Podcasts about Passau

Ultima and World-Building in the Computer Role-Playing Game (Amherst College Press, 2024) is the first scholarly book to focus exclusively on the long-running Ultima series of computer role-playing games (RPG) and to assess its lasting impact on the RPG genre and video game industry. Through archival and popular media sources, examinations of fan communities, and the game itself, this book historicizes the games and their authors. By attending to the salient moments and sites of game creation throughout the series' storied past, authors Carly A. Kocurek and Matthew Thomas Payne detail the creative choices and structural forces that brought Ultima's celebrated brand of role-playing to fruition. This book first considers the contributions of series founder and lead designer, Richard Garriott, examining how his fame and notoriety as a pioneering computer game auteur shaped Ultima's reception and paved the way for the evolution of the series. Next, the authors retrace the steps that Garriott took in fusing analog, tabletop role-playing with his self-taught lessons in computer programming. Close textual analyses of Ultima I outline how its gameplay elements offered a foundational framework for subsequent innovations in design and storytelling. Moving beyond the game itself, the authors assess how marketing materials and physical collectibles amplified its immersive hold and how the series' legions of fans have preserved the series. Game designers, long-time gamers, and fans will enjoy digging into the games' production history and mechanics while media studies and game scholars will find Ultima and World-Building in the Computer Role-Playing Game a useful extension of inquiry into authorship, media history, and the role of fantasy in computer game design. Carly A. Kocurek is professor of digital humanities and media studies at the Illinois Institute of Technology. She is the author of Coin-Operated Americans: Rebooting Boyhood at the Video Game Arcade (Minnesota, 2015) and Brenda Laurel: Pioneering Games for Girls (Bloomsbury, 2017).Matthew Thomas Payne is associate professor of ?lm, television, and theatre at the University of Notre Dame. He is the author of Playing War: Military Video Games after 9/11 (NYU Press, 2016), and is a co-editor of How to Play Video Games (NYU Press, 2019) and Joystick Soldiers: The Politics of Play in Military Video Games (Routledge, 2009). Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design and game studies at the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Städte von heute wie Passau als Verdichtungsräume von menschlichen Möglichkeiten, aber auch von Problemen: Darüber sprach Bischof Stefan Oster SDB in seiner Predigt zu Fronleichnam 2025 im Passauer Stephansdom. Trotz all unserer Verschiedenheit ist Christus derjenige, der uns alle miteinander verbindet – das Wahre, Gute und Schöne schlechthin, so seine Botschaft. „Mit ihm gehen wir hinaus!“ Hier die Predigt als Podcast zum Nachhören.

In Passau steht im Dominnenhof ein Flüchtlingszelt der UNHCR – d.h. übersetzt: Flüchtlingskommissariat der Vereinten Nationen. Das Zelt wurde im Zuge des Hl. Jahres aufgestellt, um auf die Situation von Geflüchteten aufmerksam zu machen. Jetzt war der Pressesprecher und Abteilungsleiter der UNO-Flüchtlingshilfe Deutschland, Marius Tünte, in Passau zu Gast.

Blütenpracht auf dem Acker: Warum Landwirten das Ärger bereitet (Von Lucia Hundbiß und Michael Ries) / Patient Wald: Die neue Waldzustandserhebung liegt vor (Von Katrin Aue) / Sich gegenseitig besser verstehen: Landwirte werden Jäger (Von Peter Allgaier) / Chemikalie TFA im Wasser: Was das für Folgen hat (Von Rebecca Reinhard) / Hitzecheck: Gelbe Karte für Landshut, Passau und Regensburg (Von Kathrin Unverdorben) / Gift-Angriff: Ein Ameisennest in Nabburg wurde zerstört (Von Doris Fenske) / Seltener Schmetterling: Die Suche nach dem Schwarzer Apollo (Von Ralph Wege) // Moderation: Doris Fenske

Von Edith Meinhart. Hermine Blumenstingl, geborene Teply, feiert heuer ihren 100. Geburtstag. In welche Welt wurde sie hineingeboren? Wien, 1925: Die Habsburger Monarchie ist zerbrochen. Der Erste Weltkrieg vor sieben Jahren zu Ende gegangen. Als ihre Mutter an Leukämie stirbt, Adolf Hitler in Österreich einmarschiert und sie mit der Schulklasse am Ring steht und in der Menge den Arm zum Hitler-Gruß nicht hebt, weil sie denkt, dass dies ohnedies niemand merken würde "unter so viel Leut", ist sie 14 Jahre alt. Heute lebt sie in einem Altersheim in Passau. In dieser Episode blickt die Hundertjährige auf ein Frauenleben zurück, in dem sich viel Zeitgeschichte widerspiegelt. Sie erzählt von ihrer Liebe zum Orgelspiel, von einer unvergesslichen Lavendelseife und von den Briefen, die sie an einen unbekannten deutschen Soldaten geschrieben hat, der sich in ihre Schrift verliebte, in Frankreich in Gefangenschaft geriet und später ihr Mann wurde. // Die Dunkelkammer ist ein Stück Pressefreiheit.  Unabhängigen Journalismus kannst Du mit einer Mitgliedschaft via Steady unterstützen https://steady.page/de/die-dunkelkammer/about Vielen Dank! Michael Nikbakhsh im Namen des Dunkelkammer-Teams 

Märchenland! Unter diesem Motto steht das traditionelle Pfingstzeltlager vom 10. bis 13. Juni in der Messerschmidmühle bei Perlesreut. Rund einhundert Kinder und Jugendliche sind dabei und mit dem Orga-Team des Kirchlichen Jugendbüros Passau in diese märchenhafte Welt fernab des Alltags eingetaucht. Lagerolympiade und Spiele, Workshops, Lieder, Lagerfeuer uvm. stehen auf dem Programm. Stefanie Hintermayr war bei der spannenden Lagerolympiade dabei.

