It is our honor to announce the keynote speakers of the 2nd Geogames Symposium in 2025!
June 9, 2025
The keynote speaker on the first day of the symposium will be Prof. Dr. Christoph Schlieder and the title of his talk Navigating Time, Space, and Play
Chair of Applied Computer Science
Head of the Cultural Informatics Research Group
University of Bamberg, Germany
https://www.uni-bamberg.de/en/kinf/staff/prof-dr-christoph-schlieder/
Navigating Time, Space, and Play
In location-based geogames, players physically move around in geographical space. The game mechanics are based on a very simple principle: game actions are only possible in certain locations. This makes locomotion a central element of the game. In the design of these locomotion games, the temporal aspect is no less important than the spatial aspect. In my talk, I will explore the challenges of designing location-based geogames on the ludic, narrative and performative levels. Based on an overview of game design patterns, including pre-digital ones, I will discuss findings on the significance of time for game play. The role of time also has implications for the appropriation of space. I will argue that location-based games are best associated with non-territorial conceptualizations of space, according to which geographical space can be playfully endowed with a variety of semantics. This will be illustrated with examples from game-based learning for sustainable development.
June 10, 2025
On our second day, we will be happy to welcome our second keynote speaker
PD Dr.-Ing. Stefan Göbel
Research Group Serious Games
Darmstadt University of Technology, Germany
https://www.etit.tu-darmstadt.de/serious-games
Geo & Games – Using Geodata to build Serious Games for Education, Health and Participation
Games are fun – entertaining players and fascinating researchers. 80% of all information is geo-referenced. Let’s combine it and use geodata for GeoGames and Serious Games.
The talk starts with a retrospective illustrating the project examples 80Days and GEIST (engl.: ghost) in the field of game-based learning and tourism. Then, current research and development activities of the Serious Games research group at TU Darmstadt are presented, among others the creation and use of a 3D city model for student recruitment, health and participation.
Geogames Lab 