.2025.
For more information: www.ecrea.eu/event-6168567
The submission deadline for abstracts is 26.05.2025.
For more information: www.ecrea.eu/event-6168567
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Excited to share our new article, "A Survey Study on Public Attitudes Toward Gaming Disorder", now published in Media and Communication (@CogitatioMaC)! Download it for free here: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm... #OpenAccess
A Survey Study on Public Attitudes Toward Gaming Disorder | Article | Media and Communication
Felix Reer, Lena Maria Küpper, Florian Wintterlin, Thorsten Quandt
www.cogitatiopress.com
February 14, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Excited to share our new article, "A Survey Study on Public Attitudes Toward Gaming Disorder", now published in Media and Communication (@CogitatioMaC)! Download it for free here: www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcomm... #OpenAccess
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How can video games teach us something meaningful?
Our new open access issue explores how games function as cultural artifacts, social environments, and learning tools, examining their impact on identity, society, and the media landscape.
Our new open access issue explores how games function as cultural artifacts, social environments, and learning tools, examining their impact on identity, society, and the media landscape.
Digital Games at the Forefront of Change: On the Meaningfulness of Games and Game Studies
Thematic Issue, Vol 13 (2025)
www.cogitatiopress.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:55 AM
How can video games teach us something meaningful?
Our new open access issue explores how games function as cultural artifacts, social environments, and learning tools, examining their impact on identity, society, and the media landscape.
Our new open access issue explores how games function as cultural artifacts, social environments, and learning tools, examining their impact on identity, society, and the media landscape.
Reminder: Please consider submitting a paper to the second volume of our special issue on "The Dark and the Light Side of Gaming" in Frontiers in MediaPsych and Frontiers in Comm. Submission deadline: February 28, 2025. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
Frontiers | The Dark and the Light Side of Gaming: Volume II
This Research Topic is the second volume of Research Topic "The Dark and the Light Side of Gaming". Please, see the first volume here. In public debates, and...
www.frontiersin.org
January 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Reminder: Please consider submitting a paper to the second volume of our special issue on "The Dark and the Light Side of Gaming" in Frontiers in MediaPsych and Frontiers in Comm. Submission deadline: February 28, 2025. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
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Curious about what German-speaking media psychologists and our international friends are up to? Then this list might be for you.
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You are a member/friend and we've forgotten you? We're sorry! Please comment and we'll add you.
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You are a member/friend and we've forgotten you? We're sorry! Please comment and we'll add you.
December 17, 2024 at 7:28 PM
Curious about what German-speaking media psychologists and our international friends are up to? Then this list might be for you.
go.bsky.app/V9A2gEp
You are a member/friend and we've forgotten you? We're sorry! Please comment and we'll add you.
go.bsky.app/V9A2gEp
You are a member/friend and we've forgotten you? We're sorry! Please comment and we'll add you.
We are editing a 2nd volume of our special issue on „The Dark and the Light Side of Gaming“ in Frontiers in Comm. and Frontiers in Media Psych. Deadline: February 28. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
The Dark and the Light Side of Gaming: Volume II
This Research Topic is the second volume of Research Topic
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November 28, 2024 at 9:10 AM
We are editing a 2nd volume of our special issue on „The Dark and the Light Side of Gaming“ in Frontiers in Comm. and Frontiers in Media Psych. Deadline: February 28. www.frontiersin.org/research-top...
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Added about 25 names, and I'll add more every few days! go.bsky.app/VbvmLfK
November 24, 2024 at 4:22 PM
Added about 25 names, and I'll add more every few days! go.bsky.app/VbvmLfK
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Followed by a Keynote from Tine Ustad Figenschou on "What makes alternative media valuable?"
#MISDOOM24
#MISDOOM24
September 3, 2024 at 7:16 AM
Followed by a Keynote from Tine Ustad Figenschou on "What makes alternative media valuable?"
#MISDOOM24
#MISDOOM24
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@thorstenquandt.bsky.social is now opening #MISDOOM24
September 3, 2024 at 7:15 AM
@thorstenquandt.bsky.social is now opening #MISDOOM24
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Check out the full program of #misdoom24 at misdoom2024.uni-muenster.de/program/
The program of the #misdoom24 is now public!
Join us in Münster and register at 2024.misdoom.org:
The early bird fees and reduced fees for students are still available until the 31st of July.
Join us in Münster and register at 2024.misdoom.org:
The early bird fees and reduced fees for students are still available until the 31st of July.
July 17, 2024 at 6:58 PM
Check out the full program of #misdoom24 at misdoom2024.uni-muenster.de/program/
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Find out more about the conference and the speakers at 2024.misdoom.org.
July 12, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Find out more about the conference and the speakers at 2024.misdoom.org.
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Additionally: JC Boucher (University of Calgary), Jānis Karlsbergs (NATO StratCom), Kyoko Kuwahara (Japan Institute of International Affairs) and Ofer Fridman (King's College London) will join us for a special panel.
July 12, 2024 at 9:30 AM
Additionally: JC Boucher (University of Calgary), Jānis Karlsbergs (NATO StratCom), Kyoko Kuwahara (Japan Institute of International Affairs) and Ofer Fridman (King's College London) will join us for a special panel.
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We are also very happy to announce Tine Ustad Figenschou from the department of Journalism and Media Studies at OsloMet as Keynote speaker!
July 12, 2024 at 9:30 AM
We are also very happy to announce Tine Ustad Figenschou from the department of Journalism and Media Studies at OsloMet as Keynote speaker!