Lebensmittelverteilung im Gazastreifen läuft nach zwei Tagen Pause wieder an, US-Präsident Trump mobilisiert nach teilweise gewaltsamen Protesten gegen Einwanderungsbehörde die Nationalgarde, Abschluss der "World Pride" in Washington, Polizei in München erschießt mit Messer bewaffnete Frau, Haftbefehl gegen Mann in Passau nach Autofahrt in Menschenmenge, Bundesinnenminister Dobfrindt plant Ausstattung der Bundespolizei mit Tasern, "Karneval der Kulturen" erreicht mit Umzug Höhepunkt in Berlin, Christinnen und Christen feiern Pfingsten, Hörfunk- und Fernsehmoderator Carlo von Tiedemann im Alter von 81 Jahren verstorben, Deutsche Fußballnationalmannschaft unterliegt Frankreich im Spiel um Platz drei in der Nations League, "Füchse Berlin" erstmal Deutscher Meister im Handball, Deutsche Erfolge bei der Europameisterschaft der Rhythmischen Sportgymnastik, Das Wetter Hinweis: Die Beiträge zum Thema "Nations League" und "Rhythmische Sportgymnastik" dürfen aus rechtlichen Gründen nicht auf tagesschau.de gezeigt werden.

Über Jahrhunderte besaß die Gotteszeller Kirche der Zisterzienserregel gemäß nur einen kleinen Dachreiter. Nach dessen Zerstörung durch einen Brand 1830 errichtete man den klassizistischen Turm an der Westseite. Aus seiner Glockenstube ertönt ein wohlklingendes, fünfstimmiges Geläut mit Instrumenten aus Passau und Landshut.

Objevte inspirativní příběh Elišky Kordové, která se vydala z české školy až na univerzity v Německu a Rakousku – a ukazuje, že němčina může otevřít dveře až na Pražský hrad! V podcastu se dozvíte:proč je pobyt v zahraničí tou nejlepší cestou k opravdové znalosti jazyka, jaké kulturní šoky i vtipné momenty přináší setkání s bavorským a vídeňským dialektem a jaké zážitky čekají v Passau i ve Vídni. Eliška sdílí tipy na akce, místa i letní festivaly, které byste neměli minout. Prozradí, jaké to je pracovat v německojazyčné redakci a proč se nebát dělat chyby. Zjistíte, že s němčinou se můžete dostat dál, než jste si kdy mysleli. __

"Freue dich, du Land der Deutschen, und preise deinen Apostel und Bischof. Seine Predigt brachte dir das Licht des Glaubens. Seine Sorge um dich erfleht dir Gottes Schutz." – So lautet die Antiphon zum heutigen Benedictus.Der Mann, den die Kirche heute feiert, ist weit durch Europa gekommen, hat es aus seiner Berufung als Mönch herausgerufen und die Leitung der Klosterschule aufzugeben, von England nach Friesland zu gehen, um dort das Evangelium zu verkünden, vom Papst zum Bischof geweiht zu werden und somit ganz offiziell zur "Germanenmission" beauftragt zu werden, Erzbischof und Päpstlicher Legat für Germanien zu werden. Er predigt mit großem Erfolg in Hessen und Thüringen, gründet sechs große Klöster und macht sich dann ans Werk, die Kirche zu ordnen und die Bistümer Salzburg, Regensburg, Passau, Würzburg und Erfurt zu gründen. Er wird dann Bischof in Mainz und ist sich nicht zu schade, nochmals eine Missionsreise zu unternehmen, bei der er am 5. Juni 754 den Martertod erleidet.Bonifatius wird deshalb Apostel der Deutschen genannt und an seinem Grab in Fulda treffen sich in jedem Jahr die deutschen Bischöfe zu ihrer Herbstkonferenz. Wie passt das alles in ein einziges Leben, denken Sie vielleicht auch. Bonifatius war kein bedeutender Theologe, aber er hat missionarischen Eifer mit einer seltenen Begabung für Organisation und Administration verbunden. Und er ist nicht sitzen geblieben auf seiner ersten Berufung, sondern hat sich von Gott immer neu herausrufen lassen mit neuen Aufgaben. Vielleicht ist es das: Er hat die Begabungen, die er von Gott geschenkt bekommen hat, geschult, entwickelt und immer neu eingesetzt.Was sind so Ihre Begabungen, die Sie heute einsetzen können? Welche Fähigkeiten, die sie als Gabe bekommen haben, haben Sie noch gar nicht richtig wahrgenommen? Das ist eine Überlegung heute wert am Tag des heiligen Bonifatius, des Apostels der Deutschen.

Kabarettist Wolfgang Krebs und Pfarrer Josef Fegg sind für Ihre neue Vergelt's Gott-Folge ins Bistum Passau gereist, um dem dortigen Bischof Stefan Oster einen Besuch abzustatten. Worüber die beiden mit ihm gesprochen haben, ob sie ihm einen neuen Witz entlocken konnten und ob es zu seinem 60. Geburtstag auch ein Stück Kuchen gab, hören Sie in der neuen Folge des fröhlich katholischen Podcasts „Vergelt's Gott“ Gute Unterhaltung! Haben Sie einen Themenvorschlag, Kritik, Lob, oder Anregungen? Einfach eine Mail an podcast@michaelsbund.de

30 Jahre hat Albert Meindl die Caritas-Beratungsstelle für Kinder, Jugendliche und Eltern in Passau geleitet. Zum 1. September geht er in Ruhestand. Im Gespräch blicken wir auf ein Berufsleben voller Herausforderungen, auf Familien im Wandel und auf das Glück der kleinen Erfolge. (Bild: Caritas Diözesanverband Passau)

Get ready for the fight of your life in Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-'Em-Ups (Bitmap Books, 2022). Written by award-winning author Dave Cook, and opening with a foreword by legendary Double Dragon creator, Yoshihisa Kishimoto, this odyssey through bare-knuckle nostalgia features over 200 games spanning 37 years. At over 450 pages, Go Straight takes a deep dive into familiar beat-'em-up legends like Double Dragon, Golden Axe, Final Fight and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as well as delving into the more obscure brawlers you just have to try, like Denjin Makai, Shadow Force and Gaia Crusaders. As well as reviewing each game, Go Straight features hints, tips and guides to levels and enemies. The book is packed full of screenshots, sprites and level maps, all lovingly curated and presented to our usual high standards. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design and game studies at the HNU University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, Germany, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Get ready for the fight of your life in Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-'Em-Ups (Bitmap Books, 2022). Written by award-winning author Dave Cook, and opening with a foreword by legendary Double Dragon creator, Yoshihisa Kishimoto, this odyssey through bare-knuckle nostalgia features over 200 games spanning 37 years. At over 450 pages, Go Straight takes a deep dive into familiar beat-'em-up legends like Double Dragon, Golden Axe, Final Fight and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, as well as delving into the more obscure brawlers you just have to try, like Denjin Makai, Shadow Force and Gaia Crusaders. As well as reviewing each game, Go Straight features hints, tips and guides to levels and enemies. The book is packed full of screenshots, sprites and level maps, all lovingly curated and presented to our usual high standards. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design and game studies at the HNU University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, Germany, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

Wir reden über die Ausbildung zum Pilgerwegbegleiter und ein ganz konkretes Stadtpilgerprojekt in Passau. Kursleiterin Magdalena Lummer und die Kursteilnehmer Andrew Otto und Jochen Jarzombek erzählen über den Kurs und das anstehende Pilgerprojekt, das Teil der Ausbildung ist. Am 01. Juni wird gepilgert. Herzliche Einladung!

Für die dritte Folge seiner Reihe „Bischof trifft“ spricht der Passauer Bischof Stefan Oster SDB mit Hannes Burger, Journalist, Schriftsteller und langjährigem Texter für die Salvatorreden zum Politikerderblecken am Nockherberg. Sie diskutieren Fragen rund um das Zweite Vatikanische Konzil, die Unterscheidung von Gut und Böse, die verlorene Sichtbarkeit von Kirche sowie Burgers persönlichen Glauben, den seine Enkel regelmäßig auf die Probe stellen. „Hannes Burger ist eine echte Legende in mehrfacher Hinsicht, besonders als Journalist und als Humorist. Und als ich entdeckte, dass er aus unserem Bistum kommt und sogar mal ein Priesteramtskandidat bei uns war, dachte ich mir, dass es überaus interessant wäre, mit ihm über sein Leben und seinen Glauben zu sprechen." Hannes Burger (87) studierte Philosophie, Psychologie, Theologie, Bayerische Geschichte und Zeitungswissenschaft in Passau und München, zeitweise auch im Passauer Priesterseminar. Als Redakteur begann er 1961 bei der Münchner Katholischen Kirchenzeitung, 1968 wechselte er zur Süddeutschen Zeitung. Ab 1986 arbeitete er als freier Journalist und Kolumnist, seit 1990 als Bayernkorrespondent der Zeitung Die Welt. Zwischen 1982 und 2003 verfasste Hannes Burger die Reden am Nockherberg. Mit seinem Roman "Feichtenreut – Roman eines Dorfes" debütierte er 1971 als Schriftsteller. Es folgten mehr als zwanzig Bücher zu Themen wie Geschichte, Ökologie, Satire und seiner Heimat Bayern. Burger lebt im Bayerischen Wald. Oster betreibt als Bischof von Passau erfolgreich mehrere Social-Media-Kanäle. Allein auf YouTube erreicht er mit seinen Predigten, Katechesen und Wortmeldungen inzwischen mehr als 14.000 Abonnenten. In vorherigen Folgen der Reihe "Bischof trifft" sprach er mit Michael Kumpfmüller und Tobias Haberl. Die Folge mit Hannes Burger hat er bereits vor einem Jahr aufgezeichnet.

Neben dem Gotteshaus stand zunächst ein kleiner, hölzerner Glockenträger, bis diesen 1986 der heutige achtseitige Spitzturm ersetzte. In ihm fand die vorhandene, 1954 in Erding gegossene Glocke Platz, zusammen mit zwei größeren Schwestern aus Passau.

Von 20. Juni bis 06. Juli wird im Bistum Passau die Maria-Hilf-Woche gefeiert. Es ist bereits die 10-te Festwoche zu Ehren der Gottesmutter. Ausrufung ist am 24. Mai, am Gedenktag „Maria, Hilfe der Christen“. Alle Infos auch auf der Bistums-Webseite unter: www.bistum-passau.de

How players evoke personal and subjective meanings through a new theory of player response.  In The Well-Read Game: On Playing Thoughtfully (MIT Press, 2025), Tracy Fullerton and Matthew Farber explore the experiences we have when we play games: not the outcomes of play or the aesthetics of formal game structures but the ephemeral and emotional experiences of being in play. These are the private stories we tell ourselves as we play, the questions we ask, and our reactions to the game's intent. These experiences are called “readings” because they involve so many of the aspects of engaging with literary, cinematic, and other expressive texts. A game that is experienced in such a way can be called “well-read,” rather than, or as well as, “well-played,” because of the personal, interpretive nature of that experience and the way in which it relates to our reading of texts of all kinds. The concept of the “well-read game” exists at the convergence of literary, media, and play theories—specifically, the works of Louise Rosenblatt's reader-response theory, Brian Upton's situational game theory, Tracy Fullerton's playcentric design theory, and Bernie DeKoven's well-played game philosophy. Each of these theories, from their own perspective, challenges notions of a separate, objective, or authorial meaning in a text and underscores the richness that arises from the varied responses of readers, who coauthor the meaning of each text through their active engagement with it. When taken together, these theories point to a richer understanding of what a game is and how we might better value our experiences with games to become more thoughtful readers of their essential meanings. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design and game studies at the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

How players evoke personal and subjective meanings through a new theory of player response.  In The Well-Read Game: On Playing Thoughtfully (MIT Press, 2025), Tracy Fullerton and Matthew Farber explore the experiences we have when we play games: not the outcomes of play or the aesthetics of formal game structures but the ephemeral and emotional experiences of being in play. These are the private stories we tell ourselves as we play, the questions we ask, and our reactions to the game's intent. These experiences are called “readings” because they involve so many of the aspects of engaging with literary, cinematic, and other expressive texts. A game that is experienced in such a way can be called “well-read,” rather than, or as well as, “well-played,” because of the personal, interpretive nature of that experience and the way in which it relates to our reading of texts of all kinds. The concept of the “well-read game” exists at the convergence of literary, media, and play theories—specifically, the works of Louise Rosenblatt's reader-response theory, Brian Upton's situational game theory, Tracy Fullerton's playcentric design theory, and Bernie DeKoven's well-played game philosophy. Each of these theories, from their own perspective, challenges notions of a separate, objective, or authorial meaning in a text and underscores the richness that arises from the varied responses of readers, who coauthor the meaning of each text through their active engagement with it. When taken together, these theories point to a richer understanding of what a game is and how we might better value our experiences with games to become more thoughtful readers of their essential meanings. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design and game studies at the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

How players evoke personal and subjective meanings through a new theory of player response.  In The Well-Read Game: On Playing Thoughtfully (MIT Press, 2025), Tracy Fullerton and Matthew Farber explore the experiences we have when we play games: not the outcomes of play or the aesthetics of formal game structures but the ephemeral and emotional experiences of being in play. These are the private stories we tell ourselves as we play, the questions we ask, and our reactions to the game's intent. These experiences are called “readings” because they involve so many of the aspects of engaging with literary, cinematic, and other expressive texts. A game that is experienced in such a way can be called “well-read,” rather than, or as well as, “well-played,” because of the personal, interpretive nature of that experience and the way in which it relates to our reading of texts of all kinds. The concept of the “well-read game” exists at the convergence of literary, media, and play theories—specifically, the works of Louise Rosenblatt's reader-response theory, Brian Upton's situational game theory, Tracy Fullerton's playcentric design theory, and Bernie DeKoven's well-played game philosophy. Each of these theories, from their own perspective, challenges notions of a separate, objective, or authorial meaning in a text and underscores the richness that arises from the varied responses of readers, who coauthor the meaning of each text through their active engagement with it. When taken together, these theories point to a richer understanding of what a game is and how we might better value our experiences with games to become more thoughtful readers of their essential meanings. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design and game studies at the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Am 18. Mai findet in Passau der „23. Internationale DJK-Domlauf“ statt. Mehr dazu im Interview. (im Bild v.l. Siegfried Kapfer, Vorsitzender der DJK in der Diözese Passau, Schirmherr Bischof Stefan Oster SDB und DJK Geschäftsführer Philipp Roos)

„Fliegen lernen“ lautet der Titel der aktuellen Ausstellung in Spectrum Kirche Passau, die bis zum 31. Juli läuft. Sie zeigt ausgewählte Werke des italienischen Künstlers Armando Fettolini, der in seiner jüngsten Schaffensperiode mit teils hauchdünnem Papier gearbeitet hat. Stefanie Hintermayr hat mit KünstlerSeelsorger Bernhard Kirchgessner gesprochen und sich die Ausstellung genauer angesehen.

Getting accepted to an elite PhD programme with a superstar advisor seems like “making it” if you want a research career in economics. But is it? How productive will those young, talented economists become? Half of elite economics PhDs from programmes at MIT, Harvard, Stanford and similar institutions publish next to nothing in the six years after they get their doctorate, and only 10% publish more than a paper or two. Josh Angrist of MIT & Marc Diederichs, University of Passau have studied what they call the economics PhD education production function at elite universities in the US. Tim Phillips asks them how, if these elite programmes are designed to create scholars who go on to publish their research consistently, can the institutions or their advisors do a better job of helping that to happen? Read about the research on VoxEU https://cepr.org/voxeu/columns/prolific-phd-advisors-are-no-guarantee-graduate-student-research-success

The Rise of the Roguelite: Inside a Gaming Phenomenon (CRC Press, 2025) analyzes the wave of roguelite games that have appeared over the past decade, putting them in historical context, informing readers about their development out of and relation to the roguelike genre that inspired them. The book includes discussions of the historical development and significance of roguelites, critical perspectives on topics such as gender, politics, philosophy, analyses of the influence of roguelikes on roguelites, and discussions of design and mechanics. This book will appeal to those wishing to study and learn more about the roguelites, games studies students and researchers, and game designers interested in this genre. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design and game studies at the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Let's face it, most of the popular podcasts out there are dumb. NBN features scholars (like you!), providing an enriching alternative to students. We partner with presses like Oxford, Princeton, and Cambridge to make academic research accessible to all. Please consider sharing the New Books Network with your students. Download this poster here to spread the word. Please share this interview on Instagram, LinkedIn, or Bluesky. Don't forget to subscribe to our Substack here to receive our weekly newsletter. 150 million lifetime downloads. Advertise on the New Books Network. Watch our promotional video. Learn how to make the most of our library. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/popular-culture

The Rise of the Roguelite: Inside a Gaming Phenomenon (CRC Press, 2025) analyzes the wave of roguelite games that have appeared over the past decade, putting them in historical context, informing readers about their development out of and relation to the roguelike genre that inspired them. The book includes discussions of the historical development and significance of roguelites, critical perspectives on topics such as gender, politics, philosophy, analyses of the influence of roguelikes on roguelites, and discussions of design and mechanics. This book will appeal to those wishing to study and learn more about the roguelites, games studies students and researchers, and game designers interested in this genre. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design and game studies at the University of Applied Sciences Neu-Ulm, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Let's face it, most of the popular podcasts out there are dumb. NBN features scholars (like you!), providing an enriching alternative to students. We partner with presses like Oxford, Princeton, and Cambridge to make academic research accessible to all. Please consider sharing the New Books Network with your students. Download this poster here to spread the word. Please share this interview on Instagram, LinkedIn, or Bluesky. Don't forget to subscribe to our Substack here to receive our weekly newsletter. 150 million lifetime downloads. Advertise on the New Books Network. Watch our promotional video. Learn how to make the most of our library. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Join travel advisors Ryan and Julie as they discuss Ryan's recent river cruise experience on AmaWaterways' Romantic Danube itinerary. In this episode, Ryan shares the first part of his journey, including his pre-cruise adventures in Munich, Germany, and his initial experiences aboard the ship.Episode Highlights:Ryan participated in AmaWaterways' "Seminar on the River" program, combining a typical river cruise experience with special training sessions for travel advisorsThe cruise sailed from Vilshofen, Germany to Budapest, Hungary on a 7-night journeyRyan discusses his pre-cruise stay in Munich, including hotel selection strategies and a food and beer walking tourDetailed insights about logistical considerations: currency exchange, phone service, language barriers, and jet lag managementTransportation from Munich to the embarkation point in Vilshofen via trainThe welcoming experience on the ship, including a special Oktoberfest celebration hosted by the town of VilshofenPort visits to Passau, Germany and Linz, Austria, with excursion options including Český Krumlov in the Czech RepublicDiscussion of AmaWaterways' included excursions and how they're organized into different activity levels (gentle, regular, and active)Ryan's experience traveling solo and how river cruising naturally facilitates making connections with other travelersAmaWaterways River Cruise Insights:Excursions are included in the cruise fare (with one exception in Vienna)Options to book pre/post cruise extensions in destinations like PragueThe logistics of booking air through the cruise line and transfer considerationsHow excursions are organized into small groups for a more intimate experienceWhy river cruising works well for solo travelersStay tuned for the next episode where Ryan will continue sharing his Danube River cruise experience, including shipboard life, dining, and more port adventures!Whether you're considering a river cruise or just curious about European travel, this episode offers valuable insights about planning, logistics, and making the most of your adventure.Want to cruise with Ryan and Julie in July 2025? Join our cruise with friends of the podcast (yes, that's you as a listener)! Check out the details: https://forms.gle/Jpikq82XPQS63v5N8Visit our website, allthingstravelpodcast.com, for freebies and more podcast info! Ready to plan your vacation? Most families are confused and overwhelmed when planning a vacation. We work with you to plan a trip perfect for your family. Saving you time, money, and stress! Visit our website www.allthingstravelpodcast.com and click on "Plan Your Next Vacation" Join the travel conversations and the fun in our Facebook Page and Instagram Page! Please share the show with your travel buddies!! Click this link and share the show! Never miss an episode and help us take you to the top with us by following and leaving a 5-Star review on your favorite podcasting app!

Хоць новы канцлер яшчэ ў Германні афіцыйна не абраны (хоць усе і не сумняюцца ў тым, што ім стане Мерц), але ўжо можна казаць пра стварэнне кіроўнай кааліцыі. А гэта ў сённяшніх умовах ужо шмат. Адпаведна, узнікаюць магчымасці для аналізу таго, якой можа быць як знешняя, так і ўнутраная палітыка новага ўраду і чаго чакаць у такім важным для беларусаў пытанні, як міграцыйная палітыка і пытанні легалізацыі. Ці можна казаць, што кааліцыя практычна створаная і што з сябе ўяўляюць сілы, якія ў яе ўваходзяць? Якой можа быць палітыка новага ўраду Германіі і чаго чакаць у гэтым сэнсе беларусам, якія хочуць знайсці прытулак у гэтай краіне? Ці варта разлічваць на спрашчэнне працэдуры легалізацыі і ці будзе новы ўрад падтрымліваць беларускія ініцыятывы ў Германіі? На гэтыя ды іншыя пытанні ў эфіры Еўрарадыё адказвае сяброўка Пашыранай рады беларускага аб'яднання ў Германіі Razam, каардынатарка фестывалю Minsk x Minga, супрацоўніца Універсітэта Пасаў (The University of Passau) Хрысціна Дарапей.

Ein Podcast über die Vielfalt der Donauküchen. Gastrosoph Peter Peter zur kulinarischen Geschichte eines Kulturraums, der fließende Übergänge, aber keine Grenzen kennt. Ein Podcast von Der Pragmaticus.Das Thema:Beef Tartar, Weißwurst, gebackener Fisch, Krautfleckerl, Obers, Palatschinken, Kaffee, Tee, Bier, Wein, Mamaliga, Polenta, Schnitzel, Tafelspitz, Kebab, Cevapcici, Backhendl, Gulasch, Baklava – entlang der 2.857 Kilometer langen Donau treffen Esskulturen aufeinander und verbinden sich zu einer neuen Einheit. Donauküche sei „Culinary correctness“, sagt Gastrosoph Peter Peter. Es schwingt Nostalgie mit, aber warum nicht einigende Vielfältigkeit herbeisehnen oder herbeikochen? Dieser Podcast hat alle Zutaten.  Über machtHungerIn unserer Podcastreihe machtHunger geht es um die Kulturgeschichte des Essens und alle wirtschaftlichen Verstrickungen und politischen Machtspiele, die mit dem Essen und mit kulinarischen Traditionen verbunden sind. macht Hunger ist ein Podcast von Der Pragmaticus. Sie finden uns auch auf Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn und X (Twitter).Staffel I macht Hunger I: Nationalgerichte macht Hunger II: Frankreichmacht Hunger III: Italienmacht Hunger IV: Das Schnitzelmacht Hunger V: Globale Küchemacht Hunger VI: Zucker!macht Hunger VII: Slawische Küchemacht Hunger VIII: Jenseits des FleischesStaffel IImacht Hunger I: Die Geschichte der Muskatnussmacht Hunger II: Der lange Weg zum Besteckmacht Hunger III: Weltenlenkerin Kartoffelmacht Hunger IV: Alkohol – Geschichte einer rosaroten BrillemachtHunger V: Salz, Ursprung von fast AllemmachtHunger VI: Ekel: Das Grauen bei Tischmachthunger VII: Wie der Tee drei Mal nach Europa kammachthunger VIII: Es trieft! Eine Geschichte vom FettStaffel III machthunger I: Bittersüß: Die Geschichte der Zitrusfrüchtemachthunger II: Warum dieses Weihnachtsessen?machthunger III: Klasse Wein machthunger IV: Gurken für die Ewigkeitmachthungerr V: Gemästete Mäuse: Das Essen der AntikeÜber Peter PeterDer Kulturwissenschaftler Peter Peter ist in der bayerischen Hauptstadt München aufgewachsen, hat in Klassischer Philologie promoviert und ist Autor zahlreicher Bücher über das Reisen und die Kochkulturen dieser Welt (unter anderem verfasste er auch eine Kulturgeschichte des Schnitzels bzw. der österreichischem Küche). Er lehrte an der von Slow Food gegründeten Università delle scienze gastronomiche in Pollenzo und Colorno. Seit 2009 lehrt er für den Masterstudiengang des Zentrums für Gastrosophie der Universität Salzburg das Modul „Weltküchen und Kochsysteme“ und ist Mitglied der Deutschen Akademie für Kulinaristik. Sein jüngstes Buch ist den Zitrusfrüchten und Italien gewidmet. Es heißt Blutorangen und ist im Verlag Klaus Wagenbach erschienen. Für den Pragmaticus hat er einen lesenswerten Einstieg in die Gastrodiplomacy verfasst. macht Hunger ist ein Podcast von Der Pragmaticus. Sie finden uns auch auf Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn und X (Twitter).

Kolping im Bistum Passau hat für seine Institutionen in der Diözese ein Institutionelles Schutzkonzept erstellt (ISK), in Abstimmung mit der Koordinationsstelle zur Prävention sexualisierter Gewalt im Bistum. Es wurde auf der Diözesanversammlung Anfang März in Kraft gesetzt.

Mit großer Freude hat der Caritasverband für Stadt und Landkreis Passau e.V. die Neueröffnung des Caritas Weltladen Passau im beliebten Stil und in den ehemaligen Räumlichkeiten in der Kleinen Klingergasse 1 in Passau angekündigt. Mehr dazu im Interview.

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Game streamers and live commentators are producing increasingly comprehensive analyses of gameplay, yet scholarship still tends to flatten the experiential media of video games into text for close reading. By shifting focus toward the immersiveness of video games, Playthrough Poetics: Gameplay as Research Method (Amherst, 2024) makes the case for gameplay as a necessary, alternate method. Contributors to this volume engage widely with the activity of play through autoethnographies, meta-analyses of self-broadcasting, new procedural methods like gamespace soundwalking, as well as the affective aspects of games research.  In doing so, they model new possibilities for academic players and gamers alike. Rigorous scholarship meets cultural practice in this innovative, multi-modal edited collection that includes video essays and offers transcripts of the playthroughs themselves. Readers (and viewers) will come away with a toolkit of models, case studies, and conceptual frameworks for analyzing video games through gameplay. This volume is a fresh return to the joy of play: the poetics of games as contemporary forms of storytelling and interactivity. With contributions from Ashlee Bird, Brandon Blackburn, Milena Droumeva, Kishonna Gray, Robyn Hope, Ben Scholl, Maria Sommers, Ashlyn Sparrow, Christine Tran, and Aaron Trammell. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Game streamers and live commentators are producing increasingly comprehensive analyses of gameplay, yet scholarship still tends to flatten the experiential media of video games into text for close reading. By shifting focus toward the immersiveness of video games, Playthrough Poetics: Gameplay as Research Method (Amherst, 2024) makes the case for gameplay as a necessary, alternate method. Contributors to this volume engage widely with the activity of play through autoethnographies, meta-analyses of self-broadcasting, new procedural methods like gamespace soundwalking, as well as the affective aspects of games research.  In doing so, they model new possibilities for academic players and gamers alike. Rigorous scholarship meets cultural practice in this innovative, multi-modal edited collection that includes video essays and offers transcripts of the playthroughs themselves. Readers (and viewers) will come away with a toolkit of models, case studies, and conceptual frameworks for analyzing video games through gameplay. This volume is a fresh return to the joy of play: the poetics of games as contemporary forms of storytelling and interactivity. With contributions from Ashlee Bird, Brandon Blackburn, Milena Droumeva, Kishonna Gray, Robyn Hope, Ben Scholl, Maria Sommers, Ashlyn Sparrow, Christine Tran, and Aaron Trammell. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/communications

Game streamers and live commentators are producing increasingly comprehensive analyses of gameplay, yet scholarship still tends to flatten the experiential media of video games into text for close reading. By shifting focus toward the immersiveness of video games, Playthrough Poetics: Gameplay as Research Method (Amherst, 2024) makes the case for gameplay as a necessary, alternate method. Contributors to this volume engage widely with the activity of play through autoethnographies, meta-analyses of self-broadcasting, new procedural methods like gamespace soundwalking, as well as the affective aspects of games research.  In doing so, they model new possibilities for academic players and gamers alike. Rigorous scholarship meets cultural practice in this innovative, multi-modal edited collection that includes video essays and offers transcripts of the playthroughs themselves. Readers (and viewers) will come away with a toolkit of models, case studies, and conceptual frameworks for analyzing video games through gameplay. This volume is a fresh return to the joy of play: the poetics of games as contemporary forms of storytelling and interactivity. With contributions from Ashlee Bird, Brandon Blackburn, Milena Droumeva, Kishonna Gray, Robyn Hope, Ben Scholl, Maria Sommers, Ashlyn Sparrow, Christine Tran, and Aaron Trammell. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Das Museum Moderne Kunst in Passau zeigt noch bis 29. Juni die Ausstellung „Passion Jesu Christi – Darstellungen von 1913 bis heute“. Gezeigt werden rund 40 Kunstwerke aus allen Stilrichtungen aus der Zeitspanne von 1913 bis heute. Eine Führung mit der Kuratorin Bianca Buhr findet am Mittwoch, 9. April, um 18 Uhr statt. Infos unter www.mmk-passau.de

Unter dem Motto „Auf die Würde. Fertig. Los!“ setzt sich Misereor bei der diesjährigen Fastenaktion mit seinen Partnern für Menschen in Sri Lanka und für den Schutz von Menschrechten ein. Im Bistum Passau war Augustion Dharshani zu Gast, um über die Situation in ihrer Heimat zu referieren.

Ilona Gräfin von La Rosée war von 2006 bis Ende 2019 stellvertretende Diözesanleiterin und Diözesanoberin der Malteser in Passau. Die Malteser würden gerne die Position der Diözesanoberin neu besetzen - im Interview mit Ilona Gräfin von La Rosée erfahren wir mehr über diese spannende Aufgabe. Bewerben kann man sich bei der Pressestelle der Malteser in Passau, bei Rosmarie Friedsam. Per E-Mail an: Rosmarie.Friedsam@malteser.org.

Die 15. Passauer Ausbildungsmesse hat am Wochenende in Passau stattgefunden. Auftakt war am Freitag – insgesamt strömten rund 10.000 Besucher nach Passau-Kohlbruck zur Messe. Mit dabei an einem gemeinsamen Stand, waren auch das Bistum Passau und die Caritas Passau.

Ein gigantisches Infrastruktur-Sondervermögen und eine Ausnahmeregelung in der Schuldenbremse: Darauf haben sich Union und SPD geeinigt. Ist das eine Absage an eine Konsolidierung des Staatshaushalts oder eine notwendige Maßnahme, um eine in Krisenzeiten handlungsfähige Regierung aufzustellen? Darum geht es in „Machtwechsel“. Dagmar Rosenfeld und Robin Alexander schauen in dieser Folge außerdem nach Passau, wo die CSU neue Rekorde auf der nach oben offenen grünen Demütigungsskala erreicht hat - während man die Grünen in Berlin für die neuen fiskalischen Pläne noch braucht. Und sie blicken ins Kanzleramt, wo Olaf Scholz von der Regierungsbank in den Zuschauerrang wechseln musste. Wir freuen uns über Feedback an machtwechsel@welt.de Noch mehr Politik? „Das bringt der Tag“ – jeden Morgen ab 5 Uhr die aktuellen News und dazu das Thema des Tages. Für alle, die wissen wollen, was heute wichtig ist. WELT-Redakteure, Korrespondenten und Reporter ordnen die aktuellen Schlagzeilen ein, erklären, wie es dazu kam und was die Nachrichten für uns bedeuten. Weil morgens oft wenig Zeit bleibt, bringen wir Sie in etwa 10 Minuten auf Stand. Redaktion: Antonia Beckermann, Wim Orth Produktion: Lilian Hoenen Impressum: https://www.welt.de/services/article7893735/Impressum.html Datenschutz: https://www.welt.de/services/article157550705/Datenschutzerklaerung-WELT-DIGITAL.html

For decades, Marvel Comics' superhero group the Avengers have captured the imagination of millions, whether in comics, multi-billion dollar grossing films or video games. Similar to the chronology of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the Avengers video games first started with titles driven by single characters, like Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor and Captain America. Over time, the games grew to include more and more heroes, culminating in playing experiences that featured the Avengers assembled.  The Avengers in Video Games (McFarland, 2021) is the first-ever book assessing the video games starring "Earth's Mightiest Heroes." Featured games span consoles and platforms, from popular PlayStation and Xbox titles to an arcade game in danger of being lost to time. All video games are covered in depth, with each entry including game background and a detailed review from the author. Some game entries also include behind-the-scenes knowledge from the developers themselves, providing exclusive details on the Marvel video game universe. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

If you had some free time and a Windows PC in the 1990s, your mouse probably crawled its way to Minesweeper, an exciting watch-where-you-click puzzle game with a ticking clock and a ton of “just one more game” replayability. Originally sold as part of a “big box” bundle of simple games, Minesweeper became a cornerstone of the Windows experience when it was pre-installed with every copy of Windows 3.1 and decades of subsequent OS updates. Alongside fellow Windows gaming staple Solitaire, Minesweeper wound up on more devices than nearly any other video game in history. Sweeping through a minefield of explosive storylines, Journalist Kyle Orland reveals how Minesweeper caused an identity crisis within Microsoft, ensnared a certain Microsoft CEO with its addictive gameplay, dismayed panicky pundits, micromanagers, and legislators around the world, inspired a passionate competitive community that discovered how to break the game, and predicted the rise of casual gaming by nearly two decades. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

If you had some free time and a Windows PC in the 1990s, your mouse probably crawled its way to Minesweeper, an exciting watch-where-you-click puzzle game with a ticking clock and a ton of “just one more game” replayability. Originally sold as part of a “big box” bundle of simple games, Minesweeper became a cornerstone of the Windows experience when it was pre-installed with every copy of Windows 3.1 and decades of subsequent OS updates. Alongside fellow Windows gaming staple Solitaire, Minesweeper wound up on more devices than nearly any other video game in history. Sweeping through a minefield of explosive storylines, Journalist Kyle Orland reveals how Minesweeper caused an identity crisis within Microsoft, ensnared a certain Microsoft CEO with its addictive gameplay, dismayed panicky pundits, micromanagers, and legislators around the world, inspired a passionate competitive community that discovered how to break the game, and predicted the rise of casual gaming by nearly two decades. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

If you had some free time and a Windows PC in the 1990s, your mouse probably crawled its way to Minesweeper, an exciting watch-where-you-click puzzle game with a ticking clock and a ton of “just one more game” replayability. Originally sold as part of a “big box” bundle of simple games, Minesweeper became a cornerstone of the Windows experience when it was pre-installed with every copy of Windows 3.1 and decades of subsequent OS updates. Alongside fellow Windows gaming staple Solitaire, Minesweeper wound up on more devices than nearly any other video game in history. Sweeping through a minefield of explosive storylines, Journalist Kyle Orland reveals how Minesweeper caused an identity crisis within Microsoft, ensnared a certain Microsoft CEO with its addictive gameplay, dismayed panicky pundits, micromanagers, and legislators around the world, inspired a passionate competitive community that discovered how to break the game, and predicted the rise of casual gaming by nearly two decades. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/science-technology-and-society

Games with a medieval setting are commercially lucrative and reach a truly massive audience. Moreover, they can engage their players in a manner that is not only different, but in certain aspects, more profound than traditional literary or cinematic forms of medievalism. However, although it is important to understand the versions of the Middle Ages presented by these games, how players engage with these medievalist worlds, and why particular representational trends emerge in this most modern medium, there has hitherto been little scholarship devoted to them. The Middle Ages in Computer Games: Ludic Approaches to the Medieval and Medievalism (Boydell & Brewer, 2024) explores the distinct nature of medievalism in digital games across a range of themes, from the portrayal of grotesque yet romantic conflict to conflicting depictions of the Church and religion. It likewise considers the distinctions between medievalist games and those of other periods, underlining their emphasis on fantasy, roleplay and hardcore elements, and their consequences for depictions of morality, race, gender and sexuality. Ultimately the book argues that while medievalist games are thoroughly influenced by medievalist and ludic tropes, they are nonetheless representative of a distinct new form of medievalism. It engages with the vast literature surrounding historical game studies, game design, and medievalism, and considers hundreds of games from across genres, from Assassin's Creed and Baldur's Gate to Crusader Kings and The Witcher series. In doing so, it provides a vital illustration of the state of the field and a cornerstone for future research and teaching. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Games with a medieval setting are commercially lucrative and reach a truly massive audience. Moreover, they can engage their players in a manner that is not only different, but in certain aspects, more profound than traditional literary or cinematic forms of medievalism. However, although it is important to understand the versions of the Middle Ages presented by these games, how players engage with these medievalist worlds, and why particular representational trends emerge in this most modern medium, there has hitherto been little scholarship devoted to them. The Middle Ages in Computer Games: Ludic Approaches to the Medieval and Medievalism (Boydell & Brewer, 2024) explores the distinct nature of medievalism in digital games across a range of themes, from the portrayal of grotesque yet romantic conflict to conflicting depictions of the Church and religion. It likewise considers the distinctions between medievalist games and those of other periods, underlining their emphasis on fantasy, roleplay and hardcore elements, and their consequences for depictions of morality, race, gender and sexuality. Ultimately the book argues that while medievalist games are thoroughly influenced by medievalist and ludic tropes, they are nonetheless representative of a distinct new form of medievalism. It engages with the vast literature surrounding historical game studies, game design, and medievalism, and considers hundreds of games from across genres, from Assassin's Creed and Baldur's Gate to Crusader Kings and The Witcher series. In doing so, it provides a vital illustration of the state of the field and a cornerstone for future research and teaching. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/history

Can experimenting with game design increase our chances of finding a cure for cancer? Cancer is crafty, forcing us to be just as clever in our efforts to outfox it—and we've made excellent progress, but is it time for a new play in the playbook?  In Gaming Cancer: How Building and Playing Video Games Can Accelerate Scientific Discovery (MIT Press, 2025), Jeff Yoshimi proposes a new approach to fighting an increasingly exhausting war. By putting the work of cancer research into the hands of nonspecialists, Yoshimi believes, we can accelerate the process of outgaming the disease once and for all. Gamers have already used “serious games” to discover new galaxies, digitize ancient texts, decode viruses, and solve theoretical problems in neuroscience. Cancer is a multilayered threat, and our best bet at overcoming it is via more minds working in concert. Gaming Cancer is an instruction manual for engineering games that motivate users to strain and sweat to find cancer cures. It integrates game design with research in cancer biology, data visualization techniques, and developments in cognitive science and AI while remaining sensitive to the limitations of citizen science and ethical concerns. Yoshimi sees in cutting-edge game technology the potential to educate and empower people to outwit cancer, an indirect route to richer science literacy that draws on the boundless resources of the mind. This book offers anyone invested in beating this seemingly intractable disease a concrete playbook that combines real science with creative vision in an effort to defeat the boss monster, cancer. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Since its debut in 1993, Magic: The Gathering has grown to be an influential collectible card game, allowing its community of loyal fans to duel each other while enjoying its lore and compelling narratives. Beyond the Deck (McFarland, 2023) focuses on Magic from a variety of disciplinary approaches. Authors explore the innovative game design of Magic, the ludic differences between analog and digital play, how players interact with the MTG market and one another, professional play versus casual play and the many ways Magic has impacted gaming. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

We are witnessing the collapse of the postwar consensus, the implosion of the caring society. In times of social, economic, and political insecurity, egotism spreads. Many popular videogames follow a logic of consumerist self-gratification and self-empowerment. Deeply political, videogames contribute to the transformation of players, causing a need for change in what game designers do and how and why they do it. Awareness of the socio-political and cultural contexts can be promoted by the mainstream videogame market for critical active participation. A New Virtual Ethics: Interconnectedness and Interrelationality in Videogames (McFarland, 2024) focuses on the need for individual self-realization in Western societies and how it manifests in the various dimensions of videogames. Videogames remind us that we can never be isolated in a world defined by complexity and interlaced systems. Connecting videogames and new Neo-Kantian virtual ethics builds upon notions of agency, mutual respect, and obligation. This addresses humans in their entirety as thinking, acting, and feeling agents through engagement, immersion, and involvement. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

Narrative strategies, immersion, interaction, participation, identification, multimodality, characters and the connection between physical and fictional or virtual worlds: the fields of inquiry into the complex relationship between live performance and video games are numerous and diverse. For the first time, Live Performance and Video Games: Inspirations, Appropriations and Mutual Transfers (Transcript Publishing, 2024) brings together international researchers and artists to explore this relationship in a variety of essays. The contributors to this volume focus on reciprocal inspirations, appropriations and transfers applied by theatre artists, game designers and researchers. They analyze several artistic forms such as VR performance, immersive theatre, speedrunning or game theatre. Rudolf Thomas Inderst (*1978) enjoys video games since 1985. He received a master's degree in political science, American cultural studies as well as contemporary and recent history from Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich and holds two PhDs in game studies (LMU & University of Passau). Currently, he's teaching as a professor for game design at the IU International University for Applied Science, has submitted his third dissertation at the University of Vechta, holds the position as lead editor at the online journal Titel kulturmagazin for the game section, hosts the German local radio show Replay Value and is editor of the weekly game research newsletter DiGRA D-A-CH Game Studies Watchlist. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network